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Creativity Gone Wrong: These Engagement Photos Will Make You Question Engagement, Marriage, Life

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It’s a risky move to attempt funny engagement photos. Even the most traditional of such images are already ridiculous. They’re often so serious and samey, and it’s hard to make something ridiculous funnier by amping up the ridiculousness quotient. The rules of parody, however, have not impeded many a betrothed couple from treating this photo […]

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iOgrapher for iPad/iPad Mini – Product Review

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The iOgrapher Mobile Media Case for the iPad Mini and the full-sized iPad are made from injection-molded polycarbonate – making them flexible and durable and able to withstand a lot of abuse. With several cold-shoe attachments, a tripod mount and a threaded 37mm lens mount for wide angle and telephoto lenses, large easy-grip handles and […]

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French newspaper removes all images in support of photographers

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BRAVO to the French newspaper removes all images in support of photographers.  It’s about time. “A visual shock. For the first time in its history, Libération is published without photographs. In their place: a series of empty frames that create a form of silence; an uncomfortable one. It’s noticeable, information is missing, as if we […]

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Family Portraits in PV

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Family Portraits by joe randeen :: 3 Penguins Photography

Recently I had the great honor of shooting family portraits with some very dear friends. To make it even more special, by friends mother and sister’s family were also a part of this special afternoon. So, we had two families of 3 (mom + dad + son & dog, mom + dad + daughter)  linked […]

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Family Selfie

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Today we decided we needed to take a family picture and I was hired as the photographer. Problem – I’m a family member and need to be in the ‘family’ picture.  The solution was a family selfie. Luckily it was a beautiful day, far from the rainy days we had previously.  The challenges with this […]

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Annie and Bugsy Malone Meet On Stage

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This past weekend I had the great pleasure of photographing two middle school musical productions: “Annie” and “Bugsy Malone”. Over 250 kids were involved in these two shows and a huge amount of volunteers made sure everything came together.  The kids were AMAZING.  The costumes, sound and lights added to the brilliance of the show. […]

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Fun Family Portraits

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  Client: Family of six Location: Fullerton, CA Angie was kind enough to call me about doing a family portrait session just prior to a couple of daughters going back to school.  It was the first family portraits they had one in a really long time. I wanted to capture the essence of who they […]

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Promotional Headshots

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  Client: Gabby – Student, actress and singer Location: Corona, CA Gabby’s mother contact me for some promotional shots for her daughter. They needed to be used in various situations from college applications to audition headshots.

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Timelapse video – From The 23rd

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Here is a timelapse video created by Photographer Joe Nafis, over the course of 2 years (that’s 24 months in baby time).  Shot from his Shanghai 23rd floor apartment it captures the city and it’s life.   If you’re interested in timelapse photography here are some tips from PictureCorrect.