Generational Family

Posted Posted in Blog, Family, Family Portraits

Every photoshoot has its unique joys that come along with them:  meeting new people, getting reacquainted with old friends, documenting a multi generational family, etc. With this shoot, I benefited from all of these. Martin is a friend from high school.  A few years back we reconnected via Facebook.  He’s a little bit further ahead […]

Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff

Posted Posted in Blog, Family Portraits, Inspiration, Kids, Thoughts On Photos

When photographing families, especially families with young children, I find myself reminding the parents – “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” (Pun intended).  Most people are not comfortable with having a camera pointing at them, even more so young kids. There are those “hams” that love to show off and have fun but, it’s not the […]

Before They Moved

Posted Posted in Blog, Family, Family Portraits

Before they moved, I had to opportunity to photograph this wonderful family.  A loving couple with two really fun boys makes for a wonderful afternoon.  This shoot took place in Downtown Fullerton, a place that offers really nice backdrops.  At one point we were even offered a bicycle to use in the shoot.  Hey, why […]

Sports Photography For Parents – Auto Focus Mode

Posted Posted in Did You Know?, Events Photography, How To's

I see more and more DSLR’s at kids’ sporting events. It’s sports photography opportunities for proud parents. Some parents have even moved beyond their kit lens and purchased a zoom lens.  Cameras, like lenses, come in varied qualities. The quality of the equipment does have an consequence on the quality of the pictures you take.  […]

Shooting In Low Light: Show Choir – Closing Night

Posted Posted in Blog, Event Photography, Events Photography, How To's, News, Random News

The Oak Show Choir had their closing night performance for the 2015-2016 season.  I had to pleasure to photograph this last concert. The biggest challenge was shooting in low light conditions.  This was overcome with fast glass and high ISO.  I couldn’t sacrifice shutter speed due to the fact that the kids were dancing.  But, […]

Those Pesky Limbs

Posted Posted in Blog, Did You Know?, Lessons

I’m sure you have heard the cliche, “the devil is in the details.” That is certainly true in photography.  Those pesky limbs, or evil tree branches that pop up out of nowhere in our photos.  What can we do?  Often we resort to Photoshop, Lightroom or some other form of photo editing software to fix […]

Moon Shot

Posted Posted in How To's, Inspiration

A couple of nights ago, while walking into my kitchen I saw this beautiful moon outside my back window.  It was dusk, slightly hazy and the moon hung just above this leafless tree.  I had to get the moon shot. What you don’t see in this shot are the rooftops of my neighbors homes, for […]