Ok, maybe not completely ugly, but let’s call it the “less fortunate”, the un-”available” light is what you get when you are trying to balance a full-time job and a baby, but you desperately want to take pictures. You rush back home in the evening with the hope to catch a glimpse of warm daylight, frantically grab your camera, plop your “subject” aka baby/husband/boyfriend in front of a window, focus-frame-click and realize you are a minute too late.
In desperation you pull out your flash, an umbrella and step into the uncharted territory. It’s not the soft warm light you read about on the wedding blogs – it’s been called the “poor” second cousin at the family reunion. It’s like a homeless kitten on your porch with that begging look on it’s face – you let it in, give it a bath and in no time you both are cuddling on the couch.
Like with the homeless kitty the flash lighting might not be your first choice, but embrace this “ugly duckling” and like in the fairy tale it will turn into a beautiful swan!
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I like having fun while taking pictures of people, it makes such a difference when clients are relaxed, flirty and playful. This weekend I took engagement pictures of Keela and Les the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley. And they did not disappoint…
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It’s fun to visit family and friends around holidays. I was in Utah right before Thanksgiving for my sister-in-law’s wedding and had some time to hang out with my best friend Masha (Masha #2 he-he-he, I am Masha #1) and her little boy.
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I took these pictures for Chad to send out to his family for the holidays. As always I am attracted to old magical buildings with wrought iron candelabras, park benches and fall foliage.
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It is amazing to me how many people think they are not photogenic… if I had a penny every time someone told that to me, I would have a lot of them! While taking pictures for Nicole and Cary, they told me they would be happy they looked “good” only in one picture. Well, I am not sure how to break the new to them, but we definitely got more than one good one. Here are a few of my favorite ones:
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A few weeks ago I have attended my sister-in-law’s wedding in Utah. While I took a million pictures of the couple, I also had a privilege to take family pictures for my other sister-in-law, Erica and her family.
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So a few weeks ago I went to Disneyland with friends. As always I had a lof of fun running from ride to ride, almost loosing my voice from screaming and resisting the temptation to have a churro in one hand and a huge turkey leg in the other. “The Happiest Place on Earth” can be a little rough on you body if you only have one day to spend there. By the evening time we were so exhausted that it was nice to pause and watch the fireworks. While most people were admiring prett lights and trying to figure out that “firework scene setting” on their cameras, I looked around a saw two very tired bodies…
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I love post production – maybe it comes from working in the movie industry where no pixel is left alone until it submits to the will of the director’s vision. Since I am the director and the editor of my photography I have decided to edit of my favorite picture of Jamie.
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