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Here and there

admin — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:16:40 +0000

A few months ago I gave some wedding photography advice to 2 Magazine for an iPad app they were developing. I haven’t checked out the app (I’m still waiting for a good excuse to by an iPad) but it might be a good resource for those nearlyweds out there.

There’s also a newish blog out there called Bustle and Flow “full of pretty distractions for the modern, city bride.” Alicia featured Charlotte and Dominic’s City Hall wedding a few weeks ago.

Help

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:37:06 +0000

No doubt everyone knows about the devastating earthquake in Haiti. It’s easy to feel helpless in these situations but making a donation really does help. Any amount. And it’s so easy – as easy as sending a text message. Below are links to organizations that I have personally donated to or that have been recommended to me. Please, just take one brief moment out of your day and give what you can.

Partners in Health – this organization has been providing health care in Haiti for over 20 years

American Red Cross – donate $10 to Haiti relief by texting “Haiti” to 90999

Yele – text “Yele” to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund

To flash or not to flash

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:50:55 +0000

Is that really the question? Well, the answer is both – it just depends on the situation. Last week I participated in a workshop given by Neil van Niekerk, flash guru. The morning was spent going over some flash principles and the afternoon was spent photographing 2 models in a few different locations around San Francisco. Our assignment was to mix flash with ambient light to keep the subject from looking like flash had been used. Natural, available light is wonderful but it isn’t always enough. And if you don’t know how to use flash properly then you get hard shadows and a very flashy, not very pretty look. Neil has mastered the art of the flash and his techniques are actually pretty simple. I have read everything on his blog about flash and it helped a lot but this workshop made a world of difference. I also met some great people and got a few shots that I think turned out pretty well.

The first shots were indoors and lit by bouncing the flash.

The next shots were taken outside in Maiden Lane using a flash in a softbox triggered by Pocket Wizards.

Of course having lovely models doesn’t hurt

Texturize

admin — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:15:00 +0000

I’ve been a fan of Jesh De Rox for a long time and I’ve noticed that more and more photographers are using his amazing textures. I wasn’t ready to spring for them just yet but thought it might be fun to create some of my own. The results are below. I should say, the results I am happy with are below. Textures are definitely not for every photo but I think I’ll be using them more often.