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Apr 19, 2012
Preparing For a Client Photoshoot
Digital Photography School (DPS) published my article on how to prepare for a client photoshoot. This is not an end-all list. It’s just...
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Apr 12, 2012
How Do I Prepare For a Shoot?
One of my blog readers emailed me with an interesting question today, and I thought the Q and A may be helpful to those of you who are...
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Mar 6, 2012
Finding the Light
My photography article on light was published today in Tamron’s March 2012 newsletter! To read the full article, you can go directly to...
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Feb 22, 2012
Commercial Photography: SheetMusicPlus
I had a wonderful time yesterday shooting SheetMusicPlus, the World’s largest retailer for sheet music. Since they are an online retailer...
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Feb 21, 2012
Finding the Light at a Location
There are some things we know about light. We know that light changes throughout the day. The best portrait lighting is when the sun is...
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Feb 21, 2012
Layers of Emotion
I love images that have layers of emotion. They are in the subtle details, like how the mom’s hair bulges from the tightness of her son’s...
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Feb 12, 2012
The Urban Life of a 7 mos old
This morning’s lifestyle baby photography session was of the beeeeeaaaauuuuutiful Lilah whom I had last seen when she was just a few days...
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Jan 2, 2012
My New Year Fun
After taking photos of my 3 monkeys in their jammies on New Year’s Day (that’s my new family tradition), I decided to shoot a couple...
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Dec 15, 2011
Commercial Photography: Tea Room, Santa & Frankie
Hmmm….how do I even begin?!! So today’s Commercial Photography at SuperFranks started off as a single room shot of their new Holiday Tea...
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Dec 10, 2011
Mr Pigeon and the W Family
I had the pleasure of seeing The W’s this morning for their family photography session in San Francisco. All my clients are special, but...
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Dec 9, 2011
Tip: Correcting Purple Fringing in Photos
I discovered something yesterday that I’ve never noticed before, and it completely knocked my socks off — but in a bad way — so I thought...
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Dec 8, 2011
Before and After: Road Less Traveled
Since I haven’t posted a Before and After in almost a year (Part 5 was posted in February 2011), I think it is time! My aesthetics is to...
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Nov 27, 2011
Styled Shoot: Miss Kaitlyn
Most of my clients book Lifestyle Photography, but sometimes it’s nice to sprinkle some styled shoots into the mix. Here was an unplanned...
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Nov 18, 2011
Light as Your Subject
Photography Tip: We all know that you need good light to capture a decent photograph, whether that is natural light or artificial light...
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Nov 13, 2011
Full Circle
This evening’s Bay Area family photography session was a “full circle” with the T. Family. Their first session with me 2 years ago was...
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Nov 2, 2011
When Close-Ups are a Bad Idea
With so many large zoom lenses and powerful macro lenses out there, I thought I’d give examples of when shooting up close and personal...
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Oct 22, 2011
Problem Solving
As a Lifestyle Photographer, part of my job is to problem solve. Especially when I am on-location, require natural light and photograph...
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Oct 17, 2011
Don’t Wait For A Smile
Yay! I have another article published on Digital Photography School this morning. If you haven’t checked out DPS yet and you love...
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Oct 12, 2011
How To Be a Gracious Guest AND Take Great Photos
BOOYAH!!!!! My latest article on Digital Photography School (DPS) was published today: How To Be a Gracious Guest at a Wedding AND Take...
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Oct 10, 2011
New Eyes
Photography Geek. If that term existed in the dictionary, you’d see a photo of me next to it. 🙂 I get a rush when there is something...
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