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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...
Apr 19, 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...
Apr 12, 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...
Mar 6, 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...
Feb 22, 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...
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...
Feb 21, 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...
Feb 12, 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...
Jan 2, 2012


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...
Dec 15, 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...
Dec 10, 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...
Dec 9, 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...
Dec 8, 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...
Nov 27, 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...
Nov 18, 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...
Nov 13, 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...
Nov 2, 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...
Oct 22, 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...
Oct 17, 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...
Oct 12, 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...
Oct 10, 2011
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