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7/16/2009

San Francisco Photographer Shootout

I'm apparently working my way north along the state of California (after hopping from Honolulu) and now doing a meet up with photographers who are attending the summer program of the Academy of Art University here in the city. I asked the R.A. if I can post up fliers and it immediately got approved. Am I a dork wanting to this during my short time here? Possibly, but in the dork world that makes me cool.

It's open to others, too, if you're in San Francisco and want to join us for an early evening of creative shooting. Hope to see you there :)

7/02/2009

Margaret & Dan- Engagement Session

You may recognize the faces of Margaret and Dan. I recently did their engagement session in San Diego last month and because of the fun and synergy we had I asked them to model for me in my recent photographer shootout in Santa Barbara. All the colors and textures of downtown truly flattered the both of them. The gorgeous weather also helped their carefree nature show in their smiles and led to silly moments of pure enjoyment. Thank you, Dan and Margaret, for letting me capture you again! I can't wait for your wedding this fall :)

6/06/2009

Paramount Ranch Shootout

There's a beautiful ranch a short drive from where I live. Between nature's best fields and hikes there's an old Western movie set at Paramount Ranch park. The faded colors and simple lines and textures of the buildings are fake (you can't go inside them), but deliver a great background when needed.

This was the setting for my "Photographers' Time to Play" 2nd shootout. The turnout was fantastic and at least twice as big as those who came out to the first one. I met many talented photographers with great models who came with them. I invited everyone after our session to my place to edit our day's work and prepare it for a slideshow to present at the end of the night. You can see a glimpse of the fun we had that day on the video below.

Mar, my friend from college, reconnected with me and I asked her to be my model. She did fantastic and brought out my vision for the afternoon incredibly. I requested both a hippie and cowgirl look from her to create a unique blend of adventure and youthfulness that I wanted. Enjoy all the photos and the video :)

If you're in town and can make it out the third shootout will be on Saturday, June 27 in Santa Barbara. Visit our facebook page to view the info. Hope to see you there!

4/03/2009

Photographer Shootout- Downtown Los Angeles

What do you get when you combine photographers and friends in downtown Los Angeles? Creativity. Inspiration. Good company. Fun. Truly, all of the above. The turnout was small, but the event progressed to be a successful one. Below is a video/photo montage of our day and below that you'll see many of my favorite images from my set of work. My friends Dane and Sami came out to model for me and their eagerness for me to photograph them opened a world of excitement for me. :)

Two photographers joined along, both talented and working professionals in their own respective field. At the very bottom of this entry I included some shots of Isaac Suttell of Suttell Photography. Other than creating beautiful imagery his talents extend to that of photoshop mastery and web design. Also, Peter Garr of Peter Garr Photography is a wedding photographer based out of Santa Clarita. His talent shows not only in his style of shooting, but through his heart to give back. Any client who books a wedding with Peter gets the choice to have a portion of their photography package cost donated to a charity of their choice. I don't know why I didn't think of something like that sooner!

Enjoy this post! :)