Holiday Shoot Out

Ya Ya Ya, I know it's been a long time since I posted. No excuses! Not that there's the entire world looking to see what we've been up to.

This past weekend was a very big success and I want to thank everyone for stopping by and being patient with all that was going on in the studio. We made some great images and I'm sure everyone will enjoy the images for years to come. That brick background was sweet wasn't it? I think that background as well as the fall colored muslin background was the most pleasant.

Anyways, we're doing it again this weekend. Saturday and possibly Sunday. So if you need your images for the holidays and you plan on giving family picture presents then hurry and book your appointment asap.

What I've Been Up To

I've been out of the office for the past month shooting and getting the kind of results you see below. I've been at various locations getting some great people shots. These pictures are somewhat typical portrait style images in that the setup is simple and basic. Getting people to pose in the fashion you want is not so simple nor basic. As a matter of fact it can be quite difficult. In the end it boils down to something I've known for a long time....they have to be comfortable around you in order to get good results.

Emily was quite comfortable and enjoyed being in front of the camera. We had quite an extensive shoot and got some real good pictures. Here are some of the ones I like.






















I really enjoy working with white backgrounds and foam sets such as these. It's hard to believe that they can look so real.






















All images were taken with one light source and a reflector.

Happy Birthday Brooke!!!

Here is Brooke and her Daddy....Me! We were at The Pirates Adventure Dinner in Buena Park celebrating her 7th Birthday. The entertainment was good and the food was good as well. The only thing that freaked me and everyone else out were those loud gun sounds that randomly just pop and make that irritatingly shocking overly intrusive sound (you can see that I am not rather fond of loud unexpected noise). In any case the show was very decent and provided more than enough happy moments to keep kids entertained.









At Mama and Papa's house right after blowing some cake.