kid friendly company
although we shot a number of engagements recently where the main subjects were kids and as much they i enjoy their energy and candor, i think i got my fill this weekend. trying to photograph 20 kids running around in an inflatable playgroud where they’re moving 10 times faster than they normally do was one of my more phyiscally challenging shoots. on occassions, they would stand still and i get some interesting adult like expression from them. [...]
Working with Kids
So today we shot another holiday party and we got to work with a lot of kids. This guy was pretty cool. He wanted to play video games on the laptop while I was printing photos from Santa’s photo booth. In the end I let him play some Moon Patrol and Galaga. It seemed like he dug Galaga the most – a good choice.
“DEA, Go Away”
Right around the corner just now there apparently was a DEA bust of a medicinal marijuana dispensary on 9th Street. There were protestors on hand chanting “DEA Go Away!” – you saw it here first on Orange – all the local news media outlets were also on hand.
In Between Time
When we shoot events we often have “down time” from a photographic perspective which really is time that isn’t necessarily photographable from the perspective of our assignments. Tonight Andy and I were shooting at SBC Park for the MoFo Holiday party. Riding the elevators up and down I ended up taking two ‘self portraits’ which were taken in the bowels of the stadium which was a pretty neat place to be for part of the evening.
the buddha collection
I recently visited Spirit Rock Meditation Center up in Marin for a few days of “relaxation”. I wasn’t suppose to ‘work’ but being a photographer at such an serene and beautiful place didn’t leave much choice in the matter. I’ve been interested in statues of buddha (specifically his facial features) for some time now and at some point i may build on a decent collection of imagery around the subject. Buddhism as a whole greatly interests me [...]
interesting email…
So I just got this today from a guy who used to shoot for us checking in with him on his availability... Sorry man, I've moved back to New York and am working for Men's [...]
Headshots for the jet set
This must be headshot and portrait season as we’ve had quite a lot of headshots coming through the studio. Today we were shooting for Virgin America airlines and overall the studio has been buzzing lately. This is how the shoot looked like from my desk as I sorted through to make edits and selects from my shoots over the weekend in LA.
deja vu?
While photographing a Holiday Party over the weekend, I caught a photo that immediately reminded me of a photo that I took in November at Ruby Skye, SF. One a Master of Ceremonies, the other a member of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, both completely focused on their task… Different places and times. Serious deja vu!
the last wedding of the season
it’s always nice to wrap up the wedding season with a wonderful and fun couple such as i had this weekend. it’s always a big risk with the weather during off season weddings but the weather couldn’t get any better for a brisk afternoon. the wedding happen to be in berkeley where there were a bit more trees and it reminded me of the fall when i used to live back in the east coast. as the [...]
I’m a Photographer Too!!
Even though I’m an engineer here at OP, it’s not all about bits, bugs, and tech for me…. I can shoot too!! And no fancy SLR here, just a plain point & shoot digicam in ‘soft,blurry’ mode. This pot of daisies was basking in beautiful windowlight so my photography instincts told me to shoot it.