I got a letter from Jordanna Thigpen, a democratic candidate running for office in our district, and i was pleasantly please to know that that my photography was doing something good. it’s easy to get lost in the business and art of photography in our current context but at the end of the day, i am mainly interested in using my photography to do some good in this world. we will see how ‘good’ manifests but it [...]
Before the wedding season gets into full gear, i’ve been enjoying some of the engagement sessions. Since my shooting style is quite different from during the wedding day, i try to push the couple to being a little ‘unreasonable’. I typically use my bad humour to make put them at ease then ask them unreasonable acts of sillyness to create a moments of non attention (that is to me). The results are reasonable but it would seem [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – March 30, 2006 – Orange Photography has won a coveted Silver Award for its innovative website in the prestigious Davey Award competition, sponsored by ADWEEK, Fortune Small Business, and the International Academy of the Visual Arts. Orange Photography’s website highlights the firm’s leading edge photography, imagery and technology. With over 2,000 entries from across the US and around the globe, the Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from the best small firms, agencies [...]
i had the pleasure of photographing some excellent jewels on even more excellent models this past weekend. the shoot came together last minute but there was still some decent results from it. Some of my photography will probably appear on her website at some point. Hopefully, she will sell a lot of jewelery and we can have even more fun next time.
we’re in austin to do some guerilla marketing for our professional network. the trade show doesn’t start until sunday but we decided to come a little early to get taste of what texas has to offer. anyway, since road rules apply, i can’t say much except that we did enjoy ourselves a bit texas style tonight. i got given a hard time because i thought that photo in the cab on the way to the hotel. the [...]
Our friends at Delicious Karma threw a wonderful sexy party and of course i got plenty of great candid photos. but what keeps entertain is finding the ‘art’ in party.
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. [...]
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 [...]
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!
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 [...]