The First Exposures program is one we’ve supported for quite some time. I remember first thinking about doing a similar idea through Orange but then found out that it was already being done well, and now I’ve been mentoring with that program for a few years. Last month there was an auction which we had our photobooth at and it was a big […]
Spring is here and in Sausalito it seems like the weather is always gorgeous and one spot we’ve been to quite a bit of late is Cavallo Point. It’s a great spot and has facilities for events as well, so it’s a pretty popular spot over the Bridge. What better background is there to play badminton, too, with the arches of the Golden […]
This camera takes some amazing pictures even when using the flash indoors in the evening. My friend J Zubiere, a makeup artist, had the Samsung SL620 during a shoot out in Las Vegas, and I was really impressed by how great the shots came out in all kinds of environments. She also used it poolside in Ft Lauderdale during sunset on a steamy night and it took great […]
Being professional photographers, one of the most common questions we get is: “What’s a good point and shoot camera?”
Since we often don’t really use point and shoots very often, we thought it would be useful to post short reviews of the ones we have shot to put all that information in one place on our blog.
This particular review is on the Pentax Optio […]
We were delighted to host the First Exposures program as the last real big ‘event’ at our old studio space at 1261 Howard in SOMA. It was a lot of fun and I think the kids got a kick out of it. It’s amazing all the different looks you can get in that one spot, and the kids got really creative as did the mentors.
There will be a […]
As we’ve mentioned in our twitter feed, we were excited that The Impossible Project was attempting to preserve the Polaroid format and they’ve actually succeeded in phase one and they are now selling their first batches of film. They’ve reformulated things and have a variety of options now on sale in their online shop – the prices are about the same as what you can […]
Tuesday night we covered the WWF’s Year of the Tiger event at the Asian Art Museum. One of the most interesting things about shooting events like this is picking up knowledge about whatever it is you are photographing. I didn’t realize that in the wild, there are only about 3200 tigers left in the world. And for those […]
Another fun evening with the San Francisco Bike Coalition as we sponsored their Love on Wheels event/fundraiser at the Rickshaw Stop this past Friday evening. There were singles of all sorts and even luminaries like biking legend Gary Fisher (below) who popped into our photobooth which we had set up with a rickshaw that proved to […]
A headshot is sternum up, tightly cropped, with a standard backdrop. Some even refer to them as mug shots. Simple, direct, and predictable stylization, which is usually shot at the studio. A portrait, on the other hand, includes more of the body, an expression/portrayal of the individual’s personality within their environment, and allows for […]
If you haven’t been to Crushpad before it’s a great space for events. We were there last weekend for a party that we had our photobooths at and people were having a blast. One of the really cool things were the speech bubble chalk boards that the team from Samantha Smith Productions came up with. People got creative with […]