Recently we had two awesome customer service experiences with two brands we have had a longstanding relationship with. One is Think Tank Photo who produces camera bags and accessories, and the other is with Lexar Media. The first product we ever bought from Think Tank was the Airport Antidote camera bag. It was right after the company started up and we heard about them when shooting for the […]
This week we lost a dear friend in Don Anderson. Don was a mentor at First Exposures which is how I first met him, but he had done so much before that as well. He always brought positive energy to the classes and was a mentor to us mentors. I always felt like Don was the mentor that I should be and his knowledge and excitement about photography […]
As photographers, you may have heard about the Instagram terms of service kerfuffle a while back, but it kind of died down and then it seemed like radio silence. However, the real issue for all users is what the those TOS (Terms of Service) really are and how they impact all users of Instagram.
One thing we weren’t aware of was the fact that you can’t actually delete your account […]
San Francisco Beer Week has been growing by leaps and bounds every year and we’ve been fortunate enough to have been to all of them and photographed a few events. While we prefer to just drink and enjoy the amazing beer, food, and events, we thought we’d share our love of beer as a sort of Valentine’s Day post! You can see all the photos we […]
I’m sure a bunch of people will have New Years resolutions to be more organized and as a photography studio we have a lot of things that get messy so we decided to get more velcro straps to attach to the many cords and such that we have as part of our photography gear.
We found Rip-Tie made custom ones and decided to order a batch […]
We had a blast recently doing a shoot for the Star Trek Tricorder XPRIZE competition. We had some Star Trek fans at the studio to promote this awesome Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE and everyone was really into the shoot. The prize itself is super awesome too: “A $10 million competition to bring healthcare to the palm of your hand,” as they state on the website. We’d love to […]
Chances are if you are a portrait photographer you’ve seen or heard of Peter Hurley. If you haven’t seen his presentation at the Google + Photographers Conference, check it out on YouTube. We purchased his tutorial on headshots and someone asked me why we needed it. The truth is you can never stop learning, especially in the world of photography. Change is inevitable and if you don’t adapt then you’ll fall […]
Find yourself doing the duck face too much? Or pointing to the person next to you? Wanna break out of that photo booth funk when you can’t think of something clever to do? With wedding season in full swing and holiday parties just around the corner (they really are, have you booked yours yet?) it’s time for some creative photo booth ideas and since we’ve been doing them for over twelve years we thought we’d give you […]
Have you been to Exploratorium After Dark? We’ve been working at the Exploratorium for a while now but tonight we had a chance to just play at After Dark and it was a blast. On Pier 15, the new location seems to be much larger and there are a bunch of new exhibits as well as your old faves to check out.
As photographers, the Exploratorium […]
Last week we photographed Bill Gates talking about philanthropy and a host of other subjects at the AirBnB headquarters in San Francisco. He spoke to Sequoia’s Michael Moritz and it was an interesting exchange to hear one of the world’s foremost philanthropists and tech luminaries speak. It was neat to see that Gates is a very down-to-earth guy, and still a nerd at heart.
As the event photographer, […]