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Our beautiful city
Tonight I shot a private event at the Hotel Vitale and the view there is really nice especially at dusk. I took this shot of the Ferry Building and was pleased with how it turned out. Over the weekend and tonight I’ve been reminded of how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful city as San Francisco.
Have camera, will travel…
One of the great things about being a photographer is the exposure to different experiences that you may not otherwise have. This past weekend I was fortunate to photograph a wedding where the bride and groom had the great idea to go sailing after the ceremony. We set sail on the Chardonnay II in Santa Cruz for a two hour cruise on a perfect sunny Friday afternoon. Although shooting on the yacht wasn’t the easiest thing, it [...]
Orange girl makes good!
Jen Whitney, one of our former Oranges who’s gone back to photojournalism grad school at the top school in the nation – the University of Missouri – recently got her first front page lead photo for the Columbia Missourian. While we miss Jen here, she’s getting valuable experience and learning a lot about farm animals and 4H to boot – things we definitely were not able to teach her here at Orange!
On the Road…
Well, July has been crazy since I personally have been on the road much more than back in San Francisco and the worst part is that I haven’t given myself the time to enjoy the travels. One exception was out on a dry lake bed in the Nevada desert waiting for a model to change outfits when just looking up gave me something to admire and a brief moment of bliss…
ASMP panelists
Jack and I were invited to be panelists at an event hosted by ASMP Norcal about event photography. It was a great opportunity for us to share how we’ve been able to grow Orange successfully as a photography brand. Topics discussed included marketing strategies, a look at the state of event photography today, as well as leveraging technology and what it takes to make it in the competitive market. Much of what was brought up we covered [...]
Day 4 – Imaging USA
A few laughs after we finish the setup for the second day of the seminars for our sneak preview/happy hour for the [...]
interesting email…
So I just got this today from a guy who used to shoot for us checking in with him on his availability... [...]
Camera Gear of the Rich and Famous
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff started chatting with me about camera gear tonight and I found out he has a 1Ds which seems to be the camera of choice of the well heeled. A top Democratic official I spoke with at a political event also shared that he too had a 1Ds although he didn’t quite know how to use all it’s features.
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