For Japan With Love – San Francisco

2011-05-03T18:48:32-07:00By |Categories: Event, Giving Back, Photography|Tags: , , , , , , , |

For Japan With Love
For Japan With Love is a benefit that has so far raised over $70K for emergency relief in Japan. All proceeds go towards Shelter Box an incredible charity that provides essentials to those affected by disasters. Orange was one of the event sponsors, along with so many talented folks who made the event possible. If you missed the event you can still check out the work

Documentary review: architectural photographer Julius Shulman

2017-07-24T21:24:08-07:00By |Categories: Photography, Point of View, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , |

Case Study House #22 is perhaps the most iconic and famous of Julius Shulman’s photographs and it is one of the many subjects in the documentary Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman.

The film is quite educational and many iconic buildings that Shulman photographed are described with details on his creative process as well as what went into particular shots.

What’s interesting […]

Interview: Alan Bamberger

2017-07-24T21:24:09-07:00By |Categories: Photography, Point of View, Projects|Tags: , , |

If you’ve been attending art openings in San Francisco then no doubt you have probably seen Alan Bamberger taking in the shows.  He’s almost omnipresent and we lucked out and got to ask him a few questions about what he does and his perspective on all things art here in San Francisco!  We’re going to be making this a more regular feature […]

Guest Blog: Putting the Photo in Photo-Philanthropy – Sarah Cross

2017-07-24T21:24:09-07:00By |Categories: Giving Back, Personal, Photography, Point of View|Tags: , , |

 

Helping others has always been something close to my heart and a large reason why I became a photojournalist.  That…and I love making images.  As the saying goes “a picture is worth a thousand words”.  It is a powerful communication platform that allows people to experience the story, struggles and celebrations of others around the world and sometimes in your own backyard.

Recently I discovered the word “photolanthropy” (say that three times […]

Hartmann Studios & Impact Lighting Client Appreciation: “An Evening of Inspiration”

2017-07-24T21:24:09-07:00By |Categories: Event, Photobooth, Photography, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

An epic event! We were honored to be a sponsor at this year’s gorgeous bash at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion. Over three days, Hartmann Studios completely transformed the raw space into a sort of multi-room fantasy world. Each room had stunning room settings, floral design, lighting, music, and food & drink. The above time lapse video shows a glimpse of the 3 days of preparation! It certainly helps us appreciate […]

Hartmann Studios & Impact Lighting Client Appreciation: “An Evening of Inspiration”

2011-04-04T18:03:33-07:00By |Categories: Event, Photobooth, Photography, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

An epic event! We were honored to be a sponsor at this year’s gorgeous bash at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion. Over three days, Hartmann Studios completely transformed the raw space into a sort of multi-room fantasy world. Each room had stunning room settings, floral design, lighting, music, and food & drink. The above time lapse video shows a glimpse of the 3 days of preparation! It certainly helps us appreciate more, the effort that […]

Canon 300mm 2.8 review and what I learned about shooting soccer (futbol)

2017-07-25T15:33:48-07:00By |Categories: Event, Photography, Point of View|Tags: , , , , , , |

Sports photography was something I thought could be my dream job when I was a kid.  I was always interested in who took the shots that were on baseball cards and other sports cards.  Then I recall seeing Walter Iooss‘ images and really thinking that it would be sweet to be a sports photographer.

This past weekend […]

Freaky bodies of bodybuilding and fitness

2017-07-25T15:33:48-07:00By |Categories: Event, Photography, Point of View|Tags: , , , , , , |

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Now that Arnold Schwarzenegger is done with his responsibilities as Governor of California, he had more time to spend at the sporting event that bears his name – the Arnold Sports Festival – which includes the Arnold Classic, among many, many other competitions.  The event is actually larger than the Olympics, even, and seems to keep growing.  Typically I’m hired to […]

Surrogate Valentine – Movie Promo Shoot

2017-07-25T15:33:48-07:00By |Categories: News, Photography, Portraiture & Headshots|Tags: , , , |

Recently, I did photographs of Goh Nakamura – local music hero and star of Surrogate Valentine, a new feature film by Dave Boyle. I also have the honor of calling Goh my friend.

This past weekend the film made it’s world premiere at SXSW – It’s been getting a lot of great buzzzz.
I look forward to finally checking it out tonight […]

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