I had the pleasure of working with Jessica this weekend. For a 17 year old she is extremely comfortable in front of the camera and had the flow of a seasoned professional. While this shoot was done for an upcoming article on Camera Dojo, I can’t wait to work with her on some more projects. See more of her work at: http://www.modelmayhem.com/jessicasterling

Here are a few more shots from the shoot:

Daniel came over to get some new headshots so I pulled out the new Photo Basics StrobeLites again and used them throughout the shoot. I highly recommend these new lights to anyone getting into studio photography, and it doesn’t hurt to find a subject like Daniel who was fun to work with, had a cool look, and together some really nice images came out of it.

Yesterday evening I was having a bad day, a lot of things haven’t gone right for me lately and on top of it the AC was out which was another expense to have fixed. While I was sitting there feeling bad and moaning about the 90 degree plus heat, the phone rang and it was a call from the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation, the Lalimo Family had lost a baby son. I threw some clothes on and ran to the hospital. There is nothing that will put balance into your life like helping someone that has just lost a child. There is nothing that bad in my life, anything that is going wrong just pales in comparison. My heart goes out to the Lalimo family and I hope that my gift of some images can help in your healing process.

I needed to get some shots for the new Photo Basics StrobeLites and Christopher needed some new shots so it made for a perfect combination. We got some awesome images out of the shoot that I just had to get posted right away. Christopher was super cool to work with and I can’t wait to do some location shooting with him in the near future.

We just got in the new Photo Basics StrobeLites to start checking out for an upcoming review that will appear soon on Camera Dojo. So far these monolights seem to be the perfect combination of features and price point. At around $650 for a three light system, this puts high quality lighting into the hands of almost anyone that can afford a DSLR. Also included is a floor mat to help with light placement and an instructional DVD. Here are a few shots that are of the lights themselves and were also lit with the lights.

I actually got my start doing product photography and still enjoy doing it whenever possible, I actually still do quite a lot and was one of the main reasons for building a home studio. This weekend I got in a small project for VOIPSpeak to shoot a new wireless phone. Nothing overly special but I like letting people know I still enjoy product photography.

Every saturday morning just a block from the Irvine Spectrum is what could rightfully be called a billion dollar showroom. If you are coherent enough to wake up before the sun comes out, the Cars and Coffee show starts at 6am and runs until 9am. Today promised to be a big outing as the weather was perfect so I headed over to cover the event. To see a slide show from the show, click on the link to continue reading this article.
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Had a great session with Taylor tonight. We were trying to come up with a fun idea that would combine a pin-up type of look with a western motif. I came up with the idea for her to use my great-grandfather’s rifle and she came up with the outfit to wear. The combination turned out awesome! Take a look at some of the images below:

Michelle and Josh are one of the funnest couples I have ever worked with and it was my personal pleasure to shoot their wedding this past weekend. I have known Michelle for a few years so I was honered when asked to shoot her engagement shots back in November. We had so much fun during the engagement shoot that I knew the wedding was going to be awesome. I was certainly not let down as the vibe from the crowd was awesome, the ceremony was nice and sweet, and the reception was a blast. For this shoot I worked again with my good buddy David from Esquire Photography and the wedding was the The Grand in Long Beach. Congrats to Michelle and Josh and best wishes for your new future together!

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