Joanna and Mynor were definitely the most interesting couple to photograph. When we first met at the ranch, they told us that they were camera shy, but soon all of that went away. For two people who proclaim to be camera shy, they didn’t need much direction in posing. What you see in the photos was completely them, which made our jobs a lot easier. And can you believe Joanna was sick that day? I definitely had a great time at the ranch, and the location really matched their outfits.

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I’m a big fan of mixing real photos and doing extensive retouching to create surreal works of art. I believe last year I wrote a little article about how that’s the new form of photography these days. Well Erik Johansson really is my new inspiration. I feel like I’m pretty good at Photoshop, but this guy is on a whole new level compared to me. He must be using some other kinds of tools I’m completely unaware of. Well I do know that the new version Photoshop does have 3D features, so he must be mixing that. The thing is that when you look at something and say to yourself that there’s no way you could do that, then that’s true ART. Enjoy the rest of his works.

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Ashley is originally from San Diego, and when she asked us to do a family photo shoot it looks like we were going to do a little road trip. We had scheduled to meet up at Balboa Park in the afternoon which gave us time to really look around and prepare. I’ve never been to Balboa, but it was huge and very crowded. Crowded locations always creates a challenge for photographers, but luckily we found a few secluded areas.

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During the Summer of 2010 the owners of Broadbeach came to us about doing a photo shoot of their latest lamp products. Broadbeach specializes in high quality, custom made luxury lamps with showrooms all over the country.

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Can you believe the wealth of information you can get from randomly browsing through peoples blogs? Well today I stumbled upon a website that will forever change the way I approach studio lighting. It has always seemed that studio lighting was the secret sauce that separated the novice from the pros. There were many occasions where I would see great lighting and wonder how it was pulled off. Now the secret of the sauce is out the packet.

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Shoot Baby is giving away a newborn baby posing ottoman. So anyone who is serious about taking newborn baby photos should definitely enter the contest. But then again, if you were really serious about newborn baby photos, then you would already have one wouldn’t you? Regardless, go to Inspire Me Baby and follow the rules and instructions. The contest ends on February 14th so take out that butt plug and get going.

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Mike Curtis from Macworld.com gives a very interesting tutorial on how to combine HDR photos with time lapse. What you get is a time lapse movie with vibrant details. HDR stands for high-dynamic-range, and is the ability for a image to show a high amount of detail in both shadows and highlights of a photo. So take a photo with a regular point and shoot during late afternoon, and you will either have a blown out sky, or black silhouettes. In order to bring out the details, then you’ll need to use a technique called HDR photography.

Watch Mike Curtis’s Video, it’s very hypnotizing.

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The only way to really experience a photo is by viewing it in Black and White. Once you strip a photo of it’s distracting colors, you will be left with wonderful lights and textures. I’m not saying that all photos should be black and white, because colors has their place, but there are qualities that exist in black and whites photos that make them absolutely beautiful.

Below is part 1 of a 2 part series that displays amazing black and white photos that will be sure to inspire your brains out.
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Mini HDMI Cable
$1.92 – Most cameras come with a connection to HDMI cables, which allows photographers to plug it into their HDTV and start up that slideshow no one wants to see.

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Me and my wife just came back from a vacation from the East Coast to visit family. The trip was meant to recharge my batteries after over 1.5 years of work, but instead it became the worst vacation I’ve ever had. Not to get into to much detail about it, but we spent almost half of our time driving through confusing East Coast highway systems, we went through 10 toll roads costing an average of $5 a piece, New York raped us with $18 parking, and $25 mediocre sandwiches, we got a speeding ticket, and I was sick through half of the vacation. By the time we came back, we needed a vacation from a vacation.

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