The Heart Gallery: Forever Families for Foster Children
About six months ago I volunteered for The Heart Gallery of America. It’s a “traveling photographic and audio exhibit created to find forever families for children in foster care.” I’d first heard of it a couple of years ago, and I knew I’d eventually sign up as a volunteer photographer. They don’t have a chapter in Ventura county, so it was suggested I sign up with the LA chapter. Only recently was I notified of an opportunity in my area, and it turned out to be within a mile of my house! So for the first time today I did a Heart Gallery portrait session.
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Client Session: Portraits in a Lush Back Yard
Recently I was hired by a client to take portraits of three generations: the client, her daughter and son-in-law, and her grandson. She wanted the images made in her backyard, and I love when people have me do that! I think it can be particularly meaningful to have family portraits made in a location that is important to the client. I always like to ‘scout’ the location first, if possible, so that I can get a sense of the lighting, backgrounds, best time of day etc. This backyard had a lot of shade in the afternoon, and shade is the photographer’s friend when shooting that time of day.
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Cover: LA Parent Magazine
My second cover shoot for LA Parent Magazine. Out now!
Client Session: Birthday Celebration
A few weeks ago I shot a birthday celebration at the Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, California. This was a ‘milestone’ birthday for my client (I assume she just turned 30?), and she and a group of close friends were staying overnight to celebrate the event. I haven’t laughed so hard on a shoot in ages! Holy cow these people were funny, and FUN.
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CamerasAndFilm.com
Interested in vintage cameras and film photography? Check out my other, other blog!
High School Senior Session – Wildflowers!
A few weeks ago I took Kailee’s high school senior portraits. This is the third time I’ve worked with this family, and I always enjoy getting to know a family over time. I made her older brother’s high school senior portraits last year, which you can read about here. Kailee didn’t want to replicate what her brother did though, and instead wanted her images to be taken with lots of wildflowers around. And we got ‘em!
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Fashion+Light: my new behind-the-scenes fashion photography blog
Just a quick post to point you at my new blog, Fashion+Light. This site features top fashion photographers, wardrobe stylists, designers and more. It shows complete fashion spreads (some already published, some not), as well as behind the scenes shots and setup shots. Commentary is provided by the photographer as well as either the fashion stylist or someone else on the non-photography side. Currently there are shoots up there by Chloe Crespi, Jason Christopher and Matt Haines (me!). More to come!
So if you’ve ever wanted to be a model, designer, stylist or fashion photographer – or were just curious about how it all works – please check out http://www.fashionandlight.com
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