Armageddon

When it rained Saturday morning, I knew I wanted to be up at the Griffith Park Observatory for sunset, as it would be a nice, clear view. So after a few hours at Hollywood Forever's Dia De Los Muertos, a few of us headed up to Griffith Park for sunset. I had a jonesing that nothing but a sunset could cure ;-)

All though all the clouds cleared out, I wasn't disappointed. And then they fired off the nukes...

Shot with the old Canon 5D and the Canon 17-40 f4L. A couple more after the jump

Roots before branches

Had another fun class last night in my Lighting on Location class. We had 2 models, and a couple. Everyone was able to get lot's of shooting time. I got 2 shots I was happy with. Our set up was small flashes shot into collapsed umbrellas to narrow the beam, reduce the spill, and increase the dramatic fall off of the light.

Engagement Photography

Just a few images from my Monday night Engagement shooting class. We worked with 2 couples under various conditions in downtown Covina. While some were using the lighting set-up, others were shooting available light (as was I). In the alleway, I had them positioned under a tungsten light source, so I set the white balance in camera to tungsten which gave me proper skin tones on the couple, but allowed the alleyway to go a cool blue. They were shot at ISO 3200 with the Canon 5D MKII and the Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS.



Hope everyone has a great rest of the week, it's going to be hot. And don't forget to bring images to class!

No shoes required

Hey everyone!

Spring is here. And it is Easter weekend. For my family, this means Easter egg hunts, family gatherings, and time spent outdoors with the kids. All great opportunities to shoot images. The weather here in Southern California will of course be beautiful. Please take the time to capture/make/participate in memories!

I have been reading Chris Orwig's amazing book "Visual Poetry". A great read. Chris is a photographer and teacher at the Brooks Institute for Photography, and is a people shooter. This book provides lot's of inspiration and ideas for portrait shooters. While I was reading the section on shooting families, he was discussing locations, and something he said resonated with me. "The best locations require no shoes. They are simple, full of texture, and alive. These are the ones you visit and think, "Why don't I come here more often?""

I couldn't agree more, and especially with my children, if you don't need shoes, you are relaxed, comfortable, and playful. All great ingredients for a photo shoot. So get out there this weekend, and take your friends, family, clients to a spot where they can kick off their shoes, and relax. Have your clients ditch the Brooks Brothers suit and leather shoes and feel the sand between their toes. It's good for the sole, er soul :-)

 The images of my daughter were shot in my front yard and on our porch, with the Canon 5DMKII, and the 135 f/2L. No shoes were required...

Sunset at the observatory

Stella and I went chasing sunsets yesterday. We found one at the Griffith Park Observatory.

Enjoy,

Frank