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!

F&B Q&A

Okay, big, big news! Our Q&A podcast with the "Vision Monger" himself, David duChemin is up! We are huge fans of David's, both of his work, and of his human approach to imagery. Please go listen to the podcast, it is informative and funny, and David couldn't be more gracious, both with his time, and his sharing of information. You can find it here on iTunes along with our other podcasts. Don't forget to leave us a review and a comment, and subscribe to our podcasts. If you don't use iTunes, you can find the Q&A on our site: http://fadedandblurred.com/qaafab/128-qaafab-no-3-david-duchemin

David has a series of ebooks that are fantastic sources for inspiration, education, exercises, and beautiful imagery. They are $5 each, and I can't recommend them enough. You can pick those up through our site, the link is on our front page: Faded & Blurred

He has also written some fantastic books, 2 of my favorites, actually. "Within the Frame" and "Vision Mongers". You can find those here:


Do yourself, and your craft, a favor, and pick these up. David's mantra is "Gear is good, vision is better", and I couldn't agree more.

The key to great photographs

I maintain a pretty active Facebook account. I have friends, family, and students (many of which are now friends) that I keep in touch with there. We share images, swap links, do a lot of photography related things, follow each others trials and tribulations. My Facebook account is a little more personal than most photographers. I still deal with the day to day there. I love the concept and idea. Every once in awhile, I get into a discussion there that really sticks with me, and this post today is about one of those. Bobby is a student at Tri, a fellow photographer, and fast becoming a friend. He put's a lot of thought into his image making, and is often looking for something deeper. It is a pleasure to see what he is doing with his photography. Here is a verbatim account of an exchange we had on Facebook, and I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. And hopefully, Bobby won't mind me posting this...

Rami & Khrys

I worked with Rami & Khrys this past weekend on their engagement shoot. I will be shooting their wedding next month, and I am so looking forward to that event. They are an amazing couple to work with, and their love for each other shines through.

For those of you that are in my wedding classes, I gave some Lightroom classes last week using these images, so I wanted to show you the finished products. (Read more after the jump)