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Nancy, Fryda and Rocio dressed and made up in sugar skull makeup that was styled by Fryda.

The water in the pool was frigid. Poor Nicholas braved the 60℉ water like a trooper. I had it a lot easier since I didn’t entirely immerse myself.

Two gentlemen dueling on the dance floor during La Señora Mendoza’s birthday party of the Music Room of the Mission Inn

Alexx posed with her Yamaha motorcycle on a bridge overlooking Mission Inn Ave

Kids decked up in Day of the Dead makeup and costume

Fairmount Park is a frequent haunt of mine because of the innumerable possibilities as a backdrop for portraits. Lots of shade any time of the day makes it ideal for my purposes.

Families visit altars on display at White Park during the celebration.

Jackie Zapata was all decked out in her costume. All I needed to do was find a good spot to place her to highlight the costume in the fading daylight.

I photographed Jodi Newton using 2 Speedlites inside Lake Alice Trading Co Saloon and Eatery in Riverside. The Speedlite behind her was set to give 1-stop more light than the Key light just to the right of the camera. Canon 5DMark2 with a 50mm lens. ISO 400 1/30sec f4.5

If you pay attention to available light especially the time of the day in certain locations, all you need is one Speedlight to create great settings for portraiture. Naturally having a gorgeous model like Lindsey Martin makes it easier. 1/250sec @f2.8 ISO 100 outdoors. Backlit by sunlight and fill flash with Speedlite 580EX in home made beauty dish.

I set up this photo for my beginning photography students when we shot silhouettes on location

This 36″ x 24″ print fetched $400 at a silent auction during this year Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts. I donate a piece of photography every year to help the Riverside Arts Council raise funds.

Katt Varga and Rachel Mullins in dresses designed by Marie Bonner were lit by the one Orlit Rovelight. I used the High Shutter Speed Sync mode so I could shoot wide open at 2.8 with my 80-200 zoom. The Rovelight was fitted with 1/4 color temperature orange gel.

In San Jacinto this lonely tree is surrounded by water as spring rains create a vernal pool around it. The water is inches deep at its deepest and evaporates within days.

Faces are important–Waiting for the right moment when his face is visible made all the difference in the world.Don’t you agree?

Taking a drive at twilight can make it seem like I’m doing warp speed. This 15-second exposure which I made while driving shows you don’t actually need to go far to get an interesting image at times.

Blurry but in this case acceptable in my opinion because it conveys a good sense of motion. By the time I took this picture, I had to increase my ISO to 800 shooting at 1/180sec @ f2.8. She was spinning around and around. Compare this with the other image where the dancer was more static taken with the same exposure.

Tupua Productions dancer lies on his back while balancing a fiery torch on both his feet.

Gaylon plays his saxophone while waiting for his bus along 14th St in downtown Riverside. Tri-X BW ISO 400 film 1/2000sec @ f5.6 400mm lens

An aerial acrobat from the Great All American Youth Circus awed the crowds with her display of strength, poise and control.

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