When a student/friend Resty Vergara hired me to photograph his family, I thought that would be a wonderful opportunity to also document the photo shoot with the help of my friends Steffen Urban, his lovely wife Cecilia and Marvin Sesuca.
For the family portrait, I carefully considered the following, not necessarily in any order:
As our summer days start to grow shorter, I have to remind myself to get outside earlier with my camera.
Riverside’s Art Walk typically starts at 6 pm.
For the month of August, that’s when the light is golden, very directional but often difficult to manage due to the extreme contrast.
Sometimes it’s best not to fight it and just expose for the highlight especially when you want to work fast and not pull out a speedlite for off-camera use.
Continue reading Finding the light, place and subjects for creativity
There is a generation of wonderful photographers now who have never set foot inside a wet darkroom.
So we can safely conclude that shooting film is no longer a necessity in becoming a skillful photographer.
Some folks have the knack of recognizing lighting that works and know how to best utilize it to suit their muse. Continue reading Seeing in grayscale to distinguish between quality of light versus quantity
We’ve all been there.
We’re on a trip with our family.
They have their own agendas with their own plans.
They might want to hang out by the pool or stroll downtown and window shop, but not you.
You want to take pictures. Continue reading Tips for the vacationing photographer
