Our sun which makes colors bright also creates situations that make it not less than ideal for photography.
Most events happen at midday when the sun is brightest.
Since pros work when the clients say so, they have to overcome these problems.
Over the weekend, I visited the annual Tiki Beach Festival at Alfredo’s Beach Club in Long Beach.
It’s a very low-key festival, free to attend and at a pleasant location.
There wasn’t any huge crowds which is how I like it. Continue reading Tiki Beach Festival 2011
At any commencement or graduation ceremony these days, what do you think outnumbers the number of people in attendance?
Cameras.
Just about everyone present has a cellphone and we all know every phone has a built-in camera.
During Sunday’s commencement ceremony for the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences at UC Riverside, it was great to see so many folks capturing this important milestone for themselves.
I saw the entire gamut: Canon 5D Mark2s, Nikon DSLRs, iPhones, Blackberries, iPads, and even disposable film cameras.
Some of the audience actually had better equipment than me.
Continue reading Congratulations UCR graduates Class of 2011
When Maya Guerrero, center director of Circle City Music Together needed some promotional stills, she invited me and my cameras into one of her classes.
Even without making a reconnaissance trip, I had some notion of what to expect.
Most studios whether it’s for ballet, dance or even a martial arts dojo have at least one large mirror the size of an entire wall. Continue reading Capturing pictures of kids at play indoors