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Arts & Crafts Beers 2010-Part1

 

One of my first "customers" were a lot of fun. I didn't even need to coax this out them.

I brought almost everything out like last year for this year’s fundraiser at the Riverside Art Museum.

It’s a chore to be sure, but since it’s for a good cause, art education, I always glad.

Everyone who comes by for a quick portrait leaves happy.

So it’s worth it.

See the pictures and tell me what you think. Continue reading Arts & Crafts Beers 2010-Part1 →

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Poly High Track team car wash fundraiser

 

Reflections are always interesting especially when you have very saturated colors: wet black asphalt, soap suds and shiny metallic blue

So far I’ve been very pleased with my Canon Powershot G11.

I’ve shot a wedding on board a riverboat in Sacramento with it.

I use it to shoot video clips of my 4 cats.

Whenever I need a quick picture for a post, since I’ve equipped it  with an Eye-Fi memory card, I grab a shot it is downloaded to my MacBook Pro by the time I sit down and get to work.

Over the weekend at a car wash fundraiser for my son’s school Poly High track team,  I put it through its paces.

 

 

Looking out from under a shade can provide a reference--another compositional cliché

All these were taken at ISO 80, exposure set on Manual and Auto White Balance.

Saturation of color is a good device as well to draw attention to a subject but it means under-exposing intentionally
While waiting in the car, I might as well use the camera
Faces always draw us into pictures. Doesn't matter if we know the people or not. We love to see faces

Poly Car Wash


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Tips on event photography Part 2

Lunchtime entertainment–UC Davis students danced during the talent show  at the recent UC African American Black Coalition Conference on the campus of UC RIverside.

I mentioned in my previous post on event photography, the more important the event, the more likely there will be a printed program.

This program is extremely useful because you can use it to plan your coverage.

Since I work alone, this program can help me decide where to be and with what lens I’m going to shoot the scene before me.

A very tight picture of the program can serve as a very effective  title slide or opening when I author a slideshow. Continue reading Tips on event photography Part 2 →

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Tips on event photography Part 1

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Scene setter–During a Prisoner of War medal presentation ceremony at Riverside’s Mission Inn, this veteran decked out in full military regalia waiting for the ceremony to begin, gave me a good opportunity to set the scene.

Event photography is as straightforward as it sounds.

What your client wants is often straight documentation of the event.

Most events have some components which are predictable so expect you’ll need:

  • the customary keynote speaker at the podium
  • the reaction of the audience (hopefully the speaker is engaging).
  • some award presentations
  • some group pictures

Most of the time, your client will make sure you’re in position and ready.

More than likely too, if it’s a big deal, they will have a schedule that is printed and handed to all guests so they know what to expect.

Continue reading Tips on event photography Part 1 →