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hollye — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:27:46 +0000

Spiritual Gangster

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:49:00 +0000

These are images of my good friend and incredible yogi, John Salisbury. He practices at At One Yoga. If you’re ever interested in checking out one of the best yoga instructors in town, sign up for one of his classes or workshops.

The vision behind these images stems from the idea that yoga should be practiced everywhere and not just on the mat in the studio. The essential lesson of yoga is the challenge of bringing what you’ve learned in class and meditation into the real world. With this project, I wanted to find locations in the city that would compliment that philosophy by juxtaposing the beauty of the practice with harsh lighting and “found” locations that were not typical of a yoga portrait. With that in mind, I was careful not to over produce and over light the subject. The majority of the images are straight out of camera and all have minimal lighting applied.

At One Yoga recently acquired these images to use as part of their clothing line, spiritual gangster. Keep an eye out for them in their ads and products. :-))

John is balancing on the top edge of parking garage. To his right is a 40 foot drop.

Baby Decker

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:24:00 +0000

O’Brien Family

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:56:00 +0000

Ryan

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:12:00 +0000

These are some fun images I shot recently of my niece, Ryan. I added the giant lollipop to the session to bring more color into the mix (she was obviously very excited about it!). I opted for a white background to help the colors pop. Ryan is an incredibly fun kid to photograph and I am continually inspired by her excitement for life.

Woodward Family

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:47:00 +0000

I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph my studio manager’s family in San Diego this summer. Here are some of my faves:

Cheryl and Rob, loving it up!

admin — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:38:00 +0000

Cheryl and Rob, you are the essence of fun! Thank you for your willingness to take some risks, jump around, and roll in the grass. It paid off in the images. And Rob, I’ve never seen someone pop a champagne cork, bounce it off of a tree and hit them in the stomach. Definitely a day to remember. :-)

LIttle Miss Delaney

admin — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:42:00 +0000

SB Collections

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:42:00 +0000

These are images from a shoot with Sarah Cornwell, owner of SB Collections. She creates stunning jewelry for everyday wear and weddings. Here are some featured images from the bridal jewelry session.
The dresses were generously donated by Twirl Boutique and the veils were from Meghan Lawlor Collections.

last post for a few days….

admin — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:35:00 +0000

I just received some new lighting!! And it’s been really fun experimenting with the new equipment. When I shoot with lights, I normally shoot with strobes, ie. the lights that are triggered by the camera which typically use up a ton of power and send off a huge amount of light.

Westcott allowed me the opportunity to check out their Halogen hot lights, modifiers, and Halo. They give off a constant stream of light which is less powerful than the stobes, and depending on the bulbs that you use, you can make the light emission warmer or cooler. A huge benefit to the lower light source is that it allows me to shoot with a shallow depth of field making the background blurry and out of focus.

This is a recent shoot I did with my friend Megan:

For the love of the image

admin — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 04:50:00 +0000

Here are some images that I made recently from my personal files…

Hillside Animal Hopspital

admin — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:06:00 +0000