Monthly Archives: February 2009

Photographing Children

I’m kind of a romantic when it comes to photographing people.  I love to photograph couples in love (or even pretending to be in love for a photo shoot.)  I also love weddings and engagement shots.  But, when it comes to photographing children my fantasy of capturing those adorable, “AWWW” moments always crash with reality. ...

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Sacramento Executive Airport Photoshoot

Well, as you can see, we had a lot of fun at the Sacramento Executive Airport this weekend.  There were wonderful models, great cloudy skies and beautiful planes.  What more could I ask for?  This model, above, was obviously a highly experienced model who added a lot of excitement to the “shoot”.  She was easy...

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Print Competitions

I bit the bullet again last night and entered some prints into competition in a local Print Competition.  The one above, I entered into the Color Portrait category.  I was pleased that this took first place in that category.  I think there were about 12-15 other portraits competing against mine.  But, unbelievably, this print also...

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My love of porches

I love porches…especially porches with rocking chairs or adirondak chairs.  There’s something so inviting about a porch with comfy wood chairs.  I’ve noticed, as I’ve been weeding through some of my older photos, that I also like to take pictures of porches.  I thnk it’s because I would love to spend time on these porches…just...

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Happy V Day

In honor of Valentine’s Day (which I love), I thought I would revisit Preston Castle and the Pin Up Girls.  I love the way they use red, especially on their lips, to the vintage feel of their look.  In the above photo, I took this in the rather scary basement of Preston Castle.  It was...

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