If you ever decide to take a road trip from Southern California to Oregon here are a few words of advice. Get from Los Angeles to San Francisco as fast as you can, but keep your windows up and use recirculated A/C. The drive is brown and boring with a handful of stinkers dairy farms [...]
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Photoshoot: Avenue of the Giants
Posted in: Photography, Portraits, Travel Also tagged: avenue of the giants, Nikon 35mm f2 photos, Nikon 50mm f1.8 photos, Nikon 85mm f1.4 photos, Nikon D700 photos, redwoods, strobist 28 Comments
Spring photoshoot: Wild flowers
We try to take walks everday when we can for the sake of our health… and to keep the relationship gut at bay. It’s amazing what you can find when you actually take the time to explore your neighborhood. When we’re walking, it’s second nature now to look around for interesting photo spots… and a [...]
wild flowers photoshootPosted in: Photography, Portraits Also tagged: california sunbounce, Nikon 35mm f2 photos, Nikon 85mm f1.4 photos, Nikon D700 photos, outdoor portrait, portrait, strobist, Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 photos 19 Comments
Our Grand Canyon portrait adventure
It was definitely an adventure taking these portrait shots at the Grand Canyon. In between freezing our butts off, almost getting kicked out of the park, waiting for elk to cross our path and watching out for giant grizzly bears (Kay’s biggest fear =/)…. we managed to set up our ultra portable gear and grab [...]
photos at the Grand CanyonPosted in: Photography, Portraits, Travel Also tagged: grand canyon, Nikon 50mm f1.8 photos, Nikon 85mm f1.4 photos, Nikon D700 photos, outdoor portrait, strobist 12 Comments
California winters are awesome
We’re so spoiled over here in California (winter: 70 degrees! are you kidding me?). I grew up in the Midwest where winters were a major pain in the butt. I just don’t appreciate the 3-4 months of snow like I use to when I was a little kid. Back then I couldn’t wait for a [...]
warm winter photosShoot anytime anywhere: Broad daylight photos
Continuing our recent theme of shooting anytime and anywhere… today’s post is about shooting under broad daylight. Everyone has taken the “raccoon eyes” type of photos. You know? The kind where someone suggests the whole group turn towards the sun so all your faces are lit up. What usually results from this? First off, everyone [...]
photos taken under broad daylightPosted in: Photography, Photography Tips, Portraits, Tutorials Also tagged: broad daylight, Nikon 50mm f1.8 photos, Nikon 85mm f1.4 photos, Nikon D700 photos, strobist 26 Comments
Crystal Cove, CA: Beach photos with my sister
Recently, my sister from Portland came down with her family to get out of the dreary Portland rain. What best way to experience Southern California than to enjoy the sunshine at the beach, even if it’s in the dead of winter! It was another opportunity for me to snap a few family pics of them. [...]
View more beach photosPosted in: Family Also tagged: beach, Crystal Cove, family, Nikon 50mm f1.8 photos, SB600 speedlight 5 Comments
Summer is fading… Fall is here
It’s strange how we see things differently now that we’ve jumped into this photography hobby of ours. Everywhere we go, everything we do, we try to find the photographic element in it. Every magazine.. we’re looking at the poses. Every tv commercial we’re looking at creative effects… and just last week, every street corner is [...]
Posted in: Photography, Portraits Also tagged: edge light, Nikon DSLR, Photography, sunlight 5 Comments
DIY mod: Radio Popper PX splitter
First off, a little back story just in case you’ve never heard of Radio Poppers. They are wireless triggers for your speedlights. I started using Radio Poppers a few months ago for outdoor shoots. Why use a radio trigger over the already wireless Nikon CLS system? Well… the Nikon CLS system is infrared based (like [...]
DIY: Radio Popper PX Splitter Mod
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