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Drink it up Palo Altans!

Chris Schmauch — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:17 +0000

If you’re looking for a place to drop in for a cocktail with friends, maybe some fine dining or enjoy a custom-made chocolate – stop by Shokolaat on University Ave. in Palo Alto. It’s a restaurant, patisserie, chocolatier and lounge, all wrapped up in one neat little package. Tell them Chris from GoodEye Photography says “hey”! We spent about ten minutes with this “lifestyle” shoot – our “models” did a pretty good job looking natural; I know it’s a tough thing to do with a camera in your face and strobes firing every few seconds. We really only needed a couple shots, so it was relatively quick and painless. I think if there was actually alcohol in those drinks things could’ve gotten a little crazy… Enjoy all 50 photos here.

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Lorig Family, Natural Bridges OK, so I mainly chose the location because of the...
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Forever Beautiful

Chris Schmauch — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:52 +0000

Just had to share my most favoritest shot I’ve ever taken of my wife Becky. Shot with a Nikon D3, 70-200/2.8 lens, sun backlit, filled with four nikon speedlights shooting through a FourSquare softbox.

Matt Levin, Restauranteur (Portraits) Matt Levin, owner of The Refuge in San Carlos, stepped...
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Just Give Me “Blue Steel” Already… (Fashion)

Chris Schmauch — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:24:40 +0000

I met with critically-acclaimed clothing designer Franco Uomo at his Santana Row location to shoot some of his creations on our model, Jason. The store manager, Angelina Haole, was indispensable as she dragged the rolling clothes hanger up and down the alleys of Santana Row, all the while providing constructive creative input. Franco whisked in and out of the frame making minor adjustments from time to time, and Jason did a simply excellent job posing and was a good sport about changing in the shadows on the fly. Big thanks for my photographer buddy Sam Fontejon for coming by to assist and take a few shots. Here’s a few shots from the 400-odd photos posted on my portfolio site:

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Give Me a Y-O-G-A! Linda McGrath of Yoga Source Los Gatos needed some group...
Conrad Family, Sunol I met up with Jason, Madelyn, and their two adorable...
Poochie Woochie Hotel (New Business) Jo Abbie, Heather Driscoll and I met up with Robin...

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Watercourse Way Fashion Shoot

Chris Schmauch — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Many thanks to everyone involved in this last-minute Wave Magazine cover photo shoot! Dorian at Watercourse Way Bath House (http://www.watercourseway.com) in Palo Alto opened the doors to their business for three hours today, and with only 24 hours notice! We had the choice of two rooms, we took the bigger one with more natural light, even though we were mostly using strobes that we brought. Many thanks to Paul Ferradas (fellow photographer, http://www.ferradasphotography.com/) and Danielle Asher (professional model, http://www.daniellamarie.com) for being available – also on short notice. And of course props to Jo Abbie, Wave Senior Editor – she had the ingenious idea of “opening” the fresh tulips she brought so they’d float properly on the water! It’s funny how things tend to come together at the last minute.

I narrowed the many photos down to these 100. Some are cover potentials, others are just fun. Click here for Paul’s pics of me in action!

Enjoy, and leave a comment if you like what you see!

The Final Cover! Thanks to Paul for putting the finishing glamour touches on the photo! This issue hits the streets of Silicon Valley on March 2, 2009.

Paul posing in front of our setup.

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