Monday, March 1, 2010 Posted in Celebrities, Design, Layouts, Magazine, People, Photography, Portraits, Sports, The Wave Magazine
I’m lucky enough to be in a position where I can both photograph and design magazine covers, but in the real world it typically doesn’t happen this way. Often the magazine art director (AD) isn’t even involved in the shoot – they simply receive the end result and need to “make it work.”
When I wear...
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Had a fun shoot with the founders of Luxury4Play (Knick & Ramin) – I enjoyed shooting this beautiful Ferrari F430 Scuderia…
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After one postponement due to the rain, I was determined to make today’s engagement shoot with Leon and Jennifer happen. The weather was iffy in Carmel according to the interweb, but we met up at 4pm anyways at Carmel Beach (Carmel-by-the-Sea). It’s a gorgeous, beautiful, stunning location – and the quality of light was simply...
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Okay, so my parents didn’t have the wherewithal to throw me a raging party like this when I turned 18 – but hey, I don’t think I could’ve appreciated it at the time anyways. This group of 200+ high school seniors dressed up as Roman Gods and Goddesses – and the entertainment was endless at...
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I’ll be honest – shooting formal headshots isn’t my cup of tea. Most people suffer through the process – they don’t really want to do it. All those self-conscious, I’m-not-pretty-enough feelings surface and act as a barrier between the subject and the camera. It’s my job as the photographer to attempt to break down those...
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