STORM Outreach

I had the prvilege of shooting photos of a local outreach called STORM. The event was put on by the youth in our church and drew several hundred people from the community. There were three bands, a professional skate team, and a free BBQ. I can't wait for the next one in about six months.

Photowalk

Evening Photowalk

Once again, photographers in Yuba City will be going on a photowalk. What is a photowalk you might ask., First of all, it is not my original idea but rather one I have adopted from Scott Kelby, Jeff Revell and others who promote the idea of photographers getting together to walk an area of their city and shoot photos. I have found this forum to be a great way to learn to see photographs before you even pick up the camera. Every time I have done this, I have seen things in a slightly different way which is what this is about. If you are in the area, join us on Sunday the 19th at 4:00 pm, location is TBD.

The Boys of Fall

Huskies in control

Even though the weather is still warm, the days are getting noticeably shorter and as school resumes, so does Football season. Not having played, I didn't catch the fever quite as strong as some but this year as my son starts High School Football, I find myself getting excited for gametime each week. With two wins so far, the team is a lot of fun to watch. Here are a few shots of "The Boys of Fall".

Huskies - Ready for battle
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Regrouping

 

Experimentation

Last week I was shooting photos at a football team fundraiser and after shooting numerous snapshots that will be great in a scrapbook, I wanted to do something more creative. The conditions weren't great for great photos, the light was pretty harsh and the players were standing between me and the sun. I stopped the lens way down hoping for a sun flare but what I got was a much slower shutter speed . I was also getting some nice looking silhouettes. I had not been thinking about the shutter speed but when I did, I realized I could do some interesting things with a blur effect.

I remember reading Joe McNalley book talking about shooting airplanes in the middle of the day, high noon, low contrast, and no shadows to speak of. He shot a photo of an F-22 that is a really spectacular shot, even when conditions were not right.

So, I shot what I could at the time. Let me know what you think.

Getting busy with portraits

It is time once again for football to start, back to school shopping, shorter days, and one of my favorite things to shoot as a photographer; senior portraits. While I have enjoyed every portrait I have ever taken, seniors are especially fun. These are portrait subjects at the top of their game and ready to take on the world, what fun!

I have several senior sessions scheduled and will post some of the results as they come in. In the meantime, I have pulled some recent portraits, some seniors and some engagement and some childrens portraits.

I would love to work with you to make portraits you will be proud to display and will capture an important time in your lives. Please contact me and we can discuss your needs.

Thanks for looking,

Ed

Opportunity

Last week as I was shooting a graduation party I came across this scene. My direction from my awesome client was to shoot photos of the people at the party and the graduate and "anything else my creative eye saw". The direction I was given was really liberating.

I saw this scene and it looked almost identical to the one that my friends see out their front window. So I set my camera on Manual so I wouldn't shift either aperture or shutter speed and then I lined it up by eye. The result is 9 photos stitched together into a panoramic 10" x 96". Check it out big.

I'd love to put this up on a long blank wall in my house, I just don't know if I can afford the second mortgage to get a frame made for it! I may have to make my own frame . . . . . .how much would glass cost? Hmm, maybe I made it a bit long . . . . .

I hope you enjoy it.

I had a great time last Friday on a photowalk with some friends. I originally invited around 12 - 15 people and it looked like we might have as many as 10 or 12. Unfortunately, most people had to cancel late on Friday so only three of us went.

The intent of the photowalk was to increase awareness of photographic technique and to share some ideas on photography. By spending time together in the pursuit of photographs, we hoped to help solidify our vision for ourselves. In attendance were myself, another serious photographer who does very nice portrait work, and my teenage daughter who has just completed a basic photo class.

I will only comment directly on my own experience and say that I think the evening was a definite success. I say it was successful because we took some photographs, discussed some techniques, tried some different lenses and different perspectives and I know that I learned some things in the course of the evening.

I don't really care whether the photos were great but since the photos are the ultimate goal, I chose some I liked and posted them here for comment. Let me know what you think of these.