Pin it. For this Smug, we were graced by the charismatic talent of Art Suwansang and his lightroom capabilities and boy did he “school” us. To be perfectly honest, I thought I was quite the expert on Lightroom. I felt like a pro. Nope! He proved me wrong and I realized something, with photographers spending a large portion of their time behind the computer,...
Pin itOn a recent engagement shoot, we hired “Treelawn Productions” to come out with us and document what it’s like to work with the {jcp} team and we are over-the-moon with the final short they then put together for us. We’ve worked with “Treelawn Productions” before, on a variety of weddings and events. They have always been fun, professional and talented. And they consistently carry a fierce work...
Pin itFor last week’s smug, we were revisited by Tim Meyer and his methods when working with Natural Light… “You must train yourself to see light….” First and foremost, always keep in mind that there are five primary surfaces, or planes, of the face that receive light and thus determine the look of the image- the forehead,...
Pin itI’ve been working with this family for some time now and this little girl always warms my heart and leaves me smiling. Normally we shoot in and around their home in Manhattan Beach but this time, we decided to work within the USC campus. It’s where her daddy works and it offered up a great variety of backdrops for us to shoot against. Jayden had just turned two...
Pin itOur thirty day journey had come to an end and Hong Kong had become our final destination. We had seen so many places. Hiked, biked, walked for miles, spent many a night on trains and now it was time for us to dress up and toast the town. We went dining, dancing, boating and shopping (I’ve never seen so many malls!), relaxed on island beaches and gambled at...
Pin itTwenty days in China and nearing the end of our journey, we arrived in Guilin. We checked into our hotel, unpacked, repacked, boarded a boat and began our journey south, down the Li river. Our destination…. Yangshuo. Yangshuo was a three hour boat ride, from Guilin which wrapped and curved its way around and in-between the vast karst mountain scenery. It was lush with foggy terrain and thriving...
Pin itSo I wanted to share a few more (final) chapters from our month in China. I took a break from the China postings in order to share some of our 2012 {JCP} wedding and baby shoots but would now like to revisit our crazy China adventure, in order to conclude it. So the next three posts will consist of our final ten days. These final days, also happened...
Pin itSarena and Mando are two of my favorite people. I met Sarena years ago (not going to age myself by mentioning specific numbers BUT it was) in college. We both majored in The Arts at UCLA. During orientation she came straight up to me, introduced herself and then announced, as she sat down next to me, that we were going to be the best of friends. That’s the...
