I had a chance to do my first milkbath photoshoot this week with Rosie Petal and Samone Pierce. The shoot location was in a backyard in Folsom. While the temperatures were in the 90’s, the bath water was ice cold, so the models couldn’t stay under water too long.
Rosie shot with the Fujifilm X-T3 and the 56mm lens. Natural light with a 48 inch softbox using 2 layers of diffusion.
Samone Pierce
I went with The Chopstick Guys to a workshop in a VW restoration facility. We were originally going to shoot outside, but the day was all rain. We were able to shoot most of our images inside.
Lighting on this was setup by the Chopstick Guys
My first shoot with new model Autumn Skye. This talented model brings endless poses. Shot in Pioneer Park in Nevada City.
Images shot using a Godox strobe with a large 48 inch softbox
I had a chance to shoot my nieces and friends for the 2019 prom photos. Below are a few, shot with the Fujifilm X-T3
I had a chance to take photos of the very talented Kalyja Rain the week after her Mile High single was released.
Pictures taken with the Fujifilm X-T3 with the 56mm f1.2 lens in Pioneer Park in Nevada City.
Shot with a Godox strobe and 48 inch octobox.
I had the idea of doing a camp-girl photoshoot at the Inn Town Campground in Nevada City and Alex Jade did an amazing job as the model.
We started the shoot in a RetroRV. Shooting with the Fujifilm X-T3 and natural light.
We then moved into the Airstream to take a few pictures inside and outside.
Then we moved onto Glamping Tent #3 for a few final shots.
I had a chance to do a studio photoshoot with instagram Model Kristen Counts. One of the most skilled models I have ever worked with.
I worked with bay area model Becca on some really special portraits over the weekend in Nevada City.
This image of Becca at the Tulip Gardens is now one of my favorite portraits that I have captured. Everything about it is special, just works and tells a story. This is the type of portraits i would love to create all day long.
Both images shot with the Fujifilm X-T3 and 16-55mm f2.8 lens
After taking photos at the tulip garden, we headed down to the cemetery outside downtown Nevada City for some moody and emotional portraits.
I attended a photowalk in Old Sacramento this week and captured some pictures with a few of my favorite models. Shooting with the Fujifilm X-T3, 56mm lens and on camera flash.
I had an opportunity to work with model Alex Jade in Nevada City recently. Below are a few of my favorites. Images shot with the Fujifilm X-T3 and the 56 f1.2 and 35mm f1.4 lenses. Some were shot with natural light plus a reflector and some were shot using a Godex on camera flash.
Teen model, Annaliese asked me to do a photoshoot with her in Nevada City this week. The 3 hour shoot included a visit to the Holbrooke Hotel in Grass Valley before it was closed for renovation. We probably had the very last photoshoot in that hotel before the furniture was sold and the wallpaper removed.
We used natural light in the hotel, so that we would not bother the people running around the hallways purchasing every lamp, chair and bed in the building.
Shot through a coffee shop window in Nevada City
Viewbug.com notified me today that I won the “Transportation Hub” photography award for my bus stop photo. The contest had over 4100 submissions of some really impressive photos from around the world. This was one of my very first night photos, shot in the early morning while driving to work one morning. The photo was taken at the Antioch BART station while it was still under construction.
At this point, I have no idea what my prize will be, but it will be in the mail soon. it does look like they did award 5 other photos in this same contest.
I was contacted by Photography Week Magazine a few weeks ago, asking if i would be willing to let them publish one of my pictures. The image they selected was from a recent trip to Nevada City. Photo taken with the Fujifilm X-T3 with the 80mm Macro lens. Published in issue #331
I had a chance to work directly with teen model Annaliese Nobile on a snow photoshoot at the edge of Nevada City. The shoot took place the day after a heavy snowfall, which gave us a lot of fresh clean powder. Below are some of the results.
It’s the time of year when I post my “Best of”. This year I decided to select the images I like the most, without a limit of only 10. My best 2018 Street Photography work is at: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmoRzRPy
You can find my best Landscape images of the year at: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmxS3ikd
It’s the time of year when I post my “Best of”. This year I decided to select the images I like the most, without a limit of only 10. To view the complete list, visit https://flic.kr/s/aHsmxS3ikd
I will do another post for my Street Photography, soon.
When the holidays come around, Grass Valley and Nevada City take the festival season seriously. Below are some pictures from Cornish Christmas in Grass Valley and Victorian Christmas in Nevada City.
After watching Sean Tucker talk about Shadows, I wanted to see how I have used shadows in my street photography this year. Not just really high contract images, but actual shadows to highlight a subject. I love using very high contract and shadows whenever possible, but the small towns I shoot in, just are not heavy in shaded areas. Overall, I find it easier to crush the blacks and make an image very contrasty, and I will do a blog entry for that soon.
Below are a few of the images I found this year, that use shadow. As I reviewed my work, I can see more shadows being used later in the year, as my skills improved.
I went on a photowalk with the “Chopstick Guys”. They always bring together a nice selection of models. The point of this shoot was to travel light and see what you can get with on camera flash, which I had never actually done before. I have always used off-camera lighting.
These are a few of my favorite images.
I shot the senior portraits for Layla at Empire Mine State Park using the Fujifilm X-T3. Below are a few of my favorites.
Pictures were shot with off camera flash in a softbox using High Speed Sync.
