Recently we photographed a family near a bike trail, so we went for a beautiful hike in the pretty green winter grass to find out location. (I love CA winters!) We found this ideal location so here’s a quick video about what I look for and why I chose this spot.
#suzettesays: scout your location at the same time of day as the session to know how the light will look. It takes a bit more time but makes a huge difference!
I recently did a video project with Master Photographer, Joey Ikemoto, promoting him and his studio. The goal was to show him in action with clients, posing, laughing, lighting and the whole process of the photo shoot. We had a marvelous session with three teens, Mia, Madison and Madelane who had modeled for him many…
YOU GET TO CHOOSE: I love experiencing the world through the lens of my camera. It gives me a varied and exciting perspective, a higher purpose, an enhanced memory and lovely images to enjoy forever. It helps me see beauty and celebrate it and share it too! Photography is the number one aid to the…
It’s a beautiful thing to take what you have, polish it all up, show the next generation how to do it, then turn them loose to do it themselves, in their own way, but with all the support and foundation we have to help them succeed. I’ve heard a few “old codger” attitudes that say…
Freedom is a hot topic these days….freedom of speech, freedom from control, freedom to BE who we want to be. (and we won’t get any more political than that!) But when we think about our art, we need to remember we have freedom to express ourselves however we want. In huge, loose strokes, or in…
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a mere snapshot that was quickly defended by a sweet defense– a comment to the tune of, “this is the last photo we have with mom. It was just out by the parking lot, but she looks so happy!” Don’t we all have a snapshot of…
Civita Di Bagnoregio (pronounced ‘bon-yo-rej-eo) After the harried process of renting a car in Rome, we headed north to see the sights of Italy with full hearts and wide eyes. We had heard of this cool city on a hill that was on the way to our first night’s stay in Orvieto, so…
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