BT Light Tour–Planning the Launch!

BT Light Tour–Planning the Launch!

I Missed BT TWOSDAY and its now Thursday, but I’m making a post about her anyway!!  WOW!! So much is coming together on the Bubble Trailer Light Tour! Im So Stinkin’ Excited!! Here are the Stats n Plans: We are 22 days out….. The Official Launch is at Bay Photo after work on Friday night, Sept…

Window Light at Camera West

Window Light at Camera West

We recently did an event at Camera West in Walnut Creek, CA, which is a truly lovely store with amazing windows and light. It is up a few floors, and the light streaming through the windows is perfect for portraits. Our stunning model, Bri, (@dietpepsbri) was a pleasure to work with and the students got…

Realizing a dream

Realizing a dream

  Ok so it’s actually coming together… my crazy idea I dreamed up while I read the book, “Design the Life you Love”. Literally, its the footprint of all the things we love, scrambled up and put into one amazing life and journey. After a year of “testing the water” and tossing my idea around…

Lighting Portraits in Midday Sun

Lighting Portraits in Midday Sun

Sometimes we don’t have the luxury of shade or diffused light when we do portraits midday. It can be horribly harsh and unflattering to the face to be in direct sun. One solution is to put the sun to the back, so it doesn’t hit the face, but often that means the hair is completely…

Live Portraits: Interactive Prints that play a Video!

Live Portraits: Interactive Prints that play a Video!

  It’s becoming clear that VIDEO is king when it comes to capturing the viewers’ attention and also communicating emotion. More and more, we are seeing video being used for advertising, social media, information, education, and marketing. The portrait industry is no different, and photographers who want to stay relevant in the market, need to…

Announcing the Bubble Trailer Light Tour!

Announcing the Bubble Trailer Light Tour!

Ok, so this big dream of mine is actually going to happen! I’ve been dreaming of it and thinking about it for over a year. Little by little, I’be been testing the waters with various friends and sponsors and no matter where I go or who I talk to, the response is total support and…

Italy! Civita Di Bagnoregio

Italy! Civita Di Bagnoregio

  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…

Creative Light in the Morning!

Creative Light in the Morning!

It’s 6:50 am and I’m here inside Bubble Trailer in the Santa Cruz Redwoods, listening to the huge raindrops from the trees dripping, dripping…my feet snuggled in my purple kids’-sized sleeping bag (the camping equivalent of my ‘snuggly journaling blanket’ at home) while I type by LED lamplight. That I just made. Yep- getting creative…

Presentation is Key

Presentation is Key

Excellence is Exciting.  It gets your attention. If you see something that someone has gone to great lengths to present or show, it just makes you want to take notice! #Boom #ItsHereNOW! That’s why marketing is so important to do well and have a polished presentation, because when you have something super-extra special to share…

Floral Focus Stacking (Macro Magic)

Floral Focus Stacking (Macro Magic)

  Today I am sharing my newfound skill set with macro! I am completely obsessed with flowers, as many of you know, and I love to shoot macro images.  Truthfully, I actually  love the super shallow depth of field look where only a sliver of the flower is in focus. Here are a few favorites–…