It’s nice that movie slides are (for the most part) digital these days. It makes it easier to update without having to fuss with all that film. The real challenge is making the ad’s message simple/clear enough for the average popcorn-munching, soda-slurping, waiting-for-the-movie-to-start moviegoer to, well, digest. Advertising is a necessary evil, and a captive […]
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Check out George and Claire’s 40 page wedding album proof below – they are such a fun couple and I hope the photos I chose for the layouts illustrate this. The venue is Larkspur’s Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos – the reception was in the middle courtyard, and with weather like we had, it’s […]
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I designed this cover with a movie still provided by Paramount Pictures. The “spa girl” was from a previous shoot I had at the wonderful Harmonie European Spa in Saratoga. Other Wave covers I’ve made here.
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Somehow the kind folks at BlackRapid (makers of the much-beloved camera straps) came across my blog and the caffeine-crazed portrait of yours truly, sporting a couple of these aforementioned camera straps. The RS-5 has a special place in my heart (and on my shoulder), and is a fine complement to my Spider Holster when shooting […]
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After one postponement due to the rain, I was determined to make today’s engagement shoot with Leon and Jennifer happen. The weather was iffy in Carmel according to the interweb, but we met up at 4pm anyways at Carmel Beach (Carmel-by-the-Sea). It’s a gorgeous, beautiful, stunning location – and the quality of light was simply […]
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{Click to visit Pictory Mag Site} There’s a new online photography magazine called Pictory (Picture + Story) where photographers from around the world submit a photo and short story to predetermined themes. I submitted a shot I took at Refuge in San Carlos for the “Local Flavor” theme. The website is a great idea, started […]
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