Another 3AM Production

A Birth Story

I had the honor of being present for this little ones birth which took place at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) Birthing Center.  Baby Gunnar came into the world without a hitch and was absolutely perfect in every way. Enjoy the slideshow!

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Landscapes - a challenge

I am not a landscape photographer. I have always considered landscapes to be my weakness because I just could not understand how to relate to it as my subject?  How do you "read" a landscape and understand it? 

Considering that I am now living in the most beautuful ,fantastic, scenic area of the Monterey Peninsula (and Carmel and Big Sur), I would never forgive myself if I left here without at least attempting to understand how to photograph landscapes.  So I have set my sites on Big Sur (my favorite place).  Along with my family I brought my Canon G11 (not my 5D) because it's lighweight, fits in a backpack and shoots in manual and RAW. It's a fabulous little camera.

Without boring anyone I learned that(when dealing with water landscapes)

1. You have to be patient.

2. You have to study your subject (just like people!)

3. Watch, Wait, Learn

4. Shoot a lot of frames..especially if something is moving..like the water.. (I shot about 15o images)

I was amazed at how much I learned after shooting for about 2 hours (off and on). Like anything it's practice and research. I would love to go back at sunset when the light is not so harsh. I took these at about 3 pm.

Here are 2 pics from Garapata in Big Sur..

 

Beautiful Big Sur Weddings

I love photographing weddings here in central Caifornia. The light is great, the scenery is great..it doesn't get better than that! 

 

 
 




  

Family Portrait and Lifestyle Session!

This is a re-post..from long ago! Time flies!

A recent photo of Robb and I at the Army Ball on June 5, 2010. I haven't gone gown shopping since Bill Clinton was president and I went to the Tennessee Ball at Union Station for Al Gore. It was very stressful looking for a gown and than a bra for the gown..a whole other issue altogether. Yeesh. Well at least now I am prepared for the next one!

Slideshow for Erin and Ayron, March 27, 2010 , Middleburg Virginia

Erin and Ayron had a beautiful spring day in Middleburg Virginia as the setting for their wedding.  The ceremony was held at the Middleburg United Methodist Church in historic downtown Middleburg and the reception followed at the gorgeous Briar Patch Inn just up the road from the church.  A special thank you goes out to Jessica Riehl of Jessica Riehl Photography who drove from Chesapeake Virginia to shoot with me.  It was a pleasure to come back to the DC area for this special occasion!

Please allow time for the slide show to load.  It's a long one!!!

We are now located in Monterey CA. This blog will be integrated into a new studio blog in the future. Thanks for checking back!

Moving To Monterey California!

Well, the studio is packed, shipped and waiting for us in Monterey, California. The studio will be closed until the spring so that I can get my family settled. I will be coming back to the DC area for exclusive family and children's sessions in March and June so please be on the look-out for an email from me with details on how to book your session.  If you need to place an order or get in touch with me about an order please email me and I will respond as soon as I can.  

 Happy Holidays!

The L Family 2009!

I spent the morning with L family of Chevy Chase MD.  They are an active bunch and we wanted to capture them just being them!!

Family Session brings us back to basics

What a great session this was.  Each image is full of love and joy.. just like this family.  Here is a preview of one such image that brought me to tears...