What a great crowd! No one wanted to go home… At least we didn’t. We had a group of 24 photographers eager to learn, improve their art and their profits.
After the business part of the program (contracts, pricing, networking, marketing, etc), guest speaker Kelly Aguilar, the Chic Geek, talked to us about marketing with...
Category Archives: Behind the Image
Our last Samy’s workshop was a blast!
Behind the Image… Don’t be Afraid of the Dark
We all have a comfort zone where we like to shoot. For me, it’s open shade with directional light and a slightly darker background with highlights that can be thrown out of focus. Sometimes, however, out of necessity or because we want to do something different, we find ourselves on the Dark Side… This is...
Behind the Image… Our First Workshop of 2010
It rained all morning and afternoon on Monday but all the rain in the world couldn’t dampen our spirits as we held our first workshop of 2010. We not only had a blast, we got to meet wonderful people in the process. Everyone came with a positive, upbeat attitude and we shared what has worked...
Behind the Image… Triple Header Weekend
OK, this is going to be a long one, so sit back and get ready to scroll down… A few weeks ago we had our last 3 assignment weekend of the season: A 2 location engagement session on Friday, a beach house wedding on Saturday and a St. Regis wedding on Sunday. Monday we slept...
Behind the Image… Bridal, Before and After
Joe and I had a lot of fun photographing professional model Melissa in gorgeous wedding gowns for the next editions of Ceremony Magazine. We spent the better part of the day at the beautiful Ebell Club in Los Angeles. What an amazing building! Everywhere you look there is artistry and elegance of a time gone...
Behind the Image… Head shots
Along with our great weddings, we’ve done some different and interesting assignments. We recently photographed the talented Crystal Price for her new CD. She’s a vocalist who writes and sings her own material. We chose Kevin Break’s Studio in Los Angeles at the Brewery Artists enclave for the shoot and made use of many of the wonderfully...