August 2013 Glamour / Fashion Model Shoots

Well the month isn't over yet but I'm pretty sure I won't have any other shoots before the end of the month.  Below are some shots from August 2013. 

Friday's Dance Recital - Rhythm and Dance Studios

What a absolutely lovely show.  I was one of many very proud parents cheering on our children in Friday's show.  Here are a few shots from Friday night's recital.

Its Summer Vacation!

A lot of my time this summer will be spent at the pool helping the new swimmer in the family learn how to swim.

Model Shoot with Jordan

Last Friday I had a enjoyable time working with a local model named Jordan.  Here are a few shots from our shoot:  

Point Reyes, California

I'll add more content about the places I visited but for now just adding shots from my trip to California last week.

Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

Bambi :-)

Boat in Point Reyes

Seals on the shores below

Point Reyes, California

Google I/O 2013

Random shots from my recent trip to San Francisco for Google i/o 2013 at the Moscone Center West.  Plenty more shots coming from my trip.

Walk around camera (micro 4/3 camera)

I'm seeing more reasons to consider a micro 4/3rds camera.  In this article (Review by Phoblographer) and this 11 minute Fuji commercial with Zack Arias of the Fuji X-Pro1 it's becoming more apparent that these cameras have improved to a point of pro-level usefulness. I don't own one yet but I am considering one as a walk around camera.  

UPDATE (5/10/2013):

Adding a few more resources:

David Hobby's review of the Fuji x100s. 

Ken Rockwell's review of the Fuji x100s..

Frederick Van Johnson's podcast where he does a pretty extensive review/investigation of the micro 4/3's format.

I was most impressed with the images on the Phoblographer site of the Fuji X Pro 1 outfitted with the SLR magic 23mm F/1.7 lens.  The depth of field was pretty impressive.

Busy, busy, busy...

We have a new website and blog!  The new website and recent travel, three times to Chicago in the last month, have kept me away from shooting.

I haven't picked up my camera in over a month and for me, that is a extremely long time.  The last set of photos I've taken was in Washington, DC. for the Cherry Blossom Festival and my last model shoot was on April 2nd with Hollis.  So it has been over two months since my last real shoot.  Needless to say I am very much looking forward to getting out and shooting something...  Anything!

Next week I'll be traveling to San Francisco for Google I/O.  I'm looking forward to this conference and the opportunities to shoot in Northern California.  Hopefully I'll have time to do more blogging. after this trip.

My exciting news to share is that I'll have a new studio starting June 1st so I'll definitely be shooting much more after that date.  

Andrea and Jamel

This was by far the best wedding I've attended and I was honored and privileged to be the photographer for the Jackson's wedding last October.

Cherry Blossom's and more

Here are a few photos from my recent trip to Washington DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival.  This trip was cut short due to family illness so I did not get a chance to hit all the attractions I intended to capture so another trip to DC will have to eventually made, it's a beautiful city in the spring.

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