Fresh Air, Mountains, and Sunshine | Stephanie + MikeApril 19th, 2013Nothing beat’s a good trip to the mountains!! The above shot was done in-camera with some experimentation. No photoshop tricks here my friends! P.S. I’ve recently discovered chocolate covered peanut butter pretzels at Trader Joes and they are…. FAN-FREAKIN’-TASTIC!!!! Just an FYI :) |
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Nothing beat’s a good trip to the mountains!!
The above shot was done in-camera with some experimentation. No photoshop tricks here my friends!
P.S. I’ve recently discovered chocolate covered peanut butter pretzels at Trader Joes and they are…. FAN-FREAKIN’-TASTIC!!!! Just an FYI :)
The Path Less Traveled | Jessica + ReaceOctober 21st, 2012After a few camping/4 wheel drive trips to this spot, it was a given we had to shoot there. Beautiful. This was just North of Shaver Lake but if you want solitude, be sure to bring the 4×4 :) Reace and Jessica, smokin’ hot! BAM! P.S. If you pay close enough attention to the image [...] |
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After a few camping/4 wheel drive trips to this spot, it was a given we had to shoot there. Beautiful. This was just North of Shaver Lake but if you want solitude, be sure to bring the 4×4 :) Reace and Jessica, smokin’ hot! BAM!
P.S. If you pay close enough attention to the image above, it’s a little more than the usual snapshot….
Mmmm, shadows.
Teepee, just ’cause.
…and a gorgeous sunset to wrap up the day. Good times.
high heels are the new snow shoes | talia : ryanJanuary 16th, 2010Last weekend Talia, Ryan, and I escaped the blah of the Fresno fog last weekend and headed up to Shaver Lake to grab a few rockin’ engagement pictures. Last time I was up in Shaver I shot Ty and Tara’s engagement shoot where we ended up on top of the highest peak at Sierra Summit [...] |
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Last weekend Talia, Ryan, and I escaped the blah of the Fresno fog last weekend and headed up to Shaver Lake to grab a few rockin’ engagement pictures. Last time I was up in Shaver I shot Ty and Tara’s engagement shoot where we ended up on top of the highest peak at Sierra Summit but I wasn’t so sure the truck would make it to the top of the mountain this time of year! No problemo though and since I try my best not to shoot at the exact same location twice we took a detour on a few side roads to scope out some spots and some awesome spots we found. All in all a great trip and good times and I can’t wait to shoot their wedding !
Oh yeah and in case you didn’t realize from the title, Talia totally rocked her heels the entire shoot and didn’t complain a bit when i asked her if she was down to trek it through the snow… although i probably got a dirty look or two when my back was turned ;) my clients kick some major ass for putting up with my crazy ideas, yup!
Luckily traffic was slow that day!
The sky and light was absolutely gorgeous. You think i’m gonna miss an oportunity to capture it… i think not!
Once again, an amazing sky and great colors!
I wasn’t planning on doing this type of image for this shoot but i thought it may look cool with all the trees and such and Talia and Ryan were up for it so we found a nice open spot just outside of Shaver Lake and went for it. For the technical mumbo jumbo and a little FYI, the picture below is compiled of 39 individual images in post processing, using 1 hand held flash, a tripod and remote trigger, and me running around like a mad man in the dark through the snow aiming the light at everything i thought the camera might pickup. Lots of work (especially in post), but a lot of fun and definately work it!
a shoot on top of the world | tara : tyOctober 27th, 2009I absolutely love my job! I get to meet and hang out with the awesomest people, find cool locations, and push myself to make each shoot unique and creative. This time Ty, Tara, and I headed up to Shaver Lake to start it off, then ended our day at the top of Sierra Summit. I’ve [...] |
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I absolutely love my job! I get to meet and hang out with the awesomest people, find cool locations, and push myself to make each shoot unique and creative. This time Ty, Tara, and I headed up to Shaver Lake to start it off, then ended our day at the top of Sierra Summit. I’ve never been there without a snowboard strapped to my feet and it was a much different experience, which makes my think… I cant wait to go boarding this year, i hope it snows a billion times over! Anyways, we had a blast making these images and i cant wait to shoot their wedding next year.
Also, a huge thanks to Andrew Hunter for helping me out for the day, thanks man!
Please enjoy.
she thinks my tractors sexy | tara : ty \ previewOctober 25th, 2009It’s going on 2 in the morning but i don’t think i could have slept knowing this image was tucked away on my hard drive until i found time to post the rest of the images from today’s… err, yesterdays engagement shoot with Tara and Ty. Ok, i’m finally going to bed now but here’s [...] |
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It’s going on 2 in the morning but i don’t think i could have slept knowing this image was tucked away on my hard drive until i found time to post the rest of the images from today’s… err, yesterdays engagement shoot with Tara and Ty. Ok, i’m finally going to bed now but here’s a little somethin’ somethin’ to get ya excited!
