Beach Engagement Photography – Jean and Mark
Congrats to Jean and Mark! Can’t wait to shoot their wedding in January. Chris helped me out with their recent engagement shoot at Swami’s beach in Encinitas, CA. The weather was surprisingly good for a  November evening and they were a cool and laid back couple to work with. My favorite was shot at the lawn above, not at the beach. Kind of funny but that’s usually

Miramar Air Show
A few weeks back, I was hired to do some editorial/lifestyle type photos for the Marine Corps, under direction of one of the largest and oldest ad agencies here in the U.S., JWT. The young crew from JWT were a breeze to work with. Chris (aka James in work circles) was a perfect fit to join me on the job with his Marine Corps e

What’s goin’ on. San Diego portrait photography / studio stuff.
What’s goin on? Feels like a while since I posted. It feels good to say its “because I have been busy shooting”. Got some portrait sessions in this week as well as model Kelli Lessie (above), who did some head shots and helped me produce some stock. It was nice to get into the Carlsbad photo studio again.

Light Painting with A Flashlight
Here is a little trick you can try to get some interesting scenic photos in low light. All you need is your camera, a powerful flashlight, a tripod, and some patience. For the shot above, I set my camera to manual mode and my aperture at f16 so I could get a slow shutter. I played around with the shutter speed and took some test shots until