A Day at the Zoo

Yesterday I had the intention of spending an afternoon shooting at the Huntington Garden, unfortunately I ended up at the LA Zoo instead (it was a distant second choice, but due to the huge crowds at the gardens I wasn't able to get in).
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ISO 400 1/320 sec @ f5.6

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ISO 400 1/400 sec @ f5.6

Always Shoot in RAW!

During the Christmas break I bought Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. Here's an image I played around with the other day. Unfortunately I didn't shoot this image in RAW and the white balance isn't right. Does anyone know how to adjust the white balance for a JPEG image?

Image shot in Studio with Strobe Lights.

Playing with shutter speed at the Grotto

I love to play around with shutter speed and water. This waterfall drops into an enclosed cavern, it was so dark I had to use a very slow shutter speed and tripod, but I love the way a slow shutter speed makes the water seem so majestic.

ISO 400, 0.3/sec @ f4.8


ISO 400 0.3/sec @f3.5


My compare and contrast photo. This is a faster shutter speed with the flash. The flash lights the foreground, but it shows how dark the cavern really is.
ISO 400 1/60sec @ f3.5 w/flash

Huntington Peir Sunset

I love taking beach pictures. This is the Huntington Peir during a misty sunset.

New Photography Resolutions

So...I started a blog, but then stopped doing any photography. I'm starting a new photography resoultion...Take More Photos! Stayed tuned...

OK, OK....I'll make a blog.

Now that school is out I've had time to finally start a blog (I'm making baby steps toward a website - really small ones). This semester I took a Wedding Photography class and a Studio Lighting class. It was just what I needed to get me "out there" and start doing some real work. Thanks to everyone who consented to be my guinea pigs.

Here are some of my favorite images.