Back After New Years

Going to take some Holiday time off and try to heal up my back. See everyone after the first of the year.C2 Photography
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Parking Structure Shot

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Seven Holiday Photo Tips

Here are a few simple tips for those of you who want to take on the challenge of photographing your family during the holidays.

1. Gear up. Make sure you have looked at your gear and have everything you’ll need for the big day. I prefer to work with a single lens with a wide zoom range. Make sure to have plenty of charged batteries and pre-formatted digital media (CF, SD cards, etc.)
click here to see the rest of the tips


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Trapped On A Couch

Forced to take several days off due to debilitating back pain. Since Thursday I have basically been trapped on my sofa with brief trips to a traction table. What I have found most amazing is the amount of work you can still get done from your sofa. With a laptop and a cell phone you can actually be fairly productive in spite of the pain.

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37th Frame Magazine

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Lots O Hair

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The Color Version of Friday's Picture

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Another Shot From The Photo Night Party

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Fog Makes For Drama

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Gotta Shoot Quick With Kids

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Video from Topaz Labs

Gratuitous Puppy Portrait

Looking Stoic

Brother Lending a Hand

Kids Grouping

Lighting Basics

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Hit the link to see our special Holiday catalog of products!
Special Holiday Catalog

Playing Shy

Five To Nine Magazine

Five To Nine Magazine Online

Photoshop Magic

Totally Random

Just a random bit of animal cuteness. This just caught my eye this morning and made me think how cool it would be to have a few hours to photograph a cute little guy like this.

Make Your Photos More Intense in 12 Easy Steps

Fun little step by step tutorial from the good folks at PSDFAN.com. Hit the jump for the full article

12 simple steps @ PSDFAN.com

Why Not Make Your Own Book?

With our top packages we offer full resolution digital files. People have often asked what they can do with them besides making prints. A popular option for many seniors is putting them into a press printed book. Hit the jump to see an inexpensive option through my publisher.

Carlee's Senior Photo Book

Rock-n-It

Carson Black On Campus

Canvas Magazine Archives

Cavas magazine is a great place to look for insperation. Hit the jump below and check out thier online archive. Some great stuff!

Canvas Magazine Pdf. Archive

What's Wrong With the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department?

You got to know that this officer's behavior is a direct reflection of his training or lack thereof. Hollywood bears some responsibility for the photography paranoia. They always have the bad guys doing photo reconnaissance before an attack, bombing, etc. When the facts (comprehensive detailed reports prepared by police agencies) show that it rarely occurs. In fact, there is nothing to suggest that the London bombers (for the record they did not plant explosives, they were suicide bombers), the 9/11 hijackers, the World Train Center Bombers, or the Madrid Bombers did any photographic reconnaissance. In fact, even in the long running bombing campaign by the IRA, there was almost never any photo recon done! Yet, as a photographer, anytime a police officer or rent-a-cop decides to infringe on my constitutional rights, they trot out this same line of B.S.!

I particularly like the part of the video where the "good" officer threatens to have the photographer placed on the terrorism watch list. Adding "every time you take a plane, any time you go on any type of ah … public transit system where they look at your identification, you’re gonna be stopped. You will be detained. You will be searched. You’ll be on the FBI’s "hit list". Is that what you want? " Statements like that are eerily similar to those made in the 1930's by Nazis. Makes the officer's brown shirt even more fitting.

Makes me really think long and hard about traveling to the Los Angeles area for vacation and spending my hard earned dollars, when it supports behavior like this. Not to mention I really don't what to deal with officers like this as, when I travel, I am always taking pictures.

Let the folks in power know how you feel:

Michael J. Gennaco, Chief Attorney
The Office of Independent Review
4900 South Eastern Avenue, Suite 204
Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: (323) 890-5360
Email: mjgennac@laoir.com

Karyn Mannis, Captain
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Internal Affairs Bureau
http://www.lasd.org/divisions/leaders…
(323) 890-5300

Eric Garcetti, City Council President
5500 Hollywood Blvd., 4th Floor
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-957-4500
Email: councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org

Tom Labonge, Council Member, District 4
Hollywood Field Office
6501 Fountain Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: (323) 957-6415
Email: councilmember.labonge@lacity.org

Fall Season 2009 Video

Great Little Video

Toronto Maple Leafs Photo Shoot from Finn O'Hara on Vimeo.

Player Shot

Team Portrait Time

Just shot the North Eugene Highlander's u14 team pictures last night. Organizing 15 11-14 year olds is kind off like herding cats! The fact that we started at 4:30pm and lost almost all ambient light by a little after 5:00pm necessitated quick organized shooting. Luckily my lighting grip plays for the local high school team got the giggling mass squared away and organized quickly.

Full Review Of Canon 7D

The folks over at Digital-picture.com have their full review of the new 7D. They are the "go-to" source in my book for all things Canon. Hit the jump below for their in depth look at the newest addition to the Canon lineup.

Canon 7D Review by Digital-Picture

Even retired cops get harassed for photography

Always good to know that I am not the only photographer getting grief for taking photos. Hit the jump and head over to Carlos Miller's website for the whole story.

Full Story here

Sage Words From Chase Jarvis

One More Eye Shot

Another Birthday Shoot Night Picture

1 Birthday Party + 7 Girls + 1 Photographer = Fun

A new take on the birthday party. We did a couple of hours of shooting on location for a girl's 13th birthday. She invited her friends to join in a "photo shoot". Prices vary depending on the size of the group, location of the shoot, and complexity of the shots desired.

MacKenzie C. Homecoming 2009 II (soft focus)

MacKenzie C. Homecoming 2009

Dylan's Slide Show

So Serious

Deep Thoughts

At The Doors

On The Steps

North Eugene's Dillion George

The Boyfriend Makes A Nice Prop

Carlee's Slide Show

Animoto Demo

At The Rose Gardens

Bringing The Slide Tackle

Between Shots

Carlee Even Convinced Logan To Hop In The River

In The River

Afternoon Sun

High Key Treatment for Carlee

Concentration

More Soccer Action

On The Rocks

Another "That's My Girl" Shot

As An Oregon Fan, I Just Had To Link To This Bit On Haloti Ngata

Haloti Ngata is one of the best players to come out of the Univeristy of Oregon. I actually met him at the DVM once. Some football players don't look very big without their pads, but this guy still looks HUGE. The thing I remember most was how nice and soft spoken he was. He got down on his knees to talk to this little kid that was there with his mom. It's nice to see top athletes that do the nice little things.

Anyway, there is a great piece by the guy that took the photo of Ngata above. Very cool stuff! Check out the full post and links here:
Full Sory At The Stobist

Attacking The Ball