Time for Compact Disc

For this semester I will be offering TFCD (Time for Compact Disc). TFCD is an agreement between the model and photographer to offer their services at no cost. In return, the Model will be compensated for their time with a compact disc or digital versatile disc of a selection of images from the shoot.
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Showalter, Taylor, Younker Family: Irvine Regional Park

A few weeks ago my family and I visited Irvine Regional Park for a Sunday picnic lunch and a short portrait session. Irvine Regional Park is a great location for a getaway for a day, and a great location for portraits. There are plenty of activities to do at Irvine Regional Park to keep everyone [...]

The Flying Fortress: March Field Air Museum

March Field Air Museum gives everyone the opportunity to get up close with our warbirds and appreciate their machinery and craftsmanship. Throughout March Field Air Museum you will get to check out some cockpits, engines, biplanes, simulations, history of March Field Airbase and get to view some of the cameras and lenses that they used [...]

The Big Hearted: Wild Animal Park

San Diego Wild Animal Park is filled with amazing animals and the Wild Animal Park developers took care to make their habitats closely related to their natural environments. The Wild Animal Park is one of my favorite places to photograph at for various reason. There habitats are opened and that makes photographing them much easier, [...]

The Majestic Ocean Family: SeaWorld

San Diego SeaWorld holds a special place in my heart. SeaWorld is the place that photography found its way into my life and would stick for years to come. Many other photographers will see that SeaWorld is not a place to photograph at, but if you look deep enough and hard enough into the meaning [...]

Worldwide Moment: Peace through Photography

At first glance September 8, 2009 at 5:09pm Pacific Time looks like an arbitrary moment. It’s just another Tuesday, and the start of just another evening rush hour in California.
But shift your perspective slightly and you notice that Tuesday evening rush hour in California is Wednesday morning rush hour in Japan. Plus, you notice it’s [...]

Tuesday’s Guest Blogger with Andie Smith

Back to the Very Basics
Do you hold your camera correctly? Do you think about your camera settings? Do you make pictures on auto pilot? (it’s okay to admit it) I know I had gone into auto pilot recently. After years of school and shooting, my camera was just an extension of my hand… I [...]

Tuesday’s Guest Blogger with Andie Smith

Andie Smith’s Bio
Andie Smith is a Dallas-based photographer. She realized photography was more than just a hobby while studying graphic design at The Art Institute – Dallas. Andie knew she had the skills to succeed as a photographer, so she jetted off to southern Florida where she studied photography at The Art Institute – Fort [...]