Monthly Archives: January 2008

Tanque Verde Guest Ranch – 1.12.08

So . . . Tonie & Jason are just an awesome couple, period. I had a lot of fun shooting their engagement pictures over the weekend at the famous Tanque Verde Guest Ranch. It was a surprisingly beautiful place with rich colors and very cool backdrops. Think of a lush, beautiful desert and you’ll probably…

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17 Mile Drive . . .

While in Monterey I had the wonderful opportunity to relax and enjoy the scenery. My wife and I drove along the 17 Mile Drive which is located along the Pebble Beach, and continues through some of the most lavish, breathtaking and awesome coastline (not to mention those mansions along the way too!). Here’s some quick…

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Monterey beauty!

Imagine yourself on a foggy beach, in California, at Christmas, in a wedding dress and no shoes, and it’s really cold out. Did you come up with what I imagined? Anyways, maybe you’ll have to ask Lisa & Steve what they thought. It might not sound very beautiful, but it was breathtaking. One of my…

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Tutorial #1: Aperture and Shutter

This is a fundamental tutorial on exposure, and the relationship between your camera shutter and aperture. Both elements control the amount of light that reaches the film plane (or digital sensor), but each serve a unique purpose. Let us relate this to the human eye. Your camera shutter is like your eye-lid, it opens and…

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