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Tips
My Prayer to You
“… I look up & think of you & say a prayer. I pray that you are safe, I pray that you are well, And I pray that you are happy…” -By Denise M. Ruggieri Took this at a church across in New York by the Rockefeller center. I’m unsure of the name but it [...]
To Watermark, or Not to Watermark?
“Love when photographers plaster their name & © all over an image. It’s like a chef peeing his initials onto your mashed potatoes. Voilà!” -Merlin Mann Watermarking has always debated on doing. As a photographer I find it hard to paste something over my photos. By drawing the eye away from the object I was [...]
Don’t Try Surfing
Tip: Sometimes try to take some fun photos. Even if you don’t have the right camera, just capture it anyways. I took this on my iPhone because it’s hilarious!
Tip: Even while on a photoshoot, don’t forget to look around and see where you are and take a couple photos for yourself. Working as a photographer it’s easy to forget to take some photos for just you.
Sunkisses
Check out the rest of Cory and Emily’s wedding photos here. This is a Joe Philipson photo… Nobody else does this shot… That’s right, Sunkisses is my signature photo. Just thought I’d announce that before someone comes and copy cats me –Update– Ok Ok, I guess it’s not as original as I thought. But it’s [...]
Honu
Tip: Get down on your subjects level… show life from it’s point of view.
This is one of my students who decided to climb a tree as we took a break climbing up Diamond head on one of our field trips. Tip: I used the sun behind her head to give the halo look…
Waxin’ Up
Photo tip: The more open the aperture (Lower Number) the more Depth of Field your photo will have. I took this photo with my 50mm f/1.8 – Notice the Blur before and after? That’s the Depth of Field.
Jing and Jenny – Flickr’s Explore
Just finished an engagement shoot last night with two of the coolest people I’ve ever photographed. We did it over at Ko’Olina during sunset and had tons of fun. Check out the rest of the set here. This set’s tip – “Don’t be afraid to use the sun as a prop for awesomeness.”