Grandfield Cheer and Pep Squad

I had a GREAT time photographing the Grandfield Elementary Cheerleaders and Pep Squad last weekend! We got together about 3:00.................with bright BRIGHT Sunshine!!! Every photographer's nightmare,huh?.......NOT ME!!!! Basically, All I did to create these shots was take a light reading for my background, took another reading for my subject, and took the average of the two readings and set my camera at that F-stop. Then,I put my off camera flash at that reading's distance! These girls ended up with nice exposure................no shadowy raccoon eyes here!
The equipment that I use is a SEKONIC L-758 DR light meter and a Lumedyne Signature Series Flash. Both of these products are essential in my everyday outdoor sessions.

Our football stadium is a little plain so we used the bus that Mr. Albert custom painted and designed for our school district as a background. You can see more of these little gals on the CLIENT PROOFING page on my site.
Cheers!

¡Tuve un GRAN tiempo tomando fotos de las porristas de Grandfield Elementary este sábado pasado. ¡Nos juntamos a las 3:00.................con el Sol tan BRILLANTE brillante!!! ¡Una pesadilla de todos los fotógrafos,eh?.......Pues, a mí no! !!! Todo lo que hice para crear estos fotos fue muy fácil. Tomé una lectura de luz de mi fondo, tomé otra lectura para mi sujeto, y sace el promedio de las dos lecturas y puse mi cámara en la F-stop apropiada. ¡Entonces, puse mi flash en la distancia de ese indicación! ¡Estas chicas acabaron con exposiciónes agradables. ...............¡no tienen ojos oscuros!
El equipo que uso es un SEKONIC L-758 DR fotómetro y una Lumedyne Signature Series Flash. Estos productos son esenciales en mis citas de afuera.
Nuestro estadio del fútbol norteamericano es un poco aburrido y pues usamos el autobús que costumbró el Sr. Albert. Lo pintó y diseñó para nuestro distrito de la escuela y lo usamos como un fondo. Usted puede ver más de éstas chicas en la página de CLIENT PROOFING en mi website.

Hey Guys!!!!!
Just wanted to remind you about the Halloween Canned Food Drive this Saturday. I am SUPER DUPER EXCITED and CAN'T wait to see all of the kiddos in their Halloween Costumes!!!

The drive is on Saturday because we have an out of town football game on Friday night. But nonetheless, bring the kids by the Grandfield Medical Clinic from 6 to 8pm on Saturday with a canned good and have their portrait taken in their costumes. It will be SOOOoooo much FUN!!!!
See you there!
V-

¡Hola! Nada más les quería recorder del evento de Halloween para escojar comida de bote. Estoy BASTANTE emocionada y casí no me puedo esperar par aver todos los niños en sus trajes de Halloween.

El evento es este sábado porque hay un partido del fútbol norteamericano el viernes. Pues, como quiera………..traigan los niños a la clinica de Grandfield por las horas de las 6-8 de la noche, el sábado con un bote de comida. Los niños se pueden retretar en sus trajes y van a recibir un 4x6 foto. Nos vamos a diverter TANTO!!!!! ¡Allí los miro!

Baby Mia

What a GREAT DAY today!!! The HIGHLIGHT was spending a few moments with my best friend's new baby.................MIA!!!
I hadn't seen her in 2 WHOLE weeks and the little stinker grew on me!!!

I am playing with some new photsohop actions right now. I will fill you in on these when I learn a little more about em!
Cheers!
¡Tuve un GRAN día hoy! ¡El mejor momento era cuando pasé unos minutos con la bebé de mi mejor amiga………….se llama Mia!
¡ ¡No la he visto desde dos semanas……..y creció tanto!!

Estoy jugando con unas acciónes de Photoshop. Les digo más cuando me conozco mejor con ellos.
¡Chao!

Introducing Kyle & Jill!!

Here are a couple of my favorite shots of Kyle and Jill. They are such an ADORABLE couple and they both have AMAZING families!! Kyle is CLEARLY in love with Jill. You see.............he is not much of a smiler...........he is a high school football coach after all!!! But on THIS DAY............He let us know VERY CLEARLY that he would smile for his bride ALL NIGHT LONG!!! She picked a "keeper"!!
Cheers!

Kyle & Jill's Wedding

WOW! My crew and I had SOooo much fun photographing Kyle & Jill's Wedding this last Saturday!! The wedding took place at the Lake Texoma country club. The scenery was beautiful.......It was a nice mix of fall and summer tones.....But it was not near as beautiful as the bride.
She looked stunning in her Casablanca dress. Here is our photographed version of the dress!
I spent most of today recuperating and backing up all of the wedding images. But stay tuned, I will start the editing process soon and give you a sneak preview of some of my favorite shots.
Cheers!

Mi equipo y yo tuvimos mucha diversión tomando fotos de la boda de Kyle & Jill este sábado pasado!! La boda sucedió en el club de campo del Lago Texoma. El paisaje era hermoso. ...... era una combinación agradable de tonos del otoño y el verano. ....pero no era tan hermoso como la novia. Ella se miraba hermosa en su vestido de Casablanca. ¡Aquí está nuestra versión fotografiada del vestido!
Gasté la mayor parte de hoy recuperandome y puse todas las imágenes de la boda en las computadoras externas. ¡Pero visítenme para atras, voy a comenzar el proceso de redacción pronto y les daré un anticipo de algunos de mis fotos favoritos!
-chao

Super Wedding Tomorrow!

I am SUPER EXCITED about tomorrow! I get to photograph a beautiful couple at Lake Texoma with my associates! I don't know what's "funner"............shooting the wedding or working with my gal pals!
Anyhow, This will be the dress my BEAUTIFUL client will be wearing tomorrow. I couldn't stand it.................had to show off the dress she will be wearing. This dress is from the Casablanca collection. I loved that the dress is available online so that I could look at it before the wedding and brainstorm with ideas for her big day!
You can go to www.casablancabridal.com to see more of their fabulous dresses.
Cheers!

¡Estoy SUPER ENTUSIASMADA de mañana! ¡Voy a fotografiar una hermosa pareja en el Lago de Texoma con mis colegas! ¡Yo no sé lo que es más "divertido" ............ fotografiando la boda o trabajando con mis amigas! De todos modos, este es el vestido que mi HERMOSA cliente va llevar mañana. No puse pararme. ...............les tenía que enseñar el vestido que ella va a llevar. Este vestido es de la colección de Casablanca. ¡Adoré que el vestido está disponible en línea para que yo lo pude mirar antes de la boda. Usted puede ir a www.casablancabridal.com para ver más de sus vestidos fabulosos.
¡Chao!

New Travel Camera/Computer Case

Since I find myself traveling a lot lately, I had to share my new investment with you......I hope this info helps you too.
I have learned that my aching bones can't handle my suitcases, laptop bag, and camera backpack at airports anymore. So, I picked up this new large wheeled camera/computer case at the SWPPA convention. This bag is made by PELICAN and is one of their RSV series bags.
The bag is water resistant and lined with PVC coated nylon for durability. I really like that the dividers are removable and there is enough room inside for several SLR cameras and plenty of lenses and accessories.
Now for the BIGGIE!!!!!!!!! My 17 inch laptop fits very nicely in the front pocket which is removable via zipper! So that means that when I get on a plane, I can unzip the front where my laptop fits, put the strap on it, use that portion as my purse, and use the actual case as my carry on which fits nicely in the stowing area!!
I can't WAIT to use it!!!! I probably won't use it until I go to Arizona for our National Convention in January though.
To get information on the bag, you can log onto www.bkaphoto.com. The bag retails for $399, but I picked it up from Midwest Camera for $219. I liked the black one most becasue it matches with EVERYTHING!!

SWPPA

WOW! The convention in Arlington, Texas was AMAZING this year! The Southwest Professional Photographers convention started off with "Hands-ON" classes with various well-known instructors from the photographic industry. The MAC group featured my mentors John Woodward and Hanson Fong. They also featured Tony Corbel and Doug Box. These guys demonstrated various techniques: lighting, compositional studies, posing, digital concepts, color management, and so much more! You can learn more from them at:
www.johnwoodwardphotography.com
www.Hansonfong.com
www.corbellproductions.com
www.dougbox.com

The convention went on to provide a very nice trade show with photographic vendors from all over the country. I got a new background for my Halloween event from Denny's manufacturing. I chose the PLM15 because of the warm tones. The nice thing about this background is that I can gel it effectively to create tonal matching or contrast with what my clients are wearing! Dennys only sells high quality backgrounds and they are very reasonably priced. What I really like about Dennys is that if you get on their mailing list, then they will send you all kinds of discounts and special offers. You can check them out at www.dennymfg.com

¡AH! ¡La convención en Arlington, Tejas era FANTASTICA este año! La convención de Southwest Professional Photographers empezó con
clases "Prácticas" con varios instructores muy conocidos de la industria fotográfica. El grupo de MAC representó mis mentores John Woodward y Hanson Fong. Ellos también representaron a Tony Corbell y Doug Box. ¡Estos señores demostraron varias técnicas: la luz, los estudios composicionales, colocando, los conceptos digitales, gestión de color, y tanto más! Usted puede aprender más de ellos en:
www.johnwoodwardphotography.com
www.Hansonfong.com
www.corbellproductions.com
www.dougbox.com

La convención continuo con una feria de muestras muy agradable con vendedores fotográficos de todas partes del país. Conseguí un nuevo fondo para mi evento de Halloween de la fabricación de Denny. Escogí el PLM15 porque me gustaron los tonos tibios. ¡La cosa suave de este fondo es que puedo gelificar efectivamente el fondo emparejar o contraste tonales con lo que mis clientes llevan! Dennys sólo vende los fondos de muy buen calidad y ellos tienen precios muy razonables. Lo qué me gusta más de Dennys es que si usted se pone en su lista de correo, entonces ellos les mandarán descuentos y especiales. Usted los puede averiguar en www.dennymfg.com

Hey there!
Just a quick reminder that I am still taking models for my baby campaign. I am all booked up for the rest of the year, but if you know of an expectant mommy for this upcoming January and February....then tell 'em to give me a call!

This image has an Ektalure look. I learned this technique from Don and Nancy Emmerich out of Ok City at East Coast Schools this last August.
KODAK EKTALURE was a single contrast, black and white, fiber-based paper with warm tones. It was perfect for portraiture and hand tinted portraits. I like my tones a little on the warmer side, which is the beauty of using Adobe Photoshop! Send me an e-mail or give me a call if you'd like to learn how to do this.
Cheers!