Just a little somethin' I'm proud of...

This was a gift to my nephew and his bride for their wedding last summer...  I wanted to snap pics of it before I gave it to them, but didn't have time...so here it is, already written in...and honestly, I think it looks better this way.  :) 

Custom, press-printed 12x12 hardcover album with hinged-lay flat pages that make it so easy to write in.  Perfect for a wedding reception sign-in book. 

What do you think?  Other sizes and designs available...  email me for pricing and information at sharihansonphotography@gmail.com

Happy Tuesday!

xoxo

Photographer #446: Tomasz Gudzowaty

Tomasz Gudzowaty, 1971, Poland, studied law at the University of Warsaw before starting a career in photography. He started as a nature photographer, turned to social documentary work and is currently focusing on documentary sports photography. He concentrates mostly on non-commercial sports, sports that are not present in the media or those that are somehow different from the mainstream sports. Examples of these activities are pole dancing, sumo wrestling, wrestling and urban golf in India, Lucha Libre; a Mexican version of free wrestling, car racing in Mexico, freerunning, Mongolian horseracing, Chinese gymnasts and synchronized swimming. Tomasz tells his stories in the form of photo-essays. His strong and powerful black and white images are made with a large format analogue camera. His work, consisting of a vast amount of projects, has appeared in numerous exhibitions and magazines as Newsweek, Time and The Guardian and has won a large number of awards amongst which are the World Press Photo and NPPA Best of Photojournalism. The following images come from the essays Naadam Race, Lucha Libre and Pole Dancers' Families.

Website: www.gudzowaty.com

Aleksander | OC Baby Photographer

This time of year is generally a slow time for photography...and so I thought I'd post some cute images of my sweet baby Aleks. I wanted to show how much fun you can have capturing your own kiddos...and I'm thankful for a camera that has the capabilities to snap 3.9 frames per second...so I never miss those slight changes in his expression! That is one of the beauties of digital photography... I processed them very simply, by just adding a split-tone in ACR... Enjoy!

p.s. these were taken a month ago...he is already 6 months old now...and has a 3rd tooth!

Photographer #445: Michael von Graffenried

Michael von Graffenried, 1957, Switzerland, started his career as a photojournalist in 1978. Today he lives in Paris and works on long term projects often dealing with themes of ethnology. He uses a panoramic analog camera using 35mm film yet creating impressive large-scale photographs. For Michael content comes before technology and his choice for the panoramic format came somewhat by accident. He was in Algeria during the 1990's when tension was high documenting the daily life during and after the civil war. The panoramic camera proved usefull as one can keep it on the chest while taking images. People can see the camera yet do not know that an image has been taken. Once Michael saw the results he realised the aesthetic part of this format and decided to use it. His socially engaged stories and narrative images are strong, daring and sometimes provocative. He has been in numerous exhibitions and released an enormous amount of monographs between 1980 and today. The following images come from the series Eye on Africa, Cocainelove and War without Images.

Website: www.mvgphoto.com

Photographer #444: Laurence Demaison

Laurence Demaison, 1965, France, studied at the School of Architecture of Strasbourg before she started making self-portraits in 1993. Her vast body of work is almost exclusively constituted of photographs of herself. She does not digitally manipulate the images nor does she manipulate the photographs after they have been shot with the exception of chemical inversion for some series. All the techniques she uses are analog and done by herself. The various series have a large array of emotions. They can be poetic, fragile and classical, yet sometimes they are quirky, haunting or even freaky. She is a photographer who seeks the bounderies of what can be done within analog photography and successfully crosses them with grace. Laurence has exhibited her work on numerous occasions, mainly in Western Europe and New York. The photographs have also been released in several monographs. The following images come from the series La Chambre Noire, La Poseuse and Les Bulles.

Website: www.laurencedemaison.com

Photographer #443: Myriam Abdelaziz

Myriam Abdelaziz, 1976, is a French photographer of Egyptian origins and born in Cairo. Her career started in the marketing field in which she worked for seven years after having studied Political Science and Journalism. She decided to pursue a career in photography and graduated from the International Center of Photography in New York in 2006. Since then her work has been published in prestigious magazines as Newsweek, Time Magazine and Eyemazing. She is mainly working on documentary and portraiture stories in the Middle East and Africa. Her work often focuses on current matters as the hardships of the people from Darfur living in Egypt and the revolution in Egypt. She concentrated on the horrific effects of the Rwandan genocide on its survivors who were merely children at the time they were mutilated. She heard the upsetting stories of the victims but was equally shocked by the lack of response from the world community as they are still not getting surgery or psychiatric help. The following images come from the series Egyptian Revolt, Portrait of a Genocide and Darfuris in Cairo.

Website: www.myriamabdelaziz.com

JDRF | OC Portrait Photographer

Greyson is my dear friend Kristie's sweet 3-yr-old son...who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.  I still remember her calling me asking for help with rescheduling her hair appointments (she is a FABULOUS hair dresser!) because she was taking little Greyson to the hospital...not exactly sure what was wrong with him.  It caught me off guard, but I could tell by the tone in her voice, she was trying to be calm, but she was worried.  This was serious. 

I guess Greyson had been showing signs of having diabetes for a little while...but Kristie and her husband just didn't see it...until a friend mentioned that his symptoms sounded like diabetes.  That was all it took...and Greyson ended up being admitted to the hospital for a few days while they helped get his blood glucose levels normal again. 

Flashback about 2 1/2 years to when Greyson was still a baby...I can't remember all the details...in fact I can't even remember if we were at my house, or Kristie's, but I do remember giving Greyson a taste of something - something like frosting, again, the details are hazy...but the next thing I know, Kristie is like, "Did you just give Greyson some of that?"  I said, "Yeah, is that OK?"  She very politely said, "No, actually, I don't give my babies sugar during their first year..."  I honestly thought she was joking at first...but then it hit me...I had CORRUPTED her child!  I felt terrible! 

Now, here we are a few years later...and Greyson has diabetes...of course NOT because I gave him sugar before he turned 1, but that story immediately popped into my brain as soon as I heard he had it. 

So this handsome (he hates it when you call him cute!) little boy now has to have his levels checked throughout the day, and his parents help treat him by administering insulin injections.  Talk about having your life turned upside down!  Basing it on how it was for me when I had Gestational Diabetes, it really does affect the whole family, not just the individual.  But I know Greyson has amazing parents, and a loving support system of family and friends. 

Why am I telling you this story?  Well...not only does my dear friend's son have Type 1, but I also have 2 cousins who have it...and for a while now, I've been thinking of donating a portion of all of my sales to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, or JDRF as they prefer to be called, because they serve ALL who suffer from Type 1, not just children.  To read more about them, check out their website at www.jdrf.org
and if you'd like, you can make a personal donation on their site as well.

I'm sure we all know someone with diabetes, Type 1 or Type 2, or even Gestational.  It can be scary, but it can also be managed...thankfully.  JDRF is working to find a cure for it...so I am all for supporting them in their cause!

Special #005: Xavier Lucchesi

Photography without a lens? Xavier Lucchesi, 1959, France, uses X-rays and the most efficient scanners to create his bizarre images. He makes images while going through the matter of small and large objects, from animals, bodies, paintings of Picasso to entire trucks. Even though X-ray goes straight through matter it still shows various details of the objects, sometimes revealing secrets invisible to and hidden from the naked eye. Xavier shows us what we can only imagine but also creates a new reality, one that is based on solid objects becoming fantastical entities. His work has been exhibited on numerous occasions, mainly in Europe and Asia. The following images come from the series Radioportraits, Automates and Trafic.

Intrigued to see how he will approach his future projects and what they will reveal to us.
Website: www.x-lucchesi.com

it's like "salad" | oc family photographer

When I talked to Chelsea on the phone to schedule her session, I asked what her last name was, and she said, "Salas...like salad but with an S instead of a D."  For some reason that has stuck with me...so clever!  I met her parents last fall when they came in town and we got some great shots of them under the Seal Beach pier.  They bought a gift certificate and gave it to Chelsea and Matt for Christmas...in hopes that they would be able to get some family pictures before Matt was deployed to Afghanistan.  Yes...this young man is a Marine, and is leaving soon.  He will be gone for about 6 months.  It breaks my heart to think about this sweet family being separated...but at the same time I feel so much pride and respect for what he's doing.  They have been living at Camp Pendleton, and so we decided to meet each other halfway in San Clemente for our session.  Here are some of my favorite images...

Just in case you didn't already know, I offer a standing 50% discount to all active military families.  :)
God Bless The USA!

Receiving targeted Lighting in your Digital photography

With regards to great photography, lights are just about the most essential aspect, over and above your camera along with contact lens. To get beneficial lighting, professionals spends a huge number of money in order to supply the ideal natural environment with regards to types in addition to topics. Here is how you might get great illumination with out investing the big cash on high priced tools.

Undoubtedly, the way to receive great lighting effects, would be to capture your subject on the inside beside the eye-port. Include of the question using a materials that may dissipate the sunshine. The thin bed sheet versus a new inviting windows provides the similar upshots of a new delicate container. Possess ones things encounter into the window and also on the source of light, considering that this will likely give you a far more complementary phantasm impact.

Facing away from the light will mean the a smaller amount complementing seem, as well as result in the confront to check wider and much more distorted. In case the windows will not be protected, you can however receive a excellent opportunity, nevertheless finding the topic search straight into the sunshine. Nonetheless, simply because this will cause it be in order to a hardship on these to open the sight, encourage them to look along or even away from the primary sun's rays, although nonetheless retaining his or her deal with directing for the light. It truly is well worth requesting these to phase external perhaps for a sunlit evening.

Possessing cloudiness should help soft the light and also disguise the deal with via hard shadows in addition to pointed outlines. If you do not have cloud cover, and then take along an economical reflector which you may assemble oneself. Specialist reflectors are made together with either can, water piping, silver or silver.

No matter which material you choosed to utilize, be sure the item means that you can one on one the sunshine with no leading to just about any unpleasant representation on to his or her face. One example is, addressing a bit of level board using tin foil, will never be enough, as it will certainly replicate too much light. Alternatively, opt for a reflective however blurred linen associated with silver precious metal, which you may very easily buy from cloth or standing merchants.

Would like to throw underneath the tone, next aim to have some lighting under their particular face. This tends to also be realized which has a reflector. Fashionable published to close your one on one sunshine is a good idea, since it is going to take absent any again lighting. Again mild in the interior blast could potentially cause a lot of problems with aberrations and also fringing, thus make sure you are competent to manage those to certainly not bring about virtually any over or perhaps under publicity inside your images.

Employ a Diffuser for boosting The food Photography

Because the coming of weblogs some people all over the world have learned to acquire an interest in food as well as diner opinions. This commonly is available in the way of the food weblog the spot that the man or woman often dines at a variety of eateries in addition to rates these as a result, or produces meals at your house, makes clear the method and charges their very own efforts. Inside of those situations the actual tumblr usually takes pictures of your food you want.

Several set things right ., people do not. The highest meals weblogs on this planet nonetheless, get that appropriate, taking nearly ethereal pics regarding ostensibly God-such as meals. Final results are often marveled on and also contributed between a lot of people who additionally think about on how these kind of very-blog writers made these spectacular photographs. Well, in fact it truly is very easy. In truth, meals photography is noticeably less complicated in comparison with it used to be. We've moved into age of "white-colored!" This is the expression I exploit to go into detail what nearly all picture taking, yet particularly food images happens to be.

Meals are took pictures of largely over a white-colored floor, together with whitened, as well as off-bright napkins, place exercise mats, and so forth. There may also be infusions of color here and there, however the fundamental style is definitely white. The graphic may be slightly in excess of-exposed with regions, or even have numerous pure, beautiful rear-lighting effects. Basically, the main Shabby Fashionable issue provides numbed foods picture taking in a very large approach. And just like the furniture, this has already been an excellent thing intended for professional photographers.

Don't are usually foodstuff images stuffed with fresh elements as well as glazed up to supply a horrible stand out. Simply no, the foodstuff right now looks true, Crude as well as wholesome. Therefore, how could you generate photos exactly like the photos the truth is in your beloved foods internet sites? Well, despite what other people might inform you, it really is quite simple... if you have a very excellent attention that will imagine a reasonably setup. Your techie points are certainly not quite difficult in any respect to perfect.

The simplest way in order to take is at residence in which you include living space and can shoot comfortably. However I have tried personally these types of approaches to dining places likewise. The simplest way to provide stunning, angelic meal pics is who you are a light-weight diffuser / extractor. These include modest, semitrailer-see-through hard disks in which propagate light-weight smoothly in excess of your own theme. Therefore rather than tough, primary gentle, diffusers generate a delicate, more natural hunting mild. These people home in dimension via concerning twelve ins to be able to much wider.

Arranged your current diffusor upward so that it is actually between your light, claim an enormous windowpane along with day light buffering within along with your theme, similar to a dish regarding rice along with natural garlic cloves cloves sprinkled across the menu and also a taller a glass connected with white-colored wine beverages. You'll discover that instantly your own photos will end up a lot more expert and start to take a look a lot more like those that the thing is for your favorite information sites as well as sites. A further simple way to improve your picture taking is to place some sort of white colored or maybe silver precious metal reflector sideways within your food to mirror your own soft light. This will make without doubt the many areas get mild spread evenly.

Abstractionist Digital photography - Make up

Generating fuzy graphics might be a lots of enjoyment and will cause many amazing pictures. Nonetheless, creating abstract pictures does take some talent. Essentially the most essential expertise is formula. Arrangement really ascertains how a style, shade, in addition to figure are usually organized in the picture.

There are many ways of structure. After a in depth writeup on the main topics make up will be further than the actual range informed. On the other hand, 3 aspects of arrangement, as they depend on abstract images, are going to be protected. Guideline regarding Thirds: The particular principle connected with thirds has become the most usual ways of composition. The particular concept of thirds mandates that a photo always be separated into thirds both equally up and down along with width wise. Center of curiosity must subsequently end up being situated where splitting outlines combination.

Fantastic Trilateral An alternate method is the gold triangular. When using the older triangular, any diagonal is used by the corner with the photograph for the opposing part. Subsequently, lines are utilized by another 2 crevices in ways that they will intersect sheer with the very first angled. Center of fascination is placed close on the list of intersections of the outlines.

Not any Regulations: Even though the rule involving thirds and also the glowing triangle may make some good summary photos, one of the advantages of abstract photography is that it's not always essential to adhere to the regulations. Occasionally, it is only best to go along with whichever sparks your current thoughts. Individuals are inclined to interact with abstract photography when using instinctual or emotive amount.

Consequently, to generate excellent subjective photos, many you've got to do can be take out what won't, in some manner, strengthen the actual viewer's psychological reaction. It is a craft involving deduction. Thus, so how exactly does one attempt generating the picture in which conveys a emotion? In involves a three move method: a single) identify this feeling, a couple of) determine the sun and rain of which fortify your sentiment along with put them to the style, as well as 3) subtracting everything from the photograph. A healthy response might be to question why that is critical.

The reply is of which products in an image that guide the look speak their feeling strengthen the picture. All the things function just to thin down the style.In brief, as much as possible that do not reinforce the sentiment connected with an impression deteriorate the image.

Photography Designs - Trend Digital photography

The concept of fashion picture taking might seem similar to a gorgeous the one which delivers excitement and also a chance to vacation across the world. In addition to, certainly, these include many of the factors of this occupation. Everywhere you go we look, we come across glimpses of your manner images; tv, magazines, the web along with other varieties of press.

Vogue products offering various goods and ideas are located in a mere with regards to every factors of the actual advertising entire world and, certainly, all are brought to you due to the style shooter. But, not surprisingly, there exists more to the world of vogue digital photography than simply loudness and also charisma. You will discover the labourious a long time involving planning and the honing connected with knowledge which can be had to realize your aspirations in this business.

Into a youthful and also keen likely fashion wedding photographer, this kind of job might seem including the ideal possibility to enjoy every one of the adventure in which moves together with realm of manner. However vogue pictures is a lot more than just acquiring photos and conference famous and rich celebs along with stunning versions. You possibly will not be aware of that, but for each effective style digital photographer you can find many hundreds others who may perhaps expend years seeking that one major blast.

As a result, numerous gives upward, while others may go on successful jobs. Follow this advice that you can want to take into account for anyone who is thinking about manner picture taking. First of all, find out the art nicely. This is when many a great ambitious vogue pictures can certainly make a vital problem. They might come to be and so bemused using "model" as well as glamour which they neglect a few of the fundamentals that should complete a throw ideal.

Basically, these are much more concerned with looking positive compared to shooting effectively. Studying has no conclusion, this means you ought to regularly research until every factor of ones occupation will happen obviously to your account. As well as comprehensive information, comes the best photography products. Sad to say, it's true that you simply are not a good style wedding photographer without worrying about capability to have the funds for a number of very costly products. Camcorders are very pricey as well as brand new products emerge every year.

Without a very good digital camera joined with a superb light system, your own experience will likely be mainly useless. A successful trend wedding photographer will also need a very good profile so as to acquire jobs. This means that you'll want to carefully choose your very best do the job. Ideally, you need to hold the very best 5 by 5 various pictures you opportunity. Even though some might would prefer to have got paper prints created, it really is encouraged that you take this slideshow, particularly when which has a conversation through an seasoned photography skilled.

Your paper prints comes in convenient when you are meeting the custom made, simply may verify far easier. Ultimately, an effective fashion digital photographer needs a appealing personality including a sturdy, unique and person view. This can be mainly because authors want originality, when in search of gifted photographers. You can surely always be motivated through yet another expert but ensure you include your personal special contact!

Discovering Designs pertaining to Naked Digital photography

There are lots of locations to find a suitable topless product for you to photo, whether regarding commercial sophisticated style, elegance or maybe fine art nudes. The foremost and most obvious place to look will be an established style firm, where you are supposedly planning to uncover experienced and specialized products which can be effectively modified to your certain employment requirements.

This really is our preferred alternative more often than not and in what way that a majority of specialist photography fans work. However there are Internet communities wherever products along with photography lovers usually meet up with on-line. They're substantial web sites in which persons publish images, help to make acquaintances and look to further improve their own domain portfolios for example.

This is simply not the best approach to interested in products, since I have a tendency to consider there're far less reliable normally and infrequently unacquainted with standard organization procedures; getting together again their guidelines since they slip by. The most prevalent headaches along with Web designs are final cancellations or determining to fade away without a term, that could leave you at the time while using the pain of pricey facility and makeup and so forth.

However zero design to be able to photograph! Pertaining to inventive nudes do not forget possibilities such as boogie schools where you can end up finding very worthwhile prospective subjects. While ballet dancers they should are usually in great shape and also transfer effectively using a pure fluid elegance, which may make it easier to develop a number of genuinely eye-catching photographs. In many cases the photographs may actually end up being more advanced than individuals received along with skilled products.

Gymnasts or even other athletes are also really worth considering simply because are usually pretty comfortable concerning the design in addition to issue of their total physique, so they usually are less likely for being stressed as you're watching photographic camera. Pertaining to allure images many photography enthusiasts look for likely products at reel groups or even by means of glamour workshops yet all over again I'd usually choose to employ a specialist design at a good company whenever you can. There are lots of issues you want to get directly on your day well , i might usually fairly go along with the actual safer option compared to risking the unknown.

Where ever anyone visit a product and whoever you work with, constantly attempt to adopt an amicable as well as polite although primarily skilled technique with your transactions web-sites. In conclusion, often make certain that any style a person dream to talk with is at minimum 18 yr old. Developed in a simple colloquial method, this Pdf file e-book gets the kind of thorough information which could simply be taught by the doing the job expert like Ashley Karyl that has numerous expertise photographing prime sophisticated style as well as nude types worldwide.

cropping portaits | orange county photographer

I wanted to show you another pull back, which actually is still great as it was shot in camera, but I decided to crop out some of the distractions to give it more of a portrait feel.  So easy... 

What do you think?  Which one do you prefer?