9. March 2010 by Vin.

http://facesphotocontest.com/bin/Rate?image_id=1009401506

 Please vote for my entry!!!  I’d like to win their camera, and other prizes…

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28. February 2010 by Vin.

http://irvineportrait.com/__oneclick_uploads/2010/02/img_2503web.jpg

It finally stopped raining enough to take my 5D Mk II with the 14mm Sigma lens and tripod out for some night shooting.  The super wide prime lens is not an easy to use lens because of the flaring that comes from any side light hitting the lens.   Night was no exception to this,  but was still a bit easier than broad daylight because you have to shade the lens no matter what in daylight.

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21. February 2010 by Vin.

I turned 50 this past Thursday the 18th, and wanted to share this with you. 

 I celebrated this particular birthday by waking up at 6, going to work by 7, having a prostate exam at 10am (”drop your pants, spread your cheeks and breathe normally”), a nice lunch at a sushi buffet in Laguna Hills, and another five hours of work before going home to pass out.   

My advice: Do NOT TURN 50!!  At all costs. 

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7. February 2010 by Vin.

I was laying in bed with a cold that wouldn’t quit, and it hit me:  I’m fully nerded out!   I’m in bed, with my Macbook pro on one side remotely logged to my PC downstairs, my work PC laptop on the other side of me, logged in to SharePoint,  while watching a Roku box movie from Netflix on the bigscreen TV, talking on my cell phone, while the house phone begins ringing.   

 Folks, do not try this at home.

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6. February 2010 by Vin.

Actress Delaina Mitchell (Vanilla Sky, Waiting to Exhale) and Harley Coffey were married and later wanted beach photographs “post wedding”; they were a charming couple and a pleasure to photograph.

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15. October 2009 by Vin.

Model/Actress Cecilia was the subject of HDPortrait.com’s “avant-garde portrait”. The photography was shot in my studio (which you know can be anywhere in Orange County, LA, etc.)

The entire process took several days, including shopping for design elements, fabric, ornamentation, meeting with the makeup artist Scarlette and her assistant to artistically paint Cecilia’s face, using airbrush, feather and lashes. The set consisted of the stretched fabric material on the floor. A scaffold is set atop the fabric. The photographer stands atop the scaffold and shoots straight down. Set styling by Gary Amundson (with thanks!)

More portraits from this sitting: http://www.photoshack.com/thumbnails.php?album=5302
Candids with scaffold: http://www.photoshack.com/displayimage.php?album=8799&pos=4

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19. September 2009 by Vin.

I was testing the cool Parabolic umbrella by Paul C. Buff, in my living room. I needed a real face to test lighting, so my daughter relented for a few brief minutes to sit while I moved the light around a bit. These are the test shots put together in a slide show movie. These aren’t retouched (as my daughter reminded me sternly)…

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14. September 2009 by Vin.

You know, sometimes you just need a little help with your metrics; we were told that the US would be converted back when I was in the third grade but it never seemed to happen. I’m too old to convert in my head, so here’s a table to help out.