Irvine Portrait - Irvine Photography

VOTE FOR MY PORTRAIT ON FACESPHOTOCONTEST.COM

Vin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:18:39 +0000

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

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

Rain on Walnut Avenue

Vin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:08:31 +0000

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.

Irvine Photographers take note:

Vin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:00:15 +0000

I think you’d be amazed to know that the third Thursday of every month photographers meet at the Irvine Fine Arts Center at 6:30 PM.

http://thephotoexchange.wordpress.com/

Vin Turns 50!!

Vin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:12:06 +0000

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.

Nerding out; stopped to think about it

Vin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:52:32 +0000

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.

Actress Delaina Mitchell and Harley Coffey Wed

Vin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:04:10 +0000

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.

Aquarium Of The Pacific Photos, Video

Vin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:53:32 +0000

Photographer’s Night at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific was a frenzy of photographic fun. Hardly a square inch of space was not filled with the rapid firing of flashy lights. I did manage to get some footage in HD that didn’t have flashes popping. The edit is very rough as I’m still learning how to use Final Cut Studio…

Molten Chaos Studios Debut at Tustin Art Walk 10/24/09

Vin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:03:26 +0000

Gary and Suzette Amundson had a successful showing at the Tustin Art Walk, displaying their beautiful hand crafted dichroic glass pendants and other glass art. They had a pretty good turnout, with high interest from customers with the hand-cut pieces. Architectural glass was also of interest to many prospective customers.

Avant-Garde Photography: Cecilia In Blue

Vin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:11:41 +0000

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

Slides: my daughter, my doggie

Vin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:18:29 +0000

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)…