Irvine Photography Blog

Raas Garba in Irvine

ViNSaNiTY — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:48:41 +0000

Some photos from the Saturday dance Raas Garba, benefitting the survivors in the SAHARA fund raiser. The dancing was beautiful, everyone was joyful. Quite an experience and I’m looking forward to the next one October 8th.

All about Softboxes (Photoflex)

ViNSaNiTY — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:18:53 +0000

http://www.photoflexlightingschool.com/Lighting_Principles/Primary_Reflectors/Understanding_How_Soft_Boxes_Work/index.html

This is a nice writeup on softboxes, how they work and what advantages they have over umbrellas.

Irvine Groves – Dog Walk

ViNSaNiTY — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:35:34 +0000

As all dog owners were out at the same time last night it was obvious we could benefit from a dog park within Irvine Groves, rather than spending many thousands on “improvements” that don’t particularly matter to the people who live here. Anyway, here are some pix from last night’s walk…

http://photoshack.com/thumbnails.php?album=304

HB Dog Beach 8-28-2011

ViNSaNiTY — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:12:04 +0000

Saturday at the Huntington Beach Dog Beachb; here’s what goes on here…. All pix http://photoshack.com/thumbnails.php?album=294

Pet Photography a la Vin

ViNSaNiTY — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:59:57 +0000

I’m of the opinion that most photography for clients (“commissioned” if you will) has to have an emotional connection to the client. That connection for pet photography of course is the subject itself (little Bubba in my case) but having the client with the pet is even more of an emotional connection than just a cute pic of the pooch. So I always want the human partner in the shot, at least once

How much should a wedding cost?

ViNSaNiTY — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:26:59 +0000

I thought this was a fairly informative article on wedding photography, what a prospective bride should consider when working with a photographer.

Almost every bride has that ONE thing that they will consider the most important part of their wedding day, and will usually spend the most amount of money on it. Remember that once the cake is cut, the guests are gone, and the dress is cleaned and preserved, all you really have left after are your photos. But how much should you spend on your wedding photography? How do you know if you’re paying fair price? What about determining a photographer’s skills and your anticipated quality standard to match your budget? In this interview, we ask many such questions to photographer and one-time bride herself: Caroline Ghetes; on her take of the professional photographer and consumer views on the subject of wedding photography cost:

Question: What’s your opinion on how much wedding photography should cost compared to the entire wedding budget?
Caroline: There’s no real answer as to how much you should really be spending on your wedding photography, but as a guideline I would say about 10% of your total wedding budget. I have seen MANY brides make the mistake of spending a TON of money on the wedding day festivities, locations, attire and decorations, but skimped on photography. As a result, they hired a photographer with poor equipment and insufficient wedding photography knowledge, and they received sub-par quality photos which they regret later. All that money and effort spent on making everything perfect will never be remembered the way when they should through the photos for the rest of their lives.

http://www.weddingphotographydirectory.com/wedding-photo/for-bride-groom/photography-articles/how-much-cost.aspx

Cancun here we come!

ViNSaNiTY — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:15:15 +0000

Gina and I are headed to Cancun tomorrow morning. Was a busy week and we’ve finally got started packing. When I say “we started packing” I meant I began looking at my camera bag, and trying to decide what lenses to take, what gear to haul around.

I finally settled on the backpack with the 5d Mark II, 70-200mm 2.8 telephoto, 24-70 2.8 (my fav), and a 50mm compact macro. My flash unit, IR remote and sets of batteries, check. Blower, check. Camera batteries, charger, card reader, 16g and 8g cards, check. Hmmm, what about polarizers?….ok..

Should I bring any clothes? Somehow I’m not worried about that. It’s 80+ degrees, raining intermittently in Cancun, with thunderstorms each night. Warm rain….gonna be great…shorts, sandals, tshirts, check!

See you when we get back ~ hopefully with some interesting photos.

vin

Jessica And Justin jandj.hdportrait.com

ViNSaNiTY — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:48:43 +0000

http://jandj.hdportrait.com

Jessica and Justin were looking for an engagement portrait that reflects their inner natures with “vintage” concepts. This video used nearly all unretouched portraits, bloopers and all. It was fun to photograph these great people; Jessica got to be in FRONT of the lens this time, and I mistakenly called Justin “Steve”. Steve happens to be their dog. Ah well, I’m human………and Steve’s not

Boxed Canvas Portrait or Wall Art – With Convertible Panels!

ViNSaNiTY — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:26:48 +0000

What I like about these canvas portraits or other wall art in the Box is that you have flexibility to use this floating pedestal for your photographs or even paintings! The Box has hidden velcro fasteners to “glue” the artist’s piece in place. Change your mood? Change your art in a jiffy. It’s so simple, you pop on another panel and rotate the Box if you need to. The Box’s back panel has a perfectly centered hole in either Portrait or Landscape situations.

Suggestion: Simple changes in décor can really change the mood. Change the Panels to mirror the season by using a portrait themed for that season (Autumn leaves portrait for example). Pop up the next season with your ski trip picture!

New for the Holidays: Box Canvas Portrait

ViNSaNiTY — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:55:27 +0000

This Box Canvas Portrait is a beautifully rich, yet simple frame for your Canvas Portrait.

We print your portrait on fine artists canvas, then spray coat the canvas with an eco-friendly protectant that leaves a beautiful finish. Then we hand-stretch the canvas on artist’s board to fit in your frame. A really cool feature is the option to have removable panels so you can change your Box Canvas to a different portrait in just seconds. Great for seasonal portraits, baby pictures as they grow up, or changing the image to suit your décor!

For more information about Box Canvas, go to http://www.irvinephotography.com or call 949/422-8371.