Gratuitous Puppy Portrait

Looking Stoic

Brother Lending a Hand

Kids Grouping

Lighting Basics

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Paul Duncan's Site

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Special Holiday Catalog

Playing Shy

Five To Nine Magazine

Five To Nine Magazine Online

Photoshop Magic

Totally Random

Just a random bit of animal cuteness. This just caught my eye this morning and made me think how cool it would be to have a few hours to photograph a cute little guy like this.

Make Your Photos More Intense in 12 Easy Steps

Fun little step by step tutorial from the good folks at PSDFAN.com. Hit the jump for the full article

12 simple steps @ PSDFAN.com

Why Not Make Your Own Book?

With our top packages we offer full resolution digital files. People have often asked what they can do with them besides making prints. A popular option for many seniors is putting them into a press printed book. Hit the jump to see an inexpensive option through my publisher.

Carlee's Senior Photo Book

Rock-n-It

Carson Black On Campus

Canvas Magazine Archives

Cavas magazine is a great place to look for insperation. Hit the jump below and check out thier online archive. Some great stuff!

Canvas Magazine Pdf. Archive

What's Wrong With the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department?

You got to know that this officer's behavior is a direct reflection of his training or lack thereof. Hollywood bears some responsibility for the photography paranoia. They always have the bad guys doing photo reconnaissance before an attack, bombing, etc. When the facts (comprehensive detailed reports prepared by police agencies) show that it rarely occurs. In fact, there is nothing to suggest that the London bombers (for the record they did not plant explosives, they were suicide bombers), the 9/11 hijackers, the World Train Center Bombers, or the Madrid Bombers did any photographic reconnaissance. In fact, even in the long running bombing campaign by the IRA, there was almost never any photo recon done! Yet, as a photographer, anytime a police officer or rent-a-cop decides to infringe on my constitutional rights, they trot out this same line of B.S.!

I particularly like the part of the video where the "good" officer threatens to have the photographer placed on the terrorism watch list. Adding "every time you take a plane, any time you go on any type of ah … public transit system where they look at your identification, you’re gonna be stopped. You will be detained. You will be searched. You’ll be on the FBI’s "hit list". Is that what you want? " Statements like that are eerily similar to those made in the 1930's by Nazis. Makes the officer's brown shirt even more fitting.

Makes me really think long and hard about traveling to the Los Angeles area for vacation and spending my hard earned dollars, when it supports behavior like this. Not to mention I really don't what to deal with officers like this as, when I travel, I am always taking pictures.

Let the folks in power know how you feel:

Michael J. Gennaco, Chief Attorney
The Office of Independent Review
4900 South Eastern Avenue, Suite 204
Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: (323) 890-5360
Email: mjgennac@laoir.com

Karyn Mannis, Captain
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Internal Affairs Bureau
http://www.lasd.org/divisions/leaders…
(323) 890-5300

Eric Garcetti, City Council President
5500 Hollywood Blvd., 4th Floor
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-957-4500
Email: councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org

Tom Labonge, Council Member, District 4
Hollywood Field Office
6501 Fountain Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: (323) 957-6415
Email: councilmember.labonge@lacity.org

Fall Season 2009 Video

Great Little Video

Toronto Maple Leafs Photo Shoot from Finn O'Hara on Vimeo.

Player Shot

Team Portrait Time

Just shot the North Eugene Highlander's u14 team pictures last night. Organizing 15 11-14 year olds is kind off like herding cats! The fact that we started at 4:30pm and lost almost all ambient light by a little after 5:00pm necessitated quick organized shooting. Luckily my lighting grip plays for the local high school team got the giggling mass squared away and organized quickly.

Full Review Of Canon 7D

The folks over at Digital-picture.com have their full review of the new 7D. They are the "go-to" source in my book for all things Canon. Hit the jump below for their in depth look at the newest addition to the Canon lineup.

Canon 7D Review by Digital-Picture

Even retired cops get harassed for photography

Always good to know that I am not the only photographer getting grief for taking photos. Hit the jump and head over to Carlos Miller's website for the whole story.

Full Story here

Sage Words From Chase Jarvis

One More Eye Shot

Another Birthday Shoot Night Picture

1 Birthday Party + 7 Girls + 1 Photographer = Fun

A new take on the birthday party. We did a couple of hours of shooting on location for a girl's 13th birthday. She invited her friends to join in a "photo shoot". Prices vary depending on the size of the group, location of the shoot, and complexity of the shots desired.

MacKenzie C. Homecoming 2009 II (soft focus)

MacKenzie C. Homecoming 2009

Dylan's Slide Show

So Serious