Steampunk Rock

We started the year off with an amazing photo shoot! Once again we asked Maili Tom, aka Celestial Raven, our favorite model and good friend, if she would be up for the shoot and once again, she came through! We wanted to do our first steampunk themed photo shoot and when Maili showed up with dreadlocks, we weren't sure how that would work. After reviewing the photos I think we have created a new genre called STEAMPUNK ROCK! We took over Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles for about an hour and the soft light filtering through was amazing! It is times like these that make our jobs so easy. Maili was a pro as always, holding her composure even as one of the...uh...more vocal patrons yelled at her to smile, screaming "You have no soul!" All I can say is, I know Maili and she has plenty of soul. Jewelry and other props were supplied by AzuWish Designs and really helped pull the entire shoot together. Evelyn and I always look forward to a day with Maili...good times, good photos and lots of fun.



























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Custom Bokeh

What the Hell is Bokeh? Well technically speaking, Bokeh describes the rendition of out-of-focus points of light.

Bokeh is different from sharpness. Sharpness is what happens at the point of best focus. Bokeh is what happens away from the point of best focus.

Bokeh describes the appearance, or "feel," of out-of-focus areas. Bokeh is not how far something is out-of-focus, bokeh is the character of whatever blur is there. And an out of focus background is very popular in portraiture these days. But with a simple technique, the blur can take on a different feel. We created these floating heart Bokeh to show what could be done with a little imagination. Each heart was actually a carnival light at a local carnival.

We will be offering a Bokeh portrait workshop to teach you how to put these floating hearts behind your kids! Let us know if you are interested!





























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Bodie ghost Town, Part Two

Here are some of Evelyn's favorites from our day at Bodie Ghost Town near Mammoth, CA.






















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