Wow! What fun to visit Samara at home and to make a couple of great images. Musician, healer and Yoga instructor, Samara is truly gifted.
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Yoganista Samara
Posted in Photography on July 31, 2010| Leave a Comment »
On the Set with Shayde Christian and Austin Schmidt
Posted in Photography on July 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »
In a darkened theater in Hollywood, CA, Director Shayde Christian and Cinematographer Austin Schmidt ‘block’ a shot.
Shooting in Hollywood
AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer
Posted in Photography on July 21, 2010| 3 Comments »
After saying goodbye after a year of volunteering in the Southwest, AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, Stacy Raker returns home to the Midwest. I couldn’t resist making this image of her before she left for a going-away party.
Stacy Raker
It was fun to make this image, although she, like almost everyone I have ever photographed gave the standard disclaimer, “I hate my picture taken.” I suspect someone will be glad that she did it anyway.
People Who Care
Posted in Photography on July 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Local volunteers help their neighbors to live independently. Here Arlene spends some time with Gladys, who doesn’t see as well as she used to catch up on local and national news.
Enjoying the Whiskey Row Marathon
Posted in Photography on May 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
2010 Whiskey Row Marathon, AZ
While driving on Gurley St., in Prescott AZ, I noticed a throng a couple of streets over. Luckily I had my Canon 5D with me.
I pulled over when I saw the cones curve onto Gurley and waited. I love this image; at this point in Whiskey Row Marathon, I guess the participants are ‘all smiles.’
Shooting at Night in Arizona
Posted in Photography on March 21, 2010| 3 Comments »
At the last minute, I decided to take a couple of extra flash units, a head light and a cart to photograph Wolfs Robe at Montezuma’s Castle in central Arizona. Although he said it might be dark and that no one had successfully shot a performance and captured the Indian ruins far in the background, I didn’t think that he meant, “Bill, it is going to be black out there!”
I loaded the cart and rolled 1/4 mile to the mini amphitheater and started to assess the situation. I decided to use every flash that I had brought with me. First, I set up two powerful flashes to light the ruins several hundred feet in the background: a Quantum and a Metz at what I hoped would be F5.6 (no metering here as the ruins are closed to the public. Then I set up two flashes on Wolf: a Canon 580 EX on a Pocketwizard flex TT5 with through-the-lens metering, and a second flash, the revered Vivitar 285 to his right and to the rear at 1/16 power. On the camera, I trigger the whole show with a Pocketwizard Flex TT1, 1/80 sec at F5.6.
The results out-of-the camera are shown below:
The head light? I used it to retrieve the two flashes that were 30 feet off the trail in the dark when the show was over.
Come Rain, Shine or Snow
Posted in Photography on February 24, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Sedona Native American Courting Ritual
Posted in Find a location photographer in Arizona, Photography, tagged location photography sedona arizona on November 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The lore says that it was the woodpecker who first taught the smitten Indian brave how to construct a flute to win the heart of a maiden.
He would play at a distance while she worked hoping that she would respond. Tradition says that if she was not impressed, that the brave might have a stone thrown in his direction!
Here Wolfs Robe re-enacts the ritual on a beautiful morning in Sedona, Arizona.
Shayde
Posted in Photography on October 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Los Angeles-based writer/director steps under an arcade for me to get this study. Look for his feature Painting in the Rain, now in post-production.
Vera and Cristal
Posted in Photography on October 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I am always interested to see what this mother/daughter team will want to do for their annual portrait. This year we visited a botanical garden near Palos Verdes, CA. I ran for shade, as the sun was stark this day.
Cristal is at the age where she would rather be texting, and did so during every break; I just kept shooting!
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