8/8/08 Wedding : The Perfect Day

Beach weddings in Santa Cruz during the summer are often cold and foggy. Who said "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco?" Well, Santa Cruz is just down the road...

On this wedding day, 8/8/08, we had perfect weather. Not only was the weather perfect, but this was one of the loveliest weddings in which I've been honored to participate. The couple were charming, location gorgeous, amazing light, fun friends and family... it truly came together as a perfect day. Here are some of the moments:



Ceremony

Love On the Rocks

"I'm Married"

The Guys

The Cake


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Catalog Session

Last week I did a two-day clothing catalog photo shoot with 60 final images delivered for a clothing company. Lessons learned from such an aggressive number of shots in a short timeframe: In order to maintain a high level of quality, we worked with a very tight process. A really sound, repeatable process ensures consistency, accuracy and detail - all critical factors when working on catalog images. It also helps that I had truly talented clothing stylists working with me. Fabric can be tough, and these shots really came together as we worked collaboratively to get the best images.


Be consistent: Catalog images end up side-by-side, so consistency is key

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Happy 4th Weekend!

To clients, friends, family, I wish everyone a fun-filled, safe long holiday weekend. I am heading to High Sierra Music Festival where I will be photographing. I'll post some of the results here next week, time permitting. I have a completely booked schedule next week, so bear with me if I lag a bit on the blog posts. Actually, I'm already lagging, as have several jobs that are yet to get up here yet.

Happy travels!
Kimberley

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Band Promo Shots: When High Noon Works

I love a challenge: six guys, four locations, high noon, just over two hours. This session took a lot of scheduling to get the entire band together, and we had very few choices for timeslots. While many photographers will say they never photograph at noon, I actually find that with my style, which tends toward high contrast and dramatic, I can make that harsh light work in my favor. There were a few instances where I had to change spots to get the light, but for the most part, it worked out just fine. And the band was fantastic to work with - they're excellent models as well as musicians. To hear them live, check out Cuordoroy Jim.


Band on the Tracks
Bent Bike Wheels and Graffitti - Should be a Song Title!

Cuordoroy Jim

My Tombstone Vision Comes to Life

Stylin'

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Photographer in Action

I took a holiday weekend with my husband to celebrate a friend's birthday. We were in Big Sur for three fun days of camping, great music, celebrating and enjoying ourselves with many friends.

So what does a photographer do while on vacation? Well, Arizona Steve caught me in action, camera in hand. It's not often the photographer gets her picture taken, so thought I'd share.


kb Caught in action. Photo credit: Arizona Steve Schneider, runningamok.net

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