We shot Sarah and Macey’s portraits in downtown Gilbert, AZ. They are great friends, so we were able to get individual portraits as well as some cool shots of them together. They are not high school seniors yet, but who says you have to be a high school senior to get some cool portraits done?

Here are a few of my favorite shots from the portrait session:

The wind was picking up toward sunset, but rather than fight it, I went with it and it provided some added energy to the shots.

Once night falls, street lights and off camera flash are the only way to go.  Here we are using the Canon 580EXII with a Pocket Wizard TT1 and TT5 TTL radio slave which allow us to send the advanced TTL exposure information to the flash via radio signals.

I think this photo sums up Sarah’s personality.

If you are a photographer, take note of the Pictage User Conference in New Orleans.  I’m going to be speaking there on Wednesday, November 4th.  This is going to be a great conference, but it is going to sell out.  If you want to come, you best get online and sign up now!

Also, I will be doing a Lightroom Workflow Workshop on Monday the 2nd of November, so come a day early and learn how to turn your workflow around!  Sign up now for both Partner Conference and for my Lightroom Workflow Workshop now.  Seats are going to sell out fast!

I can’t wait to see you all there.

Just a quick shot from last week in San Francisco. I was doing a workshop there at the liveBooks offices and was staying near by. I went out to explore the streets after dinner and found an interesting store, in front of which people were passing. I set up my G10 camera on a newspaper box and started photographing waiting for the right person to walk by. This is an example of contextual honesty. No matter who passed in front of the camera, this homeless man was the perfect representative of the people who populate the streets around my hotel. After all, I am a documentary photographer. I attempt to tell the truth.

The streets of San Francisco late at night, when I should be sleeping.

Well, I’m back on another plane and on my way to teach another Lightroom Workflow Workshop. This time, I’ll be in Seattle and Vancouver. Should be fun.

Sunset in the clouds at 30000 feet.