This ones for you Brian! =) B-CHO = BIG SHOW…get it? haha
The Champions!
Quick update…wow a second post in one week, woohoo. A few weeks ago I participated in a annual church softball tournament. I really miss play baseball but at least softball is a nice alternative =) We all had a blast woopin some booty on the field hahah. Brian hit four homers! Good job dude, way to bring in the runs baby. As you can see we have an assortment of teams in all colors and I do mean ALLLLLLLLL Colors! Some were quite fashionable. Ok thats all for now folks. I’ll have some more photos up from a couple more shoots! =) Stay tuned. =) Hope you’re all have a great week.
WOW is all I have to say for this photo shoot. I had so much freakin fun on this photo shoot…you have no idea =) About a couple weeks ago I had a senior portrait shoot for Adriana and high five to you girl for being such a sport with some of the places I picked out hehe. =) 90% of the photos were taken at a ranch where there abandoned old farm equipment was stored. Reminds me of the my childhood days where no one knew where Elk Grove was and had the small town feel. I cherish those time till this day. Anyways, this shoot was in Wilton, CA. Now the only way you know where Wilton is if you are from Elk Grove or parts of Sacramento. In fact people who live in sac don’t even know where Wilton is. It pretty much farm land and agriculture away from civilization I’d like to say. If one day I could live on a ranch that would be so awesome. Adriana you were awesome and I was so thrilled you picked me as your portrait photographer. I hope you cherish these for the rest of your life, especially when you look at these 10, 20 years down the road. =) I also wanted to extend a personal thanks to the owners of the farm property who allowed me to shoot there. I will be back and I hope we can become friends in the near future. I hope you all enjoy this set as much as I did.
I’m really going to make it a goal to blog more often. I have been pretty stretched lately and I can’t imagine how much more busy I will be once the wedding ball rolls for me in July and onward. No June weddings surprisingly but no worries. June will be full of other photo shoots I hope to one or two more post this week so stay tuned and thank you all who visit my blog regularly. =) You all rock!
I assure you I haven’t fallen off the earth To all my loyal subscribers sorry for no updates on my end. I would really like to blog at least a couple times a week but I’ve just been swamped with work to do. No insightful reading today but here is a senior portrait shoot I did a few weeks back. I hope you all enjoy! I’ll have updates from a couple of life events I’ve been doing and a few more shoots I’ve been on. If I didn’t get a chance to comment back to you some of you I apologize and will make a better effort to do so. I hope everyone is having a blessed week so far. I am definitely looking forward to the weekend not because I don’t have to work but because I got an engagement session with some awesome people and I get to see friends =) Anyways, more updates to come….stay tuned.
Well folks here is one of the first weddings to kick off 2008. The wedding was held in Lincoln, CA. Beautiful place that I never knew existed. Billy is a long time friend of mine since high school and it was an honor to photograph his wedding day. If the one thing this wedding didn’t lack was booze, cigars and good company all handled in the most fashionable and responsible manner of course =). What was so great about the wedding was I knew all of the grooms men from the wedding because we all went to high school together. Some I had no seen in about seven or so years too. We all knew each other from some form of sports whether is was wrestle, football or baseball but man it was refreshing to see them. Tell me if you can tell who are the triplets in the photos? hehe YES, I said triplets, I know triplets and in fact I’ve know them since I was in kindergarten hahaha. Anyways, its so awesome how our paths still cross till this day. On another awesome note was that day was suppose to rain and the rain held off but the clouds were amazing that day. My gosh some of the best clouds I’ve seen in a while. I am so blessed to know these people. Billy and Kisa have great families and they sure know how to have a good time. Kisa was so beautiful that day and it was such a joy to see joy radiating off their faces throughout the day. Thank you Billy and Kisa and blessings upon blessings your life together as one.
Some creative lighting…I think Harvey looks stellar haha
Someone said this looks like a painting hahaha…kind does
I don’t smoke but I like taking pics of random stuff
Anyone like fish tacos? =)
Oakland wouldn’t be the same without a chicken and waffles joint! They make awesome strawberry lemonade! =)
Rule #1 Have fun Rule #2 Have fun Rule #3 Have fun
To put it simply…this workshop was sheer fun but fundamentally sound and solid for photography. If you are a serious photographer or looking to make this your full time career…you will know or need to understand that going to workshop are crucial to your career and success as a photographer. In a industry pouring in with people who can buy a DSLR and make a website and say they are a photographer…competition is great! You MUST attend workshops, learn as much as you can and NETWORK! If you have followed me for sometime now you will notice how far I have excelled in my imagery. There are things you will learn at Scott Roberts workshop that takes a person 5-10 years to discover and perfect. You are exposed to so much you might not even be able to comprehend it all. Scott doesn’t hold back. If you are serious and want to go to the next level…you will not be disappointed. Oh, did I mention you will have a awesome time? That is guaranteed! =) Many people think they can just look at magazines, blogs, flickr and think that will be enough to take them to the next level but honestly that will only take you so far as a professional photographer. To become great you must learn from people who have been successful in their career and it goes for most things in life.
It was awesome seeing some familiar faces and meeting new ones. I look forward to our paths crossing soon again! =) Special thanks to Alexis, Johanna and Chelsie for being awesome models. I hope you ladies had a spectacular time. =)
SR Next Level Workshop nothing less than excellent. The workshop
rocked! Full update on the whole workshop later this week. Sorry for
the short post but I need some shut eye. Hope you all are having a
great start to your week. I hope to get around to posting some photos
from a wedding from March and a couple shoots I’ve been on.
Cheers, Steve
Currently Listening to…
Childhood Photos
I was looking through a box of photos I had the other day and fumbled across hundreds of photos of my sister and I when we were going up. Something about those times that bring me back to the grass stains on my pants and the moments where you spin around until you go bonkers and fall down. Ah the smell of childhood…innocent, joyous, happy and soo free. It isn’t often enough that we spend some time down memory lane or think about how we are so constructed as adults now. Children are yes naive and have much to learn but as adults we can probably learn more from a child than any book can teach us. Theres no wonder Jesus always goes back to the notion of a “child like faith.” As an adult we become so assimilated to cultural norms, expectations and we live out lives worrying about what others think of ourselves. Look at children do they really seem to care much about what others think of them? Hardly! I’ve learned that worrying is the exact opposite of trusting. Yes, even at my age I still need to be reminded. You’d think Id realize that by now but I’ve only begun to unfold how much I worry about so many things in my life that it seems to plaque me and in some cases I feel like it has affect the people I love and care so much about. Living my life in freedom is a everyday task I am learning to move towards and each day I do I realize how much joy comes in that. Life is too short to worry about rubbish! =)
Old photos. There is something about old, faded and ripped out of shape photos from your childhood or photos passed on from generation to generation. I really love that sort of photograph. It has timeless Polaroid written all over it. I still love the idea of tangible photos especially the old ones. It’s funny as a photographer most of my work is digital so I hardly have tangible photographs to hold in my hands. Sort of sad I know but I plan on changing that soon. =) I also love how people post process children or fashion photographs all desaturated in color with some textures that add burned corners to the photos and rips. I love that antique feel of it when I see a photograph. It evokes emotion and something about that moment some how.
Photo 1: My Fischer Price lawn mower. =) My dad had me trained at a early age hehe.
Photo 2: I think my mom took that when we were at Great American in Milpita, Ca when I was about 4 or 5 I think.
Two things about me when I was a little tike…
1) I had a huge head (literally) 2) I was a chub chub haha
Well that’s all you get about me for today. I’ll share more another time hehe
I’ve been working on a number of things lately so I will post a photos from a couple shoots I did and some candids from a friends wedding.
Thanks for reading
Cheers, Steve
Currently Listening to….
Studio
Quick update before I head out the door today. The only thing I have in there is the bar table you see on the left haha. But this place is definitely hooked up. It’s very industrial and the natural lighting in here is amazing. It isn’t a large place but it will work to present work, meet with my clients and a place to have a good time =). Have a great weekend everyone.
Cheers, Stephen
Our Reason For Living
HE was
PIERCED for our transgressions.
He Was Crushedfor our iniquities;
The punishment that brought us PEACE
was upon HIM,
And by HISWOUNDS
We are HEALED.
– Isaiah 53:5
There is a reason why I live. I don’t ever want to forget that. Without Jesus everything I do, say or live for is vain. Thinking about everything in our lives and this world we live in the more and more each day I realize we are here just as passer-byers moving on to what I call True Life as we await our King to return. In the mean time we have a responsiblity. Jesus said we are “salt and light of this world.” A Life found and devoted to our Savior Jesus Christ. I praise you this day and forever more.
A servant in need of humility, Stephen
Senior Portraits Ashlee
Well folks…I am back! It’s 2008. Spring is around the corner, the
day light lingers in the horizon, days are getting warmer and I don’t
mean global warming either. =) What else is better than a fresh dose
of senior portrait sessions by yours truly Might I add this had to
be one of my favorite senior portrait shoots so far and Ashlee and I
had a ton of fun. Ashlee is a smart, talented and definitely hip girl
to say the very least. She happens to be a photographer herself. We
actually ran into some random places to shoot some abstract work at no
trespassing areas haha. I think thats what makes part of photo shoots
so much fun is breaking a few rules and trying new things. I’ll have
to post some of the old barn stuff and farm equipment we ran into along
the way. And no I did not bring couches to the photo shoots haha. You
never know what you might find along the side of the road these days.
Hey, we found two couches…go figure. =) I had so many images I
liked I couldn’t decide which ones to put up! So here is a bunch!
I think one of the
key aspects to great portraits is getting to know the person. I don’t
believe you can photograph someone well without really knowing or
getting to know them. I am all about edge, style, flare, freestyle
photography when it comes to senior portraits. I remember when I had
my senior portraits in high school with a photographer and they were
the lamest photos I probably have. I looked like a idiot haha and
don’t even comment on that….just plea the 5th hahaha. Basically, I
didn’t like any of the photos because I didn’t feel like they
represented ME and WHO I WAS! It is absolutely crucial for my clients
to be involved in the photo experience because its not just about
pictures. Its about life and people. I think some of the best parts
of my photo shoots is just hanging and talking with them and friends
who might come along. It’s one things to be a photographer but
ultimately its just fun to be real with them. I never have the
attitude of a photo shoot being a job because it isn’t. It’s my
passion! So who is down to have some fun? I’m currently still booking
senior portrait and photo shoot sessions.
On another awesome
note, March 15th, 2008 kick off my first wedding of 2008. Had tons of
fun at this one too in the developing city of Lincoln, CA. Stay tuned
for a few photos from that later on.
Studio is coming along
very slooooowly. I finally got a table in there and a few other things
but not much. I still have to post up some pics of the place. It’s
going to be awesome! =) Had my first client meeting in the new place
with nothing in it hahaha this past Sunday with Wendy and Greg! =)
Can’t wait to shoot your guys wedding. Thanks so much for making the
drive to meet up with me.
I hope you all enjoy this set. Thanks for reading.
I hope to one or two more post this week so stay tuned and thank you all who visit my blog regularly. =) You all rock! 
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