Model Shoot

I did a fun model shoot the other day for my fantastic hair stylist Tami Gardner at Park Avenue Salon in Paso Robles, CA.  Her model is actually a beautiful college professor and not a "model" but she did a wonderful job!  She told me that she learned everything from "America's Next Top Model".  She would make Tyra Banks proud!  Tami is super talented at hair and make-up, a genuine artist!  Here are a few photos of the shoot. 

The first picture is the first time she saw herself in the mirror with more make-up than she is used to wearing.

Photographing kids

I love taking photos of kids in their element which is one of the reasons why I don't have a studio.  Nothing like a photo of a stiff kid with an forced, awkward smile to convince me even further!
When kids are in an environment that's non-threatening and fun for them they generally forget that you have a lens pointed at them.  This isn't always true about adults, myself included.
I had fun this Memorial Day weekend photographing some children having fun in a backyard.  Even though I shot about 100 photos it never seemed to interfere with their candidness.