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Evan - Sign me up!November 10, 2010 – 9:27 am

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Last call for Holiday Mini Sessions 2010! | Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank & LA Family & Child Portrait Photographer

October 27, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUSINESS, KIDS

This Saturday, October 30, is the last day for our 2010 Holiday Mini Sessions! There is just ONE SPOT LEFT, so if you want it, e-mail me at truc@bambooshootsphoto.com or call (626) 298-2946 asap! Or just click on the CONTACT link on the menu at the top! The mini portrait session will be this Saturday, October 30, at a gorgeous Pasadena park.

If you’re looking to get some new family portraits just in time for the holidays, or you just want to try us out, this is the perfect photo session for you. It’s fun and affordable, and what better way is there to get beautiful family photos for your holiday cards? For more details on our Holiday Mini Session Special for 2010, click here! There’s only one spot left, so contact us ASAP to grab it!

No post is complete without a photo, so here’s one more to remember the summer by.

Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, LA holiday mini session special 2010 | Family & child portrait photography

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Evan - He looks so excited to go swimming! I loved doing these mini sessions–looking forward to this last one on Saturday!October 27, 2010 – 5:23 pm

Holiday Mini Sessions 2010! | Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank & LA Family & Child Portrait Photographer

September 21, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUSINESS

Announcing Bamboo Shoots Photography’s first Holiday Mini Session Special for 2010!

If you’ve been thinking of booking a Bamboo Shoots Photography session but haven’t found time to arrange one, this is a great opportunity to try us out. Have you liked what you’ve seen on the blog and wished that you had Bamboo Shoots Photography portraits of your own? This is your chance to get a taste of a portrait session with us. Maybe you just want a few beautiful photos of your family for the holidays. Or perhaps you’d like to mark a new milestone. Or maybe you’ve recently had a session with us but you’d love to have some new photos for your holiday cards or to celebrate a recent big event or accomplishment. This is the perfect type of photo shoot for you.

What are mini sessions? They are 30-minute portrait sessions at a specified outdoor location in Pasadena (location selected by Bamboo Shoots Photography) for up to 5 family members. These special mini sessions will be available on only three Saturday afternoons in October: October 9, October 23, and October 30. Each date has just a few session times available. Pick a date and a collection, and within 10 business days of your session, you’ll get to see 8-10 images, all individually and fully retouched, in a private online gallery. No minimum purchase required.

Book your session by Tuesday, September 28, and get a free 8×10 print with your collection!

The spots are limited, so book your session today by e-mailing truc@bambooshootsphoto.com or calling (626) 298-2946! Or just click on the CONTACT link on the menu at the top! Choose a collection, and your spot will be reserved when we receive your payment. Spots are first-come, first-served, so book now!

If you prefer the custom experience of a full portrait session with Bamboo Shoots Photography (you choose the location), contact us to book your session soon! There are a few dates still open for 2010.

For the holidays, we’re offering custom holiday cards for all of our past and future clients. We have some beautiful holiday card designs available this year. If you’ve had a recent portrait session and you’d like custom holiday cards featuring your gorgeous images from Bamboo Shoots Photography, please e-mail us by November 12 to order!

Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, LA family / child portrait photography holiday mini session special 2010

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Willow - Gingerbread and pumpkin spices? Those are my favorite! My gosh, these packages sound like total steals. Count me in. This’ll make for a really good present for my niece and newborn.September 28, 2010 – 11:52 pm

Julie J - this looks awesome!! I hope there are still spots left. I’m going to contact you right now to grab a spot.September 28, 2010 – 2:20 pm

May - I am glad I just finished my breakfast : )September 22, 2010 – 10:15 am

Evan - Peppermint? Pumpkin? Gingerbread? You have a thing with making people hungry. But your mini-sessions sound like awesome deals!September 21, 2010 – 11:11 pm

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Website server issues

September 16, 2010 BUSINESS

The website has been having some server issues in the last couple days, so if you sent me an e-mail and I haven’t replied, please re-send it! I would really appreciate it.

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Coming up soon!

August 11, 2010 BUSINESS

Lots coming up on the blog in the next several weeks, so stay tuned! First up will be baby Kira and her family. If you missed the sneak peek, find it here.

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Evan - Cool photo! Somehow, you’ve made Lake Tahoe in the summer look pretty isolated! That’s a feat.August 11, 2010 – 4:55 pm

Long Beach and Pomona Children’s Portrait Photographer | Post-Processing: Before & After

July 27, 2010 BUSINESS, KIDS

Post-processing is something I haven’t really talked about on the blog yet, but it’s a critical part of my workflow. In general, I try not to do too much post-processing to my photos, so that they’ll stay looking natural.

The image I’m going to go over today is one of my favorites. These two boys were so much fun to shoot. They rarely stayed in one place long enough for me to get a shot, but for this particular moment they happened to decide—on their own—to show off their new superhero status. How much more cuteness can you get?

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This image was shot indoors with fluorescent lighting. Below is the image straight out of the camera. For all the steps I’m showing today, I’ve done a standard sharpening which I apply to all blog images.

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I always shoot in RAW so that I have flexibility with adjusting the white balance. Some photographers adjust the white balance in-camera, but I always shoot with auto white balance and adjust images in Camera RAW if necessary. I found that when I tried to adjust the white balance in-camera, too often I forgot to change the settings when I changed environments, so using auto white balance was just easier. With the fluorescent lighting giving the photo a yellowish cast, I did a simple white balance adjustment on the RAW image before converting it to a jpg.

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Next, I brightened the boys’ eyes a bit in Photoshop using a layer mask, painting over just the areas I wanted to brighten. It’s a small thing, but it really draws emphasis on the eyes.

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Finally, I added a little extra sharpness, contrast, and saturation. It’s subtle, but it gives the image that extra pop. And here’s the final result!

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Evan - You’re a light wizard!July 27, 2010 – 9:20 am

Favorite Lens | Glendale and Long Beach Newborn Baby Portrait Photographer

July 20, 2010 BUSINESS

Before I started photography, I would have thought choosing a favorite lens would be pretty difficult. Turns out it’s not difficult at all. Without question, my favorite lens is the Canon 50mm f/1.2. This baby stays on my camera 95% of the time during portrait sessions. Maybe more. I love that it allows me to be close enough to my subjects to interact with them easily, but isn’t so wide that it causes distortion. I love that it’s light in weight and very manageable. And I love shooting wide open at f/1.2. I just love the quality of the light that it gets and the smoothness of the background blur. It does cost a pretty penny, though, so an excellent bang-for-the-buck alternative is the Canon 50mm f/1.4.

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My runners-up favorites are the Canon 85mm f/1.8 (another great bang for the buck) and the 24-70mm f/2.8. I especially love the latter for vacations, where a zoom lens offers some extra versatility over a prime lens.

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Peggy - It’s a big lens but the photos are awesome. Who knew when I bought my Nikon?July 25, 2010 – 8:27 pm

Evan - I like this lens, too. Too bad I have to give priority to the primary photographer. Otherwise, I’d use it for myself!July 20, 2010 – 10:26 am

Proof Boxes | Huntington Beach and Anaheim Children’s Photography

July 13, 2010 BUSINESS, PRODUCTS

Our gorgeous proof boxes are a fabulous way for you to have all of the images from your session in a lovely presentation. The boxes are individually handcrafted. They’re covered with black raw silk and Japanese paper in a beautiful design of silver cherry blossoms. Along with the box, you get all of the images from your session in 5×7 print, and the prints are coated for protection.

So if you’re looking for an elegant way to store your session photos, this is it!

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