Inspiration

Inspiration can happen at the most odd times and places. Recently Chris and I were at our local Long's drugstore checking out the magazine aisle as we always do. I picked up a running magazine that had a sweet cover shot. I said to Chris "Ugh, this shot is so cool. We could totally bust this out." Which brings us to the inspiration part of this blog. A week later we found ourselves at Joaquin Miller park putting together some running based shots to test our skills in this area. The shoot was very difficult, because not only did we run but we shot too. Three hours later Chris and I were sitting at his computer with sore legs but pretty cool results. Take a peek and see what you think.

Thanks for watching,

Christian

On your marks. Get set...

Make a living,

This Oakland based photography team is out of the gates and running fast for the line. What that basically means is the past two months have been the busiest months thus far for e&b. Senior portrait sessions, holiday family photos, child portrait shoots, meetings for the next Spring/Summer wedding season, and last but not least an editorial shoot. This translates to multiple gigs in any given week for like 5 weeks straight. We want it. We got it. This is definitely the direction Chris and I want the business to go in and its very gratifying seeing it go that way.

"He shoots he scorrresssss!!!!!"


Christian

On the first day of Christmas

So everyone knows how that rhyme goes,

Which us brings us to the current shoot. Growing up in my small town of Moraga there were few really "great" things that I can recall, location wise. But one thing that really stood out in my mind was a small pear orchard located in the cuts of Moraga. As I was driving through said cuts giving my one year old a nap in the car I passed this orchard and it hit me. This was the location for the next e&b shoot. Oona Wally and Maryam Katouli were our models and they both did a tear up job. The jist of the shoot was fall and we tried our hand at a model/fashion vibe. My camera went wonky, which was a real drag but Chris came through firing with the 50mm and we achieved some results.

"And a partridge in a pear tree"

Christian

Promoagogo

Is that even a word?

Who cares cuz when the spirit hits I always go with it. Once again the holidays are upon us and along with that time of year goes a print promo for the lucky folks who book a session with Chris and myself. As always time slots begin to book up so first come first serve, and like last year we will run the promo long to cover those who don't feel the push until the beginning of the new year. This year the promo includes a print package that consists of 1 8x10 2 5x7 and 4 4x6. As always the cd of the high quality images, and online proofing gallery are a gimmie. So when the need strikes to get together some awesome family or kid shots don't hesitate to let us help you achieve great results.

Gotta love it,

Christian

A site for sore eyes

Ok its up there,

If you haven't been paying attention on the previous post there was mention of a new website. The new website is officially up and running and is super bomber! It has the ability to display images in a larger format as well as give us the flexibility of isolated areas showcasing specific genres. The objective of the new site, relative to the old one, is to try and increase overall wow factor/eye candy. Chris and I feel pretty confident that the new site has amped it up x10. Feedback in this area, if you have a chance, would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Christian

Get a life

Chris and I are beginning to delve into another area with the business. The area in question is "lifestyle" photography. I only have recently recognized this as an area to explore, and am excited to try and pit our photo kung-fu against it. The portfolio for this genre is rapidly expanding. Here on the blog is a small taste, but be aware when Chris and I launch the new web site there will be a whole section designated to the lifestyle area. That launch will be over the course of the next week or so. Its gonna be so dope!!

Christian

Rock solid

Chalk up homie,
The team is always looking for fresh concepts to wrap our photographic skills around, and recently it hit me like a stone...heheh. My kids love to go to a local destination called "Indian Rock". This is a hunk of stone up in the Berkeley hills where folks come from all over to do some mild to pretty intense bouldering. Chris and I gathered the tykes and went to our local outdoor gear fitting shop, REI, and made our way up to the rock. A fun and kinda outdoor equipment shoot ensued. The weather was a lovely fall day, we got some cool shots, and the kids did some mild bouldering. This is what I love about my life...Everybody stay cool.

Christian