Ted Naifeh is one of my oldest San Francisco friends, talented artist of teen-friendly graphic novels ‘Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things’ and ‘Polly and the Pirates’, and is currently kicking up his heels in France, which makes me very jealous. (But I’m happy for him of course.)
He also draws a mean Batgirl on a scooter, for those us you who are also comic book fans…
Fuji Xpro1, 35mm 1.4 lens.
I’m hip-deep in a lot of retouching, and have some fun stuff to share coming up – including a few amazing weddings. I did want to drop a note about the latest firmware update for the X-Pro1. MUCH faster focus and some nice options -faster write to the card, faster delete, just all around improved performance for the camera. My friend Indra was vending at a club event last week, so I had a chance to test it in some really tricky lighting situations and was extremely impressed at the upgrade! Download the new update here.
All images were shot with the 35mm 1.4 lens
Check out the definition in the black areas on this shot. I’m more and more impressed with this camera’s performance in low light situations, as well as the auto white balance. Fuji also just announced an exciting new camera at Photokina – the X-E1, which looks terrific. I might need to get one for my partner so we’ll both have a Fuji and can share lenses!
I wasn’t expecting to see this from my office window this morning, what a lucky break!
Lisa and Sam are two do-it-yourself, creative people who met and fell in love at a Renaissance fair, and their decorations and ceremony reflect their spirit of creativity. Lisa hand-made many of the details while their family and friends spent the day before the ceremony transforming the interior of the Paper Wing Theater in Monterey into a romantic and dramatic dining room, complete with hanging chandeliers and lit by candelabra. Both Sam and Lisa have children from previous relationships, they incorporated their kids into the ceremony and it’s abundantly clear that this is one happy family.
Lisa and Sam’s Monterey Wedding Highlights – Images by Tristan Crane
Crowds of people, jellyfish, sea otters in buckets. The day after I shot a wedding in Pacific Grove, we headed to the aquarium and I tested the low-light capabilities of the Fuji XPro1. Overall I’m pretty happy with the results, and it also gave me the chance to practice manual focus.
More below… Continue reading “Monterey with the Fuji XPro1”
Finding an artistic but professional wedding video team can be tricky, lately a few clients have asked if I shoot video as well. While I do dabble in video, I’d never even consider taking on both photography and video shooting for the same wedding. You need two teams to cover both mediums well, I’d much rather work with videographers who specialize in personal storytelling.
A former co-worker of mine recently announced her newest venture, Moving Portraits. The quality of their work speaks for itself, really.
Ann Larie & Derek: A Moving Portraits Love Story Video (8 min) from Moving Portraits on Vimeo.
For more samples of their work, including a charming ‘Save the Date’ piece, check out their website.
Been focusing on shooting menswear lately,with the help of some very dapper fellows.
