I had the honor of helping lead the San Diego Photog Shootout this past weekend, and was so inspired by the creative energy and talent of all those that participated.  A big shout-out goes to event organizers Stephen Knuth and Yvonne Lebrun who are doing an amazing job running the group – all the details were top-notch, including the models, make-up artists, venue and props.

One of my goals for 2010 is to do more teaching among the photography community.  In addition to focussing on knowledge-sharing and giving back to the community, there’s also a selfish motive with this goal (as I find the more I teach the more I learn).  Along those lines, it was a thrill this past weekend to work alongside photographers and community leaders that I admire and respect — including;  Betsy and Jeff McCue, Evan Bishop, Garrett Delph and Hanssie Trainor. It was also a treat to hang-out with Roxanne Benton from Pixel2Canvas and Lawrence Chan (aka Tofurious).

Be sure to check out the San Diego Photog Shootout Facebook group for additional links to the model portfolios on Model Mayhem, as well as contact information for the MUAs and participating photographers.

Here are a few of my images from the shoot…

I’m a bit behind on a variety of projects…so, here’s a quick image.

This is from this past Saturday’s San Diego PhotogShootout — which was creatively nourishing on many fronts.  Stay tuned for a post within the next couple days with a full recap.

Revisiting some images from my shoot with Kymberly Jane shoot…more to come.

Kymberly Jane “in-between poses”…my favorite time to fire the shutter:

Here’s a sneak peak from a recent shoot with Kymberly Jane at Kevin Break’s studio space in LA. I’m still editing some selects, and have a nice diversity of images from the shoot. 

I deliberately over exposed a small series of images in camera at the time of capture, and then pushed them even further in post.  This photograph is an example of the results.  I’m quite fond of the high-key look-and-feel, and wish I would have shot more this way (which matched the mood of the shoot with direct sunlight streaming into the loft-style studio).  Stay tuned for many more images to come…