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The paddle out: Being present

So there I was, at one of my favorite places in Santa Cruz going over photos from a special event. When a member of the surfing community dies, the custom has become to celebrate and remember via a paddle out with friends and family. I found the image I was

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Portrait Tips: Make Special Day Portraits

We are so lucky! We get to be present for the most memorable and special days in people’s lives. In fact, most of the time our pictures end up being the memory people keep from the day, the image in their mind is one of the photos we made. This

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Minimal Lighting for Funeral Portraits

Funerals are a good time to make family pictures because people who haven’t seen one another in decades are together. You should take advantage of the opportunity. I attended a funeral yesterday, and amidst the memory sharing I took a few minutes to make portraits.  Let me show you how

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