Luminaire Images is photographer and digital artist Molly Ann, who has been creatively documenting love and life since 2005. Since its inception, Luminaire Images has been commissioned for its quality and artistry all over Southern California, as well as Colorado, Napa Valley, and the Dominican Republic.
Did you get engaged this winter? We are accepting limited wedding commissions for 2010 and beyond! For a free consultation or information regarding your wedding, engagement session, and more, drop us a line at info@luminaireimages.com, or call (714) 809-1626; and don't forget to visit our official website!
TJ.
He looks ready to lead the exploring party in this one
Maybe it’s the striped vest or spikey hair, but something about this kid reminds me of Calvin (& Hobbes). Or Bart Simpson.
The world is so full of awesomeness to two-year-olds like TJ. The pic on the right is his “woah face,” which he makes whenever he sees something interesting.
February 7, 2010 - 1:36 pm - Those are fantastic!!! Today is my sons 2nd birthday so these were great for me today :)
Q: Which is more important in creating a photograph? Great light, great setting, or great subject?
A: Obviously if you’ve got all three it’s like you’ve struck gold. But if you photograph weddings, or portraits in an uncontrolled setting (i.e., outdoors), then often it’s sadly unusual to get all three in one shoot.
Personally if I had to choose only one, I would choose great light. I can use my knowledge of lenses to minimize (or even creatively use) a sub-par background, and use appropriate direction to encourage the subject and produce good shots of him or her, but as a natural light photographer, there’s not much I can do to adjust the sun! This is why many natural-light photographers try to shoot around morning or late afternoon, when the light is gentler, and the shadows are softer.
Photo•graphy
From the Greek word “phos” (light”) and “graphê“ (drawing). A photograph is still a photograph without subject or setting. Without light it is nothing!
Feb 18th, 6pm: Party/wedding vendors as well as brides-to-be are invited to stop by this delicious event at Party Rental King in Santa Fe Springs and sample succulent treats, marvel at magnificent floral designs, and soak up the atmosphere of sweetest perfection with some of 2010’s most perfect event designers. Admission is free.
Q: Do you shoot RAW or JPG?
A: We shoot everything in RAW for the greatest amount of control in post processing later on. If you totally botch a photo’s exposure or white balance, it is far more salvageable if it was photographed in RAW than if it was shot as a JPG. RAW records detail that, if blown out, is recoverable.
However, I will add that I personally shot JPG when I was learning, which helped me become a more accurate photographer instead of someone who wildly clicks away with lesser regard for whether the photo is exposed or not (as RAW is more easily fixed in post). Obviously if you shoot in RAW you need to have more storage space at your disposal as well. Right now my “2010″ hard drive has a 2TB capacity, and I may add more before the year is out.
Pros of Shooting JPG
There tends less work in post to ‘finalize’ the picture—it’s done for you in the camera. Many photographers claim that shooting in JPG format makes their images “snappier,” likely due to this reason.
JPG image files take up less space on both capture cards and hard drives
Pros of Shooting RAW
Lost data (image detail) is recoverable from a RAW file
There is more control over basic aspects of exposure, white balance, contrast, and other post-processing effects
We use Adobe Camera RAW for processing, and more frequently Adobe Lightroom for batch RAW processing.
January 29, 2010 - 1:18 pm - I have never shot with RAW. But I don't have any formal training either. I just wing it. Most of what I have learned, I have learned from asking you. :o)
Last night was the New Year’s party + tabletop decoration contest hosted by online wedding ‘zine Utterly Engaged. And what a party! There must have been a couple hundred of the industry’s finest in attendance, easily. Thankfully it was at the very spacious and accommodating Astor Classics Event Center in Anaheim.
Ahoy! Point and shoot pics!
Utterly Engaged’s super sweet wedding diva Eva, (wo)manning the registration table.
OMFG there was cotton candy, courtesy of Tasty Clouds. You’d be making this face if Piña Colada was filling your mouth, too.
Our saucy favorite florist Nancy from Flowers on Mars was there!
Other cool cats we met and ran into included tabletop co-designers Joan from J’Adore Florist, Nancy from Fancy Nancy Events, foodie Mary Lallande from Jay’s Catering, fabulous florist Doyle Borden from My Flower Guy, movers and shakers James and Nadine from Firefly Group Events, delectable delight divas The Fry Girl(s) all the while DJ “The Human Jukebox” from FlashDance kept the party moving! Thanks for the good time, everybody!
January 21, 2010 - 11:24 pm - Molly, as always you are so very entertaining. LOVE the first image. It really shows the incredible atmosphere at the party.
OMG FREEBIES
Think your wedding is going to kick some major butt? Have you got details till Tuesday, an out-of-this-world planner, a location to die for, or even just a one-in-a-million partner? Tell us all about it, and you could win an engagement session on us!
THE RULES
• Limit 200 words. I’m a photographer, not a professional…uh…book-reader…person.
• Your wedding MUST be in 2010. 2011 and later dates, wait your turn!
• Deadline is Friday, February 12th. Winner will be contacted and announced in time for Valentine’s Day (awww).
• Not local to Southern California? Enter anyway! (but make a note of this in your e-mail)
Be creative (and please spellcheck, lol!). Can’t wait to read ‘em!
GO SPEED RACER, GOOOO!!
Sweet Trudy. I love this dog…she has a wee underbite.
Like many white cats, Polar is hard of hearing.
Poor Axle, giving me the sad-eye
“Crunchy” tries to nab a toy
This pup didn’t even have a name yet!
“Double Stuff” (like the oreo?) and Luie. Poor Luie was adopted and then returned to the shelter. How could they resist those huge eyes?
Bear is a big, handsome tomcat
January 15, 2010 - 11:31 pm - Aww, I wish I could take all of them home. What a great thing you are doing by highlighting these fuzzy guys who need a home!
This is amazing.
First, watch this video.
Beautiful light, beautiful focus, beautiful settings, right? Well, none of it is real. Those places don’t exist, the lighting is digitally generated, and so are the subjects and backgrounds. Don’t believe me?
Then watch this:
Just incredible. A slow, painstaking process combining techniques in 3ds Max, Vray, After Effects, and Premiere. And we photographers thought we were badass just because we have good Photoshopping skills. Ha!
Holidays are a great time to do family shoots, because if nothing else—everyone is present and accounted for!
A wide variety of subjects and styles, locations and situations—these are the photos I took this year that deserve honorable mention but wouldn’t fit in my wedding and portraiture sets.
by Molly
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