Monthly Archives: January 2010

RAW vs. JPG

SharePin it 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....

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Utterly Engaged Spankin’ New Year’s Party

SharePin it 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...

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Engagement Session Giveaway!

SharePin it 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...

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OC Humane Society (January)

SharePin it 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...

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The Third and the Seventh

SharePin it 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,...

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Family Portrait Shoot: Pacific Palisades, CA

SharePin it Holidays are a great time to do family shoots, because if nothing else—everyone is present and accounted for! Enjoyed this post?Don’t forget to subscribe and add us to your blog reader! To contact Luminaire Images about your wedding or portrait photography, call (747) 333-6166 or e-mail info@luminaireimages.com

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