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socal shootout: cowboy casanova – temecula portrait photographer

jaana — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:15:47 +0000

These are the last bunch of photos. Loving every bit of that end-of-the-day light. If someone could figure out a way to bottle the golden hour, they’d be millionaires for sure! Yummy…

Thanks again SoCal ShootOut! Can’t wait for the next event!

Love,

socal shootout: cowboy casanova – temecula portrait photographer

jaana — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:32:42 +0000

Around this time, we were dodging horse poop and dealing with some windy conditions, but had to do what we could to take advantage of the pretty afternoon light… Her wild, wind-blown hair looks awesome anyway!

Love,

socal shootout: cowboy casanova – temecula portrait photographer

jaana — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:52:56 +0000

Workin’. It.

Love,

socal shootout: cowboy casanova – temecula portrait photographer

jaana — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:37:32 +0000

I am finally getting around to posting some more pictures from the last ShootOut. Here is the first batch and a couple more to follow in the next day or two. Yee-haw!

Love,

socal shootout: cowboy casanova

jaana — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:15:29 +0000

Ooowie! This was a HOT one. And I nearly missed it. Tickets sold out in 9 seconds or something crazy like that and I initially didn’t get one. But at the last second a couple spots opened up and I jumped on the chance! Phew. It was so much fun. The models were awesome, the group leaders were so helpful, it was great to meet new people and just take lovely pictures with no pressure. Loved it!

Here’s a (very) little taste of what’s to come:

Told ya this was a hot one! Yowsa! Seriously loving these!

Many thanks go out to:
Organizers: Hanssie Trainor and Matthew Saville
Event Planner: Kim Lefebre (kim@six2sixevents.com)
Speaker: Rob Nicholson of Humbled Eyes Photography
Venue: Tucalota Creek Ranch in Temecula, CA
Hair/Make-up: Melody Rachunak, Brandie Bebell, Kacee Geoffroy
Hair Accessories: Heather
Group Leaders: Dana Grant, Matthew Saville, Gavin & Erin Wade, Sarah & Derek Frenzel, Teale Landstedt, Yvonne LeBrun
Models: Kristin Keating, Ashley Gregory, Allyson Hoehl, Crystal Leland, Karin Larsen, Eryne Shan

Amazing event, as always!

Love,

socal shootout: behind the scenes

jaana — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:04:55 +0000

Here are a couple shots showing what goes on behind the scenes at these ShootOuts.

It’s like wedding photography paparazzi!! So you can see, it gets a little competitive to get the shot you want. There are lots of elbows and other people’s flashes that wind up in a good chunk of your photos. But that makes it fun and challenging and forces you to think outside the box. Plus you get tons of experience in a short amount of time and meet a whole bunch of great people. I was lucky to get tickets to this last event, because they sold out in two minutes. So they are definitely gaining popularity. Hope to be lucky enough to attend many more.

Love,

socal shootout: romantic couple – pasadena wedding photographer

jaana — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:48:52 +0000

This will be my last installment of the ShootOut photos… And as you can see, we ended it with a bang. This couple is married in real-life and I didn’t find out, until after the fact, that they never actually had wedding pictures taken. So this was a great way to do it – now they have hundreds! And is it even fair that two people who are so good-looking find each other? I mean, come on! They are just a super sexy couple. Yowsa!

Love,

socal shootout: ceremony – pasadena wedding photographer

jaana — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:19:40 +0000

For this part of the ShootOut, a mock ceremony was set up. Even though it wasn’t completely realistic, I felt the pressure! Wanted to make sure I got all the important shots on the first try. In real life, you don’t get second chances for things like this! It was definitely good practice. (And had me wishing for a nice telephoto lens too!)

Love,

socal shootout: bridals – pasadena wedding photographer

jaana — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:41:19 +0000

This rotation of the ShootOut couldn’t have gone better! The location was magic, the bride was adorable as could be, and the weather was awesome. I’ll be honest – I kind of love these…

Love,

socal shootout: details – pasadena wedding photographer

jaana — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:05:02 +0000

This rotation of the ShootOut made me really want to get a macro lens! I noticed how awesome the rings look with a lens like that. But I worked with what I had and these are not half bad. It was a good challenge too, because it forced me to be creative with the few detail items we were given to work with.

Love,