tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71102074985340541652024-02-21T05:11:12.715-08:00Hackworth PhotographyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358782490017887141noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110207498534054165.post-42110982464971751062013-05-02T14:33:00.003-07:002013-05-02T14:47:39.260-07:00People Taking Pictures, my NYC experience<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On my second trip to New York City, the first back in 2008, I wanted to capture pieces of NYC as I see NYC in my mind. Being a resident in California most of my exposure to other parts of the world are through images I see on the news or even on television shows. (Anyone else a Law and Order fan?) Sure, NY has the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Ground Zero, The Empire State Building, Central Park, and shopping on 5th ave, but when I think of NYC I think about all the cabs, the Police Officers walking their beat, crowds of pedestrians, subways, etc. That was the NYC I wanted to capture! Furthermore, as you will see below, I decided to shoot the whole vacation in black and white. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carrying my camera almost everywhere, I started to check items off my list as I captured them, but I started to notice something else that intrigued me, I wasn't the only tourist in NYC taking pictures. In fact, I saw people taking pictures with DSLRs, point and shoots, smart phones, flip phones, and even iPads! Newly inspired by this observation, I decided this is where I wanted to focus the balance of my vacation, and now I want to share some of those images with you. Please sit back and enjoy my "People Taking Pictures" project. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Do you have copies of all those pictures on your camera or phone? What happens if you lose your phone or camera? Or It gets stolen? Or you drop it in the toilet? (Don't laugh, it happens!) If you lose your camera or phone your pictures are gone and you will never get them back! Now, before going any further pull out your phone and scroll through those pictures. Could you imagine losing them forever? If your answer is no then please read on…</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">First of all, a back up doesn't exist unless there are at least 2 copies on different media types. Therefore, if one is lost you still have the other. And if one media type becomes non existent (as did the vinyl record, 8 tracks, cassettes, and VHS) the other copy is still there. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There are probably a dozen different ways to back up all your images and I will touch on a few. Bottom line, back it up cuz you can't get it back!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">On a regular basis download your images to your desktop or laptop. This is you first copy. Then burn those images to a rewriteable DVD (so you can continue to use the same disk) Now you have a second copy. But don't store both of those together. What if there is a fire? Your computer will burn and and your DVDs will melt. Put it somewhere else in the house, or at work, or at your Mom's house. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My passion as a photographer stems from the obsession to create the most beautiful photograph possible of my client. And each client brings the challenge of outdoing myself from the previous session. Before we go much further it is important to understand that the art of photography is represented by two separate but equally important factors, the technical side and the creative side. (Anyone catch the Law and Order reference?) The technical side, depth of field, shutter speed, ISO, and lens selection is a very left brain activity. The creative side, lighting, background, posing, etc is a very right brain activity. Most people tend to be stronger on one side over the other and photography challenges you to use both sides. I am very technical person, so operating a camera is very second nature to me. Therefore, using my right brain for creativity is something I constantly study and practice. It is not about just looking through the view finder and snapping a shot, its about all things I just mentioned and pulling them all together at the same time. I am constantly battling one aspect or the other to get the perfect shot.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">But I digress…This past October I decided I wanted to reward my past clientele with a very affordable, but quick Holiday session in the studio. Nothing fancy, just an opportunity to bring the family in and have a family portrait done for Christmas. One particular client, I will call her Ruth, was one of the first to book an appointment. Ruth is a 30 something young lady who self admittedly has overcome some challenging obstacles in her life. I have a feeling she probably really couldn't afford a regular photo session so I am glad she took me up no this offer. When she arrived for her session she introduced me to her father, who reluctantly had come along to get his photo taken with her. So we popped in to the studio, I did a few shots of them together and a few of each of them separately.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I put Ruth's photos up on line for her to view and she promptly made her selections and placed her order, one portrait of her and her father together, and one each of them alone. About a week later Ruth came by (alone) to pick up her portraits. We got to chatting about the portraits she had selected. I told her that I always pick out my favorites from each session and I am always interested in which portraits the client chooses and why. With a guarded tone and a lump in her throat, she shared with me that she had not had the opportunity to spend much time with her father when she was growing up and could never recall seeing him smile. That is why she had chosen this particular portrait of her father.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Now, I look at this picture and I see technical and creative opportunities. Why did I do this? Why didn't I do that? I beat myself up constantly for not shooting it perfectly. But Ruth didn't care about that. I captured a moment in time that she never got to see as a child. I guess, at least for today, I have finally taken the perfect portrait. Thank you Ruth for helping me see that.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Every year you always have that one person on your shopping list that you just can't figure out what to buy for them. Maybe it is a co-worker at the office or Aunt Sally that already has has everything.<br /><br />So I have compiled a small list of ideas for you this Holiday Season. These are all small businesses that I personally recommend and who will truly appreciate your support, not only during the holidays, but all year round.<br /><br />None of these businesses paid for advertising here or have offered anything in return for mentioning them. They are all upstanding, honest, and hard working people that deserve your consideration.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I first received the call from <a href="http://www.TonyFlorez.com/" target="_blank">Tony Florez</a> asking me if I could cover an event for him at the Ritz Carlton, my immediate response was, of course, "Yes". As the conversation went on, I learned that it would be an awards banquet and <a href="http://www.olivernorth.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Lt Colonel Oliver North</span></a> was expected to be in attendance. Unfortunately, most people from my generation only remember him from the Iran Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration. Those dang hearings dominated the television airways and interfered with our regularly scheduled afternoon programming. As I researched the special guest of the upcoming event, I found that he is a true American hero who has served his country proudly since 1968 and hasn't stopped since. But as it turns out, LtCol North wasn't the real hero that night...</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The event I was asked to cover, "Salute to Our Heroes Gala" was being hosted by the <a href="http://freedomalliance.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Freedom Alliance</span></a>. The Freedom Alliance is a non profit organization that supports our troops and their families at home and abroad, operates a scholarship fund for the children of fallen and injured soldiers, educates high school students through their military leadership academy, and educates the public, policy makers, and the media about UN policies to protect our national sovereignty.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Later on the evening we were treated to an award ceremony for Marine LtCol Christian Ellinger (21 years) and his wife of 17 years, Naval <a href="http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg100/Pages/Bio1.aspx#.T95YCo4_4d4" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Commander Jennifer Ellinger</span></a> (19 years) who jointly received the Service to America award for their years of service to our country. But they were not the real heroes that night either...</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The real heroes that night were the active and medically discharged soldiers in attendance. These soldiers have voluntarily enlisted and served to protect our country. During the evening, LtCol North told the following accounts of some of the soldiers in attendance. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One soldier, a Soviet immigrant, enlisted when he was 18 years old. When asked why, he said he wanted to thank the United States for allowing him and his mother to come to America. He deployed to Afghanistan with his unit last year and returned home shortly thereafter, leaving both his legs behind. Two Marine Corp snipers who returned from deployment with just one leg between them. And the Naval EOD (Explosive Ordinance Detail) soldier who returned home minus 3 fingers. He returned to duty, amazing in itself, only to lose a leg on his very next deployment.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I admire LtCol North, LtCol Ellinger, and CDR Ellinger for their accomplishments, but I decided the real heroes were the young men and women in attendance that have gone off to fight for my freedom. Especially the young man who could not shake my hand due to loosing one of his and the young men who had to look up at me to look me in the eye because they left their legs in a foreign country. And when I had to get down on my knees, on the concrete or wet grass, in my dress pants and polished shoes to take their portrait, I suddenly didn't really mind all the aches and pains in my knees I normally feel when I stand up. I now know understand how lucky I am to have those aches and pains!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">LtCol North took time to speak with EVERY service member</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">attendance and signed dozens of autographs.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saying the Pledge of Allegiance with <br />Commander Jennifer Ellinger in the background.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">LtCol Christian Ellinger, Commander Jennifer Ellinger, <br />and </span>LtCol Oliver North</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">LtCol North is and engaging speaker. At times I was so engrossed<br />with what he had to say I forgot I was supposed to be taking pictures.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Ray S Hamilton, Machinist Mate 2nd class (1922-2010). </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">He served aboard the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l18/lst-460.htm">LST 460</a> </span></span>which was sank during </span>WWII by </div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I wanted to take a break in my Egypt series, “What you won’t see in the travel brochures”, to bring you this special story I've entitled, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree". The classic song, originally performed by Tony Orlando and Dawn in 1973, reached #1 on billboard charts for four weeks in a row. The song has origins dating back to the civil war when ladies would wear a yellow ribbon in their hair signifying their devotion to their loved one serving in the US Calvary.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">On yet another day and another adventure on the streets of Egypt, I happened upon two young boys, about 13 or 14 years old, pulling a wooden cart, much like you would imagine hitched to the back of a mule. As one pulled the cart behind him loaded with watermelons they yelled out “Bateekh Bahteekh!” (Watermelon) Intrigued by this unusual scene, at least by American standards, I stopped the boys to talk to them. Unfortunately they didn't speak English and I don't speak Arabic. So we resorted to hand signs and raising our voices to emphasize our words, as if the increased volume would transcend the language barrier.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I decided to purchase a watermelon from them with no real idea of what I was going to do with it, as anyone who knows me, knows I don't care for watermelon. The older boy, in his striped Calvin Klein shirt, placed a watermelon on one side of the balance scale and then started adding weights to the opposite side until the two sides balanced. He then quoted a price of 20 Egyptian pounds, about 3 dollars American. Not really knowing if I got a good price or not, I paid him his 20 pounds. After all, it was the experience and the interaction with the locals that was most important to me at this point, not the price and especially not the watermelon.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Having set my watermelon aside, protected by the plastic grocery bag he had placed it in, I grabbed my camera and raised my eyebrows as if to ask "can I take your picture?" They both shook their heads in agreement, and again, here is “What you won't see in the travel brochures...”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I hope you have enjoyed the first two installments of "What you won't see in the travel brochures..." My next installment will solve the mystery of the watermelon I really didn't want and who are those other two boys?</span><br />
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<div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">For those that have never traveled to Egypt it is definitely a destination you must put on your bucket list. We have all seen the images of foreign countries on TV or in magazines, but I have always been curious how they represent the respective city or country.</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">During my previous visit to Egypt I had the opportunity to visit some of it's historical sites such as the Great Pyramids of Giza, The Valley of the Kings, The Cairo Museum, and sailed the Nile River from Aswan to Luxor. However, this time I wanted to see parts of Egypt that were not on a tourists' map or in an article in Wikipedia. </span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">During our visit we stayed at my mother-in-law's apartment (condo) in Alexandria, just one block from the beautiful beaches of the Mediterranean Sea. A vast majority of the city is multilevel buildings, some upwards of 20 stories high. Each building has at least one working elevator, no more than about 15 square feet. Many have no door on the car itself and you can literally watch the floors whizzing by as you travel up and down the elevator shaft.</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">(Now, as I blog about these adventures I do not intend to paint the city of Alexandria or the country of Egypt with a broad brush. My intention was to seek out what I perceived as extraordinary, but normal and acceptable to the locals.)</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">The weather at the time of our visit it was a balmy 82 degrees during the day and down to around 72 at night. The humidity topped out around 80% on most days. Keep this in mind as I tell you about the day I walked down the street and around the corner where I meet Rami, a 26 year old butcher working at his family’s butcher shop, just as his father did before him. Rami has been working here for more than 14 years and is quite skilled in his profession. </span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">What first caught my eye was the carcass of what I later found out was a lamb, hanging from a chain as Rami and his partner took turns removing the precious meat. Tied up next to the hanging meat was another lamb, alive and well, watching as Rami wielded his razor sharp knife, obviously completely oblivious to his destiny.</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">The table they practice their trade on is a waist high wooden bench much like the one my dad built in our garage when I was a kid for his workbench. The bench sits right out on the sidewalk and under a canopy hanging above the roll up door of their "store front" shop. Surprisingly, there are no foul odors or swarms of flies attacking me as I ventured closer. Over a cup of tea we chatted about him and his business as well as me and my visit to Egypt. I asked to shoot some pictures of him and his storefront and he was more than willing to allow me to capture this unique scene.</span><br />
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Since that night we have kept in touch and have worked together on several occasions. Carla is a true professional in our field. She has an extensive portfolio of event photography, celebrities, and children's head shots for acting and print work.<br />
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Due to an increase in business and a need to bring these different genres of photography together, she has created " The Foto Agency" (<a href="http://www.thefotoagency.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">www.TheFotoAgency.com</span></a>). As of today I am proud to share with you that I will be a fundamental part of this amazing organization.<br />
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</tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358782490017887141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110207498534054165.post-42078606653565551312011-03-29T17:44:00.000-07:002011-03-29T17:44:36.461-07:00How to hire a photographer<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">I recently attended a wedding show in Orange County just to see what other photographers are doing. (Side note, I shopped around as a consumer, not a photographer,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">nor did I ever disclose that I was a photographer.) Guess what I found?</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Nothing. They all basically provide the same service;</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">2 photographers on your wedding day, images on CD, a wedding album, and a set timeframe for photographing your wedding.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">They all had the same great looking images in the same albums (at least as far as a bride would know). So why should I consider photographer A vs. photographer B? Which photographer would I hire for my event? After some contemplation I chose one. Which one you ask? It doesn't really matter.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">What matters is how I came to my conclusion.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[endif]--></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Two features or characteristics stuck out. First was personality. The photographer I chose connected with me. He was outgoing and found a way to be my friend and help me open up. You could say we instantly "hit it off". Think about this for a moment</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">, </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">whether it is your wedding, or any other photographed event, you want the photographer to capture the "real you". If you are uncomfortable with your photographer,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">you will have your guard up all day. But if you feel comfortable with your photographer, like you do with a close friend, he/she will be able to bring out the real you and capture those special moments just as you intended them to be.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[endif]--></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Secondly, I found that each photographer had different packages. For this package it will cost this much and for that package it will cost that much. Doesn't a bride already have enough decisions to make? Does she really know what she wants from her photographer? Maybe she does, but for this reason I liked the photographer that offered just one package. I found this to be an easy decision, this is what he offers and this is what he will charge. Checkmark on photographer, let's talk to the caterers now.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Shouldn't we, as the professionals in our industry, know basically what a bride wants and create a package for her and make this choice an easy one for her? Sure, we can have add-ons and extra services,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">but we can talk about that later.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[endif]--></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Don't get me wrong. There are some important questions to ask;</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">how many weddings have you shot? Do you have a second photographer with you? Do you have back up equipment? The list could go on forever. Do your research, know what is important to you and be sure to ask.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[endif]--></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">When all</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">was</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">said and done,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">here is what I came away with;</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;"><br />
</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">- Feel comfortable with your choice of photographers, or any vendor you choose.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;"><br />
</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">- As a photographer, less can be more. Design a package that covers your bride's needs and put a price on it. Don't confuse her with half a dozen different packages to choose from. She may just gravitate towards the easier choice.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;"><br />
</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">-And for the brides/clients out there, know what you want and ask for it.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Destiny recalls the day they got engaged.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">It was Fathers Day 2010 and Destiny was in the process of putting away the laundry. Austin surprised her with a dozen roses, and right in the middle of that bouquet was a ring. On bended knee he popped the question and she said "yes!"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><br />
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Suma, as her friends call her, graduated from Moreno Valley High School in 2002. Suma chose to continue her education at the University of California Riverside. After graduating from UCR in 2006 with a B.S. in Business Administration, she continued on to Cal State San Bernardino. In December 2010 she graduated with a Masters in Public Administration.<br />
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During her collegiate years Suma was employed by the County of Riverside, Department of Social Services office in Perris CA. In 2009 Suma's outgoing personality, strong work ethic, and pursuit of a higher education earned her a promotion to Supervisor and move to downtown Riverside where she currently works.<br />
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During Suma's off time she can be found at the gym, shopping the latest sales at her favorite stores or just "blowin O's" with her friends at the hookah lounge.<br />
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In conjunction with her recent graduation, she retained the services of Hackworth Photography to create her graduation portrait. Here are a few of the images from her photo session at the studio of Hackworth Photography. Enjoy!</span></span></span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">The day finally arrived and after a dozen or so emails and phone calls between the bride and myself, I am now shooting the wedding of Nick and Ashli. Nick, a motorcycle riding and skateboard enthusiast is marrying his beautiful girlfriend of 7 years.</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">First, we headed to the clubhouse for some private photos away from the family and friends who have gathered to witness this wonderful event. Once we got away from all the peering eyes and the chaos of wedding preparations a completely different side of these two came out. The love and passion they share is beyond words and that is what I sought to capture with these images I am going to share with you now. Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">So as we exited one of the exhibit halls we ran in to the carousel, spinning seemingly nonstop at a nauseating pace, (at least for those of us who suffer from motion sickness). This could be the pic I was looking for, but how do I make it different from every other photo of the carousel every other patron has taken? Maybe with a long shutter speed I can show the motion of the fair's most traditional ride.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 13px;">Earlier this month I was asked to photograph the “release party” for Bask magazine, a magazine I have been assisting Tony Florez with recently. Tony was already booked at Pelican Hill so he asked me to cover the event. I arrived at the location of the party, the Balboa Beach Club in Newport Beach, and to make a long story short, no one there had any idea what party I was talking about. Well, after a few phone calls we figured out that the event was actually the Beckstrand Cancer Foundation annual fundraiser, “The Diamond and Pearl Ball 2010”, and this year’s theme was “An Evening in Havana”. I was there to cover the fundraiser for Bask Magazine!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Renetta Caya (Gala Chair) Oday Shakar (Dress Designer to the stars) Eva La Rue, George O'Connell (Connell Family Foundation, Presenting Sponsor)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the waiters where dressed in period attire,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358782490017887141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110207498534054165.post-35902593294740385802010-10-19T15:03:00.000-07:002010-10-19T15:03:26.451-07:00Baby Sophie<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I am a little late in posting my weekly blog, and for those closest to</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">our family you know that we welcomed our first child in to the world</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">this past week. Sophie Yasmin Hackworth was born on Monday October 11,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">2010 at 2:15am. She weighed 7lbs 2 oz and was 19" long.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Now, I don't want to be the father who is always showing pictures of</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">the baby and raving about every coo and giggle but I do want to share</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">some of the first photos I took of her during her first days.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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This picture was taken just 8 minutes after Sophie was born, I love it so much because it was completely candid, pure emotion captured in the moment.<br />
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This is Grandma Jeannie checking in on Sophie just after her first bath just hours after she was born.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">A few months ago I had the opportunity, nay, the privilege to spend the day at </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times located in the San Jacinto Mountains with Flashes of Hope. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">“Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">creates a positive long-lasting impact on children with cancer and their families by providing fun-filled, medically supervised, cost-free, year-round camp programs.” – from the website<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">“</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Flashes of Hope is a nonprofit organization that changes the way children with cancer and other life threatening illnesses see themselves through the gift of photography and raises money for pediatric cancer research” – from the website. Their goal is </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">to photograph every child until every child is cured.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The photos I want to share today are from Heather and Wil’s engagement shoot at the Mission Inn Hotel. ( <a href="http://www.missioninn.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.missioninn.com/</span></a> ) Between holding reflectors and swapping out lenses I was able to capture a few images. I provided the originals to Tony and I would like to think it was these photos that first caught Tony’s eye and led me to this photographic journey and as a mentee to Tony.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Thanks for all your time and patience Tony!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Toward the end of the Market I came across this fruit stand and was drawn to the cool colors of the fresh summer peaches on the table and intrigued with the vendor and customer haggling over prices in the background, snap!<br />
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Deciding to head to the next block, beyond the Farmers Market, I almost passed up this scene of a bicycle chained to the lamppost. Now, anyone who as ever tried to photograph a yellow object, in the middle of the day, in direct sunlight, knows it can be quite a challenge, but I just couldn't pass it up, snap! With a little post processing magic, here is a little "old town" magical moment in time.<br />
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So back to Cliff and Jeanette, they had finally got set up and I could hear Cliff and his guitar cranking out the hits from two blocks away, time to get back. As I arrived, they were playing all our favorite hits from yesteryear, a great mix of R&B, Jazz, Blues, and a little Gospel thrown in to round it out. They really sounded good and I couldn't let this opportunity pass me by, snap!<br />
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I hope y'all enjoyed my adventures in Downtown Riverside today, I really enjoyed sharing it with you! If you want to see more of my work, take a look at my website, <a href="http://www.hackworthphotography.com/">http://www.hackworthphotography.com/</a> and be sure to add me as a friend over on Facebook at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/kevin.j.hackworth">http://www.facebook.com/kevin.j.hackworth</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358782490017887141noreply@blogger.com0