I was asked by a Santa Monica College photography student to answer 20 questions for a class assignment. She promised it wouldn't appear anywhere but in her class. But since I spent some time answering them, I figure I'd share them with you. Also, I'm a former reporter and one of my editors said I couldn't clear my throat in 15 inches. That means, I'm wordy. And this is wordy. But here you go!What would you consider to be an ideal workday? I usually work late so my ideal day would be to have a shoot doing my signature style, transfer my images to my computer, have dinner, and then start to do the post-processing. I really enjoy the post-processing because that’s where you create ...

That's blunt, isn't it? End of life. Agnes Sligh Turnbull said, "Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really." I include all pets. But the truth is, we are all going to have to say goodbye to our most precious companions one day. And it hurts, oh, does it hurt.When we get the dreaded diagnosis, our world is rocked. Shock first, but we know pain and sadness is around the corner.Look, I'm not trying to be a mercenary photographer but please, please consider a professional portrait session with you and your pet. In fact, I don't really care who you choose as your photographer but I do care that you get that session. Besides searching for Los Angeles pet photographers, you can also look ...

What is my cinematic edit? It's kind of shifting the colors a bit so they aren't natural but interesting. Call it color grading, as film editors do, or as I now call my cinematic edit. I became interested in color grading as I really started noticing it in both film and photography. I mean, bop me over the head but it's been around forever. Look at movies. The colors aren't a realistic portrayal of a scene, they are an interpretive or emotional portrayal. They make you feel something, they signal something.Any sci-fi futuristic kind of movie is somewhere going to have a blue steely tone. It's cold. It's space. Any desert scene is going to be brown and dusty and will give you the feeling of ...

We're at it again! We're ready to get our holiday on at Kriser's in Studio City on Nov. 21 beginning at 1 p.m.! I've been so busy and terribly behind getting the word out so forgive me. If we book the times scheduled, we are happy to add on more time slots after the last 3 p.m. session.Two small dogs can share their session together.Your $99 gets you your shoot, a digital image, and a 2021 custom ornament or 7x5 metal print. Other options include cards and you can check out all your selections at https://cards.acuratedhome.comMany of the card options can be designed with multiple images so if you want to purchase additional files, they're just $20 each.What will this year's theme be? I ...