Beginning in August, Montgomery Photography officially becomes a duet. My daughter Michelle has been shooting weddings with me for the past 5 or 6 years. We are now making it official, Team Montgomery….but we won’t be using hokey language like that. You just get the most exciting, unique and personal coverage of any photography service around. Here is our newest promotional piece. Write me at Mark@MarkMontgomeryPhotography.com and let me know what you think.
Lots of beach wedding bookings. Here is a great couple we did last MONDAY… any day is a good day for a wedding. Laguna Beach, Crescent Bay Park and the beach. Enjoy: “>
Michelle and I had a great time photographing Jason and Jenny for their engagement session. Found new locations and played with old locations. Hope you like it.
Had a great group of folks today for our second MeetUp (Montgomery Photography Workshops @ Meetup.com). Seven photographers who got to interact with each other and explore the principles of flash photography that I shared with them. Thanks to Keith and Carly for sharing their son Joel with our cameras. Below are a few shots I took of Carly… just a glowing mom and wonderful to photograph. Check us out on MeetUp.com and join the fun. Next meetup to come sometime in August. July I am out on two destination weddings, no time to play… all work.
Thanks to Rick Ferro of Orlando Florida for sharing his time and talent with members (and non-members) of PPOC in a one day workshop on indoor and outdoor wedding photography. We were at Turville Photography in Santa Ana for this event. Thanks to our host Steve Lopushinsky for providing the studio and surrounding areas for Rick to setup demonstrations. The indoor studio session featured two models (bride and groom) in “non” traditional looks. Here are a couple samples I was able to grab while assisting Rick in the demonstration. To se more of the shoot, visit www.PPOC.org for images and information about Rick, PPOC and other upcoming events.
If you haven’t had a professional headshot done lately (or at all) now is the time. Visual impressions are a huge part of todays social media and marketing. If your image was shot hand held with a pocket camera, you are not sending out a good message…. it speaks of cheap, low quality and poor self image. Here are some proper headshots for ladies that could be used for business or work. Next week I’ll post some men. Contact me for a business or social media session and show the best side of you.
Just an update on my professional development. I entered four images in the PPOC quarterly image competition last month and all four prints received merit status. I was ecstatic. Next quarter I will be entering another four mostly in the wedding and portrait category. Wish me luck.
I will be hosting my second MeetUp on Outdoor Lighting and Posing this Saturday. If you would like to join us, check out my group and Meetup.com/montgomery photographyworkshops/ We have 11 signed up so far and room for plenty more.
And finally, check out this wedding Michelle did earlier this year… great stuff.
Join me for my workshop on outdoor lighting and posing geared toward beginning and intermediate photographers. We will spend time in my studio talking about how the camera works with on camera flash and remote flash. We will also talk about posing and how to make everyone look great. We will work with a model in a park setting and a family in a beach setting. So much to learn, so many chances to ask questions. Day two will be review and editing day. See my newsletter below and if you are interested, call me or email me. I still have some spots available.
My winter sojourn into Yosemite turned out to be a little quick trip. 24 hours, in and out. Death Valley was a little better. I assisted another photographer in a landscape class and had two whole days to explore the beauty of the desert. Here are three examples of black and white work from the trips. I will be organizing my own Education Trips in the future. If you are interested, sign up on my contact page to get my emails and newsletters. These trips always reveal a new you in your photography journey.
