funny story -

a funny story-

i was explaining to beverly and jason why photographers use reflectors and how it masks shadows that don't usually provide the nicest appearance on peoples' faces, especially on a super sunny day where the sun's light is nothing but harsh. so i used jermaine (their youngest son) as an example. i carefully placed the reflector on the ground away from the camera's point of view moving it back and forth...

"see how the shadows just go away and provides a rounder form of light? see?" i said.

but while i was talking and moving the reflector back and forth to show the before and after, jermaine was having a difficult time giving us a straight face since the light was in his eyes. it was SOOO cute and FUNNY, i had to take a shot.

//ed pingol
707.334.1468
edpingol@gmail.com
edpingol.blogspot.com

---

---

(red)

The Global Fund

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was established in 2002, with the support of the world's leaders and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, to dramatically increase resources to fight three of the world's most devastating diseases, and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need by supporting locally-driven strategies. To date, the Global Fund has committed US$6.6 billion to 460 programs in 136 countries.

The Global Fund is an innovative partnership of governments, non-profit organizations, and the private sector, working together to rid the world of AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. Its sole purpose is to raise funds and make grants to countries, organizations and communities that urgently need financial help to allow them to respond to these epidemics. The Global Fund continues to fund grants dependent upon proven results and targets achieved.

Please help support the foundation by clicking on the image above or simply go to joinred.com because it saves lives.

In addition, the cool image above has been borrowed from becker.com who is one of the many super talented wedding photographers i look up to.

//ed pingol
707.334.1468
edpingol@gmail.com
edpingol.blogspot.com

---

---

bev and jason

i had a chance to take photos of beverly and jason the other week. they're already married, but i just couldn't pass up NOT taking their photos. they're SO into each other like they recently just started dating...

//ed pingol
707.334.1468
edpingol@gmail.com
edpingol.blogspot.com

---

---

and their babies...

roxanne has her baby.
monica has her's too.

---

---

arnold photoshoot

entrepreneur, video producer, and promoter are what arnold is. given all the different types of genre he produces, i found it hard to think of a style and background environment that suits this man of many talents. so i placed him in as many different backgrounds and textures as i could possibly find and think of in the given amount of time we had to shoot. these two images below are what caught my eye as well as what just felt right. boo-yah!

---

---

photo touch ups

i just wanted to share with everyone what goes into some photos. a number of images posted here are cleaned up to keep the quality as high as possible, meaning, erasing some stray hairs, removing some lint, and simple cropping to make the image more visually appealing and interesting. some, on the other hand are simply "touched-up" and bluntly edited.

most of my clients, friends and family don't mind and would PREFER that i help them lose a pound or two, even give back some years by removing wrinkles and CHINS, on a few images they really like. below are some examples of what's possible.

//ed

---

---

adriana - geisha photoshoot

this past weekend was something special. busy... but special, none the less. i had a very good friend named adriana come over and dress up as a geisha. getting ready took over an hour but oh, man was the wait SO WORTH IT. she looked absolutely AMAZING in her outfit.

we've been planning this for several month and the wait is finally over. i hope you enjoy adriana's pics as much as i do. thanks adriana!

---

---

jen and tracy

i had a couple of photoshoots today, trying out new techniques with lighting... it was great that jen and her sister tracy were able to help me by acting as my models. before we started the day, monica decided to go with us rather than write her paper that's due this monday. but it's okay because i promised her that i would study with her tonight and the WHOLE DAY tomorrow.

here's a sample:

---

---