Vogo Image Blog

Vogo Image Blog http://vogoimage.com/blog/ en Copyright 2011 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:10:02 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification BYE BYE TO THIS BLOG My NEW WEBSITE IS UP....I took my blog and website and mushed them together to create a BLOGSITE!!! Please visit www.vogoimage.com for all my latest work!!]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/08/bye-bye-to-this-blog.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/08/bye-bye-to-this-blog.html Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:10:02 -0700 Au Revoir! Be back in 2 weeks! Hello friends! I am taking off to Europa! for two weeks...I will hopefully (cross my fingers) be able to post some pictures while I am over there. If not, I will fill my blog with photos when I return. If you have questions about your order, potential shoot or anything else, please feel free to email me, facebook me or whatever technological route you choose:)

As a sweet goodbye I decided to give away a free Iphone background of Paris (that I took last year while there) as it is THE BEST place EVER!! Just drag and drop onto desktop or photofolder and upload to your iphone! ENJOY

Iphone 3GS

Iphone 4!

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/07/au-revoir-be-back-in-2-weeks.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/07/au-revoir-be-back-in-2-weeks.html Personal Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:34:58 -0700 Monica + Alex Expecting!!! I had SUCH a fun time meeting up with Monica and Alex. They are the HAPPIEST couple around. I am amazed that monica is even preg. She is teeny tiny! We had beautiful hot weather and my fav location at the present moment up in shady canyon irvine. I love the vast landscape. Good luck Monica!! Viewers look out for her newborns coming soon! Cheers:)

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/06/monica-alex-expecting.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/06/monica-alex-expecting.html Family Portraits Love and Marriage Portraits baby expecting maternity newborn portraits vogoimage Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:40:21 -0700 Try this!! tilt shift...on a budget Do you love the look that the tilt shift lens gives your photo but cant afford the expensive lens...Have NO fear!! You can easily accomplish this simple look through photoshop! What would we do about photoshop...

I have had a few people ask me how to do some tricks on photoshop so I decided I would start sharing how to do them! FIRST OPEN any image...(I just clicked on one from my recent seattle trip.

NEXT click on the "quick mask mode" button. This can be found down at the bottom left of your photoshop screen. It looks like a small square with a circle in it.

THEN go to your gradient tool and drag the gradient line from where you want your blur to start and end. It should show up red where you drug.

THEN click the deselect buttom. Marching ants should appear along the opposite border or where you drug. You then need to click on "Inverse" to inverse the selection so it is around the area that you DO want blurred out.

NEXT go to FILTERS>BLUR>LENS BLUR. Your area that you want blurred should show up blurred. You can play with the settings a little bit to get it exactly how you want. Click ok and VOILA you have a tilt shift image!!

Tip...Alot of times I saturate the images color to make it pop more where the area is in focus

Please email for more questions or if you want to learn something else

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/06/try-this-tilt-shifton-a-budget.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/06/try-this-tilt-shifton-a-budget.html Personal Try This Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:13:37 -0700 Seattle! I can NOT believe that SUMMER is here already...I have been as busy as a bee and just returned from Seattle. I had such a great time up there. I absolutely love the city even with its gloomy weather. We saw everything the city has to offer including a giant donut the size of my face! I ended up with sugar lips all day long. However, we had amazing weather. I am so grateful for the chance to be able to travel all over this crazy world. Every place offers something so unique and different. Here are a few random images from the trip...I promise more blog posts to come...LOTS of babies in the mix...CHEERS!

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/06/seattle.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/06/seattle.html Personal Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:01:05 -0700 Baby Cole I was so excited when I was asked to photograph baby Cole. His is one lucky baby because his parents are AMAZING people. Had the most adorable nursery. There is so much love in their home. Thanks again for the wonderful morning shoot!! CHEERS

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/05/baby-cole.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/05/baby-cole.html Family Portraits Portraits Sun, 15 May 2011 18:47:16 -0700 Sophistication at its best I had the unique opportunity to photograph Bergener & Associates Law firm. Their 14th floor office suite is stunning and has an amazing view of the Orange County Airport runway. I was super happy to spend some time with these super sophisticated yet humorous lawyers! Thanks guys....Cheers!

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/05/sophistication-at-its-best.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/05/sophistication-at-its-best.html Editorial Portraits Mon, 09 May 2011 17:46:12 -0700 M & M Married! I realize that I am super behind in blogging but I have been insanely busy lately!! I was so in love with this wedding that I had to get a post up fast! I had an AMAZING time capturing Margarette and Mikes wedding. It was a quaint wedding BURSTING with color. Their wedding was my favorite type of wedding to shoot because it was full of personality, color and incredible detail. I am so happy for them and they are SOOO in love. My incredibly talented friend Moranda did all the flowers and alot of the details and planning! Anyways, I promise I will be a better blogger!! CHEERS

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/05/m-and-m-married.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/05/m-and-m-married.html Love and Marriage Wed, 04 May 2011 12:08:59 -0700 Double the fun! Twins!! I had SUCH an amazing time photographing these darling newborn twins. I was thrilled when we were finally able to schedule a time to do the photoshoot. Mommy and daddy make it look like having twins is a walk in the park. The babies were so well behaved. They were so so so so adorable. Yes....it makes me baby hungry. Thanks for the wonderful shoot:) Cheers

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/04/double-the-fun-twins.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/04/double-the-fun-twins.html Family Portraits Portraits vogoimage Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:47:58 -0700 Where have I been?!! Hello friends! I have had a few friends ask where in the world I have been for the past week and a half and why are there no new entries?? Well...my little brother is finally HOME from his 2 year mission for the church in Manaus, Brazil. Braden and I ventured back to Utah to spend quality family time. Cannon is a few years younger then me and my only brother. He has 5 sisters and has become quite the lady expert...thank you very much:) He came home with the same humor. He looks fantastic, speaks fluent portuguese and is super humble. It was such a fun vacation and so nice to have the entire family back together again after 2 years. I promise now that I am back more posts will be popping up! Cheers:)

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/04/where-have-i-been.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/04/where-have-i-been.html Personal Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:10:21 -0700 Jen and Bryan I had so much fun with Jen and Bryan. Bryan and Braden have been friends since freshman year of college. Jen and Bryan got married a year ago. However, there day went by so quickly they did not have time to capture a few shots that they had wanted. They asked me to re-capture there day! We cracked a lot of jokes and had a lot of fun. They both looked stunning....as always. Thanks guys. Cheers!

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/03/jen-and-bryan.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/03/jen-and-bryan.html Family Portraits Love and Marriage Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:38:19 -0700 Blurb.... At first I was really hesitant to try out blurb to create my portfolio book. However, it turned out really nice. There are so many companies out there that create beautiful books. How is blurb different? They are soooooo easy to use. Not only are they easy to use but if you know how to use illustrator, the options are endless. If you just want a preset template they have that as well. Yes, I do know how to use illustrator but I just wanted a really simple clean book that shows my clients some of my work. I highly recommend using blurb. Cheers! Happy St Paddies Day. Are you wearing green??

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/03/blurb.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/03/blurb.html Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:43:26 -0700 Night Owls Last night Braden and I were up WAY to late. I was bored so we decided to go out and take pictures of the amazing moon. Literally within 5 min of spotting the moon a big wave of fog pushed in and covered the moon. I guess that is what you get for living on the coast. Oh well it was still fun. Cheers

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/03/night-owls.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/03/night-owls.html Personal vogoimage Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:17:11 -0700 Beautiful Baby!! I was thrilled when Mirejovskys asked us to photograph their new baby girl and their son Daniel. Sherri told me that her mom made her baby blessing dress as well as the quilt that is in the background. I couldn't believe how talented she is! I admire anyone who can sew because I have yet to develop any domestic skill! They have such a beautiful family and home and I was so glad to be able to capture there personalities. Happy Friday!!!!

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/02/beautiful-baby.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/02/beautiful-baby.html Family Portraits Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:59:05 -0700 Beautiful Amanda!! I had the best time photographing Amanda the other day! We went to college together and were at one time roommates. She moved to San Clemente California and I had NO idea. We live 20 min apart and neither of us knew it until a few days ago! I was so happy when she asked me to shoot some photos of her for her business. We headed to San Juan Capistrano for a fun, fresh and quick shoot. Isant she just the most gorgeous girl around?!!

]]> http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/02/beautiful-amanda.html http://vogoimage.com/blog/2011/02/beautiful-amanda.html Portraits Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:05:36 -0700