Archive for March, 2008

Laura & Mike’s Wedding: Coming Soon!

March 30, 2008

Yesterday I had the pleasure of shooting Laura & Mike’s wedding in Newport Beach with Kim Fox. Though it was a little cloudy toward the later part of the afternoon, it was a lovely day for a wedding here in Southern California.

This wedding was a blast to shoot! So many interesting things about this celebration, which I’ll elaborate on tomorrow when I post the rest. Now, I’m off to an engagement shoot in Solvang– so I’ll leave you with this image from yesterday’s wedding…

This is one of my favorite shots of Laura that I captured all day.

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More tomorrow! Enjoy your Sundays, everyone!

[b] party slideshow!

March 28, 2008

As I mentioned before, Meg and I attended the very fun [b] party while in Vegas for WPPI.

Becker has just posted a video slideshow of all of the FotoCabina shots from the a party. Go check it out! Our photos are somewhere in the first half of the video. Fun times. :)

Happy Friday!

Kirsten: Portraits

March 27, 2008

Kirsten is a friend of mine whom I have known for nearly 12 years. Oh my gosh… to actually say that makes me realize just how incredibly fast my life is going by!

The other night a few of my friends from high school and I went to see my friend Mike’s band perform at a local show. I went specifically to take a few photos of the band performing, but ended up staying longer than anticipated so that I could catch up with people there. During our conversation of “What’s new? How’s life?” Kirsten told me that she needed some photos quickly for her graduation that is coming up. Of course, I offered to to do a quick portrait session yesterday afternoon.

Kirsten will be graduating from the Registered Nursing program in June! I think that’s so great! I know from first-hand experience that this world needs more compassionate nurses, and Kirsten is just that kind of person. She’s always been extremely sweet and a pleasure to hang out with.

Here are a few of my favorites from that very quick (very windy) portrait session in the park. Enjoy!

My new 85mm 1.2 lens was delivered just minutes before I had to leave to meet Kirsten at the park. So, I took a few shots wide open just to experiment with that aperture, which I have never used before. That lens is so amazing! I cannot wait to use it at a wedding!

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Kirsten has the most amazing light blue eyes. Very fun to photograph.

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I believe this may have been the one chosen for the graduation photo.

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A fun one… A genuine laugh.

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While we were talking by my car, after we had finished shoooting, I noticed the way the sweet sunset lighting was hitting her face so I grabbed this quick shot.

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And here’s one to prove just how windy it was out there! Gotta love that Antelope Valley wind… That gust literally came up right as I snapped the shutter…

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I have a fabulous wedding this weekend in Newport Beach, and also a fun engagement shoot on Sunday. So, next week I’ll be posting both of those shoots. Wedding season is officially underway!

FYI – I am still booking for the rest of 2008. If you or someone you know is in need of a wedding photographer, engagement photos or other portraits, just email me at heather@heatherkincaid.com.

Don’t forget— have luggage, will travel! I’m absolutely available for destination weddings anywhere in the world! :)

WPPI: Review

March 21, 2008

As I said posted the other day, WPPI was once again an amazing experience that brought new knowledge, new ideas and new friendships with some great photographers. As a result of the action-packed days, late nights and early mornings, I’ve come home with a sore throat and an overall exhaustion that took until now to overcome. But, it was all entirely worth it!

As a result of all of the inspiration, there will be some changes around here that I am so excited to implement. Look out for some new, exciting things that will begin to unfold in the coming weeks and months! I’m super excited for the ideas that popped into my head over the past week, so I hope you all enjoy whats on the horizon! Plus, Meg and I, with all the time we were able to spend together the past couple days, have some ideas for the both of us. It’s so great to have a close friend who is also a photographer– I’ve been able to learn with her and bounce ideas off of her which has, and will continue to, let me grow as a photographer, businessperson and person.

Speaking of Meg, here are some portraits I took of her while we were in Vegas. She told me a couple weeks ago that she’d need some new portraits for a very exciting change she’ll be making to her Web site, so Vegas was just the perfect opportunity to get this done.

We began inside the hotel next to this huge window on the 18th floor. Great light.

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Me practicing my Jesh de Rox-inspired method of shooting a portrait.

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Then we went outside. I love this one.

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This is so Meg. Classic smile.

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This is my favorite of the whole session! I love the colors!

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This was a fun grab-shot that I decided to try right as we came out of the elevators to walk outside for the above portraits.

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Here’s a quick shot of the both of us in the elevator mirror.

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Earlier in the day, Meg wanted to try her hand at the Wheel slot machines. Here she is preparing for a spin after putting $20 in the machine.

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And here she is just a few moments later and $60 richer! I, on the other hand, was not so lucky at the Blackjack tables.
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Now, here are some of the photos we took in the FotoCabina at the [b] party hosted by Becker. I stole these shots from Meg. :) FotoCabinas are available for rent for weddings and special events all over Southern California. If you’re looking for something really fun and special for your event, look them up. They really are an awesome addition to any event!

NOTE: If you’re a photographer, check out thebschoolblog.com. Great tips and tricks for photographers!

Meg and I goofing off in the booth.

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Later, Meg and I went back in with Rebecca– a photographer from Santa Cruz, CA who the day before I had met randomly in the elevator. I saw her again at the party and we ended up talking for a better part of the evening. She’s so sweet and a lot of fun… Obviously the three of us have something in common…

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We totally don’t mind taking ridiculous photos!

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What a completely amazing time! I met some of my favorite photographers at this event including Heather Waraksa, Nate of The Image is Found, Becker, Victor Sizemore, and many more.

I’m so looking forward to the next couple months as I put to use all of these new ideas I have. Also, I have a lot of great shoots coming up so I’ll be able to blog pretty regularly.

Hope everyone has a great Easter this weekend!

Completely Energized and Exhausted All at the Same Time!

March 19, 2008

Just got back from Vegas.

Amazing. Fabulous. Inspiring. Fun. Informative. Overwhelming. And so, so much more but my brain is too tired to think of any more adjectives. I’m exhausted right now, but tomorrow I will definitely be posting about the great time I had meeting and learning from some truly talented photographers. So, stay tuned for a pretty lengthy post about that along with some great portraits I got of Meg while we were there.

WPPI 2008 definitely confirmed (again) why I completely and totally love what I do. To quote Meg…. “I’m an ADDICT!”

I simply cannot get enough and feel incredibly lucky that so many people around me have supported me in doing what I love to do most.

To all of you photogs still in Vegas, have a great last night there!