the holiday project/Dec 2008 . Shannon Renee

Can I just say how bummed I am about missing the Quickbooks deal... sad.... that would've been good. 

Hey everyone... I'm starting backwards on the posting. I'll post my purple project later. So the black and white Christmas was challenging for me because I am a serious fan of color... except of course purple... go fig. But as soon as I saw these adorable little figurines at my favorite vintage store the Pink Plum in Pasadena... I new this was what my project had to be about. So here they are... super shallow depth of field and atop a corrugated faux fireplace... so warn with years of love.  And even though I love their little red faded velvet and green suede antlers... they look just as cute in sepia too. xoxo Shannon

B&W Holiday Project/Dec 2008 . Vanie Poyey

I'm stumped by our "series" project coming up, but this one became visual in my mind almost immediately.
I went to the park right before sunset and with the help of my boyfriend, put up some lights on a tree. We hooked up the lights to an inverter that was hooked up to a car battery. The sun was my main source of light and the decorative lights were in the background.
I’d like to say we had plenty of time to setup, but in reality it was a fight against time. Finding the right spot to shoot and not losing light was a challenge, but I got my shot just before the sun went down!

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Happy Holidays,
Steve
Steve D Photography

the b&w holiday project/dec 2008. caroline tran

When I think of the holidays, I immediately think of twinkle lights and bokeh. A client originally wanted to decorate her house with holiday decor for her baby's shoot, but didn't have the time. I suggested her to just bring a strand of twinkle lights and some ornaments. My husband held up the twinkle lights in the background and I pulled them all the way into the foreground. I didn't anticipate the yawn, but the yawn was totally an added bonus as I do equate the holidays with sleeping in. Nothing like curling up in a warm bed.

- caroline tran

the holiday project/Dec 2008 . Steve Davis

I saw this scene late one night on my way home from Orange County. I thought it was just what I'd been looking to shoot for my holiday project. From the beginning I'd envisioned a nostalgic black and white treatment for the image. After playing with various lengths of exposure, I settled on the 14 seconds you see here.

Happy Holidays!
Steve

www.stevedphotography.com

the holiday project/Dec 2008 . andreanna arambula

Here comes Sandy Claws....

Andreanna - milk & honey studio

the purple project/Oct 2008. andreanna arambula

Honestly, I was completely stumped by this project. Finally I decided to just shoot the first thing I saw that was purple. I really loved the texture of it, almost like a powdery marshmallow creme....

Andreanna :) milk & honey studio