Jan 142012
 
Prenant Indian woman on a beach in Pacifica California

I did a pregnancy photo session for a couple recently. We started on the hills above the ocean somewhere south of Pacifica CA. We got some great shots of the two of them but the award winner is posted below. The long back hair, round pregnant belly, dark Indian skin, the dark cliff walls, the cold white-capped ocean, this shot just works in my opinion.

It’s on the blog twice. I was just going to post the color version you see first. This shot is a bit intimate, and I know for a fact the husband has some conservative family members, I thought I’d check before I put it out there on the interweb for all to see. I emailed a proof of the shot with my request, and when I got the email saying “yes” back it also said “aren’t you going to use the black and white version?”

Which one do you like better?

Pregnant Indian woman on a beach in Pacifica California

pregnancy photo on the beach, beautiful preganat indian woman

Oct 262010
 
Art photo long exposure highway 69 at night

For this photo, in the early evening I pulled over on the very quiet Highway 69 between Mariposa and Oakhurst. I mounted the camera on a tripod, and waited for some cars to appear at the edge of the image.

I then exposed the image for 30 seconds, (f8, ISO 200) so the lights from the cars would streak across the image.

Art photo long exposure highway 69 at night

Photo © Alex Schoenfeldt 2005. All rights reserved.
Alex Schoenfeldt is an official Yosemite National Park wedding photographer.

Jun 242010
 
Mothers and children by river. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.

I recently bought a digital canon, a D60, that has been converted to shoot infrared. Now, you can’t quote me on this, but here is to the best of my knowledge how this thing works. All digital cameras have a filter in them that blocks infrared and allows visible light to pass. In my new IR camera, someone has taken out that filter and placed instead a filter that does the opposite, blocks visible light and allows IR to pass.

If I’ve got that wrong, let me know in comments.

I first took the camera out to the Berkeley hills, and I loved it right away. I could tell immediately that I had to learn to see in a new way to get the most out of this camera, which as a photographer was an exciting prospect.

Then, I took the camera to the Big Sur River with some friends, and here are the results:

All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2010. All rights reserved.
Alex Schoenfeldt Photography.

Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Kavi in Infrared
Delilah on log at river. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Teenagers in puppy pile. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Teenagers in puppy pile. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Big Sur River Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Children on tube. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Sepia. Kids on tube. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Kids on tube, Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Boy holds rope of innertube with kids. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Kids on inner tube. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Kids on inner tube. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Teenagers. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Boyfriend and Girlfriend. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Circle of friends. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Kids floating on river. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Mothers and children by river. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Teen girl poses. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Nude women in river. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Teen girls. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Circle of friends 2. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
Friends and soccer ball. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
baby with drum. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
back of todler. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.
baby and lens flare. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.

May 242010
 
Art Photo from the Naval Base in Alameda CA

Art Photography: Photo Safari Alameda Naval Base

Yesterday, I spent a little time on the old naval base is Alameda, CA.

I love old abandoned buildings and the like, so this place is a dream come true for me.

All photos © 2010 Alex Schoenfeldt
San Francisco Photographer