SEARCH THE BLOG
10.08.09
Demese + Robert were uber-fabulous to work with. We shot their portrait session in San Francisco a few weeks ago at the Palace of Fine Arts. We fell in-love with this location the last time we were in San Francisco and had to take advantage of it one more time. The best part of this sitting (alongside Demese + Robert of course!) was all of the natural light that created awesome sun-glare and sweet shadows for us to play around with.
One other thing that I'd like to do with this post is feature all of the lenses we used for each shot. We've been receiving a large amount of emails from some of our fellow photographer followers inquiring about what our favorite "go-to" lenses are. Also, just to quickly clarify, we shoot with all Canon gear and I'm just going to mention the lens, not the settings we had while shooting (we'll save that for another post).
megan welker said:
what a sassy couple! love the fun you guys had with the shadows. simply amazing :)
(10.08.09 01:56 PM)
anda said:
you are so good!! i'll never get over it. the shadows/light/placement is divine.
(10.08.09 02:09 PM)
imthiaz houseman said:
sweet set, love it!
(10.08.09 02:09 PM)
Keana Clay said:
You are SUPER awesome! I adore these shots.
(10.08.09 02:11 PM)
KirstinRose said:
Beatuiful pictures! You are so good at that! 8D
(10.08.09 02:48 PM)
Meg said:
What great shots! I especially love the shot of Robert in the light in the foreground and Demese in the background also in the light. Clever! p.s. I love her outfit!
(10.08.09 02:50 PM)
Alexandra said:
Beautiful!
(10.08.09 03:02 PM)
Rebecca said:
Gorgeous shots!
I was wondering hat other lenses do you have in your kit bag?
(10.08.09 03:18 PM)
JasonRoger said:
Pretty freakin radical.... you are the bomb.COM!!!
(10.08.09 04:06 PM)
connieMchung said:
beautiful!
(10.08.09 04:07 PM)
will parris said:
love the fave of the day and the flare right above it, uber hot couple! way to bring the dopeness! :D
(10.08.09 04:23 PM)
Amanda Rae said:
I also love your favorite shot of the day! That's such a cool little spot of light!
(10.08.09 04:39 PM)
Jane Hasty said:
Gorgeous!
(10.08.09 05:32 PM)
preston said:
beautiful shots as usual. lovely couple. i believe this is actually the Palace of Fine Art. but meh, who cares...the photos rock!
(10.08.09 05:33 PM)
Beka L. said:
Really amazing! Love all the emotion and the use of light! :)
(10.08.09 06:08 PM)
Diane said:
thanks for sharing your lenses!
(10.08.09 06:19 PM)
mandii said:
your work is the first on my blog list to check everyday- i do a little happy dance in my chair everytime you've got a new post!!! your work shows so much creativity and camera virtuoso magic! you obviously make people feel so comfortable in front of your lens, which says a bunch about you (both?) i have been longing to check out the 45 tse lens, i have a 16- 35 but notice you also use the prime 35. what is the difference? thank you for shooting and for sharing!
love!
ii
(10.08.09 07:10 PM)
Rochelle (aussie) said:
Great work as always... You are so creative and make it look easy to make great images in choppy lighting conditions! Thanks for the info too.
(10.08.09 10:25 PM)
yana said:
Beautiful images my favorite is the second one :)
(10.08.09 10:28 PM)
Kayleen T. said:
Love these photos! Thanks for sharing some behind the scenes details!
(10.09.09 12:25 AM)
Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com said:
I love that last one! It has such a classic feel to it. And also, I LOVE her dress. Beautiful.
(10.09.09 07:25 AM)
Marissa Rodriguez said:
I know I've said this before, but, I LOVE your work!
(10.09.09 08:04 AM)
ChristanP said:
Awesome session! Thanks for putting up the lenses.....although I haven't emailed I've often wondered :)
(10.09.09 09:37 AM)
rosaura said:
love this session - your use of light, the angles, the composition, the shadows... wow! i also love that you posted which lenses you used. thank you for your awesomeness and for sharing!
(10.09.09 10:46 AM)
Kelly said:
This is one HOT couple!
(10.09.09 01:24 PM)
Danielle Locken said:
Beautiful. Thanks for dishing on the lenses you used for this shoot. Very awesome of you!
(10.12.09 11:02 PM)
Laura said:
Thank you so much for posting these! I often wondered about the 45 TS, and now I'm sure I love it :-)
(03.28.12 09:57 AM)
Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry:
Demese + Robert Together!
. TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.amelialyon.net/darkroom/mt/mt-tb.cgi/192
10.02.09
My absolute favorite time of the year is FALL! I try with all my might and will power to hold off on bringing my fall/halloween decor out until after the 1st of October. I was so excited this morning when I realized that today would be the perfect day to break it all out. Here in Southern California, the only sign of fall we really get is dry Santa Ana winds, but I LOVE it. The "Santa Anas", as my sister Nicole and I would call it (we got that from watching the movie The Holiday), remind me of happy times, homemade soup, and an urge to get into my kitchen to bake! I remember being a little girl and my parents would open up all of the windows and doors to let the Santa Anas blow right through our house (happy sighhhhhhhh....)
Anyway, here are some of my fall decorations, have a good weekend everybody!
nicole deanne said:
I LOVE it! I am so jealous.... I need to bring fall into my life. Too bad last night was a total flop for halloween decorations. I am inspired and going to whip up some decorations TODAY! Love you sister!
"The Santa Ana's"
(10.02.09 03:59 PM)
Amber said:
Your a cute mom Amelia! Your boys are so lucky! And that last picture of sloan kills me! He is too grown up.
(10.02.09 07:52 PM)
Regina said:
I LOVE FALL, we live in Michigan and it's the best. The pumkin patches, the warm cider, apple cinnamon donuts, the decor. Ah! I wish it lasted for 6 months. Love your decor. Happy Fall to you too.
(10.03.09 07:59 AM)
Corissa said:
How beautiful! Fall is just wonderful!
(10.03.09 09:33 AM)
jen berry said:
besides all the obvious decorations that = rad. i love the photos on your mantle. Gorgeous.
(10.03.09 10:44 AM)
Alexandra said:
I love fall too :) And here in England it gets BEAUTIFUL! I love your decorations and the photos above the fireplace - really pretty :) enjoy the season!
(10.03.09 01:07 PM)
francis said:
WOW-Great blogsite!!!!!!!!! I really enjoyed the pictures- thanks for brightening my day ! Francis http://www.geothermalquestions.net
(10.03.09 05:24 PM)
Jenny Duffy said:
I've got those same lights on my mantle! Love em and love your images! Yay! Fall!!!!!
(10.04.09 08:47 AM)
Becka @Studio222 Photography said:
I can't wait to have kids! I saw all these ADORABLE decorations at the store the other day and knew if I put them up in the house Nate would be like... "what the hell?" ;) At least if I had kids I'd have an excuse for it!
(10.05.09 01:19 PM)
Cathy said:
Sigh.... I LOVE fall!!! And I am so excited that it is finally here! Thanks for the inspiration...I'm definitely going to have to go out and get some cute fall & halloween decorations for my own house. :)
(10.05.09 07:11 PM)
Danielle said:
Yea Fall!! Ooooo I love the family portrait with the son is the air!!! So fun!
(10.06.09 10:37 AM)
imthiaz houseman said:
oh, this post makes me so happy! can't wait to decorate my house this weekend!
(10.07.09 03:17 PM)
Bethany Vieth said:
Q: I love that tall frame in the middle... Would you mind sharing what the dimensions of that photo is? Actually they all seem "taller" than normal... :-)
(10.08.09 10:40 AM)
amelialyon said:
Bethany, The sizes of frames on our fireplace are full frame (no cropping) so all of the images are true to size. The big one is 20x30, the one to the left is 16x24 and the one on the right is the only one cropped at a 5x7.
(10.08.09 11:35 AM)
rosaura said:
i so love your decorations and your spirit and your style. i love the photos on the mantle. the middle one is just so amazing. who took that one? happy fall!
(10.09.09 10:55 AM)
MOM said:
Oh my goodness - Yes Fall is in the air and you have a great display of decor - I love it! And Especially love seeing my cute grandson Sloan in this last picture!!!! Jusst looking at him makes me smile!!!!!
Love MOM - "MAGGA"
(10.14.09 01:26 PM)
Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry:
Fall is here!!!
. TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.amelialyon.net/darkroom/mt/mt-tb.cgi/191