Author Archives: alej

lab print comparison | toluca lake lifestyle portrait photographer

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i realized not long after starting akeiganphoto that i wanted clients to have the highest quality prints and products available. because of this, i only send out the digital print files after they’ve added an album, wall art gallery, image box, etc to their home. i do a lot of research into the products i...

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np | glendale headshot photographer

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i met np a year ago at a local photography meeting and was excited to have the opportunity to update her headshots a few months ago. a talented hobby photographer and actress, she is so very hard-working and driven – always creating opportunities for herself. those eyes! email alej

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paso robles, morro bay | paso robles vineyard photographer

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paso, a favorite place to spend a long weekend. this is our ?fifth? overnight trip to the area and i’m nowhere near tired of it yet. pretty much every other place, one visit is enough for me. last mlkj weekend we camped two nights in morro bay before spending two days in paso. camping is...

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dch | toluca lake child photographer

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on a visit to tennessee in january, i took some photos of my youngest nephew just for fun. i also took some of my older (but not oldest!) nephew just for business. well, business cards. we thought it would be fun to order some moo.com business cards for him and grabbed a few headshots to go...

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sn | glendale commercial headshot photographer

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sn’s was an unusual (and fun) shoot! for one, sir mix-a-lot’s baby got back came on while we were shooting and we dueted that thing top to bottom. and two, as is quite obvious, he had a major change between looks. sn got two one-look sessions with a couple hour ‘hair cut and shave break’...

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keep calm and shoot people | los angeles photographer meme

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ask on twitter and ye shall receive! yesterday i wondered aloud on twitter (wondering aloud is one of my favorite things to do on there) when someone was going to create a ‘keep calm and shoot people’ meme for photographers. i’ve seen some other ones for photographers but they are unmemorable and devoid of irony....

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lz | los angeles commercial headshot photographer

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i had the pleasure of photographing jill alexander client, lz, last month as she began her agent hunter process. more so than commercials, lz is pursuing hosting opportunities and i would recommend her whole-heartedly based on her hilarious reel: she’s so entertaining, funny, and real! she’s also a super-fast distance runner so perhaps someday she could...

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toluca lake wisteria | toluca lake ‘just for fun’ photographer

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i’m a firm believer in “the best camera is the one you have with you” and the one i always have with me is my phone. (and yay instagram!) even the rare times i have used my pro camera to take non-pro photos lately, i don’t take the time to fix them up in aperture...

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ch | glendale actor headshots

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ch came to me set up for success by jill alexander‘s agent hunter. ch is a woman of many talents and while she has no history in acting, has a perfect look and personality for commercials. she was a joy to be around! we had a lively time during her session and i loved her...

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lo | glendale headshot photographer

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love her hair. love her eyes. love her scarf. lo is a writer and improviser who needed just a single look so she had something to show when asked for a headshot. and apparently that happens a lot in los angeles whether you’re an actor or not! i’ve definitely heard of waiters being asked to...

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