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Incredible street photography from NYC.  I hope I have even one image that people look at in awe, generations from now.

Have a great Wednesday!

Windows to the World

Downtown Denver Colorado

Canon G12 -- ISO 80 -- f/4.0 -- 1/320 sec

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Just a shout out!

ISO 100 -- 50mm -- f/4.5 -- 1/100sec

This isn't a new photo. I took this back in September of 2009, while out in the Thermal California area with my friend David Ramirez (above), as he was showing me the communities that he ministers to. This is an area where the poorest people in the U.S. live, just miles away from Indian Wells; where people like Bill Gates have homes. Portrait was taken while the sun was high in the sky, but I found a shaded area under a porch to get the lighting right. It was still very bright out because the sun was reflecting off the desert floor. 

Check out David's website: www.thenarrowdoor.org

Valentine's Day Help-Portrait style

ISO 400 -- 24mm -- f/6.3 -- 1/250sec

My friend Caleb Lazaro and his family (Danny and Myriam - first two ladies above) adopted a mobile home community to love on people there. Caleb had heard about an event that took place just before Christmas called "Help-Portrait". The idea there was to provide portraits to people and families who couldn't afford them. So today we shot photos for about eight couples from the community. It was a fun time. We were hoping for more but many people assumed that there was a "catch" to our generosity. We did a quick but fun session with each couple. And the images were immediately edited by my friend Shun-Luoi. We then showed the final product to people on a 27" iMac, and they were able to choose a photo or two to be printed on the spot for them. The couples were given the photos on a CD to have for later. The above photo was taken at the end of the day because the girls had helped all day and wanted to have their photos taken. This is the only photo of people there that I can officially show. The only thing I would have done differently for this photo is I would have left Myriam's hair alone. Prior to the shoot I tried to give her a faux-hawk...