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Portrait of meHello and welcome to my photo-blog.

I want to first say thank you for taking the time to check me out.

I started this blog to fill a gap in the way I show my photography to family, friends and potential clients. I have a few other sites were I display my work, however none are geared toward me documenting my thoughts on photography and sharing the things I experience on a daily basis. I shoot all types of photography. Sometimes I think I am addicted. I have countless numbers of pictures saved on my hard drive that would otherwise go unseen. I have so much to share and will take on the task of getting the highlights of my photographic career here on this blog.

I don't have time to maintain several different blogs for all the aspects of my photography so you will see a mixture of photos posted to this blog. It will be business mixed with a bit of personal. There is so much I want to get out and I don't want to hinder myself too much with organization (must be the artist in me). You can rest assured it will all be about my love for photography.

Feel free to leave comments on the photos you like. I would like input to keep this thing interactive. I would also like to share tips with photographers to give insight on how I continue to perfect my craft (it is a constant learning process).

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Home Grown Soul

Tonight was a wonderful night of low-light photography. This type of photography is very challenging, but if done right can produce some very dramatic and engaging images.

The Home Grown Soul is an event that promotes local singing talent in the Sacramento area. Every Thursday night independent artists come to display their talent on stage in front of a live audience. The event is very mellow and a good place to go to be entertained and maybe have a drink or two.

In lighting situations like this I typically like to use available light. When you use available light the photos seem to come out more true to life. Take a look at these and you will see what I mean...

This is the headliner "Miss MouthPeace"

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I love the atmosphere in this one

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The guitar player played very well and was very engaged with his music

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Here's a pic of the bass player groov'n

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One of the better singers of the night (IMHO)

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The whole crew on stage

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1 comment:

Cathi said...

Great work Oliver! It's been since Christmas since I've checked your blog. You've got some GREAT work there! Love your creativity and angles on the shoot with Nila and later with the models daughter. J Redd shots are awesome! I loved all the great shots from OD IV's play. The shots of the bands were fun too! I love seeing so many posts. There is so much I could learn from you. I wish I could find a time to get together with all you SMUD photogs! Unfortunately, Life is going to have to seriously slow down first.

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Hi,

My name is Oliver. I am a Sacramento based photographer concentrating mainly on fashion, portraiture, wedding and event photography.

If you are interested in scheduling a photo shoot please send me an email with your interests so I can set up a free consultation with you.

email: imagesbyoliver@aol.com

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