New Logo for Chris Ohta Photography

So a little while ago, we wanted a new logo for Chris Ohta Photography and a fresh design for the new business cards. We wanted something that was simple and clean but nothing over the top. We chose Spencer for Hire, Spencer Piestrup, out of Leavenworth, WA. He is an amazing artist and with the little information I gave him he designed exactly what we were looking for. If you are in need of any graphic design work or consultation contact Spencer for Hire at http://spencerpiestrup.com/

Lighting Discussion - 11/21/09

I was recently lucky enough to attend a meeting with some great Seattle area photographers to discuss lighting. We were hosted by Heather Pearce and were joined by Douglas King, Kat Speyer, Heather Linn and Jessica Hanaumi. There were a couple sets of lighting set ups which we practiced different angles and configurations. This was very educational for me as I know very little about studio style lighting. It is always fun to learn and share with friends....

I demonstrated a technique for "soft, directional" lighting from a single on camera speedlite. This is using Neil van Niekerk's "black foamie" thing which is a 1/2 snoot but since it is homemade it costs less than $2, it is more versatile and you can find the parts (foam and hair ties) at Target, Wal-Mart or a craft store. http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/ He just posted a new article on his "black foamie" thing and this is a great resource for creating natural looking light. Here are some photos from the discussion. All photos were shot at ISO 640, 30mm, f/3.5, 1/160 and a 580 EXII w/ "black foamie" thing on camera. Other than RAW conversion there was no post processing done on the images. This was in Heather's living room which had a fairly large window to the camera left.

1. Flash was bounced/thrown behind and to the left
2. Flash was bounced/thrown straight up
3. Flash was bounced/thrown subtly behind and to the right

4. On camera flash bounced/thrown behind and subtly left with a 430 EXII as slave held behind Kat (I chose this photo because you can see Heather through Kat's arm to give an idea of what we were playing around with.

Haidyn and Kieran

Here are some more photos of Haidyn and Kieran. Super cute kids that we have been lucky enough to photograph them three times now in their first 7 months and I think they are starting to get used to us and our cameras. The kids are awesome and Haidyn's "sink shoot" ended up being pretty funny. As always, we hope you enjoy....

Dress-up with Haylee

Here are some photos of our incredible niece, Haylee Amaya, playing dress-up and a shots few of us too.
The things cute girls can get me to do...

Some new subjects for portraits....

We found some new subjects in the Icicle Valley near Leavenworth, WA for a quick portrait session...

Happy Veterans Day

We would just like to say how much we appreciate the lives, families and service of all the men and women that have, are and will serve in the United States Military. Thank You!!!

A quick HDR image from a couple days ago

Melinda and Jacob's Wedding Slide Show

Melinda and Jacob's Wedding - The Lembergs from Chris Ohta on Vimeo.

The Stevens Family

We recently had the pleasure of photographing the Stevens Family and this time of the year it is always fun to use the fall colors. Here are some from our shoot in Leavenworth, WA on October 25, 2009.

Halloween in Leavenworth, WA '09