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SIRA…A FAMILY PORTRAIT

cheriefoto — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:16:34 +0000

Our resident Pilates instructor who the the most amazing drop dead body…Asked us to take a few pics of her just adorable kids…..The mother and the daughter…..Could they be any cuter…I jumped at the chance to take these family portraits because we love doing family portraiture and also because it is always wonderful to shoot people that are just so into the camera….and that the camera loves them..I must say the mother Sira…..was not as ready to have her pics done..but the kids were just loving it…..

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HOT MALIBU BABE & HER LINE OF SWIMWEAR!!!

cheriefoto — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:10:56 +0000

Our good friend Shannon who is a real Malibu Babe….Came out with a line of bathing suites that she is having made in Bali. Well these suits are special and so is Shannon. These portraits of Shannon in her suits were so much fun to do. She called us and asked us to do some images for her and well to say the least what a pleasure shooting her in her creations in Malibu on Zuma Beach. It really is a dream come true for a couple of Canadian photographers. This is why we moved to LA. Shooting hot babes in Malibu. Isn’t this every photographers dream job. Well I guess it is every males dream job but somehow I love it too. LOL. So off to Malibu we went and here is the result. Go Shannon. Shannon travels to Bali a couple of times a year to get them manufactured. These gems are found in the very well know store Planet Blue at the Cross Creek mall area in Malibu. Please enjoy all the angles of these bathing suite but remember you are looking at the suits!!! We have shot Shannon many times before but she looks quite different. Let us know if you can find her on the blog and in the website. Curious.

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PREGNANCY PORTRAITS…

cheriefoto — Sun, 10 May 2009 03:10:48 +0000

Mother with Child

A few shots from today’s shoot in Beverly Hills area……..Dena is eight months pregnant with her first child…(Cherie shot with her Nikon D700 and Nikon 60mm f2.8 Macro)…Fun and games in a Beverly Hills park today as we found this amazing backdrop…we took our client Dena and her family including her dog and made several family portraits….This wall i found while doing a very Canadian thing…going through the alleys…to make sure I am not stuck in traffic..Well I came across this wall..and was blown away…..This wall was very much like Casa Battlo a very famous building in Barcelona by famous architect Antoni Gaudi..If you have never seen this building here is a link to it…It was one of my favorites when I was on my seven year travels around the world…..http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Casa_Batllo.html

Doggie

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NIKON’S D700 BOLD NEW FUTURISTIC FULL FRAME DSLR IS HERE!!!

cheriefoto — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:11:48 +0000

This story of Q begins back in January at the PMA 08, the annual international convention and trade show held in Las Vegas. PMA is the leading annual photo trade show and convention for photo retailers, professional photographers, consumer electronics dealers, professional labs, custom picture framers and event videographers from around the world.
Cherie was one of the beta testers for the Nikon D300 last year so Nikon invited us to Las Vegas to be a part of their showcase and to show some of the images that we shot with that camera.
We had been testing the new D300 since last summer so we had to choose 40 images to showcase alongside one of the best sports shooters in the world, Dave Black. After Cherie finished her talk and showing her images on stage she was approached by this well dressed Japanese gentleman who said he
was interested in having her company, ‘CherieFoto’, help with a brochure about a new product launch and also part of the requirement they needed her woman’s opinion…. (if anyone knows Cherie they know she has an opinion)
I was having this great chat with Dave Black who was waiting in the wings for his presentation for Nikon…and she dragged me away to meet the gentleman from Japan. He asked me a few questions about photographing architecture …so I told him about Nikon’s new 24mm shift lens because I just had a demo from Nikon’s west Coast rep Brett Kennedy….we exchanged cards and by the time we got back to Los Angeles a few days later there were messages telling us to reserve some time for a special project from Japan
and they would be in touch. After several e-mails it was decided that Cherie and I were chosen to do a brochure for Nikon’s new prosumer Next Generation full frame DSLR the D700…….which we nicknamed Q.
After returning to Los Angeles from the PMA we had seven days to get an insane amount of prep to meet the required shot list and four days to shoot it.
Cherie spent days and days on the the telephone organizing every detail for each shot and securing locations.
We worked round the clock to get our team and our theme , scouting locations and casting models…and twisting a few arms along the way. We worked the first day in our studio in Beverly Hills and several days at different locations downtown Los Angeles including one of our favorite buildings, Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney concert Hall.

Objective:
The main objective of this new camera from Nikon, the NIKON D700 (we nicknamed it Q) is to gain the new market for Nikon by launching a more approachable and more agile Nikon FX-format (full-frame) model.

The target: Camera lovers, advanced photo enthusiasts and professional photographers.

Photography lovers who want a full-frame (Nikon FX format) model.

Users who want a D3, but are intimidated by its size and price…this an Affordable D3 for professionals and advanced amateurs.

Every shooter that owns a D3 will want one and even especially if you don’t own a D3 you’ll still want one.

We have been using the new Nikon D700 at CherieFoto since April 1,.2008. We used it to produce images for the brochure for Nikon Japan.

When the shoot was over our friends from Japan left us Q (new Nikon D700) along with a few new lenses: the Nikkor 24mm f/3.5 shift lens and another new Nikon shift lens the PC-E Micro Nikkor 45mm f/2.8 both lenses focuses down to about two inches all manual of course because they are shift lenses.

Cherie and I are in love with these lenses, they are great for fashion and and close-ups…..for you wedding shooters they do great details….we got to use the remarkable Nikon 200mm f/2….and another favorite of mine the 105mm f/2.8 VR….we also got to use a very rare 135mm f/2 which belonged to one of the engineers that designed the lens at Nikon Japan….we have been in lens heaven…we used them to shoot everything and anything that we could get our hands on….. what a joyous camera this new Nikon D700 is, it does a lot if things that the Nikon D3 does…it shares the same sensor and many of the outstanding qualities and features of the Nikon D3 and few of it’s own, like a built in flash and image sensor cleaning…
and it also will auto adjust for DX lenses ……….and has the extended ISO capabilities of it’s big brother 100 – 25,000…this camera is breaking new ground…so we got our wish, D3 image quality in a smaller package….Cherie loves it because it’s smaller and lighter which means we will want to take it everywhere we go.
Don’t get me wrong I am still in awe of my mighty D3 and there so many new things I’m discovering every day that it can do….this camera goes where no other DSLR camera has gone before ….until now the incredible D700.

Our camera arsenal includes ; D100 ; D70; D2X; D200; D300 and our beloved D3 and now the D700 which the many features that we asked for….Nikon is tapping into the mind flow of what the people want.

Key specs: D3 image quality/performance + D300 agility

•Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor (12.1 MP) for wide dynamic range

•ISO sensitivity 200 to 6400 plus AUTO ISO, Low1, High 1, High 2

• D3’s image processing engine for true-to-life JPEG colors, rich tonal gradation and fine details

•Fast overall camera operation for smooth continuous shooting

• 5 frames per second/8 fps with battery pack

•51-points AF with choices of AF modes

•Scene Recognition System for accurate AF, AE, and AWB

•Live View functions

• 3-inch VGA LCD

• Built-in flash with Creative Lighting System capability

•Picture Control System that allows adjustment of brightness and contrast for desired color tones

• Image sensor cleaning

•Frame coverage: 9

Please go to this link to see the work and the video….

http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/d700/index.htm

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NIK FILTERS AD

cheriefoto — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:16:54 +0000

Nik Filters has used this photo for a series of ads in so many photo magazines over the past few months. Thanks Nik for using this images and thanks for the wonderful software that helps me every day!!! Special thanks to Tony Corbell and Janice Wendt.

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WE SHOT SUSAN POWTER…..STOP THE INSANITY GIRL!!

cheriefoto — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:41:57 +0000

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT ASKED US TO SHOOT Susan Powter the motivational speaker, dietitian and personal trainer who rose to fame in the 1990s with her mantra “Stop the Insanity!” http://www.susanpowteronline.com……We had the sheer pleasure of shooting a portrait of her for her new book coming to the shelves very soon…..She is a true motivator and has strong opinions on life and I thought she was the best!!….I loved everything she had to say…..She is all about helping women take control of themselves…and stand up for themselves…be healthy wealthy and wise!!
Susan is an author with several best-selling books. She was set apart from other people in her profession because of her loud, aggressive manner of speaking and her military-style. Susan continues to write and motivate…..

In 2003, she returned to writing with The Politics of Stupid, a stream-of-consciousness, self-published manifesto encouraging women to take control of their brains and bodies from the food manufacturers, corrupt governments, and fitness/diet industries. Advocating a whole-foods, organic, low-fat diet, and regular cardiovascular and strength-training exercise…Susan says that is the way to take control….

It will be airing on ET the week of December 3rd…..I will keep you all posted…..

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