tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666534905243700712024-03-05T17:23:48.359-08:00Sonialena PhotographySonia Ortega's Photography Blog.Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-23765657954907902922008-12-31T14:46:00.000-08:002008-12-31T14:47:34.870-08:00New Blog Address!I've moved.<br /><br />Please visit my new blog at <a href="http://www.sonialena.com/blog/">http://www.sonialena.com/blog/</a><br /><br />Thanks!Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-50355728931724200452008-12-26T23:21:00.001-08:002008-12-26T23:30:02.064-08:00Happy Holidays!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWO7mz9lFbntyyccxqxNY4kP22yghtJMTgLtEBV3pPKlU_XAb_K5Gj3qZDWOGQbRpUQtwe_srr7bC5Op1rOkeLHuH_lepFgqxaxzDgXUUe7LsxLWrphnNqvKTX2DzjzuV0GFdmX4n4c6k/s1600-h/0812_MissionInn_044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWO7mz9lFbntyyccxqxNY4kP22yghtJMTgLtEBV3pPKlU_XAb_K5Gj3qZDWOGQbRpUQtwe_srr7bC5Op1rOkeLHuH_lepFgqxaxzDgXUUe7LsxLWrphnNqvKTX2DzjzuV0GFdmX4n4c6k/s400/0812_MissionInn_044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284368381669079378" border="0" /></a><br />I went to the Mission Inn in Riverside with a friend to view their Festival of Lights. It was the perfect way to spend the day after Christmas.<br /><br />Here's wishing everyone a great new year!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCuqblo0GbofFhpdBxjFXm8x5J5F-_DVTwfxsHFnBEni3eSe1ggzh0be722Kbcv4kSfbXowD8IFAFFze9rPjGj1Yz8jycoCRVUvXMNn-JJJHvfmq4IX76Rk1-KIxKLy85LqizlPCh4Zw/s1600-h/0812_MissionInn_007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCuqblo0GbofFhpdBxjFXm8x5J5F-_DVTwfxsHFnBEni3eSe1ggzh0be722Kbcv4kSfbXowD8IFAFFze9rPjGj1Yz8jycoCRVUvXMNn-JJJHvfmq4IX76Rk1-KIxKLy85LqizlPCh4Zw/s400/0812_MissionInn_007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284368392559251538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLm0tmPi30_3mkwlp7lWZ536Ov4W8q96XBFaEYT6keQP3qzbdUkL0TSNbXIIvL2kd0QgnzrsuvySxqLyylkRusvLdwl3I8_V-rP9GQaaQu9iX6AhkM_X42FSmIVs24PMp0euHgR-_KHCY/s1600-h/0812_MissionInn_042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLm0tmPi30_3mkwlp7lWZ536Ov4W8q96XBFaEYT6keQP3qzbdUkL0TSNbXIIvL2kd0QgnzrsuvySxqLyylkRusvLdwl3I8_V-rP9GQaaQu9iX6AhkM_X42FSmIVs24PMp0euHgR-_KHCY/s400/0812_MissionInn_042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284368386623550130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7QXx2UgYo8-isxuxBylzIWmT0cf9breooJoQP-65bpZRz2BrN8XwysGz0PTlLYs1oVkNacHpcAHbLbtgoe7qZb9tkXIuAKoJu4CiDDQFqQMHNWtMA0Ms4OR1uqoiNJkjn-LSS5QOOZs/s1600-h/0812_MissionInn_096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7QXx2UgYo8-isxuxBylzIWmT0cf9breooJoQP-65bpZRz2BrN8XwysGz0PTlLYs1oVkNacHpcAHbLbtgoe7qZb9tkXIuAKoJu4CiDDQFqQMHNWtMA0Ms4OR1uqoiNJkjn-LSS5QOOZs/s400/0812_MissionInn_096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284368061108451474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiwWlMol-uIYqUEyuP1N4Ub_n5i1fQ7Rg3X6y5Our2DC0ed4EZStqiycDrbeb54GM5ubBpsUCmXfFQQ3Re8T8hEzeGK39LBpBXEYtZdoFYcdEQf0Y-eKv4DYRBcni4CMNZ_f5-r6GdaY/s1600-h/0812_MissionInn_095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiwWlMol-uIYqUEyuP1N4Ub_n5i1fQ7Rg3X6y5Our2DC0ed4EZStqiycDrbeb54GM5ubBpsUCmXfFQQ3Re8T8hEzeGK39LBpBXEYtZdoFYcdEQf0Y-eKv4DYRBcni4CMNZ_f5-r6GdaY/s400/0812_MissionInn_095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284368056400906834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakuml44JSfZNc1DYhu1YkVGsUoDybomO1WrBSPVvPqAJFBJO7or0lrK3NQbHrbsgCRcKMyP2ThVRQlfVumTLIZXChD6JyYlagpXsz3frlgKT_XQk5d09DIUe-a1tNCxgUbEkxOP83n3o/s1600-h/0812_MissionInn_080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakuml44JSfZNc1DYhu1YkVGsUoDybomO1WrBSPVvPqAJFBJO7or0lrK3NQbHrbsgCRcKMyP2ThVRQlfVumTLIZXChD6JyYlagpXsz3frlgKT_XQk5d09DIUe-a1tNCxgUbEkxOP83n3o/s400/0812_MissionInn_080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284368050379010514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOuFCUHtAs84Puzd1_8L2YDmda8nPn5ZUhfuo8Vi1yqnx-Avfg5DYkfv3HBuqr5WwHqFHLySamPOmLWquP0EMno9OmglBPJ_D27LctbXVK1aBNasK-ZNEzZOkTcJ-TlbUuKCwfuvDaiw/s1600-h/0812_MissionInn_068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOuFCUHtAs84Puzd1_8L2YDmda8nPn5ZUhfuo8Vi1yqnx-Avfg5DYkfv3HBuqr5WwHqFHLySamPOmLWquP0EMno9OmglBPJ_D27LctbXVK1aBNasK-ZNEzZOkTcJ-TlbUuKCwfuvDaiw/s400/0812_MissionInn_068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284368049654883858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8L5MlVwLX3UgiVGh0BXN2zgSeC-3FBJIWgm0wnGa07hAoDDY-a6HcRE4M5UrXlKI0pCte99hGw8hBVRiF4ya9FR201YmFwj9T1SwlHtrwsJIV_J5hhSM2Nkjrz2rf8DN7Y50dCOBEej4/s1600-h/0812_MissionInn_129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8L5MlVwLX3UgiVGh0BXN2zgSeC-3FBJIWgm0wnGa07hAoDDY-a6HcRE4M5UrXlKI0pCte99hGw8hBVRiF4ya9FR201YmFwj9T1SwlHtrwsJIV_J5hhSM2Nkjrz2rf8DN7Y50dCOBEej4/s400/0812_MissionInn_129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284368060404234658" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-21532735957939470032008-12-19T14:11:00.000-08:002008-12-19T14:11:00.415-08:00Portraits: Jen and Richard Maternity Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DA4YYXv418ZckwJ55S8A8PzymDN93wi8QtmmXpnJH9NeAzbnvJQ2eZtMcIcWD67SVtM8lFp3zvnZDB7JVfTrklEgui4M3qHBP5nwcr5m0WCbnw_UN5Y6pTQFXi2oBT-FwcmFyH9l_TE/s1600-h/0809_JenRichard_088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DA4YYXv418ZckwJ55S8A8PzymDN93wi8QtmmXpnJH9NeAzbnvJQ2eZtMcIcWD67SVtM8lFp3zvnZDB7JVfTrklEgui4M3qHBP5nwcr5m0WCbnw_UN5Y6pTQFXi2oBT-FwcmFyH9l_TE/s400/0809_JenRichard_088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281255396508490866" border="0" /></a><br />I met Richard at AFI - the American Film Institute - back when I was an aspiring screenwriter. I was honored that Richard asked me to take maternity portraits of him and his wife, Jen. Jen was about eight months pregnant when we took these photos; since then Jen and Richard have welcomed a healthy baby boy into the world. These photos were taken at Jen and Richard's home in Los Angeles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wvUwE6Cp1m-N0eHeu9afDy0xU6f8ir8EjsNIYzBRcjHNz1irf7jt1eMMsuGldhnaEw8EtNtxTqim-MbYwQrET2Z6PSTE5vtDpOoq2HfEh9MQIxYHT66Ff4EUqBqV2lEnqAR7JmK2BJE/s1600-h/0809_JenRichard_072-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wvUwE6Cp1m-N0eHeu9afDy0xU6f8ir8EjsNIYzBRcjHNz1irf7jt1eMMsuGldhnaEw8EtNtxTqim-MbYwQrET2Z6PSTE5vtDpOoq2HfEh9MQIxYHT66Ff4EUqBqV2lEnqAR7JmK2BJE/s400/0809_JenRichard_072-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281255390222395042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn27X108aUziMxENoN2wweb3WlRxh3-8fShTCGepFDbxSudX7ob0rdZtsfZ9fbnFwlXqGzdPxtXdjyx17hGd4HjMnusNMtXyHVkOPsLQzps_8De9nojJ1ZdrYn6Rr_0uINloyfztL6weY/s1600-h/0809_JenRichard_063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn27X108aUziMxENoN2wweb3WlRxh3-8fShTCGepFDbxSudX7ob0rdZtsfZ9fbnFwlXqGzdPxtXdjyx17hGd4HjMnusNMtXyHVkOPsLQzps_8De9nojJ1ZdrYn6Rr_0uINloyfztL6weY/s400/0809_JenRichard_063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281255382563110850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4r-x0xdFSw_IJLtaMVfYWDBJ0Jjb1gJPCEVRYr4Kapv7_-96C5Sj1I44sprjxg8zZ6zsALJH5E_NgXay4yVVq2zgdwv941k1yQ3E9hJlmEfmJXRJriPgCFH-dc_htqLMAHgiRUwA4RMs/s1600-h/0809_JenRichard_040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4r-x0xdFSw_IJLtaMVfYWDBJ0Jjb1gJPCEVRYr4Kapv7_-96C5Sj1I44sprjxg8zZ6zsALJH5E_NgXay4yVVq2zgdwv941k1yQ3E9hJlmEfmJXRJriPgCFH-dc_htqLMAHgiRUwA4RMs/s400/0809_JenRichard_040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281254360462965346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Byt1s6w5_I6kbzFriiomtuYs6EMwKKN-GcqvzX4cqa69xVN5DXEB5iv1plL7mV04mMUXG0fDWqIhyphenhyphenHotc0iMJ3S1mDK7kflwKErLTPEfimohbTkE68SdLd3uCtVczRpw_6iCpN1EDqo/s1600-h/0809_JenRichard_036+as+Smart+Object-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Byt1s6w5_I6kbzFriiomtuYs6EMwKKN-GcqvzX4cqa69xVN5DXEB5iv1plL7mV04mMUXG0fDWqIhyphenhyphenHotc0iMJ3S1mDK7kflwKErLTPEfimohbTkE68SdLd3uCtVczRpw_6iCpN1EDqo/s400/0809_JenRichard_036+as+Smart+Object-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281254354144685730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMLKTjwVD9rDbsDcg7PoaAnNVRWQCBvYUiQp_-LaKR0ivp4HFKMQ_R6h6NV-POGzF4l8jXHP_25Ttl56YowzlP3VCCQwCTZvaS0Gu8U5qFQd_KFfsOQYqeNC0AQ4JWtg-pdljmAeuvz4/s1600-h/0809_JenRichard_027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMLKTjwVD9rDbsDcg7PoaAnNVRWQCBvYUiQp_-LaKR0ivp4HFKMQ_R6h6NV-POGzF4l8jXHP_25Ttl56YowzlP3VCCQwCTZvaS0Gu8U5qFQd_KFfsOQYqeNC0AQ4JWtg-pdljmAeuvz4/s400/0809_JenRichard_027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281254348455429298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxrKYOdY4xxtAfBp0kjW_xs8-9wr5w2b3LQ2l9HAcdKHJ38iTqxmu0Y7w19gSrsbrxYCsOvenV1IKwONedUW5raEt8sYcpqWBeswySfqfvE2VL3A2zfs4ARf6wf8kJ094g8W9cFHKEJ4/s1600-h/0809_JenRichard_018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxrKYOdY4xxtAfBp0kjW_xs8-9wr5w2b3LQ2l9HAcdKHJ38iTqxmu0Y7w19gSrsbrxYCsOvenV1IKwONedUW5raEt8sYcpqWBeswySfqfvE2VL3A2zfs4ARf6wf8kJ094g8W9cFHKEJ4/s400/0809_JenRichard_018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281254339466202722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFS4XjBOYX7K9EAkLoE2GNfcTOPw1trmjthhB_g0lQlhW-s-kEIt15v_X_L8D0-vAOf4q_pJgwfBFsuJf07Ghh1mqnBblgYVhY-ZiywbfSzXnUCHviyZkuJzp1GIxI01paTrfnSHit3w/s1600-h/0809_JenRichard_003+as+Smart+Object-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFS4XjBOYX7K9EAkLoE2GNfcTOPw1trmjthhB_g0lQlhW-s-kEIt15v_X_L8D0-vAOf4q_pJgwfBFsuJf07Ghh1mqnBblgYVhY-ZiywbfSzXnUCHviyZkuJzp1GIxI01paTrfnSHit3w/s400/0809_JenRichard_003+as+Smart+Object-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281254332561260962" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-30773556754695635252008-12-18T13:46:00.000-08:002008-12-18T14:00:32.047-08:00Tips: Pogue on Photography<a href="http://www.davidpogue.com/">David Pogue</a> is the technology columnist for <a href="http://tech.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html">The New York Times</a>, and one of my favorite geek guys. I have a few books from his <a href="http://missingmanuals.com/">Missing Manual</a> series and am a great fan of the way he makes technology accessible to the technologically challenged.<br /><br />His <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/technology/personaltech/18pogue-email.html?_r=1&8cir&emc=cira1">latest post</a> is about digital photography, and it has some helpful tips for anyone that wants to take better pictures. Tip #5 was news to me!Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-88899464241408571502008-12-17T09:21:00.000-08:002008-12-17T09:21:00.577-08:00Portraits: Blended #17<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIb9N5g0zlhyYt07X792v54SYvHzYIpfrxcgBVLROKuVZSzxtiU3OC6YByqIaAumI36ipw_2zOHGEHnNkUHEirVQEHwgz3CyBxVA_bxxvDy63KlsODU5xXOaKOsoKnzx2SDf7KLYGBZ-8/s1600-h/0808_Levitt_120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIb9N5g0zlhyYt07X792v54SYvHzYIpfrxcgBVLROKuVZSzxtiU3OC6YByqIaAumI36ipw_2zOHGEHnNkUHEirVQEHwgz3CyBxVA_bxxvDy63KlsODU5xXOaKOsoKnzx2SDf7KLYGBZ-8/s400/0808_Levitt_120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280495710749781330" border="0" /></a><br />I met Annemarie through <a href="http://sonialena.blogspot.com/2008/05/blended-4.html">Mike and Candice</a>, another couple that I photographed for my multiracial portrait project. Annemarie and her husband, Adam, live in Sherman Oaks with their two very adorable sons. We took these pictures in Oxnard, California.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1LrxjL8b_r2gecS7rT3qcESyJTW5VwHpuRaHEAWX5KgEaI2HgX6H0ItzLqTw-P_opHkgH-Jg69Hz_4JwQLV99XC0ih_w0VYZ4aEDesVBUu_EP15HhushCXGZV0QkHRJxUEVUnjTlaoM/s1600-h/0808_Levitt_135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1LrxjL8b_r2gecS7rT3qcESyJTW5VwHpuRaHEAWX5KgEaI2HgX6H0ItzLqTw-P_opHkgH-Jg69Hz_4JwQLV99XC0ih_w0VYZ4aEDesVBUu_EP15HhushCXGZV0QkHRJxUEVUnjTlaoM/s400/0808_Levitt_135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280495716044954274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKIOzKNB1n1KZ8Y9bMLU8mKDm-t_2twd_vHl4SD6QbO6qMOkW3cfK9okdO1dBERbpBjQPuTfWNxnmJHK45hp9PMeKiNXEUiItPawn2z6a9GViMMfAwetDCWE_lqz4GvCfkSA5nOi3Y2M/s1600-h/0808_Levitt_078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKIOzKNB1n1KZ8Y9bMLU8mKDm-t_2twd_vHl4SD6QbO6qMOkW3cfK9okdO1dBERbpBjQPuTfWNxnmJHK45hp9PMeKiNXEUiItPawn2z6a9GViMMfAwetDCWE_lqz4GvCfkSA5nOi3Y2M/s400/0808_Levitt_078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280495713034448850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeZQZHz1lusaIQg7riJvZnVhEP1YQnzcOykfGrFnjIhbSZ1ZB4ClyFwTUW-HJyHauQnfPCgUJ9iTkmqyxxIys5JDd-NkaVX7KzEzx9EBONr-PNCh8WrtKPoA5dLIXXJq19qKWkovEcCM/s1600-h/0808_Levitt_066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeZQZHz1lusaIQg7riJvZnVhEP1YQnzcOykfGrFnjIhbSZ1ZB4ClyFwTUW-HJyHauQnfPCgUJ9iTkmqyxxIys5JDd-NkaVX7KzEzx9EBONr-PNCh8WrtKPoA5dLIXXJq19qKWkovEcCM/s400/0808_Levitt_066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280495374675645138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02p-oJBy9538Z5uTktW97wqXJhl8soPRgzcUqQXwM2tDGm-wAsnQiMdj3xPVbBsLcrFkLQmrqsFTSya7zXV-m7gUBfcAAx2_IfcRdvfmAqDJ39V4HNdEcMwtUtsRKClwf9OjkheaT18s/s1600-h/0808_Levitt_031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02p-oJBy9538Z5uTktW97wqXJhl8soPRgzcUqQXwM2tDGm-wAsnQiMdj3xPVbBsLcrFkLQmrqsFTSya7zXV-m7gUBfcAAx2_IfcRdvfmAqDJ39V4HNdEcMwtUtsRKClwf9OjkheaT18s/s400/0808_Levitt_031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280495362428362978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoowMnRu8-2jP6NngyrnOqJlwxsQ3zs-ZG1Sbc2qtiTjd_lhTYQpAwMMWU-haT6CHT-mVLt4TJBvdGfHrh2aHDav1kw9xePAv7UalOpmO3vqtQ0_sdC2JJLkZhY31PaUvKDCgePyazk0/s1600-h/0808_Levitt_032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoowMnRu8-2jP6NngyrnOqJlwxsQ3zs-ZG1Sbc2qtiTjd_lhTYQpAwMMWU-haT6CHT-mVLt4TJBvdGfHrh2aHDav1kw9xePAv7UalOpmO3vqtQ0_sdC2JJLkZhY31PaUvKDCgePyazk0/s400/0808_Levitt_032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280495368196993106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1CA1N4P42i2AkVXdNmD8hIhm5uLSjai5ECvnl9RLohCaqIZzhWzg38EZoBIgWj585PFD4wBFDNo4x420Oi12DU23VoiNbeNhimVy6dR9IDF-vij_xH2NIVrtY6w-0G1hS8Tz8w7v7AA/s1600-h/0808_Levitt_021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1CA1N4P42i2AkVXdNmD8hIhm5uLSjai5ECvnl9RLohCaqIZzhWzg38EZoBIgWj585PFD4wBFDNo4x420Oi12DU23VoiNbeNhimVy6dR9IDF-vij_xH2NIVrtY6w-0G1hS8Tz8w7v7AA/s400/0808_Levitt_021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280495359318087490" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-7797142427545894362008-12-16T09:04:00.000-08:002008-12-16T09:20:15.066-08:00Portraits: Blended #16<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwOyb4hJpqFujNv0Urith33VRFLqQE_Wq6VsQwz_iPXN34b0_w7a5HvKdlCEpHvi3saFs-ibwbTXcGcAlMlKestDQpLvh3F1B-b_MY1bGJhLszFDtAwImDy5MD5Mc3OvK0qgZxnKoI9M/s1600-h/0808_TanyaJacob_030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwOyb4hJpqFujNv0Urith33VRFLqQE_Wq6VsQwz_iPXN34b0_w7a5HvKdlCEpHvi3saFs-ibwbTXcGcAlMlKestDQpLvh3F1B-b_MY1bGJhLszFDtAwImDy5MD5Mc3OvK0qgZxnKoI9M/s400/0808_TanyaJacob_030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280437901624603410" border="0" /></a><br />Tanya is another friend from UCLA. She currently lives with Jacob in Berkeley, California. We took these pictures four months ago (yes, I am very behind in my blogging) when Tanya was about six months pregnant. She and Jacob have recently welcomed their new son into the world.<br /><br />We took these pictures in the SOMA district of San Francisco.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPI8138BkoNM2QGvHulVqdightcZQxyHeK-OE7fc2zyF13uN2-zw5LwUU4cR-HEup1CSTt5Gzdzk8NltmKlOvdjfUwHF_zta-gc4n_ujWYE1_plPvjC4kztLUijVh0-WcmlbAiYLlWwy4/s1600-h/0808_TanyaJacob_001-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPI8138BkoNM2QGvHulVqdightcZQxyHeK-OE7fc2zyF13uN2-zw5LwUU4cR-HEup1CSTt5Gzdzk8NltmKlOvdjfUwHF_zta-gc4n_ujWYE1_plPvjC4kztLUijVh0-WcmlbAiYLlWwy4/s400/0808_TanyaJacob_001-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280437898059179970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBPUJIantO6OeTl4HD0vI-8s8KeZpIO3wOfjZFaqxk9zuYxqQis9BwLWo6Q5LPmxzPDSseGxRqpwAxMWq3cDvLdId4_ob_vvkLIAadx4DRHF94QP6jGB10DhhzgAKhyphenhyphenstoK2ZFEFcPzM/s1600-h/0808_TanyaJacob_010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBPUJIantO6OeTl4HD0vI-8s8KeZpIO3wOfjZFaqxk9zuYxqQis9BwLWo6Q5LPmxzPDSseGxRqpwAxMWq3cDvLdId4_ob_vvkLIAadx4DRHF94QP6jGB10DhhzgAKhyphenhyphenstoK2ZFEFcPzM/s400/0808_TanyaJacob_010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280437900521881618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eJCYdGb9XDOBJXDmOpAtUUk7Yw13ZuRjIbXR1E3w_CSXP6q2n5FNvsvdvu7dGcT86VZTCQrhIihXJqMHJ8TafrjSnpenFeY2gL-cL2rQ4zL3ScdvgMVCOj5xwBgoTgdEFjuorRV-NN4/s1600-h/0808_TanyaJacob_023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eJCYdGb9XDOBJXDmOpAtUUk7Yw13ZuRjIbXR1E3w_CSXP6q2n5FNvsvdvu7dGcT86VZTCQrhIihXJqMHJ8TafrjSnpenFeY2gL-cL2rQ4zL3ScdvgMVCOj5xwBgoTgdEFjuorRV-NN4/s400/0808_TanyaJacob_023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280437908474577698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWdE3PBTLMlmAjMTI7lPfchYEXXokv8lWYifEHs2Vm6etR6D__eX5biOEzTfgxS8vIjdqFQV77qvUtGRrAyTXTesXvUDdE_iU4GQo22_zGNsW-ePCbDtzVTLAIdagap4nFP89PqpAZbA/s1600-h/0808_TanyaJacob_025-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWdE3PBTLMlmAjMTI7lPfchYEXXokv8lWYifEHs2Vm6etR6D__eX5biOEzTfgxS8vIjdqFQV77qvUtGRrAyTXTesXvUDdE_iU4GQo22_zGNsW-ePCbDtzVTLAIdagap4nFP89PqpAZbA/s400/0808_TanyaJacob_025-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280437910285604210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdjv5Bk47ZZkXJCLM5GRuWVpveb2GdhLoe-cEcFEpO77DiJl0Z409JqG6aHqvifthEFg9-1eHHUU-0hyphenhyphennxi0-uf5AgUcIfPNFj-kMemMw-984ZogRGetHrYqbsqhv2vLErjuDjOv5lrA/s1600-h/0808_TanyaJacob_045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdjv5Bk47ZZkXJCLM5GRuWVpveb2GdhLoe-cEcFEpO77DiJl0Z409JqG6aHqvifthEFg9-1eHHUU-0hyphenhyphennxi0-uf5AgUcIfPNFj-kMemMw-984ZogRGetHrYqbsqhv2vLErjuDjOv5lrA/s400/0808_TanyaJacob_045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280438114025956226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhVTyi6IzRt7VuUkKyYFYqRf0VnBmxrQJcGaTDM73ihQOIRcrNLAGmJCQB1SveVBYJ70tzgJzdk5Q4fjZn-86DGNdkxsCDqtFhYlLVVvzUafQQtSD9Zy20NA5Ki0g_Kw4NEbf5VLsmyc/s1600-h/0808_TanyaJacob_052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhVTyi6IzRt7VuUkKyYFYqRf0VnBmxrQJcGaTDM73ihQOIRcrNLAGmJCQB1SveVBYJ70tzgJzdk5Q4fjZn-86DGNdkxsCDqtFhYlLVVvzUafQQtSD9Zy20NA5Ki0g_Kw4NEbf5VLsmyc/s400/0808_TanyaJacob_052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280438110491779058" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-72252364412809724292008-12-07T23:49:00.000-08:002008-12-08T00:02:48.098-08:00New Logo - Third Time's a Charm?I would make a terrible interior designer - first painting the walls white, then dark gray, then bright yellow. But it's so much fun changing the colors of my website!<br /><br />I have experimented with different looks and color combinations, but I know this one is going to be it for a while. I love yellow and I love warm colors; they make me happy, happy, happy.<br /><br />I'm in the process of completely redesigning the website. It will not be an all-Flash site. I have grumbled before about my <a href="http://sonialena.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-site-colors-and-logo.html">ambivalence</a> towards Flash sites. They are beautiful with everything glowing and blinking and sliding around, but I find them difficult to navigate. You can't use your back or forward buttons, you can't bookmark anything, and sometimes they're agonizingly slow.<br /><br />I will still have Flash slideshows, but they will be embedded in an HTML site. And this site is going to be simple, which I think better suits my aesthetic. Look for the new site later this month.Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-83710095309072689502008-11-28T17:00:00.000-08:002008-11-28T17:00:32.661-08:00Portraits: Blended #15<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hrtLpFdVoOG74YQm4iWBnOyNSucizX20mYOfZurw75ezPHxAV5zGLQyFsC8TzDuYRMVoudgWsf7xhCRnoSfhrsJx0-S66seQAtyHw5TNVYHNQ-01R_ixBQzWYZXc388vfTUt2OJFzCo/s1600-h/0808_AndreaLinh_006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hrtLpFdVoOG74YQm4iWBnOyNSucizX20mYOfZurw75ezPHxAV5zGLQyFsC8TzDuYRMVoudgWsf7xhCRnoSfhrsJx0-S66seQAtyHw5TNVYHNQ-01R_ixBQzWYZXc388vfTUt2OJFzCo/s400/0808_AndreaLinh_006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273876841125632898" border="0" /></a><br />I took photos of Andrea and Linh while I was in the bay area. Linh and I went to UCLA together many years ago - more than I care to say! Linh was born in Vietnam and grew up in Orange county. Andrea is of Japanese descent; she grew up in Richmond California. Her father's family is from Peru and she is fluent in Spanish. We took these pictures in San Francisco.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsXZmGh9CScxoatnvK00P-Ud66kkQ2EgKbYaAGgpE8bi4gyGPdAbAuHCQB4BCh3Ked05JaQuALQHzDUdlRNgWHGKyldZdyg3bkPUajcSGivfZCL6aEl88HRloGg-w-M3P_140RFCJi3U/s1600-h/0808_AndreaLinh_013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsXZmGh9CScxoatnvK00P-Ud66kkQ2EgKbYaAGgpE8bi4gyGPdAbAuHCQB4BCh3Ked05JaQuALQHzDUdlRNgWHGKyldZdyg3bkPUajcSGivfZCL6aEl88HRloGg-w-M3P_140RFCJi3U/s400/0808_AndreaLinh_013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273876840873209986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJQecEuoRxHiRwEoR79WaFvRxXoqOLhYm-jzx-gxwOEOjgdcQqXsGRUtDkh6IfVe88jNcy_kKg6EpngbWoz1vauMNEfJSqt05-_-Z0diKgt-Y5_NVsZrQKl7OI4c8_QdBPA9uS6INgDA/s1600-h/0808_AndreaLinh_014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VpEjSGmx-AgK9973KykDagyeqwrJIFgZG2PGUGtSjw6Ngq_RW_kTCt1s3EJI_wN1TZv7vIzN7I1DL_LpOGTFn2bgsyZtcAO8WHHs3gqe835ljKnsMEWRpHrOamY4nYnKB5cRnqbSszM/s400/0808_AndreaLinh_034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273876853387670418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Zd0T-b5xitFqgiWKKvHiJitOYoPKmHRR6LyaLFN6RR30GMoPBpJdykAuGBkQzSQ1wwzUwbUs8vqLyvgZaOeXDtPnvHftuBSlx-Qv9QMPnM2TKQNpjS80PuzQVG0Bn8as1hgCVIM4eeI/s1600-h/0808_AndreaLinh_024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Zd0T-b5xitFqgiWKKvHiJitOYoPKmHRR6LyaLFN6RR30GMoPBpJdykAuGBkQzSQ1wwzUwbUs8vqLyvgZaOeXDtPnvHftuBSlx-Qv9QMPnM2TKQNpjS80PuzQVG0Bn8as1hgCVIM4eeI/s400/0808_AndreaLinh_024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273876850553724978" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-48751730027100542782008-11-13T12:10:00.000-08:002008-12-08T00:05:27.390-08:00Political PilgrimageI'm headed to Washington D.C. for Barack Obama's inauguration in January. I have no idea whether I'll get a ticket or not; it goes without saying that demand for tickets is through the roof. But I'm excited to travel to another part of the country and take pictures!<br /><br />I'm already planning which lenses I want to bring with me. While I would love to take my <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/274780-USA/Nikon_2139_70_200mm_f_2_8D_VR_G_AFS.html">70-200mm f/2.8</a> beast, I do not want to be lugging that around with me all day. As of now I'm going with my <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/300487-USA/Nikon_2148_10_5mm_f_2_8G_ED_DX.html">10.5mm fisheye</a> and my <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/97413-USA/Nikon_1902_Normal_AF_Nikkor_50mm.html">50mm f/1.4</a>, both of which are quite compact.<br /><br />And I'm finally going to get Nikon's <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/408518-USA/Nikon_2159_18_200mm_f_3_5_5_6G_ED_IF_AF_S.html">18-200mm VR II</a> lens. This lens was all the rage when it first came out. It was sold out for months. It's not a professional lens, so it isn't really suited for portrait or wedding work. But from what I hear it's a great walking-around lens.<br /><br />I can't wait to walk around DC with it!Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-70224248244204680502008-11-12T12:05:00.000-08:002008-11-12T12:05:00.420-08:00Portraits: Robert and Neil<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BQ7YAOcdZEsgz3wk5U1KHyEGKowRjIfyRaj-DK6gB-adkI_6JawQr4LQqSSyz27m9rrrKpi7fg6QQ06cFhPrIJnoQevPudNBFbwp6wVenX5A51HygWdQBGb3dMHheq7RzXXkMK84JNs/s1600-h/0808_NeilRobert_003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BQ7YAOcdZEsgz3wk5U1KHyEGKowRjIfyRaj-DK6gB-adkI_6JawQr4LQqSSyz27m9rrrKpi7fg6QQ06cFhPrIJnoQevPudNBFbwp6wVenX5A51HygWdQBGb3dMHheq7RzXXkMK84JNs/s400/0808_NeilRobert_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267494392287992226" border="0" /></a><br />I took a few pictures of Robert and Neil together. These were taken at the Presidio in San Francisco.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqACUUGKH2qqvMYgsRjIOjnpDeQr6Yk7FYhd_Pjbo2StxDT2IG2HaH678fKRJlb-X2xFW4sV-j-m33_vuyYjw4lrCJqywcHvk5fHWwi0lwH8dxAvP2EEno_kdbou5OORzzodON596zpkc/s1600-h/0808_NeilRobert_013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqACUUGKH2qqvMYgsRjIOjnpDeQr6Yk7FYhd_Pjbo2StxDT2IG2HaH678fKRJlb-X2xFW4sV-j-m33_vuyYjw4lrCJqywcHvk5fHWwi0lwH8dxAvP2EEno_kdbou5OORzzodON596zpkc/s400/0808_NeilRobert_013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267494400345267154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcJaXpyU7WvoK-o3h6i02gy1pAoRn-mebvAO00XqHiNHFEhvBQial-mU4D0c0iMmRMhgXxEUA0CaAT23LZ5kofuHJ97XeC59F34M9wyMBFGrirUETc2sDvv2L0Gi2tHhmbN1gINJqaDc/s1600-h/0808_NeilRobert_008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcJaXpyU7WvoK-o3h6i02gy1pAoRn-mebvAO00XqHiNHFEhvBQial-mU4D0c0iMmRMhgXxEUA0CaAT23LZ5kofuHJ97XeC59F34M9wyMBFGrirUETc2sDvv2L0Gi2tHhmbN1gINJqaDc/s400/0808_NeilRobert_008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267494395943814018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMxcd8XqjJeRv5GJ9j9U5xVntIbnZcwf66nTbSpFZXniNBc4eZBtbYWouLEAtXPbBjaGeCwXG59T5ZXk3AHS84oQ9xOGQG4R1eptExRtlLi0nV0SQRmYSIfepwgtTLeY0mtQAmz_7cJo/s1600-h/0808_NeilRobert_017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMxcd8XqjJeRv5GJ9j9U5xVntIbnZcwf66nTbSpFZXniNBc4eZBtbYWouLEAtXPbBjaGeCwXG59T5ZXk3AHS84oQ9xOGQG4R1eptExRtlLi0nV0SQRmYSIfepwgtTLeY0mtQAmz_7cJo/s400/0808_NeilRobert_017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267494407610554674" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-81501977425667835952008-11-11T09:46:00.000-08:002008-11-11T10:02:07.123-08:00Portraits: Blended #14<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPK34Lz0u1yaWTky2ZzLtFEfARE4q0fyegQe3U9TjNe0G58FyikMpRyBRE-4LqK4XtxcvjKKKiXoVGbrXulKF68P1AfvTawPWvGrxw3yWoKiiECBMdi2jrG7-Xpuy85sDe1uvvWrvyms/s1600-h/0808_Neil_001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPK34Lz0u1yaWTky2ZzLtFEfARE4q0fyegQe3U9TjNe0G58FyikMpRyBRE-4LqK4XtxcvjKKKiXoVGbrXulKF68P1AfvTawPWvGrxw3yWoKiiECBMdi2jrG7-Xpuy85sDe1uvvWrvyms/s400/0808_Neil_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267461306774483826" border="0" /></a><br />Neil is the third person in my bay area trifecta: as with <a href="http://sonialena.blogspot.com/2008/10/portraits-blended-12.html">Regine</a> and <a href="http://sonialena.blogspot.com/2008/10/portraits-blended-13.html">Robert</a>, I met him through my aunt Pamela. They all went to Stanford together.<br /><br />Neil is of Barbadian and Polish descent. His grandparents on his father's side are from Barbados, and his mother's grandparents are from Poland. He currently lives in Vallejo, which is northeast of San Francisco. We took these photos at the Presidio in San Francisco.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YKg3bzhJ-qDteXfrK9EpjlrVkkKYILkZJQz7t-mWVtqU0W06bxJCpNc95lGVetT9rTbu9dKahIyQJ5XEie5joYPhPaIROHTizY_JDLr4fxdYmwY4cf67jmyoIW5Vdql-seZeBqhlTNM/s1600-h/0808_Neil_029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YKg3bzhJ-qDteXfrK9EpjlrVkkKYILkZJQz7t-mWVtqU0W06bxJCpNc95lGVetT9rTbu9dKahIyQJ5XEie5joYPhPaIROHTizY_JDLr4fxdYmwY4cf67jmyoIW5Vdql-seZeBqhlTNM/s400/0808_Neil_029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267461433063483922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMfhdCGPhIImefreTIjXDNhpzzGOwau6_MVOvAiOHIzM3uQ-EcjiLrmr1FGsdtoJKIUf3JrPhfubCv9mQzrjeFhRmaqPjRru6EXFz_W3hYdEodDjWL2ztIdy5Cu5K_rBQQo-OQJ9cqFo/s1600-h/0808_Neil_022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMfhdCGPhIImefreTIjXDNhpzzGOwau6_MVOvAiOHIzM3uQ-EcjiLrmr1FGsdtoJKIUf3JrPhfubCv9mQzrjeFhRmaqPjRru6EXFz_W3hYdEodDjWL2ztIdy5Cu5K_rBQQo-OQJ9cqFo/s400/0808_Neil_022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267461323559850914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaM-dSaopNXolOLo9d2kEm4e-RsC0wAzyaQrCu0hxW8SicXaTIRFUEaU6buDMNT4-dG-WxuDImfOup2-Bb0KNNZ4QPn0IbSOAKqClWJV-lhBAmk-n598zkC4npEGHOiP04ojb-2opho0/s1600-h/0808_Neil_018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaM-dSaopNXolOLo9d2kEm4e-RsC0wAzyaQrCu0hxW8SicXaTIRFUEaU6buDMNT4-dG-WxuDImfOup2-Bb0KNNZ4QPn0IbSOAKqClWJV-lhBAmk-n598zkC4npEGHOiP04ojb-2opho0/s400/0808_Neil_018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267461321522906034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3rJdFOnU_gQMhJRNpiQ6e1eF5FrY4jVu-trFII4bwEItZYP-S8_9lsG_8RA-5iNvVQcNTG5yc84SEK8BO2BGB-sltHOmvWPnzNw3XM2FlMwblLjOM_1HW9aLpT405l1YMNV4NMkav9Q/s1600-h/0808_Neil_015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3rJdFOnU_gQMhJRNpiQ6e1eF5FrY4jVu-trFII4bwEItZYP-S8_9lsG_8RA-5iNvVQcNTG5yc84SEK8BO2BGB-sltHOmvWPnzNw3XM2FlMwblLjOM_1HW9aLpT405l1YMNV4NMkav9Q/s400/0808_Neil_015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267461315881061954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA830kNkGZeLXpHH9seJZZPdUP5REcHbutHXg7pegsqJvF9vCafTRyBwILr767PdLqSPBKhosjCPTQtaMZs-lu73KMK_KBOubVnszJruicAUH02V89EbUnydP5buE_0OM12b4DcbGD7q8/s1600-h/0808_Neil_004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA830kNkGZeLXpHH9seJZZPdUP5REcHbutHXg7pegsqJvF9vCafTRyBwILr767PdLqSPBKhosjCPTQtaMZs-lu73KMK_KBOubVnszJruicAUH02V89EbUnydP5buE_0OM12b4DcbGD7q8/s400/0808_Neil_004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267461314099030850" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-85604840648924602962008-10-27T15:36:00.000-07:002008-10-28T14:54:48.243-07:00Photo on Parents.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BfXHIETa7yZUVytSUt5e1rzXbnCfj6I0wzAUNXYpRw-A4_EILve0jTPfoiOjyi-QM6Awm-BbmHyHGZ_Debx4W9v-xaVe8ld3zSgZJ_stIvaJ8USheuWnb_7x-JZL_WNs7nIhVzQujgg/s1600-h/DSC_1517-copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BfXHIETa7yZUVytSUt5e1rzXbnCfj6I0wzAUNXYpRw-A4_EILve0jTPfoiOjyi-QM6Awm-BbmHyHGZ_Debx4W9v-xaVe8ld3zSgZJ_stIvaJ8USheuWnb_7x-JZL_WNs7nIhVzQujgg/s400/DSC_1517-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262325154507955858" border="0" /></a><br />A big thank you to Kelly, who submitted this photo to Parents.com. The photo is from the <a href="http://sonialena.blogspot.com/2008/08/kelly-and-scott-maternity-photos.html">maternity session</a> I did with Kelly and Scott over the summer. It is now <a href="http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-life/beauty/beautiful-pregnant-belly-photos/?page=5">part of an article</a> on how to take pregnant belly photos.<br /><br />P.S. Kelly and Scott had a healthy baby girl in September.Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-6873607021932968162008-10-22T11:05:00.000-07:002008-10-22T11:05:00.311-07:00Portraits: Blended #13<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxtBwCTVBsMYvQuPay0wWt0AO0a7Ovtm4KCKoL2kaRfNFp59_kFLuSPfcs_QBcIeBlHsh8Pz2P25GG5jyZKgbPp5xFDAKFnIFEV-E7UjWFZYBLabfROYJvCJyivseGo9tbY1jKysmMV0/s1600-h/0808_Robert_018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxtBwCTVBsMYvQuPay0wWt0AO0a7Ovtm4KCKoL2kaRfNFp59_kFLuSPfcs_QBcIeBlHsh8Pz2P25GG5jyZKgbPp5xFDAKFnIFEV-E7UjWFZYBLabfROYJvCJyivseGo9tbY1jKysmMV0/s400/0808_Robert_018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259115121631708546" border="0" /></a><br />Robert is another subject that I met through Pamela - he's her husband! And my uncle. Pamela and Robert live in Ohio with their three wonderful children. Robert gew up in Dayton and is half black and half white. We took these pictures at the Presidio in San Francisco, CA.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5Yihj0Fy7TDMR6LCdpPd7qq3DTLoG4Hm42obqHz1VuB88hzMCt7_Xf3zz7OXCNkWHVPZ0BdgPSVKInf23HpV2wQHZmmlATjadDP7ZGV3GQebhF7Cdpk8_qR38gDRhiq0fViBsVasr6I/s1600-h/0808_Robert_005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5Yihj0Fy7TDMR6LCdpPd7qq3DTLoG4Hm42obqHz1VuB88hzMCt7_Xf3zz7OXCNkWHVPZ0BdgPSVKInf23HpV2wQHZmmlATjadDP7ZGV3GQebhF7Cdpk8_qR38gDRhiq0fViBsVasr6I/s400/0808_Robert_005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259115242419078594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeLfB_kyl7LyRFzJITWQ1Z9SBsRpetj9AAnrrw-YSdKX3pPPRqtHqHp8O8MAUPwTSOe0sL0EbqN9sebN7juhaF69GgZRZMaf-2tz3a6Ee5w1GIUevDztIn8hwj_H8fbvwhCk2t1mANsc/s1600-h/0808_Robert_010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeLfB_kyl7LyRFzJITWQ1Z9SBsRpetj9AAnrrw-YSdKX3pPPRqtHqHp8O8MAUPwTSOe0sL0EbqN9sebN7juhaF69GgZRZMaf-2tz3a6Ee5w1GIUevDztIn8hwj_H8fbvwhCk2t1mANsc/s400/0808_Robert_010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259115114793307330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA0i8OZ_dIzl3Nm9EBqYP-etIA6Pzv06DZgJ2c-fOe2xsElLatcw3y3dBIczCTArUT7F3-BiisnICb2lWx8i5EccLddyezI5bkcS9PX_7zI0tionvUtdellqWJyKiEyu6wmjpNAt4kIs/s1600-h/0808_Robert_023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA0i8OZ_dIzl3Nm9EBqYP-etIA6Pzv06DZgJ2c-fOe2xsElLatcw3y3dBIczCTArUT7F3-BiisnICb2lWx8i5EccLddyezI5bkcS9PX_7zI0tionvUtdellqWJyKiEyu6wmjpNAt4kIs/s400/0808_Robert_023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259115129237148658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0LMgA6a1Ho92rqNGT-x9po51so-Gt76AXB3-1dyZbO26bIqmk2vz9OBHVuv4kgBNZBSe_x_YCZLGxKezY4mmhOntES8zEOcmtdIPOxfspZPWdPcMVEzENgvnbwACqBMNwDX0XiFbLLw/s1600-h/0808_Robert_028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0LMgA6a1Ho92rqNGT-x9po51so-Gt76AXB3-1dyZbO26bIqmk2vz9OBHVuv4kgBNZBSe_x_YCZLGxKezY4mmhOntES8zEOcmtdIPOxfspZPWdPcMVEzENgvnbwACqBMNwDX0XiFbLLw/s400/0808_Robert_028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259115130994797090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzIwxgA4RSs0T3sPK-u69lzDjeTVxxviVn9k8oK9Y7nalAjwR0M3P4jADrNDM47cH3AT7iRLsFFvTfIjZ8cmOZh-X8gIA5rGh8DJS95EDPWc-T0-KyXNjmpMxzUBeNP8hjj0jA5lIHOc/s1600-h/0808_Robert_038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzIwxgA4RSs0T3sPK-u69lzDjeTVxxviVn9k8oK9Y7nalAjwR0M3P4jADrNDM47cH3AT7iRLsFFvTfIjZ8cmOZh-X8gIA5rGh8DJS95EDPWc-T0-KyXNjmpMxzUBeNP8hjj0jA5lIHOc/s400/0808_Robert_038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259115134984470514" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-41117949792320181472008-10-21T14:51:00.000-07:002008-10-21T14:51:00.571-07:00Lightroom-liciousI finally broke down and bought Lightroom. I decided to give it a try because the workflow I had with Aperture was not working. I only used Aperture to organize images, so I'll be the first to admit that I was not using Apeture to it's full potential.<br /><br />With Aperture, I was importing my images, exporting them to another folder on my computer, opening them in Photoshop's version of Camera Raw, saving them as PSD files, then re-importing them back into Aperture. And while Aperture has the ability to send files directly over to Photoshop, I couldn't figure out how to open them in ACR, which resulted in my import/export dance.<br /><br />With Lightroom this is greatly simplified. I can use ACR to edit the photos directly in Lightroom, and when I need to open anything in Photoshop I can open it as a Smart Object. Smart Objects have become my preferred way of working in Photoshop, because at any time I can double click on the photo and it will open in ACR.<br /><br />Lightroom also has some wonderful slideshow and web gallery options, which reminded me that one of these days I'm going to redesign my website. I'll probably plunk down the money for SlideShow Pro, but for personal projects and photos for friends, the options in Lightroom will be all that I need.<br /><br />I feel like an Apple traitor. And who knows - maybe Aperture will woo me back. But for now, Lightroom is my new BFF.Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-10084596571514043522008-10-20T13:08:00.000-07:002008-10-20T13:08:00.485-07:00Portraits: Blended #12<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvB1Sq7LfeKnbwoIylFlzBjHlexI1f8D6jFE5APUSmvwK1QAoVPC-hT3qFitFWB0jG9m1wh1ZPlu9rz-TgyL1LdF_WWaKBaSdKMZ36hh9ylHjne0W3Lxsa-iaXW5J8Ccm9v7qwUrjFle8/s1600-h/0808_Regine_020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvB1Sq7LfeKnbwoIylFlzBjHlexI1f8D6jFE5APUSmvwK1QAoVPC-hT3qFitFWB0jG9m1wh1ZPlu9rz-TgyL1LdF_WWaKBaSdKMZ36hh9ylHjne0W3Lxsa-iaXW5J8Ccm9v7qwUrjFle8/s400/0808_Regine_020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259058263746455618" border="0" /></a><br />I met Regine through my aunt, who also introduced me to <a href="http://sonialena.blogspot.com/2008/07/blended-7.html">Alan</a>, an earlier participant in my mixed race portrait project. Regine is of Haitian and Irish ancestry, and her first language is French. She currently lives in Berkeley, CA. 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These photos are from Juliet and Deedrick's summer wedding, where I was assistant shooting with <a href="http://www.aacreation.com/">AAcreation Photography</a>. The ceremony was at the Benedict Castle in Riverside, CA. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18CyhDvMWJccKb3CYFveoJ4sAwHaGFa4eFCJr4Mk1veYv9hkSGwHE8-1vORz9r8fT5cmUmNH-39-4rzCoZX29CKyhpKo7GLmSSWWYC3rBvI07LwfhMHGKrAiSCbVrmGhvXvCfhzX8Ezg/s400/0807_JulietDeedrick_275+as+Smart+Object-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258608675451226626" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-66850268878250134142008-09-29T23:09:00.000-07:002008-10-20T16:52:25.656-07:00LA Marathon, Here I Come!I signed up to run the LA Marathon, which takes place March 1 of next year. This is tangentally related to photography because, when I began training this month, my first thought was to carry my camera with me.<br /><br />Now, even a camera as light and fun as the Nikon D40 is not so easy to go jogging with. While I'm debating whether to go with a Canon or Sony little pocket camera, I'm making do with my camera phone.<br /><br />And the junky little camera is all right - the digital equivalent of a plastic toy camera. A little toying around with Aperture yields passable results. The following two pictures were taken just walking around my neighborhood.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcQa8_GxcPiEHginMKm1cXWZr556hU9NB88E0pmI1Qvl2e0F0YC7kzKSb1btR9NCMWlbSDlqCXhPusKCp1iJTSz9F1yydkgPE0XRP4faXr9ySxFg5VmlOCISec-VJO44qsM_fhQCyo0M/s1600-h/IMAG0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcQa8_GxcPiEHginMKm1cXWZr556hU9NB88E0pmI1Qvl2e0F0YC7kzKSb1btR9NCMWlbSDlqCXhPusKCp1iJTSz9F1yydkgPE0XRP4faXr9ySxFg5VmlOCISec-VJO44qsM_fhQCyo0M/s400/IMAG0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251694510482684434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cfSoyzkfhVlDCOQlpfNZSqvoFQKJgdS4i5QLmVbOKIW8SFO1pOjdnMQemOaIhMV-1euunQiK9jPNou0y4berHF5l96Rf6yLOwblXG7FsSHG5gr3xN1lDQSi8UR9GKKrFwRYNLsrfLPc/s1600-h/IMAG0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cfSoyzkfhVlDCOQlpfNZSqvoFQKJgdS4i5QLmVbOKIW8SFO1pOjdnMQemOaIhMV-1euunQiK9jPNou0y4berHF5l96Rf6yLOwblXG7FsSHG5gr3xN1lDQSi8UR9GKKrFwRYNLsrfLPc/s400/IMAG0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251694517115987554" border="0" /></a><br />And the following two pictures were taken along the <a href="http://www.ci.walnut.ca.us/general.asp?id=162">equestrian trails</a> in Walnut, CA. This was the first time I have ever gone running on those trails, and they are a really wonderful place to walk or jog. The wide dirt path is much better than concrete, and there is a good amount of shade thanks to the very fragrant pine trees. Check out the trail map <a href="http://www.ci.walnut.ca.us/upload/TRAIL%20MAP.PDF">here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhso9kHG0xcuZhnfskQkbmohvK-qjYV79yfe_aB7NCqL8ZuNR-9aMVqEJq0CSVAbaqJ1TXfeOF6sCMC8VyX6D4X5aH-yJiTEIvgpzzYMR4leq2EOkm9wy_7VArhBpOB9N0ghWwBzJKc77s/s1600-h/IMAG0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhso9kHG0xcuZhnfskQkbmohvK-qjYV79yfe_aB7NCqL8ZuNR-9aMVqEJq0CSVAbaqJ1TXfeOF6sCMC8VyX6D4X5aH-yJiTEIvgpzzYMR4leq2EOkm9wy_7VArhBpOB9N0ghWwBzJKc77s/s400/IMAG0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251694516835188002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWEALNeW81EbINRsYJHbeWgtonNXITUfS87Rfil8MRZUCcXnEDw2Gvhmv47kIgtt22hHFm4E2SQoYQevE3Osu-3Ebp__j3_N8QbYydiJeaMUUeKWubpLUYxN-4J7qeJRtB41FjkHWB6w/s1600-h/IMAG0011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWEALNeW81EbINRsYJHbeWgtonNXITUfS87Rfil8MRZUCcXnEDw2Gvhmv47kIgtt22hHFm4E2SQoYQevE3Osu-3Ebp__j3_N8QbYydiJeaMUUeKWubpLUYxN-4J7qeJRtB41FjkHWB6w/s400/IMAG0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251694518092905826" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-41711544950053717972008-09-14T20:22:00.000-07:002008-10-18T14:07:57.141-07:00Portraits: All Together Now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDOhE9gKeebtaPKJG2iNs9iuTycGUuqCW0xEDQML6kfbQy5AKEAzWMf78yPb4d5-GLy_rb3kOPaMnRe4-xWzjedy040gXuvOdQ91AIuWyKeedm0p6hfYumzYxVO7okPwMquGijobOhWY/s1600-h/GroupPic2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDOhE9gKeebtaPKJG2iNs9iuTycGUuqCW0xEDQML6kfbQy5AKEAzWMf78yPb4d5-GLy_rb3kOPaMnRe4-xWzjedy040gXuvOdQ91AIuWyKeedm0p6hfYumzYxVO7okPwMquGijobOhWY/s400/GroupPic2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246083539969553154" border="0" /></a><br />My couples for Blended #10 and #11, in Barstow, CA.Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-91396556081019883712008-09-14T20:13:00.000-07:002008-10-18T14:04:54.424-07:00Portraits: Blended #11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRRzb0l9ew8nznhReGqooEhd0nB1YtnY79L5icYmEIeNVpo5Uu2lTl7HgqXGxFD0ZMJYMsXvlKgR2xWgR5hu1NM2e92r2g6Z3DpEugihrr7CKKvBMRYwok3DSQT57KKzmTlAy__Y1Ocw/s1600-h/DSC_0233.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRRzb0l9ew8nznhReGqooEhd0nB1YtnY79L5icYmEIeNVpo5Uu2lTl7HgqXGxFD0ZMJYMsXvlKgR2xWgR5hu1NM2e92r2g6Z3DpEugihrr7CKKvBMRYwok3DSQT57KKzmTlAy__Y1Ocw/s400/DSC_0233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246082409213649202" border="0" /></a><br />I met Jamie at Cal Poly and have known her for nearly three years now. In addition to taking classes together, we also taught English in China during the summer of 2006. Her boyfriend Ryohei is from Japan and has been in the US for two years now. We took these pictures in Barstow, CA.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEgBmBTu43c5Mo-_lV4H4TWkWHzIRWAIc9TKFUZBMbL7VldjSvTRsmx8kmWesqkVpNqqWOTU8u2j4h31gBfFGfF5ucNtfwC-4OQV4adLSMIAZiliUBNb-lrgWHWv_p4wSW9xBJZDq0oM/s1600-h/DSC_0216.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEgBmBTu43c5Mo-_lV4H4TWkWHzIRWAIc9TKFUZBMbL7VldjSvTRsmx8kmWesqkVpNqqWOTU8u2j4h31gBfFGfF5ucNtfwC-4OQV4adLSMIAZiliUBNb-lrgWHWv_p4wSW9xBJZDq0oM/s400/DSC_0216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246082403160039682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0r-zScMqCiEwJkZ7qFQBSdQwwImjpm_w3F8QaUI4h9cu99l0q23zUgmlIjmX88Zhg_R0kLrwAWt1wcpuhcwyn_sMeTrocLacDm_V6FQXHVpB96giFrwcGiqolNP_xEgBUL3uJEU-3HU/s1600-h/DSC_0227.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPD3Ce5obTk95-sYzxDE59Et7ewzt5p8VDVdT14r3zp3NaJoHdUROS809hC2Ov08Lx1nZPKC8mOFOvw0UvfKNuuH5n8njRomtpuy3U6_AOpBKLoffuxYxn8mOIrLhhZq0VmyyuYAP7M4/s400/SylviaKalan6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246079839138100210" border="0" /></a><br />My portrait project is in double digits now! I got a twofer with this portrait session. I initially drove out to Barstow to meet my friend Jamie, who I know from Cal Poly. As it turns out, her brother Kalan and his girlfriend, Sylvia, were in town as well.<br /><br />Kalan and Sylvia are in and of themselves a twofer - in addition to being an interracial couple, Sylvia is multiracial. She's Korean and Latina. 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At the time, Apple had just released Aperture 2.0. I read really wonderful things about it. And I was not up to the task of trying to convert my Aperture library into one that would be accessible to Lightroom. So I purchased the new Aperture.<br /><br />And now . . . Lightroom 2.0 is out! The debate continues. Converting my library might be worth the trouble after all.Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-20180567618524500572008-08-29T13:36:00.000-07:002008-11-03T12:42:13.414-08:00Wedding: Milia and Arfan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmgmS-Me8PbgAv0iyZlnHqJUpN-cQDUfv9nm088QUeATV0pNrhbCl3cAERSwF4eHqW3bhDBO4W7VYBCw5EgSt-mJBoDIYolIQhc9s_MSDZVyEAfFEhKitPeg_oV_dBdJW3fEy1TgV8BM/s1600-h/DSC_0621.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmgmS-Me8PbgAv0iyZlnHqJUpN-cQDUfv9nm088QUeATV0pNrhbCl3cAERSwF4eHqW3bhDBO4W7VYBCw5EgSt-mJBoDIYolIQhc9s_MSDZVyEAfFEhKitPeg_oV_dBdJW3fEy1TgV8BM/s400/DSC_0621.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240043563114949762" border="0" /></a>I was an assistant shooter with <a href="http://www.aacreation.com/">AAcreation</a> for this reception; the wedding took place the day before. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqc8lnS6kLNOOV-VqZeDqyPZQvOF73vKIIkWNV9ysUNP8zN0PgLSFLGerCK0NCphKm2oKx30rK4Rc8Hd2cT_4UIFIVi_h6f22PIR_n9p82zuqIULuQAnsipAxfcN6aQyw1FHhQgaVyvo/s400/DSC_0736.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240043719372082818" border="0" /></a>Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-1669216133231208012008-08-17T18:20:00.000-07:002008-10-20T16:52:55.793-07:00New Blog Look!So dreary. So gray. Maybe I saw <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Dark Knight</span></a> too many times. And I'm still thinking of catching it on IMAX.<br /><br />In any case, here is the new look!Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066653490524370071.post-5319607263929498902008-08-17T12:03:00.001-07:002008-08-29T16:23:57.923-07:00New Site Colors and Logo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopERwCUoZOcRaecMsuWiRIg3Jx81N8jcL4H94ysLEKHbmymKp7SV6K7ueQgqMlztKHRR5yAcKaB2FjHfePXmlR3fpkv5Vl5cJotJf07X0eFSf20m9WcO1NX2I4qP5uTYHTO3LgSTiVz4/s1600-h/Logo-Splash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopERwCUoZOcRaecMsuWiRIg3Jx81N8jcL4H94ysLEKHbmymKp7SV6K7ueQgqMlztKHRR5yAcKaB2FjHfePXmlR3fpkv5Vl5cJotJf07X0eFSf20m9WcO1NX2I4qP5uTYHTO3LgSTiVz4/s400/Logo-Splash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235569125095203858" border="0" /></a><br />I played around with the colors on my <a href="http://www.sonialena.com/">photography site</a> and created a new logo. And no, my blog doesn't match my website yet. One day I will take the plunge and get WordPress up and running, but I haven't quite wrapped my head around it.<br /><br />I am still working on redesigning my website so that I can ditch my template by the beginning of 2009. I'm a big fan of sites such as this one for <a href="http://www.peteryang.com/">Peter Yang</a>. I like that you can view all the gallery images on one page, unlike many Flash websites.<br /><br />I don't find Flash to be very user friendly. Flash can definitely create some beautiful sites, but often they're slow to load, can be difficult to navigate, and don't allow any bookmarking of specific images.<br /><br />But Flash is definitely the flavor of the day when it comes to photographer websites. I might not ditch it completely, but I will definitely not have an all-Flash site.Sonia Ortegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282654302220476320noreply@blogger.com0