HM&P Corporate Event Photography

Born Anew as a Photography Artist: A week with Arthur Rainville

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:03:00 -0800

Get Off the Garden Path! As a professional photographer it's important to grow professionally and artistically everyday, every month, every year. That's why in the past two years I've spent five solid weeks in weeklong seminars learning from some of the more creative portrait photographers in our business. I've spent a week each with Arthur Rainville & Jennifer Hudson, Tony Korbel, Joseph & Louise Simone, Trevon Baker and Carl Caylor, all disciples of Don Blair (you'll notice, I'm vicariously learning his styles through others, since he's no longer with us.)

Your house is in the path of a fire: what do you take with you?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:53:57 -0800

In the final analysis, things are just things. Lamps, cooking utinsels, bedding, etc are things that can be replaced with or without insurance money. To see what things in our houses that are really important to us, take this short test to see what we really want from our home if we're about to loose it quickly.

A Big Gala Ball For Little Girls & Their Fathers

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:09:29 -0800

One of the cutest and enjoyable balls for which we create portraits is the Armed Services YMCA-San Diego Father Daughter Dance.See Our Work With An MP4 Video Of This Event!

Portrait Incentive Program In Southern California

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:41:59 -0800

Day and Night: Creating Picture Memories With Hollywood's 'Stars' When incentive groups come to Hollywood they want to see the stars (and of course take home a photograph with them.) That's just one of the services we provided SunLife's inbound incentive group when they checked into their hotel in Los Angeles. The Meeting Manager, our customer, asked if we could photograph 200 guests and their families arriving at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel with celebrity look-alikes (you know Jack, Whoppie, Brad, Angeline, and that guy who played Jack Sparrow) as guests arrived in town. Check out our 120 second overview of our work creating great memories for inbound incentive visitors (requires MP4 player capability):

Visual Mentor - Andrew Wyeth

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:04:43 -0800

One of my visual mentors has died. Andrew Wyeth passed away last week. I mention this because early in my newspaper career as a photojournalist, I enjoyed and emulated the view two people had on the world. One of them was Wyeth. The other is John Malman, a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times. Both saw the world through a 28mm lens. This became my primary view of the world, and how I often documented history for the various newspapers for which I worked. It's interesting to read obituaries in both the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal and see how Wyeth was treated by the mainstream media. And I was astounded to find out that many critics thought his art was too mainstream, too simple, not good enough, in comparison to the surrealists that were popular during the time (Warhol, Dali, Pollock, etc.) His realistic watercolors were criticized by some people because he was simply painting a photograph. One critic said his work was, "photographically meticulous." That's the beauty of his work. They were gorgeous, raw, documentary images of life in New England. He always showed us something most of us would walk past and miss, and never see. The images he showed us would never even get on our personal radar. As a photographer, the nicest thing someone can say about your image is, "I never saw that!" And every time I looked his images, I thought the same thing. I saw the world just a little bit differently. But that's the beauty of any type of art. That's why I like Robert Werling's scenic black-and-white images, Salvador Dali's surrealistic images (and his realistic period too) and Andrew Wyeth's wide angle paintings. They're all beautiful. They are all wonderful views of the world and you really have to enjoy how they see things. I'm grateful I had the chance to see his work, to appreciate it and learn from it. As a photographic portrait artist, my goal is to do the same. So, what's my favorite painting? 'Christinas World.' Drop me a note to tell me which of his work is your favorite.

Affinity Marketing With Photographs: Toyota Off Road Expo

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:18:56 -0800

The brand-new book 'Age Curve' by Ken Gronbach describes all of the generations of consumers in the United States. All of these these generations were at the recent Off Road Expo at the Pomona Fairgrounds for Toyota Motor Corp. where we had the chance to photograph them.

toyota vertical mage 290 wide x 1036

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:17:06 -0800

Purchase Images From Your Recent Event

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:33:43 -0800

Follow this link to purchase portraits from your recent event.

Mass Photojournalism: Covering Four Concurrent Award Ceremonies For End of Day Delivery

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:02:24 -0800

We all believe our profession is populated with the crazy, funny, wild side of humanity. From bartenders, policemen, to salespeople, and photographers, we all think we are the craziest of the bunch.

Marine Corps Sample Images

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:20:59 -0800

Marine Birthday Ball Formal Portraits

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:16:13 -0800

Celebrating 232 Years of Service To The United States of America

Fashion Portraits

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:09:34 -0800

Portrait Photography Lighting Boot Camp

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:59:10 -0800

As a photographer who considers himself an artist, it's important to step outside my existing skill sets for an occasional challenge.

Once in a while you need to face failure by testing new waters, new techniques, new thinking and a new way of seeing the world. In this situation, we were going to learn to see light better. We could only create portraits in open shade with no strobes. Ambient side light was to be our only source of illumination.

Irwindale Raceway Diesel Speedsters

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:38:30 -0800

Bosch showcases their cool, smooth running diesels

They wanted to show Californians their fuel saving engines. Setting up at Irwindale Speedway on a crisp, clear California January, media and invited guests had the chance to see an eyefull of their new technology.

About Us

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:45:31 -0800

Starting with your corporate logo on the print, we deliver beautiful photographs on-site. From Gala balls, conventions, award dinners, special events, corporate events to golf tournaments, your guests receive take home memories of your special event.