Zak Schwank Photo

July 13, 2009 // Portraits

So I need some creative input and turn to you. I love this photo...I mean really love this one. I intentionally wanted it blurry to show the moment and rushing excitement of a boy running to play games on the midway, but I'm stuck on whether it lives in black and white or color. What do you think? Personally I initially thought it had to be color...after all we are at the fair with lots of neat colors and lights, but after staring at it for quite some time I think it's best in black and white. Now there is no right or wrong just interpretation, so what do ya think?

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Rachael Earl:

I tend to like candid moments in B+W better personally :)

(07.13.09 @ 10:55 PM)

ohana photographers:

first off, love it too! i'm usually a black and white person, but i'm lovin the color one, kimi does to. so we likey the color one :)

(07.13.09 @ 10:56 PM)

Sylvia Borgo:

Tough call, tough call - I'm gonna go with B&W.

(07.13.09 @ 11:29 PM)

Jeannie:

B&W, for sure!

(07.13.09 @ 11:40 PM)

greta, smitten:

color!!

(07.13.09 @ 11:51 PM)

Amy:

One more for color, going to even things out on the poll!

(07.14.09 @ 07:05 AM)

Ruthie Just:

I love black and white photos, but this one deserves COLOR :)

(07.14.09 @ 07:14 AM)

Kelly:

Ohhhh love it Zak!! Shows just how excited he was that day!! Luv em both but I think I'm going with color as my fav!

(07.14.09 @ 08:16 AM)

Zak Schwank:

Love it ya'll! Thanks for all your input. Kelly I'm almost done. :)

(07.14.09 @ 08:23 AM)

jennifer:

Color... I love the oranges that they are wearing!

(07.14.09 @ 08:25 AM)

Kelly:

I usually always choose b & w but I love this shot in color. Great shot Zak.

(07.14.09 @ 02:12 PM)

Jaime:

You know I am a sucker for B+W's, but I really love it BOTH ways! :)

(07.15.09 @ 06:39 PM)

katie Beverley:

LOVE this shot, man!!! Love both versions but I'd say color!!!

(07.16.09 @ 11:59 AM)

Jamie Burnett:

I vote black and white!

(07.17.09 @ 01:09 PM)

Becka @Studio222 Photography:

I'm a big fan of storytelling moments in black and white. Maybe a bit of a contrast boost would make it pop more but I love it! :)

(07.17.09 @ 06:21 PM)

Annie Warren:

B&W for me. My eye zooms straight to his expression!

(08.02.09 @ 06:44 AM)

Jules:

such a fun moment! I'm voting for color!

(11.20.09 @ 08:48 PM)

Part Duece

June 24, 2009 // Portraits

Ahhh finally back to blogging. :) Summer is here and the kids are out of school, so hopefully I can get into the swing of things and be a better blogger...I mean when I was a kid I dreamed of the day that I could blog. Well it's finally here and I just seem to cast aside my childhood ambitions for mundane things like spending time at the beach, skateboarding with my family, swimming at the pool...well you get the drift. ;)

Here are a few more from Jaime's radtastic shoot! Enjoy

The bottom right photo is actually taken while I was walking in front of them with my camera upside down! Booya!!

Totally lucked out with this one...tossed my camera above her and clicked away. She is swinging about 4 feet off the ground here...gotcha!

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Amy:

I am loving the daughter following the father on the beach photo, the reflection is just so perfect, just a beautiful moment.

(06.24.09 @ 12:07 PM)

Rachael Earl:

I love the sandy feet! Something we can't get pics of here in Arizona!!!

(06.24.09 @ 01:13 PM)

Jaime:

To which, Rob told me as I was shooting ... "Mom, you need to do it like Zak" ... then proceeded to flip her Argus Bean (digital cam) upside down and clicks away! :) Gosh, she thinks you're the most radtastic photog ever. Totally love the tongue stickin' out -- that is so Rhy. And the shot of Rob showing you her pearly whites. Oh, and the one at the cross walk is soooo a fave of mine!!! And the one of Rob following Jayson's foot steps. We totally love them ALL. :) Till next time ... so no movin' out of CA!

(06.24.09 @ 06:19 PM)

Becka @Studio222 Photography:

I am loving the reflections Zak!

(06.24.09 @ 09:15 PM)

greta, smitten:

i had a sneaking suspicion, and now that i've seen part two i know for sure... this is my fav shoot of yours!! they look so happy!!

(06.24.09 @ 09:29 PM)

Freida:

love, love, LOVE #7... the cowgirl boots pairedup with the flipflops... such a great picture! #10... obviously... WOW. This last one on the swing... look at her eyes sparkle... so amazing!

(06.25.09 @ 06:25 AM)

Jamie Burnett:

I LOVE LOVE LOVE that last one... Perfect in every way! The sandy feet is great too! All of them are sooo good!

(06.26.09 @ 06:41 AM)

Sylvia Borgo:

Boooya! That's right! I love the tongue sticking out shot - she is a doll! Sweeeeeet shots, Zak!

(06.26.09 @ 08:19 AM)

Lisette Price:

Love the shot of their sandy feet! Too cute!!

(06.26.09 @ 09:26 PM)

Andy Schwartz:

Love the li'l ones and their boots and the sandy feet. Looks like so much fun, and those reflections......! Love it Zak!!

(06.26.09 @ 10:17 PM)

Jules :

Zak ... what a perfect session full of smiles, laughter, and love... just what family is all about!

(06.28.09 @ 07:02 AM)

ohana photographers -david & kimi:

got.to.love.the.feets!!! part deux equally as awesome as part un!

(06.29.09 @ 08:46 AM)

Roz Mitchell:

Aww! These are precious! Love the black and whites!

(06.29.09 @ 02:28 PM)

chelo:

Love the feet shot with the sand :)

(07.01.09 @ 07:24 AM)

Jeannie:

Adorable girls. I would love to get back to the beach this summer. This family had so much fun!

(07.04.09 @ 01:33 PM)

Please Welcome The Hough Family

June 7, 2009 // Portraits

I had such a blast with Jaime and her adorable family a few weeks ago. Jaime is also a photographer and it delights me so very much when another photographer wants me to photograph their family. No pressure! :) We had a blast tromping around Coronado, so without further ado.

oh and this is only the half of it. In order to not bog down your interwebs connection I decided to split up their blog post, so check back in a few day for the rest of this sweet session. :)

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Rachael Earl:

Not even kidding here-this is my favorite session on your entire blog! Holy cow!!!

(06.07.09 @ 09:47 PM)

ohana photographers:

super cute fam!!! the kissy face one is my fav!!

(06.08.09 @ 04:11 AM)

Amy:

What an adorable family! I love them all, especially the beach photo with their reflection.

(06.08.09 @ 08:07 AM)

amber - smitten:

great session! love the kissy faces. and the one with the family's reflection is a canvas waiting to happen.

(06.08.09 @ 08:11 AM)

Sylvia Borgo:

They are a cutie-pie family! Surfer girl! Wahhhhoooo!

(06.08.09 @ 08:36 PM)

jules:

LOVE cloudy day beach shoots! That reflection shot is PERFECT for a wall canvas. Wish we got reflections like that in Jersey. ;)

(06.09.09 @ 04:39 PM)

Fola:

yummy pictures...very noice...

(06.09.09 @ 09:18 PM)

Andy Schwartz:

Zak, these are so awesome!! Those girls are such dolls! What a happy family. Great work! wish we had scenery like this around here.

(06.12.09 @ 03:26 PM)

Jaime:

Awww, Zak .... we totally LOVE all of these!!! We had such a rad time hangin' with you at the beach!!! :) Totally need me some canvas!!! :) I

(06.13.09 @ 08:36 PM)

greta, smitten:

these have such a wonderful sweetness to them! i'm with rachael! loooooove the surfboard ones! beautiful family jaime, and great work mr. schwank!!

(06.16.09 @ 09:50 AM)

Becka @Studio222 Photography:

I love the surfboards and the reflective water! Such a cute family. All these cute families and cute babies online this week. Makes me want one! :)

(06.16.09 @ 03:34 PM)

Christine Dammann:

These are awesome!! Nice work Zak! Also, great meeting you at Jay's workshop a while ago!

(06.17.09 @ 10:21 AM)

Jamie Burnett:

The sandy feeties, the reflections, love it all!

(06.19.09 @ 06:15 AM)

Roz Mitchell:

The surfboard shots are freaking great! What an adorable family!

(06.29.09 @ 02:28 PM)

Impressions by Nudrat Photography:

Beautiful family. The girls are so cute, you captured the fun moments so well.

(07.21.09 @ 02:58 PM)

Justin Part Two

May 25, 2009 // Portraits / Seniors

So by now you know Justin, but what you didn't know is that he has the most adorable sisters. When we first started our shoot I knew these girls were going to make Justin smile, I just didn't know how much. So fun to see these siblings smile and laugh together, after all isn't that what it is about?

I like smiley photos, but man do I love laughing ones!

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Andy Schwartz:

It is so great to see such a connection amongst siblings. You captured it perfectly!!

(05.25.09 @ 09:21 PM)

Jaime H.:

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(05.25.09 @ 10:02 PM)

Rachael Earl:

These are awesome, Zak! Seriously! I would totally print the first 2 together exactly like that-I love it! (On a BIG canvas, of course!)

(05.26.09 @ 12:38 AM)

Freida:

What a whole different feel you get from Justin with and without the sisters... I really love the last photo on the right... you can obviously see how close they all are to each are. Really great memories that you captured here Zak!

(05.26.09 @ 07:28 AM)

Amy:

I agree with Rachel, those top photos would look phenom next to each other on a canvas. Awesome work Zak!

(05.26.09 @ 09:25 AM)

Jaime H.:

No clue what is going on with my comments -- it keeps deleting everything but "I"! lol Anyhow, I totally

(05.26.09 @ 12:44 PM)

Sylvia Borgo:

I am sooo loving the first 2 shots. Awesome light and adorable subjects!

(05.26.09 @ 09:19 PM)

greta, smitten:

love the one where they're in the grass with that contrasty light!! great job! i'm a BIG fan of laughing shots too!!!

(05.27.09 @ 08:08 PM)

Becka Knight (Studio222 Photogrpahy):

Great shots! I am in love with those first 2!

(05.28.09 @ 12:16 PM)

Katie Beverley:

These are great, Zak! The first two are my favs! I bet they love them all so much :)

(05.30.09 @ 11:42 AM)

Pamela Telgenhoff:

Love this! Cute, cute, cute!!!

(05.31.09 @ 11:44 AM)

ohana photographers:

super cute family session zak attack!! love that first one!

(06.01.09 @ 01:07 PM)

Jamie Burnett:

Great images! They look so happy, you really captured their smiles!

(06.02.09 @ 06:14 AM)

Lisette Price:

Looks like this was a fun shoot! I'm loving the processing in the last two shots! :)

(06.03.09 @ 04:58 PM)

jules:

These are sweet, Zak! Love the walking and the laughing ones best. Justin is one lucky dude to have two awesome sisters and a great photographer too!

(06.09.09 @ 04:41 PM)

shawnreeder:

Beautiful work Zak!!

(06.16.09 @ 03:09 PM)

Twinsies!

April 19, 2009 // Portraits

Had a blast chasing these two around Old Town Temecula. The last time I photographed these guys they weren't quite as fast, but all fair because I've gotten faster too. It's all my treadmill time. :) Enjoy!

Zak

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Rachael Earl:

Oh my goodness-they are so adorable! My favorite is the one on the bottom left! So cute!

(04.19.09 @ 11:50 PM)

greta, smitten:

way to go zak!!! these lil dudes are sooooooooo CUTE!!! i love how you captured them just being themselves! it's tough to keep up with twins and i know cause my twin nieces are about this age, and guess who's their official photographer... :)

(04.20.09 @ 08:19 AM)

Jaime H.:

Oh, wow! They are sooo cute! I really, really love the bottom left image -- awesomeness!!!

(04.20.09 @ 07:40 PM)

Susan:

Awesome as always Zak - just that darn wind. Poor Luke with his "Donald Trump" hair.

(04.21.09 @ 05:48 PM)

Sylvia Borgo:

Awesome! I love the last 2!

(04.22.09 @ 01:10 PM)

Jamie Burnett:

They are adorable... and they look like they are pretty fast.. Hope you wore your running shoes! :)

(04.25.09 @ 08:36 AM)

Lori Anderson:

Twins?! We're used to shooting toddlers, but we've never photographed twins. You must have been exhausted after that session. Great work! Love the bottom two.

(05.22.09 @ 03:43 PM)