I had a great opportunity come to fruition this past week that has been in the works for about 4 months.
Haus Fortuna is an incredible shop in Petaluma that specializes in elegant imported Italian ceramics and high-end housewares. They also feature local artists. I officially have over 50 pieces for sale in the retail space [...]

Ah… the promise of spring. During my photo shoot at Airport Health Club this past few weeks, I had a chance to capture this shot out by the pool.
Swimmers were doing laps, enjoying a break in a rainy week. I spotted this spot of yellow next to the pool. The sunny color of the fins [...]

Here was a fun shoot that my wife and I did after a friend loaned us a pair of shoes she had bought for a party with a gambling theme.
Most people would have looked at the shoes and thought “interesting…”. I saw these shoes and my mind went spinning and dozens of photo ideas just [...]

We have officially launched our NEW Fantasy Portraits! R. Mabry Photography is now offering several Fantasy portrait options, including Vampires and Angels for adults and teens, and Fairies and Pixie options for the little ones.
Here is an example of our vampire portrait shot of my sister-in-law Dawnn (hence the title). This is Dawnn’s version of [...]

Because of all the rain here this week I thought we would stay in the studio. Here is a photo that we shot over the weekend.
We were looking for a winter wonderland type of look and I think we nailed it. We shot this with a typical 4 light studio strobe setup. The key light [...]

While on my way to a seminar in South San Francisco I noticed a few parked trains under an overpass. I made a mental note of their location because I had to see if I could find them after the seminar was over and photograph them.
After the seminar I rushed back to where I had [...]

A couple of weeks ago I talked about when I was out driving through the country and I came across a pasture with a couple of horses(see Sometimes You Just Have To Stop And Pick Road Apples), well here is one of them up close and personal.
I like this photo because it begs the question [...]

Last weekend Remy Gervais and I took our photography group “Sonoma County Photography Group, aka, SoCoPhoGro” out to Jack London State Historic Park located in Glen Ellen. Let me just say how wonderful this park is to photograph. There is something for everyone to photograph or just take a hike and enjoy the park. [...]

On day I was out driving through the country and I came across a pasture with a couple of horses. Now, this is a common thing in Sonoma County, but what made me stop was the horses in the field. I am not an expert by any means but I believe them to be Clydesdale.
Being [...]

This photo was taken on location at a wine warehouse in Napa. There were stacks of shining new and pristine oak barrels just waiting for the wine. I shot this close up using existing natural light coming down from several small sky lights. This is why I needed to use an ISO of 1600.
Cheers and [...]