Michele Schanker Photography » Photos of the week

Lancaster in the Spring

MicheleSchanker — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:53:57 +0000

This will be my last spring in Lancaster, CA. Spring is one of the only “pretty” times in the desert since all the wildflowers bloom and the desert itself turns kind of green after all the winter rain. Being that my photography skills have improved a lot over the years and I will most likely never see this again, I made myself get up at 6am on a Sunday morning to go a photo safari of the Antelope Valley. If you haven’t got this already, I am moving to Denver, CO VERY SOON!!!! Hopefully before mother nature turns on the furnace and our days start reaching 100+ degrees.

Here are a few of the photos I captured over the weekend.

One of my faves!

A Taste of Scotland in California

MicheleSchanker — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:37:46 +0000

Today I ventured out with some friends to a Scottish Festival. I have been to Scotland and just loved everything about it..from the accents to the kilts to the shortbread. So I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to go enjoy some bagpipe music.

Denver Photo Safari

MicheleSchanker — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:36:22 +0000

Ughhh…I got sick this week for the third time in four months. I attribute it to all my airplane travel. Essentially when I don’t have weddings or photoshoots booked I travel to Denver to visit my husband. So during the winter months, I guess that means lots of sickness. What fun! As I’m suffering through my latest bout of illness I looked through some photos I took in downtown Denver two weeks ago. Here are some of the ones I picked out to share with everyone.

I am very much looking forward to the day where I travel to Denver for good. Colorado is a dream location for me.

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Quiz Time

MicheleSchanker — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:24:54 +0000

Where was I this weekend?
Need a little hint…It’s one of my favorite locations in Cali.

My next post shall reveal this beautiful location, as I was second shooting a wedding in this magnificent setting.

Getting to Know Michele

MicheleSchanker — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:36:52 +0000

I obviously love Photography, that I shouldn’t have to tell you. But as your photographer I like you to get to know me and my personality a little bit. Another big passion of mine is being active. I love running, skiing, riding my new bike, and hiking. When I say hiking…I mean big hikes. I usually don’t consider it a hike unless its at least 10 miles. I’m not the type to sit on the couch and watch TV..I’d much rather be moving all the time. Now what kind of photographer would I be if I didn’t post some photos as well. This past weekend my husband and I hiked to top of the highest mountain in the continental USA. Mt Whitney. Here is some of what I captured.

Thai Light Show

MicheleSchanker — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:43:18 +0000

Now that some of my time has freed up and I’m kinda caught up on my sessions. I thought I’d take advantage of the long weekend coming up and get through my Thailand photos! Yes, I know….its been like 6 months. Anyway while sorting through things this evening I stumbled across this.

A Long Drive Before Sunset

MicheleSchanker — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:26:25 +0000

More From Baltimore

MicheleSchanker — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:50:09 +0000

While back in Maryland, my husband and I took a tour of Camden Yards. By far one of my favorite ballparks. Why – cause when they built it they decided they didn’t want to just build a stadium, they wanted a ballpark! They took a lot of the great things from traditional old parks and incorporated them into Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The atmosphere is amazing! Anyway, I’ve been here lots of times, but I decided to try and see if I could get some unique shots of the park. Here’s just a few of what I captured.

Totally Amazing Bridal Shoot!

MicheleSchanker — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:54:04 +0000

I have lots of things I need to get done today since I was gone all day yesterday. But I quickly wanted to share a few photos from yesterday. I participated in a GREAT Bridal Shoot in Topanga Hills yesterday. The location was great! We shot at The Mountain Mermaid. I’ll share more about it later, but for now here are a couple that I shot yesterday.

Before and After

MicheleSchanker — Sun, 03 May 2009 04:27:05 +0000

Thought I’d share a before and after of a photo I took last summer. I wanted to try something new . This photo was processed using the Lights Out which is part of the Totally Rad Actions.

This is the original photo:

This is the edited photo:

I used the lights out action then masked the subject back. I think I may have added a little bit of O snap as well. This is the end result!

Here’s another sample with the light out action, get faded autumn, and also a slight texture.

Before:

After: