Tropical Island Boot Camp for Creative Photography

Watching and learning from a master at work in their passion is a rare experience. When Randy Jay Braun announced his first Tropical Island Boot Camp for Creative Photography on Maui, people jumped at the opportunity to sign up. When Randy invited me to help with the camp and teach some of skills I know best, I was honored.
Over the course of 6 days, we took 10 boot campers from all over the country to some of the best locations on Maui for photography and encouraged them to let their creativity lead the way to some amazing photographs.
Randy also brought in Adobe Photoshop Evangelist, Russell Brown, to help with post production of the images we captured during the week. The nightly classes in Photoshop CS5 and Photomatix helped bring images into panoramics and HDR (high dynamic range) like never before!
The combination of magnificent landscapes and people along with the talents of Randy Jay Braun and Russell Brown made for some truly incredible imagery.
Having Randy and Russell tag team throughout each day with their humor and energy, brought the campers to life each morning and helped them sing into the night. With a wide age range (24-58ish) and skill set (beginner to expert), the trick was keeping everyone interested and engaged throughout the week.
Usually, the landscape provided the perfect canvas for inspiration but several days Randy had invited friends, hula dancers, and models to help bring a human element into the week. To capture authentic cultural elements in imagery is getting more and more difficult to do. Randy's lasting friendships and genuine intentions in capturing the spirit of Hawaiian culture is one of his true strengths.
From the red, white and black sand beaches in Hana to the beautiful (and handsome) hula dancers who graciously and patiently agreed to be our models, the diversity of subject matter made it easy to shoot a variety of images.
Some campers even got creative with their cameras themselves, swinging them around taking slow exposures and "driving" them like crazy drivers to get cool blur effects and "essence" shots.
All in all, the week was an incredible experience for everyone involved and a huge success for Randy, who has graciously invited me back again to help teach the next boot camp!
So to all the people taking pictures of people taking pictures of people... See you at the next Randy Jay Braun boot camp!
Keep taking pictures of great subjects in magnificent landscapes.
To sign up for the next boot camp: http://randyjaybraun.com/


A hui hou,
Aubrey
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By the Bay in Paia expands selection

Aloha!

I am thrilled to announce that Paia art gallery and boutique, By the Bay, located on Maui's northshore in Paia town, has expanded its line of Aubrey Hord Photography to include a large selection of matted prints in several sizes, fine art notecards, and gallery wraps. I invite you to stop by and check it out when you have a chance!

A hui hou,

Aubrey

http://www.aubreyhord.com/

Hale Zen expands line of products for Aubrey Hord Photography!

Hale Zen, the beautiful interior design store in Lahaina on Dickenson Street has just expanded its line of prints, note cards and large framed pieces for Aubrey Hord Photography.

Featured in the front window are two of the hottest sellers in the new sepia shell line of images.

Lisa Payne, the store's owner, was one of the first retail clients to pick up my work and she has been a huge supporter of expanding the line of images and products I have to offer.
I cannot thank her enough for encouraging me and supplying me with props for my photo shoots!

The store is located right in Dickenson Square in the former Village Galleries space (next to Lahaina Coolers). If you need directions to the store, call (808) 661-4802. The store features everything for home design including furniture, bedding, kitchen linens, sculpture, artwork and more.

If I could just transport everything from the store to my house, I would be in heaven.

Lisa has exceptional taste and I am honored she likes my work!

A hui hou,

Aubrey

"It's a beautiful day on the iiiiisland..."

"It's a beautiful day on the iiiiisland... a beautiful day on the island... would you be mine, would you be mine, won't you be my model?"

Here is just a sample of some of my favorite shots of people...

Capturing people in their element, perhaps a moment in time- joyful, meaningful or tearful- is really an amazing to me.

I love discovering what makes someone tick and then trying my best to capture their personality or that moment in their lives through a camera lens.

Sometimes it is the joy and innocence of a child, the ever-changing face of parenthood, the resolve and experience of an older person, or the newness of a marriage.

Some people are truly at ease in front of a lens and others are more reticent.

Working with the model to earn their trust and ensure a sense of ease and comfort during the shoot is key.

And most importantly, making it fun for everyone in the end is what it is all about!

A hui hou,

Aubrey