Carlos Baez flew out to LA over the weekend to record the Spanish dialogue track for the upcoming release of his “See The Light” DVD, presented by PhotographyMentor.com. Carlos is a master of lighting, and one of the best in the business… but as you can see, reading Voice-over is a whole new ball game…. Pre-order the 2-hour, Multi-Language, definitive lighting DVD “See The Light” in the store now!!!!

We’ve spent the last two days shooting a Field Trip at Adobe Systems in San Jose, and San Francisco. Frederick Van took us on a tour of both buildings, and sat down with Robert for a one-on-one interview about his early years as a photographer for the Military, all the way to his present position at Adobe. They also discuss Adobe and it’s place in the Photography industry. The clips will be airing on PhotographyMentor.com soon…. A special thanks goes out to Sherry Shen for setting up the tour. Thanks Frederick!!! 

Last weekend, we had the opportunity to shoot with Dane Sanders for an upcoming DVD entitled “Second Shooter” (clip below). As you know, Dane is an incredible photographer, and all around great guy. Dane has just finished his book “Fast Track Photographer”, with a forward written by Robert himself. Both Robert and I have been reading the book, and it truly is amazing. THIS IS NOT YOUR ORDINARY PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK, it goes way beyond that…. Check out more info at http://fasttrackphotographer.com/. Dane’s book is due out Mid-July, so don’t forget to pick up a copy. We’ll have them in the Student Store.

Thanks for a great shoot, Dane…

We’re back from Phoenix after shooting a field trip at Couture Book…. Couture Books are awesome, and they have a lot of options… Keeps your eyes out for a special PhotographyMentor.com Couture Book discount!!!!

Sometimes when you’re shooting in a working environment, you have to roll with the punches (or bells in this case)…

Traveling through Los Angeles, we had a chance to sit down and talk with industry Icon Joe Buissink. Here’s a quick sample of the interview.
The entire clip will be posted on PhotographyMentor.com soon….

We just wrapped shooting with Carlos for the “See The Light” DVD… In-Studio, on location, all over Miami….This DVD is going to be awesome and will help everyone “See The Light”…. Carlos takes us on a journey through several lighting setups and situations,as well as into his past experience of shooting High Fashion around the world, as well as over 700 Weddings!!!A limited, special discount Pre-sale begins soon, and you’ll definitely want to grab a copy…Discuss “See The Light” DVD in the Student Forum

We moved locations from the original condo in Kauai, to a Client’s 8 bedroom house overlooking the ocean…. Long story, and even longer day…

We took a walk down the cliff to the beach…. sometimes almost going straight down the cliff on steep stairs.

Enjoy the Picts….

The Bride and Groom rented a yacht to do some whale watching….. and the whales were all around us!!!

We’re in Hawaii shooting back to back weddings for the “Destination: Wedding” DVD… The first wedding went well…. the Bride and Groom ended up jumping in the pool at the Four Seasons Maui….. Next, it’s off to Kuai for wedding #2….

Shannon was so busy in the PhotographyMentor.com booth, that she almost waited until the last day of the show to buy a Boda Bag….
We convinced the Boda Bag crew to tell Shannon that they sold out of the bags. She was Soooooo bummed…. Shannon’s birthday is coming up, so we surprised her with the Boda Bag on the last day of the show….. delivered by the Boda Bag crew themselves…

Thanks to the Boda Bag crew for making it happen….. as you can see, Shannon was VERY HAPPY…

The Party was a huge success…. We packed a 4,000 sq. foot room at Mandalay Bay…..

The days are all a blur, and we’re meeting so many people….

I’m editing the Sara France clips….. This just had to go on the Blog…. Sara handles the background distraction like a Pro…

Ever since you were a child, you’ve been told not to play in the street…. Apparently Sara didn’t get the Memo. This is a piece from Sara’s Engagement shoot we’re currently editing for PhotographyMentor.com. Look for All of Sara’s clips and interview this month.

A Year in the Making…. “Mentor Wanted”, the first DVD in the Mentor Series has finished printing, and is ready to ship!!!

In “Mentor Wanted”, follow Robert as he mentors photographer Shannon Mocabee on-the-spot through 3 weddings. Followed by in-studio image evaluations and post processing in Adobe Photoshop. Wrapping it all up with 2 unique album designs. The first wedding, a Robert Evans booking, is shot at a private 20 acre California estate. The images are featured in Ceremony magazine. The following two weddings are Shannon’s clients, where Robert steps back, observes, and guides Shannon through his way of thinking and shooting, right on the spot… working and talking through various lighting, location, and client situations. With over 2 hours of learning and exclusive Web content,”Mentor Wanted” is a must have for aspiring photographers and pros alike.

PhotographyMentor.com Students get an additional month added to their membership when they purchase “Mentor Wanted”

Buy “Mentor wanted” in the Student Store…

Discuss “Mentor Wanted” DVD in the PhotographyMentor.com Forum

PhotographyMentor.com Student Nick Nieto lives in Portland…. and we just so happen to be in Portland. Robert wrote Nick an email and asked if he wanted to meet up with us after the Trailblazers game. Nick came by the hotel at 9:30pm, sat down with Robert, and asked several questions…. We’ll be posting the interview to PhotographyMentor.com, as Nick asked some great questions.

Thanks for coming by so late, Nick….

We drove from Bend to Portland…. stopped at a few spots along the way to take photos. We just shot on the floor of the Portland Trailblazers - Boston Celtics Game. Craig Strong of Lensbabies gave us a Lensbabies 3G to shoot some cool action shots with. Lensbabies is a selective focus lens that really gives you a cool look and feel…. It takes a bit of getting used to, but once you get the hang of it you get some amazing results. Robert started shooting the game with the 17-35mm, but once he picked up the Lensbabies, he couldn’t put it down….

We’ll be posting this entire clip, plus an interview with Craig in the near future….

Hi All… here’s a few exciting things from our shoot with Kevin Kubota…
Kevin Created a custom B&W Preset template for Lightroom… just for our PhotographyMentor.com students!!!!
It’s called “B&W warm and tasty like a hot mocha in the morning”

Also, Kevin gave us his Lightroom template he uses as a default when he imports wedding images…. This is the basis for him to start editing and tweaking images.

Plus, he gave us a current AND upcoming actions pack to give away as Photo prizes… We’re coming up with the assignment for this giveaway…

Kevin also previewed some of his Amazing new products that are set to be released at WPPI!!!
If you have Photoshop (and who doesn’t), you’re definitely going to want Kevin’s new Actions and other products…

Kevin is a great guy, and we’ve been blown away by his hospitality….. He and his wife Claire took us to dinner every night…. Thanks to both of them for allowing us to “kidnap” Kevin for two days as we were filming….

Look for Kevin’s Lessons and “Quick Tips” in the next few weeks on PhotographyMentor.com, along with the 7 special video segments where Kevin put his “Touch” on our student’s images, and took them from RAW to finals!!!!

We’re completely exhausted from this trip, but very excited to share the clips with all of you….

Best,
Curt

We landed in Oregon today after a short flight from LA. Kevin picked us up at the airport, and dropped us off at the hotel….
Of coarse, the first thing we did was walk about 20 feet out the back door to the river, and take a few shots….

We start filming Kevin tomorrow…. look for his videos and quick tips coming soon to PhotographyMentor.com…

We’re in San Diego shooting with the talented Sara France…. She is running us through RAW Workflow, image editing in Apple’s Aperture 2, Client relationships, shooting with a video light, and much more.

You can see more of Sara on Apple’s Aperture 2 site… as well as Sara’s images which are shipping with Aperture 2 as the tutorial media, and on the cover of the March issue of Photo Pro!!!

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Below is the upcoming guest teacher list for the next few months at PhotographyMentor.com. Look for a New Clip EVERY WEEK from Robert Evans and these teachers:

Carlos Baez: Carlos is our first guest teacher, he’s on the site every day, and I think everyone can agree… he’s a HUGE hit! Thanks Carlos!

Kevin Kubota: Kevin is next out of the gate, and will take us through RAW Image Workflow, Processing, etc…. as a Bonus, Kevin will be editing and processing some of our student’s images!!! Plus, we’re also lining up a special shoot for Robert that will definitely take him out of his element.

Jules Bianchi: Jules is a natural talent, and a great person. We’re going to do something a little different with Jules…. hop on the subway, take a ride downtown, walk, talk, find the light, and shoot…. Get to know Jules and see what she sees….. This should be a fun trip….

Sara France: Sara is lining up several lessons for us, including “Shooting with a Fixed Lens”, “Shooting with a Video Light”, “Pushing your clients out of their Comfort Zone”, “Working from Anywhere”, Aperture 2 RAW workflow, and more….

Mike Larson: Mike came into the studio and sat with Robert for 3 hours, we shot the whole thing as they discussed all things photography… We’ll also be going out on an upcoming Mike Larson shoot very soon….

Jay Goldman: Jay has been shooting for YEARS, and one of his many talents is “Shooting Million Dollar Jewelry”…. At these shoots, Jay is watched EVERY minute by armed security guards. Jay shows us his studio techniques, AND how to achieve similar results on location….

Danielle Biel: Danielle is the founder of Skye Blu Photography and is an incredible talent. One of her true talents is Boudoir…. She takes us through an entire Boudoir shoot with 3 models and multiple shots. Losing light at the end of the day. She steps outside her comfort zone (and up onto the roof) to shoot Boudoir shots of the last model!!!!

Paul Gardner: Paul is JPL’s (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Optical Mechanical Engineer, and an avid Nikon shooter. Paul takes us and his Nikon D3 to El Matador State Beach, and demonstrate how to shoot HDR Imaging!!!!

This is only the beginning list of the the upcoming shoots we have lined up!!!