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  • Well, hello! Welcome to fresh.simple.true.

    I'm a portrait photographer based in Long Beach and I love The Quirk in beings. I like capturing the funny faces, silly expressions and personal interactions that are like wonderful inside jokes to your family. Babies and dogs are my specialty; I love them individually, but when you put them together...bam! Awesomeness happens.

    My clients like portraits that show who they are, not just what they look like. They want the important stages of their lives documented, but in an honest, genuine way. No soft focus for them; no awkward family poses and definitely no matching turtlenecks.

    This site is a combination of my portfolio and blog. Blog posts are right below this introduction, and links to my portfolio work are directly above. I love to blog, but honestly, I'm on Facebook probably more than I should be, so find me there and say hello.

    I donate my time & art to many nonprofits. Rescue work is close to my heart and I offer session discounts for those with rescued/shelter animals and also senior or terminally ill animals.

    I'm a big fan of community. I make my artwork available to nonprofit fundraisers at no cost; if you have an event coming up and would like to auction some of my work, don't hesitate to drop me a line and let me know what you've got going on.

Why you should ask your photographer to watermark your images.

3 . 13 . 2013

Most people I’ve encountered in my nearly 6 years as a full-time photographer don’t want my watermark on their lo-res photos. Lo-res images are the ones that are too small to print; they’re used for emailing, phone wallpaper, and for sharing on places like Flickr, Facebook and Pinterest. I’ve had people remove my watermark without…

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March 14, 2013 - 6:54 am

Joann - Thanks for raising the awareness about this issue! I’d not really thought about how a watermark can protect clients, but so true.

I used to not watermark, but I’m seriously considering it now after recently learning it gives you real legal leverage in court should an infringement case go that far. If your images are watermarked, the infringer can’t claim they didn’t know the image was copyrighted, especially if they removed the watermark. You can also seek higher damages for such cases. I would think that has to benefit a client as well.

March 14, 2013 - 10:29 am

susan sabo - Definitely, Joann. I shoot mostly families and their pets; I know those mothers don’t want images of their babies (often naked) going out into the ether of the internet with no protection.

When I first starting shooting, we were all on Flickr and it was fairly small group. I wish I’d started using watermarks back then, but even when I did, i got huffing from other photographers who didn’t like it. ??

Watermark everything!