I am happy to announce that Annie Tao Photography has undergone a few spectacular changes!
I have new branding for my business — one that encompasses my style of artwork and the way I do business. The branding is clean, natural, emotive, modern and sophisticated.
I worked hard with my graphic designer on an icon for my [...]
I have such a soft spot for dads who are emotionally connected to their kids. Seriously…it melts my heart.
There was a lot of melting going on in my San Francisco Bay Area family photography session with The S Family yesterday!
Nothing but love.
Sometimes it’s in the way they talk to their kids — without even uttering [...]
Right now, I am editing photos from last night’s lifestyle shoot. An image that intrigues me is of a reflection in a pool. I can’t stop looking at it.
I would love for you to weigh in on the 2 “After” images. Take a look…
BEFORE (straight-out-of-the-camera)
AFTER, version A
I oomphed the color and contrast, “dodged” (lightened) parts [...]
Other than location, choosing your outfit for your lifestyle photoshoot is one of the most difficult decisions to make. And as it should be!
When there is more than one person in your photoshoot — like, if you’re having an engagement session or a family session — you will want to put some thought into your [...]
If you’ve followed my blog or even spoken to me about photography, then you already know what oomphing means.
To Oomph = verb. Annie Tao’s process of editing images
I was taking a gander at some photos online recently and saw some BxW images that were plain as can be. I thought BxW would be [...]
Annie Tao getting a new lens = a kid in a candy shop… a bee in a field of flowers… a shoppoholic in NYC…
So, as any addict would have it, I couldn’t help myself. I HAD to keep shooting… shooting different things to further investigate the abilities of the Nikon 60mm 2.8 macro lens.
What if [...]
I received my new lens last night: the Nikon 60mm f/2.8G ED, a cool macro lens for close-ups!
So a couple hours ago, when my monkeys were in their rooms napping, I got to put the lens on and take it for a test run!
Here are a few of my test shots from around my house.
Crayon [...]
Before I put ALL my holiday stuff away *sigh*, I thought I’d share some of the holiday cards I got from 2009 clients…
It was really cool to open up these cards to see what masterpieces you had created with the images from your shoots with me!
THANK YOU for thinking of me during the holiday season [...]
Howdy! These are some common questions people ask me, so I thought I’d write them down and share my answers with everyone.
Hopefully you’ll know me a little better after reading this.
I have been interested in photography since I was a young child, about eight years old.
I got my first SLR camera (a Nikon, no doubt) [...]
