Discovery Church Photography and Welcome Brochure

A few months back I had the honor of going out to Discovery Church in Simi Valley, CA to photograph multiple services and events. Loved the chance to see all of the incredible things they have going on, and the opportunity to meet their amazing staff and members!

Here's a look at the recently completed Welcome Brochure (cover plus inside spreads). It's very rewarding as a designer/photographer to be able to fully concept and create a piece with all of your own photography and design. The brochure will be included in a new Visitor's Packet, but also as a resource for members to give away when inviting others to check out Discovery Church. We're all so excited about how this turned out and can't wait to see the printed piece!

Design and Photo Gear List

Graphic Design Vs. Photography Expenses

Graphic Design is certainly a less expensive field to keep up with. The 24" iMac that I purchased in 2008 has been great, although with 2011 tax deductions in mind, it was a good time to upgrade to the brand new 27" iMac. The only other major recurring expense is software, every other year I upgrade the Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium package, currently running CS5.

Photography can be quite consuming, always something more you just can't wait to get, and nothing good is cheap. One great company to look into that I've mentioned previously is AlienBees.com – I highly recommend their products and they are much more affordable than comparable products. 

Here is a full list of gear to date.. certainly adds up over time.

Computers and Software

• 27" iMac 2.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 / 12GB Memory / 1TB Hard Drive

• 24" iMac 2.8GHz Intel Core Duo / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive

• 15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 4GB Memory / 200GB Hard Drive

• 1TB Hard Drive for Backups

• 500GB Hard Drive for Backups

• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium

• Adobe Lightroom 3

• Slideshow Pro for Lightroom

• Firewire Compact Flash Card Reader

Photo Gear:

Camera Bodies, Lenses, Flash Cards

• Nikon D700 Camera Body

• Nikon D200 Camera Body
• Nikon 16mm f2.8 Fisheye Lens
• Sigma 20mm f1.8 Wide Angle Lens
• Nikon 50mm f1.8 Lens
• Sigma 24-70 f2.8 Lens
• Tamron 90mm f2.8 Lens

• Gear Bag - holds 1 camera body, 5 lenses, 1 Flash Unit, and cards
• 1 - Lexar 4GB Compact Flash Card
• 2 - Lexar 2GB Compact Flash Cards 

• 1 - Lexar 1GB Compact Flash Cards 

Lighting
• Nikon SB900
• Nikon SB800
• 2 - AlienBees B800 Studio Flash Units
• 1 - AlienBees B400 Studio Flash Unit

• Radio Popper Remote Triggers - 1 Transmitter & 2 Receivers

• AlienBees Vagabond 2 Portable Power System

• 3 Light Travel Case
• 1 Light Travel Case

Light Modifiers
• 86" Silver Parabolic Umbrella with White Diffusion Cover
• 47" Foldable Octobox with a Grid

• 35" Octobox

• 20" Softbox
• 22" High Output Beauty Dish with White Diffusion Cover
• 2 - 45" White Umbrellas (shoot through and reflective)

• UBR White Shovel Background Reflector

• 1 Large, 2 Small Collapsable Reflectors (Silver, Gold, White, Diffusion)

Stands and Backdrops

• 9' Dove Gray seamless paper backdrop
• 9' Thunder Gray seamless paper backdrop
• 9' White seamless paper backdrop
• Premium Heavyweight Solid Muslin - Black 10' x 12'

• 3 - Heavy Duty Light Stands
• 1 - Small Light Stand
• Wescott 6.5' Boom Arm with Counterweight
• 12' Background Support System with Travel Case
• Reflector Kit Mounting Arm

Newborn and Baby Photography

Some of my absolute favorite things to shoot are babies. You just can't go wrong with such adorable models! Here's a look at some super cute little ones that I've recently had the opportunity to shoot.

Also, big news around the Siegrist house is that we're expecting our first kiddo this October. We couldn't be more excited and I'm definitely looking forward to lots of photo experimenting with our own newborn.

Matt Hires "Live Sessions EP" Album Cover Photography

Last year I had a great time shooting the Matt Hires, Caitlin Crosby, and Jason Castro concert here in Dallas for Atlantic Records. Loved seeing this: Matt Hires just released his new "Live Sessions EP" which is now #10 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter chart, and one of the photos I took was used as the cover. Here's a look at the Live Sessions EP cover and the original photo.

Time to catch up!

It's been a crazy busy, but great year.. time to do some catching up on the blog and website! Before I pull together my thoughts for a new post, here's a quick peek at the new website we just launched this month for Pearsons Ministries International.. LOVE these guys!

Sarah Hart Pearsons Photoshoot

Wow, it's been a crazy busy summer! Lots of fun design and photography projects going on. Just finished a shoot this week for Sarah Hart Pearsons and her new worship album, "Strength and Beauty." I heard a sneak preview of the album and I can't wait to pick it up when it's released, absolutely beautiful!

Really excited about how the shoot turned out. Sarah is absolutely stunning and I had such a great time working with her. Below are a few of my favorite images, first one with the color tone added will be the cover shot.

For anyone interested in the lighting setup, for the first two shots I used only one AlienBee 800 with a shoot through umbrella behind her, camera left, and a white reflector to the front right of her. The other shot was done with the AlienBee 800 bare, straight behind her. Love the soft wrapping light it created!

Sammy Morris Football Camps | Photography and Design

Just recently finished a photoshoot and design work for Sammy Morris Football Camps. The camps are led by Devin Lemons, former line backer for the Washington Redskins, and Sammy Morris, running back for the New England Patriots. They have been a ton of fun to work with and gave me complete control over the design and photography from start to finish... love clients like that! Below are several images from the photoshoot and a look at the poster, brochure and website designs.

All images © Rebecca Siegrist and MorrisLemonsInnovations. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Additional rotating images for the large spotlight area on the main page:

Architect Portrait Shoot | Dallas, Texas

Just finished a portrait shoot for Architect Josh Nimmo, at his studio in Dallas. These shots will be used for his new venture called "Iron House Studio," which will focus on his individual residential design work. Very talented architect.. for a look at some of his work visit www.bloc-ds.com.


Below are just a few of my favorite shots. First one was done with all natural light, coming through a large window just outside of the frame. The next two were done with a single Alienbee 400 Studio Flash and Beauty Dish with diffuser cover. Loved incorporating the wall textures and shadows in these images!

FC Dallas Soccer Game Photography | Frisco, Texas

Today my husband and I headed up to Frisco, Texas, to enjoy the FC Dallas season opener. Let me start by introducing you to the biggest soccer fan I know, my husband... yes, it's 80 degrees outside, and yes, he's wearing a scarf :) He assures me this is normal.

Since it was such a beautiful day, I decided to bring along my camera and get a few shots of the crazy/fun FC Dallas fans. Soccer fans are truly a unique breed! Makes for some fun shots :)

All images © Rebecca Siegrist at C1design.com | Contact: info@c1design.com

I also had a chance to go up to the Press Box and get some great behind the scenes, documentary style shots of commentators Bobby Rhine and Steve Jolley. It was particularly great to get shots at this game since it was their debut as the new FC Dallas TV Commentary Team. Here are just a few of my favorite shots.

Jonathan Tyler Concert Photography | Granada Theater, Dallas TX

Just finished shooting a concert for Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights, at the Granada Theater in Dallas. Concerts are one of my favorite things to shoot, love working with the stage lights and it's all photojournalistic style shooting.. no posing subjects! With my Nikon D700, I shot this entire concert at about 2000 ISO, f2.8 and 250th of a second. Here are just a few shots out of over 250 images total.

All images © Rebecca Siegrist at C1design.com and Atlantic Records. Unauthorized use prohibited. | Contact: info@c1design.com