Traditional Vietnamese music at Laney College

February 25, 2010-

Vanessa Vo, a Emmy Award winning musician, presented Vietnamese music played on traditional instruments at Laney College in Oakland, CA. Accompanied by Jason Song, percussionist, and Song-My Tran on the piano and “Dan Bau”, Vanessa Vo put on a stellar performance. Presenting  not only traditional songs, but also the traditional instruments on which they have been played on for generations.

Behind the scenes with Hunter Freeman

Hunter Freeman a commercial photographer based out of San Francisco, California was recently interviewed by Marc Silber of the Marc Silber Show – Advancing your Photography at Freeman studios in San Francisco California.

Hunter’s client list has some very big names on it. Apple, Wells Fargo, PG&E, the list goes on…his images were what really impressed me- amazing control, technique and understanding of light. Hunter is a super cool, down to earth guy. He is an artist that has truly mastered his craft. The creativity he displays in his portfolio (http://hunterfreeman.com/site/galleries/4) is inspiring. Hunter Freeman's full interview can be seen on the Marc Silber Show's website: http://www.silberstudios.tv/videos/advertising-photo-tips-hunter-freeman

Behind the scenes with Jeff Pflueger - professional outdoor and travel photographer

Jeff Pflueger is a professional outdoor and travel photographer.  Jeff’s assignments have taken him all over the world. From first accents on peaks north of the artic circle to war zones in the middle east. I met Jeff originally through a series of fortunate events. Read about them in my previous post Adventure still exists…

Behind the Scenes with Kelley L Cox at Silber Studios

Today at Silber Studios we filmed an episode on sports photography and how to shoot it. We had the help from the very talented Kelley L Cox.
Kelley is a sports photographer who’s work as appeared on ESPN, SportsIllustrated as well as SLAM Magazine.
Kelley covered all the basics; from using the right settings on your camera, having the right memory card and learning to work within your cameras limitations. She also stressed one of the most important tip to advancing your photography - Shoot often and shoot a lot!
Practice makes perfect.

Behind the scenes with Antonio Marcus at Silber Studios

At Silber Studios we are always thinking of ways to advance your photography. With the many new DSLR’s that people received over the holidays one question we receive often is “how do I use my new DSLR?”
Well today we got together with fashion photographer Antonio Marcus and put together a cool little video on just that topic. We covered the different shooting modes, setting up your camera, taking care of your lenses and making sure to use the best memory card to capture your moments.
Check out this great video by following the link below:
http://www.silberstudios.tv/videos/dslr-tutorial-settings-tips