by Jim Bass | Jan 15, 2013 | Food, On Assignment
There’s nobody singing “Day-o” at the Port of Hueneme, just a well-oiled international trade machine — ships, trucks, longshoremen and more– that delivers such variety to our lives. I buy bananas at the store without thinking how they got...
by Jim Bass | Dec 21, 2012 | On Assignment
I shot the winning boat for the Channel Islands Parade of Lights in Oxnard. The image will most likely be used in print ads and a billboard. The boat owners were lovely people, and patient. I wanted to photograph their boat at the magic moment when there is still blue...
by Jim Bass | Dec 10, 2012 | Kids
Sometimes, when editing hundreds of photos, it’s easy to become too judgmental. A case in point is the image I took of this girl at the Oxnard Boys & Girls Club a couple of years ago. I was shooting in the art room and she proudly held up two of her...
by Jim Bass | Dec 3, 2012 | Portraits
Head shots are no doubt the most common kind of portrait. I have shot hundreds of them, and while there is little creative challenge in terms of lighting, it’s always fun meeting new people, if only briefly. And there’s always the challenge of capturing a...
by Jim Bass | Nov 17, 2012 | Nature, On Assignment
I went to the Ventura Pier in Ventura, California on 11/12 to shoot a background shot for an upcoming annual report cover. I arrived early and heard a hubbub down the beach — a lot of birds were making a lot of racket — so I switched to a telephoto lens and walked...
