Fred Bauermeister Photography

Simi Valley Republican Women Gala

2009-08-21T13:55:00.000-07:00

Recently I photographed the 50th Anniversary Gala of the Simi Valley Republican Women Federated at the Ronald Reagan Library. The event was held in the Air Force One Pavilion and was attended by over 300 people. The featured speaker was radio talk show host John Ziegler.

Diavid Aaker

2009-08-21T13:48:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday I photographed David k. Aaker a national speaker on customer service at the monthly Business Development Luncheon for the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce. The event was well attended at the scenic Lost Canyons Golf Club. Mr. Aaker was great to photograph because he is very animated. Here are some of my favorites in a composite.

Allison and Tyler

2009-07-20T07:34:00.000-07:00

It's been a usy wedding month. On July 11th I photographed Allison Kerr's wedding at the beautiful Moorpark Country Club here in Moorpark. Although I expected it to be hot the weather was perfect. here are some of my favorites from the day.

June Networking Breakfast

2009-06-12T15:48:00.000-07:00

Fun times were had this morning at the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast. Six new chamber members were in attendance and many people won prizes. This month the theme was honoring businesses in the event planning including Command Performance Caterings, New Directions Event Planning, and several local hotels. All of them I have had the pleasure of working with.

Minoo Shilati, Ph.D.

2009-06-07T06:50:00.000-07:00

I recently photographed Minoo Shilati Ph.D. for her website. After she arrive here at my studio she decided that she wanted a casual outdoor photograph. So I set up a stool and some simple lighting in my back yard and here you are.

Leadership Simi Valley Graduation

2009-06-07T06:43:00.000-07:00

On Friday I photographed the graduation ceremonies of the 2009 Leadership Simi Valley Class. The event was held at the Lost Canyons Country Club. Eighteen individuals completed the nine month course which exposes participants to all aspects of the community; including education, government, police and the non-profit community. Congratulations to you all!

Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce

2009-06-05T07:40:00.000-07:00

After being a member of the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce since 1982 and photographing dozens of installations dinners and various activities for the Chamber, This week I have been hired as the 'Official' photographer for the Chamber! Now I will be photographing at least two or three events each month. I look forward to seeing everyone!!

Simi Valley Hospital

2009-06-04T06:38:00.000-07:00

Wow, I haven't blogged in quite a while. I have been very busy traveling up to Sequoia and teaching a class to 63 women on 'How to Take Better Pictures'. So I will try and catch-up as quick as possible. Anyway a few weeks ago I did a job for Simi Valley Hospital and Jeff Gordon over at Brightwise. Here is the finished product.

Cookware

2009-03-08T18:09:00.000-07:00

Over the last couple of weeks I have been working two and three days down at Mike Chan Design photographing a wide variety of cookware from Keilen Llt. They distribute a wide variety of pots , pans and utensils under several brand names including Italian Villa, Mexican Fiesta and Joyce Chen.

The process of creating a cover shot for some of the cookware was challenging. Mike would prepare the food in a makeshift kitchen in a corner of his office while I set up the background and atmosphere which consisted of food items themed around the product.

Photo 1 shows some of the hundreds of items photographed either for a product cover or catalog.

Photo 2 shows a finished shot with artwork as is would appear on the store shelf.

Photo 3 shows the finished shot of the fajita platter.

Photo 4 is the setup with a steel pan as the place holder. The background are vinyl floor tiles.

Photo 5 show Mike preparing food for the fajita platter.

Debbi Clark

2009-01-13T13:29:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Debbi Clark the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District's Employee of the Year. Debbi met her husband John while they both attended Simi Valley High School.

Peltenon Family

2008-12-20T14:45:00.000-08:00

Check out the most recent Peltenon family portrait. There are now 32 people.

Burbank Water and Power

2008-11-21T11:49:00.000-08:00

Tuesday afternoon I headed off to Burbank to take some employee photographs at the Burbank Department of Water and Power for their annual report. Here are a couple I liked.

Julia Diamond

2008-11-21T11:36:00.001-08:00

On Tuesday morning I met with Julia Diamond out at one of her recent installations in a beautiful home in the Santa Rosa Valley.Here are some of my favorites.

AFP Luncheon

2008-11-17T06:44:00.000-08:00

Last Wednesday I photographed the annual Association of Fundraising Professionals luncheon high atop the Crown Plaza Hotel in Ventura. The Master of Ceremonies was Lance Orozco from KCLU Radio. . It was especially significant since my wife Becca Merrell was an honoree.

Jess & Hal's Wedding

2008-10-23T13:42:00.000-07:00

A perfect 10 is how I would describe Jess and Hal’s wedding last Saturday up at the Stephen S Wise Temple just off Mulholland Drive overlooking the San Fernando Valley. Jess and Hal had a great time and so did their guests as they partied into the night. Everyone danced had fun and danced some more. These black and white images give you a sense of the great time we all had.

Home Town Hero

2008-10-08T06:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had the pleasure to meet Paula Cornell. Paula has founded an organization call For the Troops. Through the use of volunteers and by the way of many individuals and businesses that donate items like food, music and books. These items are then packaged up and sent to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The pictures are for the City Focus newsletter in Simi Valley.

Bob Tummel Art

2008-09-24T11:45:00.000-07:00

Bob Tummel is a local Camarillo artist. Today he and his wife Judy stopped by with several paints for me to photograph. Bob paint scenes of golf courses and lighthouses. Here are three of my favorites.

In The Park

2008-09-04T14:54:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday I did a family portrait over at Rancho Simi Community Park. These folks were great to work with and they looked terrific in their blue jeans and white shirts.

Jess and Hal

2008-08-04T10:44:00.000-07:00

Jess and Hal are getting married in October and on Sunday I had the pleasure of taking a few engagement photographs. Here are a few of my favorites.

Emily and Timmy

2008-07-29T08:24:00.000-07:00

What can I say kids have such great personalities and it shows in photographs.

Nicholas Rowlands

2008-07-29T08:11:00.000-07:00

What a Guy!

Mark Cupp

2008-07-18T11:28:00.001-07:00

Here is a photograph I just took of New York Life Insurance agent Mark Cupp. I do all the photographs for the main office in Woodlands Hills. The walls there are a gallery of my work. This is my favorite of Mark.

Jennifer and Misha

2008-07-15T16:37:00.000-07:00

Jennifer is a very happy bride and had a great wedding and reception. Jennifer married Misha Urano a software engineer at Google. If you had never danced before you became an expert after being taught salsa by DJ Randy Kort and watching the bride and groom who met at a salsa dance class. The reception was held at the new Vineyard. The wedding and reception went coordinated by Pam Perry of Simi Valley. Here are a few of my favorite shots.

Katy Rowlands

2008-07-01T15:53:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I photographed cute little 3 year Katy Rowlands who is seeking a career in commercials. I photographed her brother a few years ago and he has gotten some work in a Huggies commercial. Here are some of my favorites. Good luck Katy!

Jennifer Wilson

2008-06-15T07:21:00.000-07:00

On July 12^th I will have the honor of photographing Jennifer Wilson’s wedding to Misha Urano. Jennifer is the beautiful daughter of my very good friends Phyllis and Chas Wilson. It was my pleasure to travel up to Sunnyvale on Thursday and take their engagement photographs. We decided to take the pictures at their new home which is surrounded by hundreds of California Redwood trees. Here are some of my favorites. Jennifer looks pretty happy doesn’t she?

Tara & Raul's Wedding

2008-05-30T14:45:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday was the long awaited wedding of Tara and Raul at the beautiful Westlake Village Inn. Although it had been raining off and on during the week and threatening on Saturday, the weather was just perfect! Check out the flowers provided by McCann Florist. Here are some of my favorites.

Tara & Raul

2008-04-28T07:22:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of taking Tara & Raul’s engagement photograph. We met at a local park and the temperature was in the upper nineties. Aren’t they the cool couple?! Their wedding is coming up on May 24^th at the Westlake Inn and I am really looking forward to it

Glen Becerra

2008-04-15T06:29:00.000-07:00

Recently I had the pleasure of photographing City of Simi Valley Councilmember Glen Becerra for his official portrait. It was great spending some time with him while taking his picture.

Karen & Jim March 22, 2008

2008-03-23T18:06:00.000-07:00

Great fun yesterday at Karen and Jim’s wedding, what a beautiful spring day. The wedding was in the back yard of Jim’s sister and brother-in-law’s home in Simi Valley. They surprised them with a horse drawn carriage ride through the surrounding neighborhood provided by Susan from Enchanted Carriages. Wendy and Steve of Skiff's Cakes provided a beautiful and delicious wedding cake as well. Thanks again to Wendy Pierro by great assistant.

The Very Large Array

2008-03-16T19:45:00.001-07:00

I recently took a trip out the Albuquerque New Mexico and stopped by the Very Large Array. While there I grabbed a couple of quick shots. This site was where the movie Contact was filmed staring Jodie Foster.

Yellow Pages Cover

2008-02-17T12:12:00.000-08:00

Check it out! The new AT&T phone book came out with a picture I took of the Simi Valley Town Center on the cover. Now I can say that everyone in Simi Valley has a picture in there home or business that I took.

Palace of Fine Arts

2008-02-05T10:06:00.000-08:00

Check out this photograph I took of the Palace of Fine Arts up in San Francisco last weekend. It was overcast and cold at 7:00 in the morning when this shot was taken but I liked the overall look.

Interior by Julia Diamond

2008-01-18T21:55:00.000-08:00

Today I was invited to photograph the interior of a beautiful home made all the more beautiful by my friend Julia Diamond http://jdiamondinteriors.com/philosophy.html Julia has a gift of recognizing the right look for any room and today was no exception. Here are three of my favorites from today.

Jessica & Travis

2007-12-30T07:18:00.000-08:00

The last wedding for 2007 was a delightful holiday themed event held at the beautiful United Methodist Church in Simi Valley. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the evening. Congratulations to Travis and Jessica!

Teapot Times Two

2007-12-21T09:57:00.001-08:00

I took a couple of shots for Mike Chan Design the other day and here they are. Shooting glass on a white or a black background is tough put they came out pretty good I think.

Los Robles Children's Choir

2007-12-21T09:28:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday I had the great pleasure of photographing the Los Robles Children's Choir LRCC at the beautiful California Lutheran University. Donna Young, the extremely talented director, does a wonderful job of leading this group of very talented children is a concert of holiday music. Here are some of my favorite shots.

The Teapot

2007-11-18T13:41:00.000-08:00

The Challenge: Photograph a glass teapot on a black background so that there is little or no unwanted reflections in the glass on the stainless steel tea strainer is clearly visible. The top photograph show the completed photograph and the bottom photograph show the setup. I set the teapot on black valuer and surrounded it with black foam core. I lit the teapot with a softbox positioned above and slightly to the back. Then I positioned a small strobe below the teapot and directly below the camera. I placed a polarizing filter on the camera lens and and apposing filter on the small strobe. This to light the strainer without reflection. The whole set up took about two hours to complete.

Marylou & John Kozub

2007-11-07T14:01:00.000-08:00

I have taken Marylou and John Kozub’s family photographs for years. Now that their children are all grown, they have taken to raising dogs to be trained as Guide Dogs for the Blind. Last weekend I took this photograph of Marylou and John the day before they turned over one of these dogs to complete their training.

October 20th, 2007

2007-10-22T05:08:00.000-07:00

Katie and Mitch were GREAT! They had a terrific wedding; Perfect! The big day started at 9:30 a.m. at Salon 805 in Thousand Oaks and then over to the Grand Vista Hotel to photograph the guys. Then it was over to the picturesque Westlake Inn for families and pictures of Katie and Mitch. And then over to the charming Secrete Garden in old town Moorpark. There are so many great photographs. Here are just a few.

Tara & Raul Save the Date

2007-10-12T16:15:00.000-07:00

Check out this Save The Date' announcement I did today! We laughed and laughed!!

Tricia & Jim October 6, 2007

2007-10-11T08:08:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday, Wendy and I had the pleasure of photographing Tricia & Jim's wedding at the beautiful Pepperdine University Chapel in Malibu. It was a perfect day after a day of high winds.These are some of my favorites.

Mitch & Katie

2007-10-10T12:39:00.000-07:00

Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of taking the engagement photographs of Katie and Mitch at the beach. What a great time! It was a little windy but it was clear and beautiful. They brought along their dog Sattie and I was able to get some shots with her as well. I am doing their wedding in a week and a half. Here are a few of my favorites.

Calendar Photographs

2007-09-27T08:30:00.001-07:00

The Simi Valley Town Center http://www.simivalleytc.com/ contracted with me to make photographs for their calendar. The calendar lists all the activities going on at the Town Center each month. They are available at Customer Service under the clock tower. Pick one up and check out my photographs!

Welcome Sign

2007-09-21T06:17:00.001-07:00

Recently the City of Simi Valley contracted with me to photograph to new welcome sign. The sign was made by volunteers from the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise. http://www.rotaryclubofsimisunrise.com/ I gave the club this image and they used it as the banner on their website, check it out!

Vino Jazz 2007

2007-09-16T07:48:00.000-07:00

Last night I shot the 2007 Vino Jazz Festival at the beautiful Simi Valley Town Center http://www.simivalleytc.com/ The highlight of the evening came when world renown singer Nancy Wilson thrilled the crowd. Here are some of my favorites.

Heart Walk

2007-09-09T06:25:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had the privilege of volunteering to take photographs at Heart Walk in Simi Valley. Heart Walk gives members the community the opportunity to raise money for the American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3046600 by getting friends and family to sponsor them on a four mile walk. The weather was beautiful and the people were great!

Jessica & Josh

2007-09-04T13:35:00.000-07:00

My wonderful assistant Wendy and I had a great time at Jessica & Josh's wedding on Sunday despite the extreme heat. It was 103º at ceremony time. The wedding was held at a local park under the shade of two beautiful trees. Turns out that the park is where Josh proposed to Jessica – very romantic. The ceremony included the bride and groom leaving under arched Samurai swords which were gifts the groomsmen. Great couple, great wedding.

Shanon & Sean

2007-08-28T06:28:00.000-07:00

Shanon and Sean had a beautiful wedding last Saturday. Everyone had a great time. Here are a few of my favorite shots.

Michael Chan Graphic Design

2007-08-14T14:37:00.000-07:00

This morning it was my pleasure to work once again with Mike at Michael Chan Graphic Design in Los Angeles. Mike owns a design firm that does a lot of work for the City of Los Angeles and a wide variety of businesses. This morning we took photographs of cookware with food items beautifully arranged for the outside packaging. So when you look at the above photographs imagine them with printed product information in the open spaces. Thanks Mike.

Mist & Cool

2007-08-03T05:49:00.001-07:00

Yesterday it was my pleasure to do my annual photo shoot over at Mist & Cool/Cloudburst. Mike Davis, owner and world class suffer, invited me to photograph various products for his catalog and website http://www.cloudburst.com/ . Mike manufactures those very popular misting systems cooling customers at many outdoor restaurants and businesses. One of the shots is a close-up of an individual mister. This shot was a challenge because we shot it outside in the parking lot with a black blanket I happened to have in the back of my car as a backdrop. When I finished the shot my pants were soaking!

Ain't Nobody's Business

2007-07-28T09:54:00.001-07:00

My friend Judy Gobble and her buddies preformed at Starbucks on Sycamore Drive last night and what a treat it was. Her group is called "Ani't Nobody's Business" and they played a blend of oldies and contemporary songs. Judy has a beautiful singing voice. It was great fun to be there and listen on a warm summer evening.

Brightwise

2007-07-26T13:47:00.001-07:00

Jeff Gordon and his colleges at Brightwise Action Marketing http://www.promotiondesigngroup.com/came by the studio for some updated photographs for the Brightwise web site. They are a great bunch of guys and always fun to photograph.

Peter Kiesecker

2007-07-20T09:24:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of photography Peter Kiesecker yesterday for the Free Clinic of Simi Valley. Peter is being honored at the Clinics annual gala to be held at the Reagan Library on October 27. This was my favorite shot.

Gutierrez Frizel Wedding July 7, 2007

2007-07-09T08:59:00.000-07:00

A beautiful wedding on July 7, 2007! Kristhel and Jerry were great and getting married on 777 can only bring them good fortune too. Thanks again to my assistant Wendy for helping me again on this wedding.

Esparza Wedding

2007-06-24T13:27:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Jacqie and Robert’s big day. We went over to the beautiful Westlake Inn and took all of the formals and portraits. Then we headed over to the charming Plug Nickel Restaurant for the ceremony and the fun; and boy did Jacqie and Robert have a beautiful ceremony and fun. It was also great for to work once again with my assistant Wendy, back to the area after working as a photo editor at the Chicago Tribune for the past four years. Thanks Wendy!

An Evening at the Town Center

2007-06-22T06:38:00.001-07:00

Last night I once again had the pleasure of photographing the Late Night Big Band at the Simi Valley Town Center. The music is lively and fun and the people at the Town Center always have a great time as do I.

Latest Wedding Favorites

2007-06-13T14:04:00.001-07:00

Jill and Rob, what can I say...