Posted November 2, 2011 at 5:58pm in port of long beach faces of the port POLB port of long beach photographer portraits port workers mckee mckeever photography
Fall in Utah’s Wasatch Mountain Range
I recently returned from a few days in Utah. From the photographs, it’s obvious how gorgeous the scenery was. These images were captured while on a day hike up “Mill B” trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon. This was a my first real fall color experience, so I made sure to bring along the 7D with the 24-105. I’m hiking with my brother-in-law Kurt and my friend Jenny.
Posted October 24, 2011 at 1:58am in mckeeverphotography.com mckeever photography utah wasatch fall fall colors hiking outdoor photography
SUP’ing, after our first rain day of the season
Paloma and “McFly” (her daily borrowed curly-haired friend) take to the water on top of a stand up paddle board (SUP) a few times a week to exercise, play, meditate, and practice yoga. I followed them from my kayak for a beautiful morning adventure the day after the rain fell.
**All photographs ©2011 McKeever Photography, written permission to use them in any form must be granted by Bernadette McKeever of McKeever Photography
Posted October 7, 2011 at 11:27pm in life lifestyle photography long beach long beach lifestyle photographer long beach photographer mckee mckeever mckeever photography mckeeverphotography.com portuguese water dog stand up paddle board standup paddle board sup yoga yoga on a stand up paddle board © ©2011mckeeverphotography.com
With the help of my friend Jenny, and feelin’ good from a cup of great tasting coffee, I realized how important photography REALLY is in a person’s life. As a professional photographer, my father as been tracking us with his camera all of our lives. Because of that, we have a wonderful collection of photographs ranging in types from chrome (slide film) to old black and white and now with digital color technology. I am truely grateful for the professionally captured memories I will have forever.
Cheers!
Bernadette
Posted October 3, 2011 at 4:29pm in mckeever photography mckeeverphotography.com Event photography portrait photography long beach portrait photography long beach event photography lifestyle photography long beach lifestyle photography long beach photographer
When you get a chance to shoot portraits of firefighters, you jump on it! These are the men and one woman from fire station 4 in Long Beach.
I guess I didn’t rub them the wrong way because they invited me on a “ride-along” So, more stories to come…
(click on each image to advance and see larger)
Posted September 7, 2011 at 5:48pm in long beach firefighters LBFD mckeeverphotography.com mckeever photography firefighters firefighter portraits woman firefighter Port of Long Beach photographer ©2011mckeeverphotography.com bernadette mckeever
My sister Vachel-6 months pregnant
We were hanging out at our parents house and I had my camera with me, so…
Twenty minutes later with Dad as my assistant, a white bed sheet, the white side of an old poster board, and a kitchen step ladder…
The sky was perfect - blue as blue can be, and the beautiful cumulus clouds - they just pleaded to be photographed. It was hardly a day to sit back and not make my way into the Port.
Posted May 3, 2011 at 2:44pm in Port of Long Beach Port of Long beach photograper mckeeverphotography.com mckeever photography terminal pier a long beach photography port of long beach photographer
Posted April 14, 2011 at 1:13pm in mckeever photography baby portraits baby photography long beach photographer bernadette mckeever family portraits portrait noah
Posted February 15, 2011 at 10:57pm in gantry crane Port of Long Beach POLB McKeever Photography.com mckeever photography crane
Terminal High
There I was driving “Sammy“—my trusty, rusty ’81 Vanagon—through one of the busiest port terminals in the world (SSA Marine). It was late at night, as I headed out to greet the gantry cranes from a snail’s-eye view, gripping the steering wheel so tight, my knuckles turned white and blue. My ear-to-ear smile was caused by the adrenaline-induced anxiety and excitement…
Shortly thereafter, my client greeted me with a friendly smile and handshake. I then quickly grabbed my gear and jumped into a Ford Ranger, driven by a man named Tim. We raced over to the underside of the gantry cranes. From the truck I watched as “the hands on deck” quickly unloaded the COSCO ship. As we drove, I remember hearing sirens in the background—an ear-piercing cacophony that pierced my ears and scared me simultaneously, as though it was a signal for a citywide emergency! Nope, just protocol.
Tim and I arrived at the scene, where I would complete my assignment: Photographing a logistic company’s newly branded containers. I had two tries to nail it; that’s it. Only two containers were going to be unloaded.
Luckily, I had a bit of control in the situation, politely asking my new helper (a longshore-woman) to communicate to the gantry crane operator when to stall the cargo in the air, so I could snap a few shots. I was shooting this assignment with available-but-awful fluorescent light, at a whopping *4000 ISO! For the camera buffs out there, that is really pushing the light sensitivity way over a comfortable max.
I was in position for about 15 minutes, and clicked off about 60 images. Then, it was back into my shuttle truck, which led me back to where Sammy was parked (right next to the cranes!). The next day, a port employee informed me that me being able to drive right into the terminal, alongside the cranes is unheard of, let alone permitted. Woops! - I didn’t get the memo.
Terminal photography or bust!
The cargo container being lifted from the stack and onto a truck bound for the yard in Long Beach’s industrial area. Shot using a Canon 7D, RAW, 10-22 EFS lens
Posted February 15, 2011 at 10:48pm in Long Beach Port Port of Long Beach Port of Long beach photograper port photographer mckeeverphotography.com mckeever photography POLB Port of Long Beach container ship container cargo gantry crane
