Fresno Wedding Photographer Craig Kohlruss » Fresno Bee

Fierce Creatures

Craig — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:31:30 +0000

I did this conceptual shoot of the Fresno band Fierce Creatures for the Fresno Bee’s entertainment section, “7,” a couple of weeks ago. I was pretty happy with it and got a lot of feedback on it so I thought I’d post it here on my blog. It’s stories like this that keep me wanting to go back and do all the mundane assignments I get each week at the paper. I just love having a new challenge and something that will allow me to really find my creative voice, so to speak. Anyway, I hope Fierce Creatures did well at South by Southwest and I look forward to seeing their careers take off.

Oh yeah, here’s a video I did during that same shoot.

More pictures after the break. Click the link below if you’re on the home page.

David Archuleta performs in Clovis

Craig — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:43:18 +0000

American Idol runner-up David Archuleta performs in Clovis, CA

Okay, so this is kind of a cheap attempt to get a little more traffic to my site, but I couldn’t resist. When I tweeted an iPhone photo of the crowd waiting to see David Archuleta at Sierra Vista Mall I got about 10 RT’s in five minutes. So I sent another and then worked up a photo gallery of the American Idol runner-up for the Fresno Bee Photography gallery site. I posted that link on the Bee photo Facebook page and shared it with David Archuleta’s page and Sierra Vista Mall. Of course I also plugged sponsor Y101. So I think I hit all the good search keywords here so I’ll probably get a few hits from fans wanting to see more of the photos. Did I mention I am a wedding photographer in Fresno? And oh yeah, I am also a commercial photographer in Fresno too!

A look back…

Craig — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:11:44 +0000

Here is a slideshow of some of my favorite wedding and engagement images from last year. It was my first full year as a photography business owner and I want to express my great appreciation to my clients, friends, fellow photographers and of course, my family for providing me with the avenues to make this year a successful one. I’m thankful for my job at the Fresno Bee where the journalism world continues to evolve. I am hopeful that it will continue to be a part of my life. Once again thanks and onward to 2010!

Tour of California – into the Sierras

Craig — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:46:54 +0000

Finally got my first chance to photograph the Amgen Tour of California Wednesday. I had applied for credentials for several years but for whatever reason, I was never able to make it out to one of the stages. This time it was coming into our coverage area so we would definitely be all over it. The Bee had both the start and finish covered so they had me head up to the summit of one of the climbs. I chose Highway 49 just north of Ahwahnee where the fourth King of the Mountains point was set. Snow covered the hills around us after days of storms. It would make a cool shot. After three hours of waiting the riders finally came by going much faster than even I was expecting. These guys are amazing athletes. I was happy to grab one frame of Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer of the Astana team. All that waiting for about 30 seconds of photos. So I headed down the hill to catch them riding into Clovis for a few more shots. Among the other riders I photographed were George Hincapie and Floyd Landis.

Dog day afternoon

Craig — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:51:49 +0000

Spent the afternoon shooting dogs and their owners to preview an upcoming dog show in The Bee’s “7.” Dogs are fun, but they are like kids in that they really don’t care about having their pictures taken. The big challenge is squeaking a toy with one hand and focusing and shooting with the other.