The PPBF Weekly Challenge: Executive Session
Lighting with multiple strobes and flashes is one of my favorite aspects of photography. When I saw this weeks pro photography business forum (PPBF) challenge, I knew I had to enter. While executive portraits may look like straight forward photographs, they are anything but. I used 3 lights for this shot but 4, 5, 6 or more lights would not be out of the ordinary. I knew the basic positions where I wanted the light to strike my subject, but fine tuning the angle and power of the flashes really...
Read MorePPBF Weekly Challenge: Isolation With Shallow Depth Of Field
From the PPBF: This Week’s Assignment: Subject Isolation With A Shallow Depth Of Field As photographers we are storytellers. Our job is to provide elegant tools for our customers to tell their stories. One way we can create a more elegant and polished story, and further define ourselves as professionals, is through the use of a shallow depth of field. A shallow depth of field is a tool a photographer can use to draw the viewer’s gaze to a certain area in a finished portrait, making...
Read MoreDeborah & Keith’s Wedding – Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church, Houston Texas (part 1)
"Jonathan and his assistant were wonderful in accommodating our requests for how we would like our wedding memories documented. They were extremely professional in all aspects. We had discussed that we liked more candid shots than posed photos and they covered that request perfectly...cont." - Deborah Nichols 2010 The first time I spoke with Deborah I could tell she was going to be a glowing bride. She seriously GLOWED through the phone. I did not get a chance to meet Keith until the...
Read MoreMindy & Greg – Houston Engagement Photography
Not to long ago, Mindy and Greg met me at Discovery Green for what turned out to be a great engagement session. It's awesome to work with couples during such a "luvy dubby" (ya I went there) time in their relationship. Mindy's eyes have so much emotion in them. She clearly knew what exactly how she wanted to look in her engagement photos and she WORKED IT. I only gave her minimum coaching and let my shutter just go. Greg took a little work but with a few tips, we loosened his hips and really...
Read MoreOneka Birthday Party – La Colombe D’Or | Houston, Tx
Every year in Houston, we get a consistent warming through mid to late march before one last surprise cold front. Just as we start to bring out the shorts and tank tops, we get slammed with 2 days of damp windy cold. It just so happened that Oneka's Birthday Party fell on one of those days. It's funny what a few libations and some good music to dance to can do to the mood. Looking at these images, its hard to tell that it's 40 degrees and windy! Complete with mojitos, a great live band and of...
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