Misti – Pearland, Texas Senior Portraits
As with many high school seniors that contact me regarding portraits, Misti thought that the traditional photographs provided by her high school were bland and looked just like everyone else in her class. During our chat, she expressed an interest in having her personality come through in her portraits. She loves Air Jordan basketball shoes, and she is well known for her unique and colorful scarves. In an unexpected twist, Misti wanted an artistic graffiti wall featured in her portraits....
Read MorePainted Churches of Schulenburg, Texas
Up today is a mini post featuring some special images I created recently. Last weekend I took Saturday at drove out to Schulenburg, Texas. One of the things that drew me out of the city were these "Painted Churches" that Kyle, owner of Sugar Cycles was telling me about. Originally settled by Czech and German inhabitants, their cultural footprint is still clearly evident everywhere you look. The painted churches, that have just recently been restored, are top national historic landmarks for...
Read MoreCourtney and Greg Engaged – Houston Portrait Photography
I started my website redesign with Spindletop Designs right around the time my last blog post went up. I should have taken my designers advice and continue with my blogging efforts because in the end, my rebrand and redesign took 6 months. I am very happy with the result, so it was all worth it in my opinion. With that out of the way, I have been shooting a lot lately and I would like to thank all of my wonderful clients for letting me into their lives to capture their deep, loving emotions....
Read MoreThe 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...
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