Jennifer – Senior Photos

I met Jennifer through her Mother, Hillary. Hillary and I used to work together years before, and she contacted me when her Daughter, Jennifer, needed her school’s senior portraits taken.

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Emily – Jeep Wrangler Session

This session I had thought up long before I even purchased my Jeep!  My original plan was to have one of my equine friends pose for this session, but she changed her mind about doing this – admittedly risque style session. I was a little disappointed, but totally understood.

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Andrea – Grand Erie Yacht Club Barge

One day while searching the internet for locations to do a modeling session, I stumbled across some photos of an old barge located in Greece, NY – The Grand Erie Yacht Club barge, located right next to the canal at a small marina..

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Some revelations regarding the modeling industry…

Well… I’m halfway through my second week of my two week vacation, and really nothing has turned out the way that I had planned it.  With two weeks off, I was certain I could complete a few photo sessions and get them checked off my list, but as it turned out so far, I haven’t shot a single one!  The one that I was really looking forward to, something a little outside the norm for me and had been planning the longest – totally fell through.  My model was eager right up until a few days before the shoot, and then suddenly can’t be found…

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Emily – Bent’s Opera House

The inspiration for this session came from a vision I had of a beautiful lady, dressed in a beautiful dress, posing in a old rundown building or room.  An unnatural combination that would contrast with each other, but look beautiful at the same time. 

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Studio Lighting

In my quest for my own studio, I have also been on the lookout for lighting. There are a lot of options out there to choose from – different types of strobes, light modifiers, etc… But the choice that I keep going back to, that seems the most appealing to me, is LED continuous lighting. [Read more…]

My Quest For A Studio…

As some of my friends know, I’ve been on the lookout for a cheap studio solution. My quest thus far has been disappointing to say the least.  Trying to lease or rent a location is prohibitively expensive, and I don’t have a suitable location to use in my home either.  That leaves building a structure on the property to use specifically for that purpose, which technically is the most ideal solution as I can then set it up precisely as I want it, but this option is also expensive…  I’m thinking a 2 car “garage kit” would be ideal.  One half to be used as the studio itself, and the other half to be used as storage for props, lighting, equipment, and a small dressing room…  Hopefully someday…

When your camera gets all the credit

“Wow!  Your camera sure takes incredible photos!”   Why do statements like this incite irritation in some photographers?  I mean as a photographer myself, I do understand the source of the frustration, there is more to a great shot than just having a great camera in hand, but then again I also have a “so what” attitude regarding statements like that too… If people like your photos, does it really matter? [Read more…]