Hello all you wonderful followers, visitors and stalkers... you know who you are ;-)
I've teamed up with a dear friend and fellow blogger to offer one lucky (local, or willing to travel) person a free photo shoot with me. Ya-hoooooo!
So, whatcha gotta do is head on over to Viva Full House and check out all the details and simply leave a comment to win. Oh yeah, and if you blog, tweet or facebook about the giveaway you get even more chances to win. Sa-weeeeet!
OK, why are you still here when you should be HERE!
GOOD LUCK!
Showing posts with label headshot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label headshot. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Model Test Shoot :: SIM Agency
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to work with one of the 'new faces' of SIM Modeling Agency. Meet Miss Tori W! Gorgeous, fun, sweet and completely adorable! I also enlisted the help of make up artist Lakesha B for this shoot as well.
I was quite a bit nervous regarding the location I scouted - when we booked this session weeks ago the sun was setting a lot earlier in the day than it is right now. Well, simple fix... we just pushed the shoot time back by 2 hours and it actually ended up being absolutely perfect. And as you can see I was even able to bring out my lighting set up and got a few OFC shots. Note to self - buy a flashlight... shooting in pitch black presents a whole new set of issues... ;-)
I was quite a bit nervous regarding the location I scouted - when we booked this session weeks ago the sun was setting a lot earlier in the day than it is right now. Well, simple fix... we just pushed the shoot time back by 2 hours and it actually ended up being absolutely perfect. And as you can see I was even able to bring out my lighting set up and got a few OFC shots. Note to self - buy a flashlight... shooting in pitch black presents a whole new set of issues... ;-)
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love before and afters...
I just love it when photographers are bold enough to show their before and after shots; it can be a scary sort of thing to show people your straight out of camera (sooc) images, but it has help me immensely so I thought I do the same.
But, to start I do want to preface this show 'n' tell post with a few comments regarding post processing. If you are a photographer or even just an avid photoshop user then you are familiar enough with actions. That word - actions - for some reason has become this dirty, taboo word in the world of photography. I say... GET OVER IT! Actions are great; use them. It's NOT cheating if you know how to properly use actions to suit your own personal style and vision for the image(s).
Here's my argument... Sure, knowing how to accurately adjust and correct an image in Photoshop doing each step, one-by-one by yourself is great and all photographers should have that sort of knowledge as a resource. However, if an action can complete all those tedious steps for you and does exactly what you want it to do for an image and it gets you from point A to point B at just the click of a button then why wouldn't that be a good thing?! It just seems natural to me to utilize actions as a way to speed up your workflow - it's all about time management and efficiency for me.
Just remember there are always two sides to each coin and by that I mean there is no action in this world that will make up for a bad picture due to lack of camera know how, creative composition or photoshop knowledge. In my humble opinion it all starts with a good, correct exposure and proper white balance; just like in construction if you start with a solid foundation then what you build on top of it will stand strong.
Without further a do, here's a little glimpse into my post processing photo work...
For this photo as soon as Tanya laid on the blanket I knew exactly what my vision was for this photo. So much of creating your own style and knowing what to do with an image comes from having a vision of what you want it to look like... which, believe me only comes from experience, creativity and shooting who ever and what ever as much as possible. In the photo above you can see that the SOOC isn't bad at all, but what I really wanted to create was a dreamy, ethereal image with a bit of a vintage feel. I just love the way it turned out.
Oh yeah, and for any other photographers be sure to check out this Savvy blog, you won't be disappointed!
But, to start I do want to preface this show 'n' tell post with a few comments regarding post processing. If you are a photographer or even just an avid photoshop user then you are familiar enough with actions. That word - actions - for some reason has become this dirty, taboo word in the world of photography. I say... GET OVER IT! Actions are great; use them. It's NOT cheating if you know how to properly use actions to suit your own personal style and vision for the image(s).
Here's my argument... Sure, knowing how to accurately adjust and correct an image in Photoshop doing each step, one-by-one by yourself is great and all photographers should have that sort of knowledge as a resource. However, if an action can complete all those tedious steps for you and does exactly what you want it to do for an image and it gets you from point A to point B at just the click of a button then why wouldn't that be a good thing?! It just seems natural to me to utilize actions as a way to speed up your workflow - it's all about time management and efficiency for me.
Just remember there are always two sides to each coin and by that I mean there is no action in this world that will make up for a bad picture due to lack of camera know how, creative composition or photoshop knowledge. In my humble opinion it all starts with a good, correct exposure and proper white balance; just like in construction if you start with a solid foundation then what you build on top of it will stand strong.
Without further a do, here's a little glimpse into my post processing photo work...
For this photo as soon as Tanya laid on the blanket I knew exactly what my vision was for this photo. So much of creating your own style and knowing what to do with an image comes from having a vision of what you want it to look like... which, believe me only comes from experience, creativity and shooting who ever and what ever as much as possible. In the photo above you can see that the SOOC isn't bad at all, but what I really wanted to create was a dreamy, ethereal image with a bit of a vintage feel. I just love the way it turned out.
Oh yeah, and for any other photographers be sure to check out this Savvy blog, you won't be disappointed!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
"Prom" fashion shoot
Here's my latest collaboration with Jamie from AMP.
Oh yeah, and that blondie is my niece... such a rock star!!
Oh yeah, and that blondie is my niece... such a rock star!!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Oooooo la la...
So as I mentioned before, I am teaming up with my very good friend Jamie (Arizona Makeup Professionals - www.arizonamakeupprofessionals.com) to do some photo shoots to help build both of our portfolios. Jamie found the model through an on-line modeling community/message board and well, as you can see we definitely got a beauty here; this is our "mock" bridal shoot.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Partner in crime...
Meet Jamie... the best make up artist ever... we're teaming up for some fun photo shoots soon... stay tuned! Meanwhile here are some gorgeous headshot pics for her own portfolio...
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