I woke up around 3:30 this morning and could not get back to sleep, but I was pleasantly surprised when I turned on my computer to learn that Adobe had released Lightroom 5 as a full retail product as of Midnight. I have downloaded the 30 day trial and upgraded my catalog. I prefer to… Continue Reading
Most every day for the past few weeks a new High School Senior walks through the doors to my studio, and it is always an adventure. I always ask what they have in mind for their Senior Picture, and the answers vary from long narratives to the occasional guy who says “dude just let’s get… Continue Reading
Hunter was born at St. Johns Hospital and shortly after he was sent home with Mom he visited us in Rochester Hills for his first portrait session. He and Mom did wonderfully! Shortly after coming home from the hospital Baby Hunter came to the Studio for his portrait Continue Reading
This morning Daniel made his Bar Mitzvah among his friends and family. It is such a beautiful tradition. Bob was proud to be on-site sharing in the moment. Continue Reading
The past Sunday Juliann and I were privileged to share the day with Charlotte Michelle and Sylvester as they got married in Pontiac and then hosted the party at St. Josephats in Warren. Continue Reading
Twice as fun. Riley was in the studio today for a very fun First Communion Portrait. She had a beautiful dress complete with the little veil and gloves. It was very much like photographing a miniature bride. She did a great job following my suggestions, now I need to get ready to help mom identify… Continue Reading
Rochester High School Murder Mystery Promo Shot Today Kyle, my intern, brought over two friends to shoot some promotional shots for Rochester High School’s theatre department. Working together we light the scene carefully so as to bring his vision to reality. The challenge here, as with many portraits was to direct the light where we… Continue Reading
Last weekend I attended a multifaceted workshop at Mary Duprie’s Studio in Pontiac, MI. We started out Friday night by painting our own canvas backdrops. This is something I have wanted to try for years, but never really had a good concept of how to go about it. Mary has made hundreds of backdrops so… Continue Reading
Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Greektown Today I led a photo walk in Greektown. The image above is a High Dynamic Range (HDR) shot built from 7 separate photographs. The camera was secured to my Induro Carbon Fiber tripod and I used an external shutter release to avoid jostling the camera. Many newer cameras allow… Continue Reading
National Park Passport (3.5″ x 6″) I just scheduled a Macro Photography Workshop for Tuesday, April 24th. I love playing with macro and close-up photography. For this simple example I grabbed my National Park Passport, which is very cool by the way. I wish I had bought it when I first started visiting the parks.… Continue Reading