Most photographers only ever work with natural light or on-camera flash. Meaning they shoot with the light they find outdoors or in their homes. I have taken many of my favorite images in natural light to be sure, but learning to take control of light and craft an image is an incredibly rewarding experience. This… Continue Reading
Ellie arrived at the studio yesterday with an entourage. In the end she would end up wearing most of her sister’s clothes, and having a blast while doing so. We played in the studio, then hit Downtown Rochester where we popped into a wonderful bookstore, played in the Paint Creek and just had an… Continue Reading
Owen wanted a picture with his Dodge Challenger, and I was happy to oblige. So many photographers limit your number of locations, outfits and poses. We don’t like limitations! Don’t worry about counting outfits or poses or locations. We go where you want to go, and take the shots you want. If you have some… 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
After several recent classroom based workshops I just concluded a 3 workshop series “in-the-field” to give participants significantly more hands-on time. The feedback has been wonderful, so it looks like I will be offering more such sessions in the future. Claire joined us today for the portraiture workshop and it helped substantially. The participants, like… Continue Reading
I like someone who knows what they want. Lexi said she was interested in something a little edgy. Mom said all right, so we went to some out of the way locations and shot some very cool stuff this afternoon. I can’t wait until they come back for their review session. I will have a… Continue Reading