My Morning with Henry

Today, I spent the morning photographing South African artist Henry Jackman. What a fascinating man. I had never met someone from South Africa before and his accent blows me away. I think he was speaking Dutch to me about half the time. This shoot took a little work to get off the ground. Several phone calls from his art director in Nigeria.....that's right Nigeria....were needed to make sure we had the right concept that he was looking for. I love shooting on location. Everyday there is a new challenge to deal with. I know I could never sit in the studio everyday, shooting against the same backdrop, using the same light setup, yada, yada, yada. Oh it would be easy, figure it out one time and shoot everybody the same, just like the department stores do. I would end up in the nut house!

No I don't need you to help with the lights!

During the warmer months, I seem to shoot quite a few beach shots. This can often attract a lot of attention from people (men) on the beach, especially when your models look like Emily and Krista. I wish I had a buck for every time someone offered to help me with the lights.

This shoot was one I did last summer. We had a great time and these ladies are blast to work with. It doesn't seem like work at all. I am looking forward to a little warmer weather. We are already planning another shoot. I will post a pic or two.

Senior Pics Should be FUN!!!!!!

This week I shot Meggie's senior pics. We had a blast. Meggie is a great young lady, I have been knowing her for years. I know she is going to be very successful. Now on to the technical stuff. When I shoot at sundown, which I love to do, I adjust my camera for the ambient look I want, then I bring my flash power up to properly expose my subject, which in this case is Meggie. Hey Meggie, was that a run-on sentence? Anyway, that's how you get a shot like this. It wasn't as dark as it looks, I underexposed the background a little bit. I think it looks more dramatic.

Goose Bumps!!!

Monday afternoon I photographed Amanda. She needed a few shots for her agency and I was free that afternoon. Little did we know we were gonna be dealing with an Artic Blast. We had high winds and low temps. It was howling, two sandbags did not keep the lightstand down. Luckily my daughter Haleigh was there and held the stand for me. Amanda is so naturally beautiful and easy to photograph. She is enthusiastic and very fun. I loved every minute of it. And talk about a trooper, I had a coat on and was still a little chilly, she never complained. I did see her shivering a little bit though. I hope we can shoot together again in the near future.

Great Afternoon with Becca!

Sunday afternoon, I shot some senior portraits with Becca. She went to school with my daughters and I have known her for a few years. The weather was not ideal. The wind was whipping her hair into her eyes, making her eyes water. Trying to stick an umbrella on top of a lightstand was totally out. I couldn't carry enough sandbags to hold that baby down. It was natural lighting all the way. She hung in there like a trooper and we captured some nice images. I love doing senior pics. I really enjoy talking to the students about their plans and seeing the excitement in there faces. They are about to start a new adventure, to places unknown. I remember those same feelings........it wasn't that long ago.