Entries in Portraits (10)

Saturday
Oct152011

New Danville Fire Company Model Shoot

Each year, the Lancaster Camera Club hosts a "Model Shoot" somewhere in Lancaster County. The last one I went to was two years ago at County Park in the Garden of the Five Senses (photos here), and I had a great time. It was a great way to work with other photographers and willing models in a great location. I've since used that location for other portrait shoots. I wasn't able to make it last year, but this year I made it a point to go. This year, the event was held at the New Danville Fire Company.

The evening started out well weather wise, but then turned to storms. We were able to shoot for a while outside before the storms came in, and that's where the real drama came from. Shooting with off-camera lights, I was able to balance the background (the great stormy sky) with the model and got some great shots!

Take a look at some of my favorites and special thanks to the volunteer firefighters and models that were so gracious with their time and talents!

Monday
Oct102011

Newborn Twins!

What a pleasure to work with these two adorable newborns! They took turns being awake and sleeping, allowing me to do whatever I wanted with them and gave me some incredible shots! They are fraternal twins, one girl and one boy.


Saturday
Mar052011

Bekah's 1 Year Photos

Mom is due with her second child and wanted to get some early 1 year photos of her first child before things got hectic with the new baby. Given that it's been cold and dreary out here in Lancaster lately, we decided to do some quick photos inside, studio style in front of a white seamless. Once we get some nice weather, we will finish the shoot outside to get some more variety. Below are a couple of my favorites as a sneak peek for Mom and Dad!

Tuesday
Mar012011

PCAD Portrait and Event Photography Class

For the past 5 weeks, I've been immersed in photography for 3 hours a day, two nights a week taking the "Portrait and Event Photography" course at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster. It's been a great experience, working with other photographers as closely as we did, and getting to know some great people. The class consisted of a lot of shooting, both in class and outside, and then critique. The critique was by far, the most valuable part of taking the class. Getting the opinions of everyone else on my images, and giving my opinions of their images reinforced what works and what doesn't, as well as gave me some great ideas for posing and locations on upcoming shoots.

It was during the final portfolio critique that I discovered the style that I've had all along. All of the images chosen for the final, and now displayed in the portfolio section of my website, have the same punchy, vibrant, fun flare to them, including the shot shown to the right, which I shot of one of the other photographers attending the class. 

Regardless of where you are in your career, taking a class such as this one, attending a workshop, or being active with local photography groups gives you a great opportunity to see what others are doing, and share what you are doing. It's through the sharing of information, locations, poses, gear reviews and all other things photographic that we all become better at our art, and achieve greater results in our final images.

Wednesday
Nov172010

Newborn!

I was lucky enough to photograph this 9 day old cutie born to a good friend of mine from work. He was great to work with, and so were his parents! I went into the shoot with a few "must grabs" in mind, but went knowing that Bhodi would dictate the direction of the shoot. Flexibility is the name of the game when shooting someone that is still getting used to the world, and we worked with that without issue. We tried a few poses, took a few breaks for feedings and then went back for a few more poses. All in all, we got what I was hoping for, and what the parents were looking for. Below are a couple of my favorites from the shoot.