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Sellwood Head Shots

Serra — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:08:09 +0000

I had a fabulous head shot session yesterday in Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, which is just north of the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, Oregon. I’m so glad I got the chance to explore the park, it offered such a variety of backdrops and they were all perfect for the subject, who is a life coach. She was thrilled to have her photos against a natural background and I was thrilled to get that idyllic bokeh from the marsh reeds and spring leaves all around us. I think this might become a staple for Portland portrait sessions!

casual head shots in a natural setting

Nurture Head Shots

Serra — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:12:12 +0000

I believe that business head shots should really represent an individual, and should say something about their business itself. So when I was asked to take some headshots for my neighbor, who does healing, community building and gardening, it was an obvious choice to go to her garden.

It was such a fun challenge, since I wasn’t sure where the boundaries were for her on the traditional and unconventional ends of things, so I took all kinds of different photos! It turned out that she was down for all kinds of different things and as a result the session was stunningly sucessful! I love the textures and backgrounds that her plants offered. Thanks so much, Molly!

Business head shots can be fun, when you think outside the studio!

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It’s Not Just Business

Serra — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:01:29 +0000

I did my first in-home-studio session yesterday. I moved the dining room table, hung my black velvet backdrop in front of the bedroom door, set up my light kit and did professional head shots right in my dining room! They’re just standard business head shots, but the cool thing is that you’d never know I wasn’t in the studio. For an in-home studio job, I think they came out really well!

Studio style business head shots taken in my dining room!

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Double Model Shoot

Serra — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:41:55 +0000

These two local models contacted me looking to expand and update their portfolios. I asked if they’d mind going down to the docks and hanging out until dusk so I could play with my new portable flash. They were really great to work with, and patient while I attempted to hold reflectors, aim the flash, figure out the exposure and shoot all at the same time! I also took the opportunity to play with textures in my editing process. We got some great shots, and I really appreciate the experience. Thanks you two!

Portraits of two models

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Senior Portraits on the Town!

Serra — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:11:14 +0000

Senior Portraits are so funny. Sometimes the student is excited and wants to make the session go really well and other times it’s all for the parents. I got lucky with this young woman, a senior whose portraits I took last month. I took her out to the river and really loved how her colors worked with the colors around us! She has beautiful eyes, and a great smile. What a great session!

Senior Portraits that fit the student

Senior Portraits in the Studio

Serra — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:36:52 +0000

It’s so much fun, and such a challenge, to meet a young person and in 10-15 minutes deduce who they are, who they want to portray themselves as, and build enough rapport that they trust you not to embarrass them. Each success makes me so happy, especially when I manage to please both the student and the parents. This senior portrait session was, by all accounts, a smashing success and I really am glad the family agreed, and gave me permission to share! Thanks Shauna!

Studio lit Senior Portraits

Urban Model Shoot

Serra — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:53:24 +0000

Having just moved to the Portland area, I wanted to explore new locations to shoot. This model shoot seemed like the perfect opportunity to explore the SE Industrial area. The bridges, railroads, river, skyline and industrial architecture made for some very interesting frames. The outfit Jesse wore really worked with the scene, and I had a great time playing with elevation and lines in this shoot, as well as forshortening. Overall, a fun and eductational shoot with fabulous portraits to show for it.

Urban Model Portrait Shoot

Fall photo shoot

Serra — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:03:00 +0000

I just wanted to archive and share a few photos from a fall shoot with Heather.. The luck we have had with weather and lighting has been remarkable, and I love the warm but still chilly quality that this shoot has…

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Dancing and Photographing

Serra — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:41:00 +0000

I did a photo shoot the other day with Heather Bryce, a choreographer and dancer, at Spy Pond up in Arlington. The goal of the shoot was mainly to capture her in motion, as well as to get some head shots of her.

The park is beautiful, but very parky in that there are fences and benches and parked cars and people and dogs all over the place. Because of this it was a challenge to find spots that were empty for long enough expanses that we could shoot and have it look like she was alone.

We had a great time, though, and I think we did a good job of making it hard to tell that anyone else existed. She’s so beautiful, and she made it easy to capture stunning images! I’ve (obviously) included a couple of the shots from the shoot here, to see more you can go to my new serravision flickr page!

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