How To Choose A Light Kit
Over the past three years this little photography business has been growing! Two years ago I bought a humble 3-light Multiblitz MiniStudio lighting kit to use for studio portraits, head shots, and even event photography. One year ago I started doing larger events that required me to rent an additional light or two in order to light [...]
How Do You Choose A Good Photo Lab?
One of my pet peeves as a photographer is photo labs that don’t care enough to make great prints. Most people don’t really know what to look for, so they accept the quality from the lab they know of and end up with icky photos on their walls. What’s the point of hiring a professional [...]
Head Shots On A Cloudy Day
I had the pleasure of doing some artist’s head shots for local musician Mary Rowan’s website this weekend. Mary was nervous about the session, and we agreed that doing the shoot in her back yard would be a great solution since it would provide all the comfort and privacy required to focus on capturing a [...]
“Smiling Burger” Head Shots!
I was recently hired to cover an event at Red Robin to honor and recognize their dedicated “heart of house” staff, who make the food. This event is kind of like a “Top Chef” quick fire challenge where all the contestants compete against each other and the clock to create the most delicious and visually [...]
Beautiful Head Shots In The Great Outdoors
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. [...]
Head Shots In Oaks Bottom Park
I had a fabulous head shot session yesterday in Sellwood, Oregon. We went to the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. 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!
Model Portfolio Update Photos
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. Outdoor lighting is a new thing for me, this year. In the past I’ve done almost 100% available [...]
Studio Head Shots
I did my first in-home-studio session yesterday. They’re just standard business head shots, but I’m excited because you’d never know I wasn’t in the studio!
Nature-Based Head Shots
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 head shots for my neighbor, who does healing, community building and gardening, it was an obvious choice to go to her garden.
Mesh Pro Band Publicity Photos
I did a promotional shoot yesterday with Mesh Pro, a local Portland-area indie hip hop band. I love working with groups and being creative. Having 5 adults in a shot is not always easy and I had to get inventive with ways to put them on different planes and levels. It was fun playing with [...]
Urban Esplanade Model Portfolio Pictures
Having just moved to the Portland area, I wanted to explore new locations to shoot. The bridges, railroads, river, skyline and industrial architecture made for some very interesting frames. I love having the freedom to shoot creatively and capture photographs that are unusual in content and composition. Much of the time, when I’m doing portrait [...]
