Leela's First Trip to Park

Leela is just over 10 months old. These are pics of her first trip to the park. It was so hot that day, but she had a good time in the swing and playing in the grass with her shoes. Here are some of my favorites from the day!

Bridget and Kosmo

This weekend I had the pleasure of shooting Bridget along with her spunky little Puggle named Kosmo. Kosmo was full of life and energy and loved running all over the studio at school. Here are the best images of them.  I also had the opportunity to take lots of photos of Bridget alone, and will post those in a separate blog post. 

Bridal shoot

I had the pleasure of working with Heather this weekend for a Bridal shoot. We had an awesome time, and I think as a result of that captured some great images. We took over 200 photos, and after narrowing it down, there were still over 100 images that I loved. Narrowing it down to these for the blog was the best I could do. I really love all the images from this shoot. Heather is a beautiful and amazing girl to work with!

Pet shoot.

Things have been crazy here. I have been so busy shooting everything that I possibly can in preparation for my final portfolio. It's really hard to believe that I'm graduating soon, but also exciting at the same time. These pics are from a pet shoot that I did over the weekend. 2 golden retrievers at the same time was a very challenging experience, but rewarding to be able to capture some photos that the owners really loved. They were very friendly dogs, and actually behaved better than I had anticipated. Here are my favorite 3 from the shoot. 

                          Abby and Casey

Above is Casey who is 2 years old.

Abby is 3 years old. 

Shoot w/ Isabelle

Today, I shot with Isabelle. She is a 12 year old girl with a wonderful personality. It was her first time in front of a camera, and she was very nervous. But after a bit she loosened up , and we were able to get some good stuff. She is a beautiful girl, and was so sweet. I'm very happy with the way the shots turned out. I got many good ones, but these are my favorite 3 I think.

The image above is my favorite image from the shoot. I may end up turning this one in for one of my APS's unless I get a shot I like better. But I'm very happy with this one!

Landscape stuff.

These were taken way back at the beginning of they year. There not the greatest shots, but I really enjoy doing landscape photography for personal work, so I wanted to post a few. I can't wait until things get pretty again so that I can get out and do some more.


The shot above was taken for an assignment to show motion. I really loved this one, and my instructors did too! It's a 30 sec exposure and I just love the surreal look of it, and how you kind of have to look twice to figure out what it is.


Can't wait to do more. I really enjoy photographing flowers and waterfalls.

First Glassware shot!

This is the very first glassware I shot in the commercial studio. Way back in Phase I or II. I can't remember when we started working in the studio. This was shot on 4x5 film, and then I scanned it. I love this shot! Too bad I broke one of the glasses, but at least it was after this shot. :]

Conceptual Still Life

This image was taken in the commercial studio for an assignment during phase II. It was to do a conceptual still life. This photo doesn't really have a conceptual meaning, but I thought it was a cool idea and wanted to give it a try. I basically just cut three bell peppers and a some type of other pepper, chili or something, and stuck them inside of eachother.

Aerial Photographs

These photographs were taken back in phase II when we had an aerial photograph day. We were able to take 30 min flights across the street at the airport in groups of 3. I wasn't able to go up during a very beautiful sunny time unfortunately. When my group went, it was very cold, cloudy, and windy. So the images do not have nice shadows like I had hoped, but maybe I will get a chance to do some more in the Spring when it gets nicer.






These were just a few images out of hundreds taken. It really was alot of fun! I definately recommend giving it a try, it you ever have the opportunity.

The image above was taken while standing waiting on my turn. I love it!

Engagement shoot.

So I did a mock engagement shoot with my friends Natalie and John this past weekend. They are an actual couple so I think they turned out good and made for more realistic shots. The image below is the one I ended up turning in for phase III personal submissions.

Phase III Self Portrait

So every phase we have been required to do a self portrait. I always have trouble coming up with ideas for them. But this is my self portrait for phase III. 

So I never like photos of myself. I decided to this for my self portrait, because I like my eyes, and wanted to incorporate my engagement ring somehow, and I love black and whites, so I made it a black and white. It's not my favorite pic by any means, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

Michelina

So, I went to a group shoot at a studio in Springfield this weekend. It was so much fun. It lasted from around 10am-5pm and I was able to shoot with a variety of models. I really enjoyed shooting with Michelina. I feel like we worked very well together, and she worked very well for the style that I like to shoot. These are just a few of the many great shots that I got of her. I'm going to be posting several blogs of shots of her. These are just a few we did outdoors. It was such a nice day out, so we took advantage of it.

  This one I brought the clarity up on just a bit. I think it adds a nice pop.

And it all comes back to the basics. Lol, cool on warm. We learned this wayyy back in phase I. 

More to come soon!

PR and Alternative.

These are some shots that were taken of model, Alyssa, for a PR and Alternative assignment. The purpose of the assignment was to learn to shoot a PR type headshot that can be used for purposes, but also shoot an alternative pose to learn to increase sales with client. Alyssa, was a beautiful girl with a beautiful personality. I loved working with her and she was a great model. I got some great shots that I really like, these are just a few of my favorites. Let me know what you think.

Another Low key male shoot.

These were shots taken of Aaron who came into the studio last week. He responded to my craigslist ad I posted and came into the studio at school. I probably won't be turning any of these in for my additional personal submissions, but it's was great shooting with him. It was also brought to my attention that I have been posting alot of black and white images, so I am posting the color ones from this shoot. I have really fallen in love with black and white images lately, it is just a matter of my personal preference. I realize that some people enjoy color more, so I will try to post equally.

The image above and below are the same photo, the top one is just cropped slightly closer.

Low Key Male.

These are shots that were taken for the low key assignment for phase III. Kelvin, my model, was nice enough to come in and do some shots. I like the way they turned out.

Please feel free to leave any comments. 

Commercial Work

These were shot for mandatory commercial assignments. Reflective metal and glassware. I like the black image for the cuff links but included an experimental shot that I used a blue gel on.