Sometimes A Picture Doesn’t Work Sometimes making a picture just doesn’t work. This image is what I would have posted of a very nice girl named Courtney if I could have. She’s a student downtown and was kind enough to agree to be a subject for my Portrait 52 project when [...]
Photoshoot With Model Jennifer Ault The shoot with Jennifer was actually right before the shoot with Aleksandra, out in the Cultus Lake area. These were natural light, sitting on the steps of an abandoned building. I can’t lie and tell you I’m not totally in love with this [...]
Your First Nude Photo Shoot [Nude Photography Series Part 1] A few assumptions right up front: You have nothing but the highest respect for your models You want to create art You have seen a naked woman before and aren’t going to turn into an idiot (or pervert) when you have one in front of you asking [...]
Portrait-52 Week #16 A high school classmate, now owner of a Haney Automotive, a great auto shop in Maple Ridge, was the subject this week. I’m really, really happy with this image, it turned out almost exactly like I envisioned.
What To Do When You Get a new Camera {New Photographer Advice} Sometimes when you buy your camera and if you don’t have a specific goal (i.e.: I’m going to be a wedding photographer or I’m going to take pictures of my new baby), knowing the path to move forward and become a better photographer is [...]
You Make Kitty Scared Just a fun shot from work, with our Office Cat Dennis being none too pleased about the introduction to Office Dog for the first time. I’m always doing my best to draw emotion out of my subjects, looks like this method works well!
Photography Image Rating Systems {Photographer Thoughts} I’ve noticed in the last few years there seem to be two different camps of image rating methodologies for photographers. One camp is to use star ratings, One star to 5 stars, using the full breadth of available stars. The other camp is a [...]
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