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“Real Moment” with Kate

You can’t plan a shot like this, actually I suppose you could, but we definitely didn’t plan this one. The wind was working against us here but despite the fact I dismissed this shot on my first round of sorting images, I kept coming back to it. There’s something about how the chaos of Kate’s windblown hair in her face can’t distract from that lovely blue eye. Even though this taken during our planned shoot I still think of this as a “real moment”.

Olympus OMD EM-1 mkII
Sigma 56mm 1.4
Neewer CN-216 light (for fill)
Processed in Camera Raw

Chemistry

Rūta and Daniel have amazing chemistry and it shows in so many of the images that were captured of this couple during Ashley Hylbert’s workshop this past summer. In this case, there is a photographer shooting from almost directly in front of them (forward and to my left). While they were being shot from that angle I got in behind the tall grass here and grab a few shots and was fortunate to come away with this moment.
Sony A7r II
Sony 24-105 f 4.0
Daylight (cloudy)

Headshot of the Week! 11-23-2020

Heading into the Thanksgiving holiday with Lauren S. bringing us Headshot of the Week! from our recent session at HCA Healthcare. Lauren brought her A-Game to this one and it was great to have my fist session of the day start off so strong. She brought some great energy and that brilliant smile all before 8:00am in the morning and I was certain this would end up in this space a few days later. Great job, Lauren!
Sony A7r II
Sony 85mm 1.8
Westcott X-Drop background
Godox QS 400 Strobes

Mood with Mecca

Mecca deserves a lot of the credit for this shot from downtown Santa Fe. She spotted this bench in the shade with all this dappled light hitting the wall behind it. All she had to do was say “what about over there?” and I knew this would be a great spot. Add in Mecca’s strong connection to the viewer to this captivating location and this is what we get. Thank you for partnering up with me for this shoot, Mecca!

Mecca on IG: https://www.instagram.com/meccamodeling/

Sony A7r II
Sony 24-105 f4.0

LOL Thursday 11-19-2020

A full-on Autumn themed LOL Thursday this week courtesy of Calli Carroll with this shot we grabbed during her recent senior portrait shoot. Yes, we staged the leaves falling (as best we could) but you can’t plan that look on her face here as she’s getting pelted with the leaves 🙂

Assist by: Carmen Bellos
Sony A7rII
Sony 85mm 1.8

Beauty and Strength

The beautiful Colleen Callahan absolutely owning the space in front of my lens with this shot from our shoot back in August. That dress, the light, and some lovely intensity all conspired to create this striking image of a lovely subject. Thanks for all the awesomeness, Colleen!
Sony A7r II
Sony 24-105 f4.0
Godox AD600
Glow 48″ Deep parabolic softbox
Processed in Camera Raw

Crazy and Serene

Terra Wise and a two-dimensional friend just hangin’ at the Santa Fe Railyard. I like how Terra’s looking chill while the surroundings seem to be going crazy. Anyone else relate? 🙂
Sony A7r II
Sony 24-105 4.0
Ambient light with the building to camera right providing fill
Processed in Camera Raw

Headshot of the Week! 11-16-2020

Brian S. is this week’s Headshot of the Week! with this image from our recent headshot session. While I’m still doing group sessions for my HCA colleagues I’ve had to make changes to accommodate social distancing during this time. One thing I’ve done is started shooting with more distance between me and my subjects. Also, everyone now waits outside the room instead and comes in only one at a time as each finishes up and I’ve also reduced the number of available time slots by half t reduce the possibility of people “bunching up” while waiting. So far it has worked well but I know we’re all looking forward to getting past having to make these accommodations. Like Brian is doing here, keep on smiling!
Sony A7r II
Sony 85mm 1.8
Westcott X-Drop background
Godox QS 400 Strobes