Memorial Day

     Today's post is in honor of all the men and women who have served, are serving, and have lost their lives serving our country. This is a photo of Senior Airmen Duane Kelley Jr, one of the many people that I know serving today. Thank you to all that serve.

Portrait

     For this image I used a green gel to cast a highlight around his head. I achieved this by using a Alien Bee strobe with a green gel over the light and directed it at the back of his head.

Model Portfolio

     This image of my friend, Alicia, was photographed using an Alien Bee strobe and a beauty dish. The beauty dish created a glamorous look to this head shot. This was just one image from a series for a model portfolio. For this one, I had her hold her glasses up to her mouth to create a seductive school teacher or librarian persona.   

Baby

      Atlee is an adorable baby who I had a pleasure to photograph. There are many challenges a photographer can face while taking photographs of babies: peeing, moving, and worst of all crying. Despite these challenges, newborn photography can be a very rewarding experience, and will forever be treasured by the parents for years to come.

Alicia

     This is a portrait of my friend, Alicia. For this portrait, a beauty dish was used to make this a glamour head shot. Afterwards, the image was cross-processed, giving it rich shades of blue, which makes the photo pop.

Kat

      These are two portraits of my friend Kat, taken at Fort Washington State Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These were taken right as the sun was setting, during what is know as "sweet light." The image on the left was set up to give her the "S" curve, which emphasized the elegance of her figure. The image on the right was taken in the moment, while she placed flowers in her hair.

Taylor

      This is a glamor head shot of my friend Taylor.  For this image I used three Alien Bee strobes and created a clam shell lighting technique with a background light. 

Autumn

    Autumn is my favorite time of year; the changing of the leaves, the crisp coolness in the air, and  apple festivals. During a photo session with my friend, Megan, I found a pile of leaves on the side of the road and told her to lay on the ground on top of them; thankfully she was a good sport and complied. The "S" curve of her arms creates a feminine and elegant pose that leads the viewer through the image. Also, her brown sweater went perfectly with the color of the leaves and the overall Autumn theme.