Photography

Photography is a key element of graphic design. Whether you desire a portrait session or photos for marketing your business, I’m happy to do either. Pictures can convey so much without a word being spoken. Some of the following photos have been left in their original resolution while others have been further edited for various purposes.

Portrait

Thoughful

The first portrait is shown in black and white with filtered natural light. This moment captures the essence of this young lady on her 16th birthday as she looks to her future. Here is another shot from the same session. Experimenting with various backgrounds can capture different feels. The last image is an exammple of careful photo editing using a split shot to create a stunning variation to the original shot.

Marketing Materials

Almost all businesses have some sort of architecture attached to their name. This chapel provides wedding services. By adjusting the colors and adding highlights, the charm of the white chapel resonates with the snow. Creating an inviting feel helps to connect a feeling of professionalism to your business.

Photos are also a great way to enhance a business card. This one was incorporated into a business card.

Children Photography

Capturing full-color images of children is one of my favorite things. This sister-brother duo captures the vibrance of life.

Here is a collage of pictures celebrating a 20th birthday. By combining photos in layers and adjusting settings on each, a memorable day is recorded.

Silhouettes and reflections are also an interesting way to capture the essence of a moment.

Pet Photography

Pet photography is another favorite of mine. Capturing a moment that is memorable is priceless. Quality pet photography is also important for marketing grooming services, veterinarian offices, or pet watching.

Pets are sometimes more photogenic than we realize. This kitty kept sitting up on a stool when I placed it by a glass door, capturing a charming moment where her sweet disposition is shining. The second image demonstrates the creation of surreal moments like this one with the cat in the tree and the hall door opening up. This photo composition was a result of a private photo shoot at the owner’s home and then work with PhotoShop to build the moment.

And capturing moments from life can be enjoyable. I enjoy seeking out unusual compositions and photo opportunities to create one-of-a-kind images.

Horse Photography

Photographing horses is one of my passions. Horse performance photography hinges on capturing the setting at its optimum and shooting the drama. There is a magic moment when the setting is right and the subject – the horse and rider – are also performing at their best.

Photographic moments can also be transformed into a surreal moment with a horse and rider.

Beginning with this photo above, I was able to transform this into a stunning photo composition.

Different effects can be utilized to get the photo you wish. For this one, the owner wanted to capture the horses’ movement with the background blurred and the horse.

This is an image that was enhanced to capture an idyllic moment for advertising trail riding in Montana. My edits enhanced and deepened the colors, edited out some structures in the background, and it was centered on the riders.

Fashion Photography

Fashion photography can be used for clothing ads or they can be used to showcase a lifestyle. This photoshoot was set up to demonstrate the beauty and freedom of life in Montana.

Portrait Recreation

This is a successful recreation of an iconic Hollywood moment. I think it is neat that I took this shot of myself on the same day this issue of LIFE came out in 1944. One thing I learned is that modeling is harder than looking through the camera lens. My younger sister, my usual model, took time to help me capture the look on Becall’s face. She also helped with styling my hair. I also have poor eyesight and usually wear glasses. I took them off for this shoot and I soon realized how hard it is when you cannot see very clearly. Being my own model is not my favorite thing, but I learned a lot about the entire photoshoot process from a different perspective.

Fantasy Fashion

This image demonstrates a surreal moment of stepping through a porthole. This is a complex composition with objects incorporated from about five shots. Photoshop was also employed to provide the whimsical clouds on the mirrored portal.

Surreal Photo Compositions

To me, photo composition is similar to scrapbooking. This is a collection of five photos that were integrated into one matrix.

Nightsky Photography

Nightsky photography is a means of capturing the natural beauty after dark. Each night sky around the world has a different array of stars. By adjusting settings I was able to make many more stars visible in the shot.