Tessa

Tessa came in yesterday for a last minute Senior Portrait session. Not to sound too cheesey, but I knew within a few minutes that this was going to be one of those rare sessions where photographer and subject clicked, producing images that are as close to fulfilling my personal artistic vision as I can currently imagine.

Or in less of a mouthful, I'm really excited about the images from this session! LOL

I tried a slightly new approach to the lighting of the black and red series, and then tried my hand at the first use of the new Vespa. I told myself I was saving it for an upcoming project, and trust me, there's plenty more to come from it, but I just couldn't hold back, Tessa's look - hair, clothing, attitude - were perfect for the Vespa. Check it out:









And my favorite so far, click to see the larger version:

Man, oh man...

... do I have some cool stuff coming up! Stay tuned!

Ryan Powell

I spent a few hours today doing Senior Portraits for Ryan. We got some really cool stuff, and I'm definitely going to post more later, but here's a quick sample:

A new photo and poster

I spent a couple of hours photographing new publicity images for the band, and whipped up this flyer for our upcoming show at Hunter's Pub Down Under (click to view the larger version):

Ready, set, go!

So, this will be my first entry of many revolving around of all things... a scooter. But not just any scooter, a 1979 Vespa P200E. My friend Joe Runkle of Los Angeles, CA finally agreed to lend me his baby for a series of art photos I'm gearing up to do. Joe is a surfer, skateboarder and photogtrapher, who continues to be active and cool as middle age approaches. :0) Joe's skateboarding photos have been published (including a full page spread or two) in Concrete Wave Magazine, among other publications.

Here is the Vespa as it sits newly delivered to my office garage:


I have big plans for it in the coming months (including a thorough wash and wax!), so stay tuned!

Trev Diesel

I did a few headshots today for my friend Trev Diesel. Trev is a solo performer and also frontman for the local Pink Floyd tribute Pink Noise.

Katy Schaeffer

I did Senior Photos of Katy a couple of weeks ago, and am just now finding a chance to blog it - it's been crazy busy like that, which is good!

We'll be doing some more stuff for Katy as it warms up, so look for more of her in the next month or two. For now, here's a few from the studio:

I love the little smirk:


And a quick composite:

More soon...

More portraits, commercial projects, band photography coming soon! Wedding season's right around the corner, too, so it won't be long before those new wedding images start showing up.

Speaking of weddings, thanks again to everyone who's been referring friends and family, my season is filling up nicely and it means a lot to me!