Fixing Faces Beyond Skin Smoothing

I have not met a person that couldn't find one part of their physical appearance that they didn't like. For some people it is just too much to overcome and they won’t have their picture taken. When it comes to faces we all face a daily struggle against blemishes some of us more than others. I regularly shoot one model that has a skin condition that...
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5 Tips for Getting Over Your Divorce

Divorce is a life altering experience regardless of what causes the divorce. I’ve been there, I know this first hand. It takes time to reorient yourself. As you are figuring out the direction to go in you are likely to be looking for things that can bring positive energy into your life. You need to be doing something that makes YOU feel good. Here...
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Most Important Tool

From the specs of your first camera to the newest technology photographers can become gear obsessed. While gear is important it's not the most important tool at a photographer's disposal. Many times when I pull out my equipment the response "wow, nice camera, it must take great pictures!" Sure my camera processes a nice image but making a photograp...
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Black and White Corporate Headshot

A few months ago I did a direct mail promotion. Time had passed since the mail out which made the email I received requesting a headshot session to be a bit of a surprise. It would appear the card I sent was worth holding on to. A week after being contacted we arranged a time for Chuck to visit my studio and have his portrait taken. He had a specif...
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Capture Your Personality in Photographs

Everyone has their thing. For some people it's motorcycles. Here is someone that let's his personality shine through. He is being his authentic self and that is what is captured in this portrait. I was at an event photography riders and their motorcycles. I saw this fellow and know I had to get him into the mobile studio. After a bite to eat he ca...
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