Erika's Red Box

Erika wanted a photo in white and red to match her bedroom. I wish I had her stretch her neck over her right shoulder showing the contour of her neck in a profile, but these worked out okay. Erika was photographed in the same dance session. Shutter Speed-1/200, f/stop f/11, 38mm focal length with ISO100.

Process #2 Dancers

This session was just for fun. We truly did have fun! We played music and the dancers danced. I stepped back too far placing my camera behind the fill light, which created flare. I thought it would ruin the few photos I took, but I actually liked the effect. It looked like they were dancing on stage which glare from stage lights. I turned the color temp down to get the blue effect in the raw window. Then bumped up the saturation on the dresses. I used the RCC studio Bay 2, Canon5D, IS0 100, 1/320 at f/11. Focal length was 38mm.I changed the color of the red box in one photo to match the dress.

Process #1-Baby Carlie

I placed the baby on the beanbag which was on a table. Her mom stood by to make sure she did not make any sudden moves. We did not expect any since she was only a few weeks old. She was looking at her mom. I wish I had moved mom over some so the baby would look more at the camera, but she started crying and that ended the session.

Baby Carlie

Home studio with Canon5D and Novatron Lights. ISo 100,1/60 at f/10. Light was a bit flatter than I wanted.

Family Portrait

Assignment: Family Portrait in Home Location. Novatron Lights were taken into their home set at 1/60 at f/11 . The family sat on a large chair in front of their fireplace. Canon 5D camera was used.

Awaiting Santa

Location session using Novatron Lights, 28-70mm lens, and my Canon 5D. Settings: First post was 1/30 @ f/5.6 with 28mm focal length. Second post was 1/15@ f/9 on 100 ISO. 64mm focal length

Canden

Canden was photographed late afternoon at the Sandhills Community College Botanical Gardens in Pinehurst, NC. My Canon 5D, ISO 200 at f/5.6 with fill flash using 210 mm lens was used.

Serenity's Christmas

Serenity is 5 months old. She was a great model. Settings with my Canon 5D were: 1/60 at f/11 with a 70mm focal length. ISO 100 with Novatron lights.

Relaxed Bride-reposted (Process 1)

Page O'Brien modeled for me in the RCC Portrait Bay 1 for this bridal portrait. I used 4 photogenic lights with a softbox on the main light. Settings: 1/60 at f/11 with Canon 5D

Process #3

Family portrait with my Canon5D, 3 Novatron lights and bounce boards, 1/60 @f/11 in home studio on 100 ISO and a 28-70mm lens at 50mm.

Maternity #2

Brooke was photographed at my studio with the same settings as Josh and Holly. I used an artistic filter in photoshopto give it a different look.

Process #2 Maternity

Holly and Josh are expecting their first baby in eight weeks. This session was taken at my home using 4 novatron lights. Main light was at f11. 5 and the fill light was f8. The Canon 5D setting was ISO100 at 1/60 at f/13.

Sisters

Summer and Canden are total opposites as most sisters are, but actively and peacefully work out their differences. The location photo was photographed with my Canon 5D, 100 ISO at 1/100 at f/9 with a focal length of 92mm and a Canon 580ex 1/32 fill. The studio portrait was taken in the RCC studio using 3 lights. Settings were 100 ISO, 50mm focal length and f/200 at f/13. I used the 200 speed because of movement.

Engagement

This was one of the engagement assignments we had. Canon 5D, 1/60 at f/11 with 3 novatron lights.

Drake:Portrait portfolio

This is Drake. He is my 2 year old lab. He loves to come into my studio to watch, so I used him as a model. This was photographed at 1/60 at f/11 with 3 novatron lights using umbrellas. I used a Canon 5D and a 40mm lens sigma lens.

Mock Wedding

Nov.1 the portrait class had a simulated "mock" wedding to give us experience photographing weddings and creating album layouts. These are two of the pages in my album. The bridesmaids were photographed at 1/60 at f/7.1 using ISO800 inside the church with flash white balance and 42mm focal length. I used my Canon 5D, 580ex flash and a sigma lens. Outside, I changed my ISO to 100 to photograph the couple at 1/200 at f/4.5 using a 70mm focal length , auto white balance and a flash fill.

Jena on Location-Portrait

This is Jena on location at the Sandhills Gardens in S. Pines, NC. We took a walk through the gardens and got some candid shots to reflect her personality. I asked her not to put that hat on and ( as her nature would have it...she put it on for me). The first portrait in the flowers was shot with a Canon 5D at 300mm focal length lens at 1/50 at f/11 The one with her sitting on the walkway over a creek was at 100 ISO, 1/60 at f/4, auto white balance and using a Canon 580ex for a slight fill flash.

Jena in Studio

Jena is a busy 2 year old who did not stay still for a moment. She is climbing out of this chair we had her in. So I just tried to capture her expressions not worrying about movement. This portrait was done in the RCC studio with photogenic lights. The Canon 5D was at 1/60 at f/13 with an ISO of 200 (due to her movement)

Autumn Bride

This is one of my full length bridal portraits of Hannah, who volunteered to model in her sister's gown. I shot this at 5:50 before the time changed. The light was really nice behind her. I used the 580ex flash to give some fill light to her since she was in a shady area. The trees were perfect that day. I shot at 1/60 a t f/5. 6.

Exhausted Dancer

Olivia is a very special four year old who came to my home studio for some portraits. We started with a simple headshot. We were able to get some shots of her with her mother, but then let her go to let her personality show. She loves to dance and her stuffed rabbit so we just let her do what she does. Her energy was challenging, but her natural expressions and personality was captured in "time" for mom to cherish forever. She crashed on the floor exhausted (and I wanted to join her) and I took a candid shot of that as well. I am showing the more serious images. I used 3 Novatron lights with umbrellas (main, fill bounced and kicker). I used my Canon 5D at f/13 at 1/60 shutter speed. When her speed picked up I increased the shutter speed to 1/200 to avoid blur.