Category: Portraits
Lauren
Last friday I had the opportunity to do highschool senior portraits with Lauren. We couldn’t have had more fun! Altogether four of us hit the streets in a local historic downtown, and walked to some great spots I had found beforehand. Now Lauren is absolutely beautiful, and she loves soccer and has no problem climbing trees – so we had a blast doing all outdoors on location (including in some great big trees!)
Business = Pleasure
When a barista at a local coffee shop spotted the camera on my shoulder I was asked if I shoot for work or for fun. I didn’t have to think hard about that one; I immediately told him it’s both! We talked more about his passion for art, and creating venues for art – even though he’s not an artist himself (how cool!)
That brief discussion led to two things for me: plans for Saturday May 30 at an independent art show in Marietta Square, and a renewed sense of how awesome now is… Sure it’s tough at times trying to make a living as a photographer, I’ve always done it part time, but full-time. This is what I do. It’s one of the more terrifying and wonderful things that’s ever happened to me. And I love every second.
Art for me is 1 part creative expression, 1 part having fun, and 2 parts exploring what I don’t yet know. I’ll always be the student, and I think that’s just how God intended for me. He knew what He was doing when he put me together, and I’ll spend the rest of my life exploring why and learning how.
What I do know is since I decided to go full-time I haven’t looked back; I can’t help it. I love what I’m doing.
I had some time Friday to do a set of images in the studio with James. If you see two guys taking pictures of stuff on the side of the road in the North Metro Atlanta area, it’s probably James and I scouting around for shoot locations. : ) But he does great in front of the camera as well!
Getting Outside
Here are a few highlights from a family portrait shoot yesterday; we had a lot of fun doing some outdoor photos in Woodstock!
Chris really likes images that have an aged and washed out look- but with some colors still bold and saturated, so here’s one where we played with a fish-eye lens in a white gazebo.
I love capturing images that show a little bit into peoples lives, and I like this shot because you can see the love and joy Chris, Cindy and Josie have as a family, but a little of each of their unique personalities and how they relate to each other.
Everybody had a great time playing outside, even with the very cold afternoon wind!