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Jul 05
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Engagement Photos for Angie & Eric

By Atlanta, engagement photography, photography
The Fourth for July started off for me with an engagement photo session for Angie and Eric. Angie is the little sister of my friend Josh and his wife Michelle.

They have made plans to get married in the Fall at Josh & Michelle’s house so they wanted to have their engagement photos taken there too.

More specifically the main photo needed to happen around the the waterfall and fish pond in the front yard because the wedding ceremony will take place there in the near future.

Their yard was in bloom which is great considering that mine withered weeks ago. If somebody wanted a photoshoot to look like they were visiting a desert, my back yard would be the perfect place to do it. Considering the photos were shot in a small residential yard, I am pretty happy with the way they turned out.

We had a great time with a lot of good-natured joking and I could tell that these two really love each other which makes my job more enjoyable.

Jun 22
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Protective Glove Photography in a Factory

By Aegis, Factory, Gloves, Graphic Works, photography, product photography

Graphic Works was asked to photograph a set of industrial cut-resistant gloves for a catalog. This product is made with kevlar to resist cuts and has abrasion-resistant rubber palms to provide great dexterity. These gloves will take lots of abuse and protect the wearer’s hands. I made these photos on location at another client’s factory where there was a lot of sharp blades and oily equipment. The 2 photos below will be the ones to be used in company literature.

Jun 07
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Portrait Tests with Collin VanDyck

By photography, portraits, Studio
Collin and I share an interest in all things photography so it was just a matter of time before we got together to start testing and learning different lighting techniques for portraits. This is great because both of us are technical and can work through problems that may pop up.
Our main emphasis is to use small portable flashes instead of hauling the big studio lights. We plan on pushing forward in the months to come so it will be interesting to see how things progress.
Below is the black and white version. I am working to get strong contrast in the dynamic range of each photo so that each could work as a color or monotone photo.
Jun 04
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Rosenberg Family Photos

By family, photography

I  had a chance to reconnect with an old acquaintance, Marc, from my childhood neighborhood. Back in the day, I used to do yard work for his father, Mr. Rosenberg. He was a cool guy to work for because he would give me a choice to get paid $10 in cash or $50 in stamps to help me build up my stamp collection. We would just go through my book and add the missing stamps that I needed.

I think my love of old stamps led me to becoming a graphic designer. As a child I would examine stamp engravings with a magnifying glass for hours on end absolutely amazed by the level of microscopic detail that the artists put into their work.

Anyway, the photo session was supposed to be a fun get together for Mother’s Day. For the most part, it was enjoyable, but there was a strange incident that happened. We were photographing in a public park under a beautiful old tree when an overly aggressive rock climbing weirdo showed up. First of all, this guy drives out of the parking lot and parks his car right in background. He says he will move the car, but ends up camping out. He then proceeds to take a rope with a heavy lead weight and starts tossing it over the branches of the tree to establish climbing lines.

Let’s just say this was dangerous with a 2 year old running around. Literally that lead weight landed a few feet from us before some choice words were exchanged. Some people like this granola warrior think the world revolves around them. That was his tree and nobody was going to delay him from climbing it. What a loser. Maybe he got hit in the head with his lead weight one too many times. ha ha

The full gallery can be seen here.

Dec 14
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Christmas and Birthday Photos for Danielle

By babies, photography, portraits
Check out the Chrsitmas Baby Photo Gallery

Danielle just turned one year old, and wow! is she growing. I have known her parents, Josh and Michelle for a long time, and we came up with a plan to take photos of “Dani” indefinitely for many years to come. Children grow so much the first few years that it is important to document them at this time. Everyday is an adventure through their eyes.

Check out Danielle's firs birthday gallery

We took some photos of of her birthday outfit and Christmas dress. She was a real trooper hanging in there for a long time for a small child. Her father, Josh, deserves an Oscar for “Best Comedic Performance” because he made a fool out of himself trying to get Dani to smile. I think it worked.

Check out Danielle in her First Birthday Gallery here.

Check out the Danielle in here Christmas dress here.

Nov 30
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Head Shots of Atlanta Doctors

By Atlanta, corporate photography, Graphic Works, headshot portraits, photography, portraits

I was hired by a long time client at Graphic Works to shoot headshot portraits of 16 doctors in 3 different hospitals in the Atlanta area. Painstaking efforts were taken to ensure that all of the portraits looked like they were taken in the same studio on the same day, instead of 3 different times and locations. This was accomplished with a low-tech tape measure, pen and paper.

I really enjoy this kind of work because I get to meet a lot of different personalities in  a short period of time. You can see this and other corporate photography at my new site promoting my corporate photography services… launching soon!
Nov 23
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Father and Son Photos in Piedmont Park

By photography, Piedmont Park, portraits
During a father-son photo session in Piedmont Park, I wondered what the answer was to the age-old question of “where little kids get all of their energy?” Vincent is a 2 year old ball of unbridled lightning. This is the age when walking is really running and hugging is really tackling. Trying to get his photos involved running, spinning, tickling and lots of distractions. My friend Kris was laughing at me because I was sweating so much trying to keep up with his son. The kid was so fast, that I had to pre-focus on him to try to the shots.
Nov 23
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Couple Photography in Piedmont Park

By Masqueman Photography, photography, Piedmont Park, portraits
Photos of Jason, Amber & Roscoe in Piedmont Park

My good friends, Jason and Amber wanted images for their holiday cards. We decided to meet in Piedmont Park right before sunset to grab a few shots with their Huskey named after Roscoe P. Coltrane (yes, the one from the Dukes of Hazzard.)   If you look closely, you might be able to see Amber’s baby bump starting to show. This family is about to get bigger!

Check out their gallery of Piedmont Park Photos here.

Nov 23
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A Dull Year for the Leaves

By Atlanta, Fall colors, photography

I know that these fall leaves may look vibrant, but overall, the fall foliage in Atlanta seemed to be duller this year and spectacular specimens were harder to find. Colleagues have told me that lots of rain can do that to the colors.

I noticed that many of the leaves seemed to be more opaque and they blocked the sun’s rays more. If the sun can’t get through the leaves, the color will not show as vibrantly. I could be wrong, but that’s what my eyes were seeing.

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