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Zack and Thuli are good friends. Due to some legal hoops with her visa, Thuli has to spend a few months back home in South Africa. As a couple, the two decided to have some portraits made before she had to leave.
These were taken on a small patch of rural land in Bowie, MD.
The Neuenschwanders contacted me to do some family portraits. They wanted something a little more creative than even most custom portrait photography.
Tags: bel air mansion, black and white, brick, creative, family, outdoors, Portraits
Marty & Chelsea’s engagement session was quite an ordeal. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t intend to imply that Marty or Chelsea had anything to do with that. In fact, we had a great time. But the weather, on the other hand, was stubborn. We had the session set up for a Sunday afternoon. Five minutes into shooting, however, the clouds opened up and I had to rush the equipment back in doors.
So we rescheduled the shoot for the following Thursday. All the way up until it was time to shoot, we were watching the sky wondering if we were going to get rained out again. Luckily, at just about the last second, the sun came out and made for some really wonderful photographs.
The photographs on the second line were from our first day of shooting. All the rest were from the second. Most of these shots were caught using natural light. The one’s sitting by the tree had the help of a Canon 580ex off camera and direct sun backlighting. With the exception of the first two, post processing on these was limited to black point adjustments.
I know that I’m posting these pictures late. But better late than never, right?
These pictures were taken for Felipe and his girlfriend, Salla, before her senior prom and right before she headed home (Salla was a foreign exchange student). You might recognize Felipe. He’s very talented and works with me regularly as an assistant and occasionally second photographer. He may be young, but he’s skills are already very impressive.
These pictures were taken at one of my favorite spots in Bowie, MD. You might recognize it from a couple of other photos in my portraits gallery.
I met Kristina a couple years ago through an unofficial church group. Since then, I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to photograph her. Two weeks ago, I got my opportunity. Unfortunately, our original shooting location fell through. However, we did find a suitable substitute that wasn’t too far from my original vision. We had such a good time and such an effective collaboration (Kristina is a fashion consultant) we’re planning to team up again sometime. Hopefully this time it won’t take two years!
These images were all shot very long, using a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, with the exception of the third image, which was shot wide, using the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L. The images were captured with an f/stop between 2.8 and 3.5 to achieve the shallow depth of field. A gold reflector was used to create the warm highlights on her face. In post processing, these images received minor black point adjustments and subtle background enhancements. And, in the case of the third image, a boost in contrast.
