Kahlan: Model Portraits

Its always great when a model will help you realize a creative concept.

Kahlan is a wonderful model to work with, and makes selecting favorites a challenge because of the sheer number of good poses she is able to achieve. I came to her with several different ideas in poses and lighting and she was happy to help.

Introducing Kahlan

 

I met Kahlan through Model Mayhem. You can find more about her here. We both wanted to improve our portfolios, but without a studio, it proved difficult to find a suitable location. We were able to use a small bed and breakfast for our shoot, and made use of the decor as our backdrop. She brought several outfits, and we also used items from my kit to achieve different looks and combinations during our session. She has a large tattoo of angel wings across her back which made for some very cool looking images.

JC Penney Fashion Show

JC Penney hosted a fashion show for their fall collection at the Animas Valley Mall in Farmington, New Mexico on Saturday, October 18, 2014. Photos may be purchased for $25 for two 5x7 prints by contacting me through my facebook page via private message.  And feel free to tag friends and family you know and recognize in the photos. The photos posted are low-resolution, but may be shared with friends and family. For high resolution images or prints please contact me to purchase.

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Product Photography for a Local Etsy Shop

Handmade jewelry, candles, scrying mirrors, and soaps. These are some of the products I photographed recently for Rocky Mountain Witch, a small company who sells "Magickal Items for the Modern Day Witch" Please take the time to check out her page, and support her business.

Family Photos At The Park

For baby's first photo session, we arranged to set up at a local park using the natural surroundings and weathered bridge as our backdrop. I brought two battery-operated flashes to use as we walked around the park to take advantage of the beautiful scenery. We started with some seated family shots, and moved on to some poses of just the mom and dad, then we laid a blanket over a park bench and focused on taking baby portraits. I was able to balance the natural light with my flashes to create depth without washing out the background, or having the portraits turn to silhouette.

As with all of my portrait sessions, I have trouble choosing favorites to share because there are so many fantastic images to choose from. I am never satisfied with just a few snapshots during a photo session, during this session I shot over 200 images. The first part of every session is used to get the jitters out and help everyone relax and let their natural expressions come out. Although I pick favorites, and edit those images; I provide every image from my photo sessions to my clients. I would rather you have them all to cherish than let those images sit unused on my computer. My clients are free to share the beautiful shots with friends and family, laugh over the funny ones, and scrapbook the rest. I allow them the freedom to choose how to preserve their memories.

Portable Studio - Living Room Setup

This is the second of a two-part photo shoot. The first was shot outdoors at a local park. Then we went inside to their living room to set up a studio using portable lights and backdrop. Moving some of the living room furniture into the dining room gave us just enough room to get everything set up.

Using a client's own living space is great, especially for smaller children. They are already comfortable in their own home, they just need to get comfortable with me being in their space. It also makes wardrobe changes simpler. There is no forgetting anything for your photo shoot. It's all in the next room.

Here is a selection of my favorite images from this shoot:

Outdoor Portraits

This is the first of a two part photo session with this lovely family. The second half of their photo session took place in their living room. I brought my studio to them by setting up a background and lights for them, in their own home.

Outdoor portraits can be very tricky to capture natural expressions and bright faces. I used a small light and a modifier to keep the light very natural looking. By using an extra light, I was able to turn them away from the sun which allowed them to keep their eyes open. We moved around the park and shot individual and group sets using sand, grass, and a tree as simple backgrounds.

Below are a few of my favorite images from the park:

New Maternity Photos for Christie

Maternity photography is one of my absolute favorite genres. This session was a baby-shower gift for a friend. This session was held shortly after I closed my studio but I am still able to get studio quality images on location. She didn't have a lot of space, but we cleared her dining room furniture and created a studio in her home. We were also able to include her husband and son to capture the memories she wanted to preserve.

Here are some favorite images from her session

Yes! I still take portraits

I have been asked a lot recently if I still take pictures for people. The answer is absolutely YES!

The main difference now is that I no longer rent a permanent studio location and I don't have to charge as much to cover operating costs. I will do favors for friends and trade services as long as both sides feel they are benefiting from the session. Now if I want to take portraits for someone, I will. I just bring along my portable studio kit and use any open room to create a shooting space and start your session.

For now I will continue using the name, Natural Images by Adam to describe my portfolio and document my journey into new genres and techniques as I continue to grow as an artist. Photography is still very much part of who I am.

I am happy to help you plan your next portrait session, wedding, or maternity progression. I have had the pleasure of helping many families over the years document milestones in their lives. 

As I build my portfolio, I am also looking for models to collaborate on new ideas. I love experimenting with dramatic lighting techniques to create bold and striking portraits. For more about me and my history in photography, click here.