Brother and Sister at the Park

 

I had some amazing models for a new fall color session at the park by the river. 

More Studio Portraits with Jay

I had the good fortune to work with Jay for another amazing photo shoot. We shot together for nearly two hours and came up with some stunning images. I have been exploring the art of shibari rope bindings and Jay has been wonderful in helping me to apply those techniques in our sessions. Our most recent session included a wide range of genres including portraits, boudoir, glamour, bindings and bondage. For more of those sessions you can find them on my other page: Eden's Edge Studio

More Studio Portraits with Ophelia

 

I had the good fortune to work with Ophelia again recently and created a wide variety of looks for her beginning with this cute outfit of daisy dukes and a gray tanktop. I used a three-light setup with two gridded softboxes on either side of the camera and the third light was a small gridded spotlight high to the right used as a hairlight. I have included my favorite shots of this first look below:

More Studio Portraits with Rachelred

More images of Rachelred from our second session together. We continued our portfolio building collaboration and have created a wide array of images we can both use to promote ourselves as artists.

Studio Portraits with Rachelred

Here is an introduction to Rachelred. We met through Model Mayhem and have worked together to build content for both our portfolios. She is a former fitness model with years of experience which made our sessions flow very smoothly and produced many beautiful images.

Hand-Made Halloween :: Plague Doctor

I have a drive to create art in as many forms as possible. In this case, I created several versions of the character of a plague doctor. The cane was hand-made using pvc, plywood, thin foam, and the winged head was sculpted in clay and painted to look like aged metal. The hat was also hand-made using eva foam. The mask was originally designed to be made using 2mm eva foam and after the first attempt in that manner, I experimented using thicker materials. Then I made several modifications and altered the details to customize it to my needs. I played with different color combinations and imitations of leather and metal findings.

Senior Portraits for Will part 2

Continuing Will's session, we used the surrounding areas in the park to change the look of his session. From the basketball court to the river's edge, each location brought with it a new perspective for his senior pictures. I don't like to limit anyone to a set number of poses but instead I encourage them to bring as many wardrobe changes and props as they can think of. My sessions run up to two hours and shooting 300 or more images is commonplace.

Senior Portraits for Will part 1

Fall has arrived and with it comes cold mornings and beautiful colors in the trees. I love shooting outdoors during this time where I can use nature as my backdrop. Local parks offer dozens of options for angles and every direction offers a new look for the photos. This is Will's senior year in high school and we were able to shoot a few hundred shots one Sunday morning in October. These are some of my favorites from his session.

Studio Portraits with Rosie

I always enjoy having new models work with me in the studio.
Here are some favorite images from Rosie's latest session...

Studio Portraits of Lynn

Lynn has been a friend of mine for many years and came to me requesting a series of studio portraits. The first set in the series explores very dramatic lighting and includes varied expressions, poses, and intentionally heavy shadows.

No Evil

Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil

I love this series. There are so many ways to interpret each pose. The images I composited all seemed such a good match to each other, but I will include some outtakes as well. You can find the full post of No Evil on Eden's Edge Studio

A Few Words About Me

OK, maybe more than a few words. I feel as though my interest in photography needed a little more explanation, so I created a biography of my photographic journey.

I have been a photographer since I was seventeen years old. Since the first time I picked up a camera with the intention of documenting an event, and capturing a moment in time. And, even twenty years later, I am still in love with photography. I have dedicated my time to understanding the intricacies of exposure and composition, so that each session flows naturally. I have studied the use of flash to achieve studio quality portraits with or without a dedicated studio. I have become more experienced controlling light in my photography sessions to achieve a wide variety of effects. I know how the light works from different angles, and which modifiers to use to create the outcome I desire. I have been an artist longer than I have been a photographer and I still find joy in many other art forms. Through my college years, I studied figure drawing & painting, color theory, sculpture, and film photography with the darkroom as my playground. I found a passion for the process and a lifelong drive to create.

  

My style of photography is different from many others, in that I like having shadows in my pictures. I prefer when shapes are described with light playing against shadows. A single light shining from one side, leaving the far side in complete shadow is one of my favorites (content warning NSFW). Or a full silhouette with just a rim of light coming from behind to amplify the edges of a person. I also like combining the two concepts into one image. By directing one light toward the side of the face and a second light from behind on the opposite side aimed on a person's hair, I can get a beautiful portrait that glows against the background. I am not exclusive to this technique either, there are many occasions where a brightly lit portrait is just as flattering as a dramatically lit portrait.

Light is the paint I use to illustrate my portraits.

Studio Portraits with Kat

This is Kat Blackwell. We met on Model Mayhem and after and after several attempts at making our schedules align, we found a time to shoot together. The session was held in my studio where we worked for over three hours changing wardrobe, lighting, and playing with poses to get some amazing new images for each of us to add to our portfolios.

Fall Color Portraits

Making use of the beautiful colors at a local park with mother and daughter

Outdoor Wedding Day Part III

Revisiting this beautiful outdoor wedding from July 7, 2017. The engagement, rehearsal, and ceremony photos were all captured on the same day and all within twelve hours. I divided the day into four posts to share with you all here.

Outdoor Wedding Day Part II

Revisiting this beautiful outdoor wedding from July 7, 2017. The engagement, rehearsal, and ceremony photos were all captured on the same day and all within twelve hours. I divided the day into four posts to share with you all here.

Senior Portraits in the Studio with Michaela

Michaela's senior portraits started outdoors making use of the beautiful fall colors in a local park. Once those photos were completed we returned to my studio where we continued her session.

Fall Color Senior Photos with Michaela

Michaela needed her senior photos taken on short notice and I was happy to oblige. She brought several outfits including her cheer uniform. We met at a local park and made our way around the grounds making use of the evening glow and golden colors of the autumn leaves.

Malorie

Graduation is a wonderful milestone that should be celebrated.

The Blue Scarf

Exploring the simplicity of one prop and how it creates a story within a photo series.
How do you view this woman with her face wrapped in a scarf?