I hope you like and I'd love to hear your comments.
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| Nicole |
Rants, raves, reports, and exhibits from an Oklahoma photographer!!
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Friend's Photo
Just writing to share an informal portrait of a local friend. The shot is somewhere between candid and posed... we hadn't planned the session but when she saw my props, Nicole wanted to explore her look. She loves hair in her eyes which, in this photo, didn't diminish her beautiful eyes showing. I too, love just a bit of the wild look. Since the pose was unplanned, I hadn't taken time to set up a rim light but with her blending into the dark background, it matches her personality just a bit.
Friday, January 9, 2015
Family Photos
I admit that I'm a pretty miserable blogger! After all, it's been months since I posted anything, but hey.... at least my content is good. <LOL>
Let me begin 2015 by showing off two of our grandchildren. They live in Tucson and were here for the recent Christmas holidays. We do love them and think they are so much fun when they visit BUT their energy level drives us nuts! <LOL> If you're a grandparent, you know what I'm talking about.
Here are images that I shot during the Christmas holidays. Pretty cute, huh? I'd love to read your comments. Thanks.
Let me begin 2015 by showing off two of our grandchildren. They live in Tucson and were here for the recent Christmas holidays. We do love them and think they are so much fun when they visit BUT their energy level drives us nuts! <LOL> If you're a grandparent, you know what I'm talking about.
Here are images that I shot during the Christmas holidays. Pretty cute, huh? I'd love to read your comments. Thanks.
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| Catherine - Stunning and beautiful! |
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| Patrick and Catherine |
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| Patrick - Dashing and handsome! |
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Intimate
A very deep draw that I have for photographing people is to get up close, personal, and intimate. See if this gathers your attention for a detailed look. Beautiful, isn't it??
Feedback is very welcome. Be sure to visit my online gallery and thanks for visiting.
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| Gorgeous and Intimate |
Feedback is very welcome. Be sure to visit my online gallery and thanks for visiting.
Welcome to 2014!
I cannot believe how lazy that I've gotten about blog posting. Someone kick me to motivate me. :)
A new year has arrived and my photography goals are different than in the past. During the summer of 2013, I decided to begin shooting women. I love the female form and especially working with women who are middle aged. I want to create images that enhances their beauty. This goal has not changed but it's not moving as quickly as I had hoped. I need to work more to improve my portraiture skills and then hopefully by summer, I can begin soliciting new clients who are willing to pay for my photography services.
As part of my process, I had partnered with another photographer in this venture but it just hasn't been working out. She has lots of energy, a creative eye, and is so pleasant to work with BUT her day job has kept her too busy to follow through with her commitment to shoot and build our business. It's time to move along and find another to work with me. Hopefully soon, I'll connect with the right person and we can move forward at full steam. If you, or someone you know might be interested, please contact me. It never hurts to talk and compare ideas.
Let me a share a few photos that I've done recently. Two are from a session we did with a volunteer "girl next door" model. The other is from our Thanksgiving trip to Colorado Springs. I like all and hope you will to.
Your comments are definitely welcome and I encourage you to visit my online gallery to view and shop. Till next time!
A new year has arrived and my photography goals are different than in the past. During the summer of 2013, I decided to begin shooting women. I love the female form and especially working with women who are middle aged. I want to create images that enhances their beauty. This goal has not changed but it's not moving as quickly as I had hoped. I need to work more to improve my portraiture skills and then hopefully by summer, I can begin soliciting new clients who are willing to pay for my photography services.
As part of my process, I had partnered with another photographer in this venture but it just hasn't been working out. She has lots of energy, a creative eye, and is so pleasant to work with BUT her day job has kept her too busy to follow through with her commitment to shoot and build our business. It's time to move along and find another to work with me. Hopefully soon, I'll connect with the right person and we can move forward at full steam. If you, or someone you know might be interested, please contact me. It never hurts to talk and compare ideas.
Let me a share a few photos that I've done recently. Two are from a session we did with a volunteer "girl next door" model. The other is from our Thanksgiving trip to Colorado Springs. I like all and hope you will to.
Your comments are definitely welcome and I encourage you to visit my online gallery to view and shop. Till next time!
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| Golden Sunrise in Colorado |
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| Red Panties |
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| Soft Legs |
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Call for Local Models
Good morning. I apologize that I won't be posting any images this morning but I will be adding some comments and writing a bit about improving my photography skills. As you can see from the title, I'm looking for some local models.
My tastes in photography haven't changed but I'm looking to improve my skills with lighting and shooting people. I really enjoy viewing high quality photos of people and want to create my own. So here I am asking for models to volunteer some time in exchange for images they can have for personal use. And it's not specifically folks from the modeling profession that I want.... I'm more interested in the average citizen who has a little free time and would like to receive some attractive images in exchange.
The ideal person would be a middle aged woman who doesn't have the perfect blemish free skin. It doesn't matter if she's plump or thin, ugly or drop dead beautiful.... just an ordinary person who is down to earth and easy to work with. I'm not going to wait for the "ideal" woman to respond so any female who is age 18 and above is welcome to contact me. I have no interest in photographing children at this point. Presently, I'm going to focus on headshots and perhaps later, move along to full body images that involve some fashion posing and different styles of clothing.
Some may ask why I'm excluding males from this lesson? There are a couple reasons and I'll share them with you. I enjoy shooting beautiful things so eye pleasing females definitely fit that requirement. Women, in general, are more interested in being photographed than the male. I did advertise once (online) for any gender but it resulted in several vulgar queries from gay males who were more interested in having "their junk" photographed. I'm not going to waste my time filtering out the perverts who respond. Perhaps though, in the future, I can find a few males who would like a traditional and conservative photo shoot.
If you.... or if you know someone who is interested, lives in my local area, please contact me. I'd love to get started. All comments and questions are welcome. Thanks.
My tastes in photography haven't changed but I'm looking to improve my skills with lighting and shooting people. I really enjoy viewing high quality photos of people and want to create my own. So here I am asking for models to volunteer some time in exchange for images they can have for personal use. And it's not specifically folks from the modeling profession that I want.... I'm more interested in the average citizen who has a little free time and would like to receive some attractive images in exchange.
The ideal person would be a middle aged woman who doesn't have the perfect blemish free skin. It doesn't matter if she's plump or thin, ugly or drop dead beautiful.... just an ordinary person who is down to earth and easy to work with. I'm not going to wait for the "ideal" woman to respond so any female who is age 18 and above is welcome to contact me. I have no interest in photographing children at this point. Presently, I'm going to focus on headshots and perhaps later, move along to full body images that involve some fashion posing and different styles of clothing.
Some may ask why I'm excluding males from this lesson? There are a couple reasons and I'll share them with you. I enjoy shooting beautiful things so eye pleasing females definitely fit that requirement. Women, in general, are more interested in being photographed than the male. I did advertise once (online) for any gender but it resulted in several vulgar queries from gay males who were more interested in having "their junk" photographed. I'm not going to waste my time filtering out the perverts who respond. Perhaps though, in the future, I can find a few males who would like a traditional and conservative photo shoot.
If you.... or if you know someone who is interested, lives in my local area, please contact me. I'd love to get started. All comments and questions are welcome. Thanks.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
When strays become family members
I am shameful for not posting enough here. Time flies so quickly when you're involved in projects that update your property or pay the bills. I'm sure that you can understand that. Today, I'm going to share a quick story about a new addition to our household.
About four weeks back, we had a lost (stray) cat show up in our garage. Well, he wasn't so much of a stray because last November, he showed up here then. At that time, we kept him for a week while searching for his owners and then luckily, we found them. This same cat (who is about one year old now) came back five months later. We called the owners and they came to take their pet home.... but then a week later, they called to ask if we'd take him. He's beautiful, healthy, and affectionate so we agreed. After three weeks though, we're regretting that decision because he persistently picks on our older cat.... he just doesn't know when to let up and then a fight begins. Unfortunately, we're going to find a good home and give him away. In the meantime though, we still enjoy his affection and playfulness. I'm posting photos to show this beautiful animal..... these images are available at my online gallery. His name is PeeTee.
If you are local to me and know of a good home, please contact me. If you have comments, please leave them below... you're very welcome to browse and shop at my gallery. Thanks for coming by.
About four weeks back, we had a lost (stray) cat show up in our garage. Well, he wasn't so much of a stray because last November, he showed up here then. At that time, we kept him for a week while searching for his owners and then luckily, we found them. This same cat (who is about one year old now) came back five months later. We called the owners and they came to take their pet home.... but then a week later, they called to ask if we'd take him. He's beautiful, healthy, and affectionate so we agreed. After three weeks though, we're regretting that decision because he persistently picks on our older cat.... he just doesn't know when to let up and then a fight begins. Unfortunately, we're going to find a good home and give him away. In the meantime though, we still enjoy his affection and playfulness. I'm posting photos to show this beautiful animal..... these images are available at my online gallery. His name is PeeTee.
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| Click to view at my online gallery |
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
When ugly becomes beautiful
One of the reasons that I love fine art photography is that I can literally experiment with hue, contrast, and excessive sharpening to "make" that photo. Ansel Adams is famous for that quote and it's so true... we don't simply document views but create something that is eye catching. Recently, I came across an area where the lake water had gone down and the tree line had such obvious storm damage. The look was somewhat dismal until the late afternoon sun popped through and everything changed. When I began processing the RAW images, I could easily make some adjustments to make the images appealing. Let me share a couple with you.
Our landscape in Oklahoma can be pretty rugged and I'm pleased to create some beauty from that dormant ruggedness. These images and others are available at my online gallery. To view these and others at my online gallery, click here! All comments and questions are very welcome. Thanks for coming by.
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| From my Flora Latentes Series - BW image reminding the viewer of an apocalypse |
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| From my Flora Latentes Series - A color solarized version of the apocalypse |
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| From my Flora Latentes Series - Beautiful skies, exquisite detail in the mud, dormant trees with splatters of warm color |
Our landscape in Oklahoma can be pretty rugged and I'm pleased to create some beauty from that dormant ruggedness. These images and others are available at my online gallery. To view these and others at my online gallery, click here! All comments and questions are very welcome. Thanks for coming by.
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