There are numerous photographers and photography blogs in the world that will say over and over that you have to niche and specialize that you can not be a jack of all trades. Are they right? That answer is a little harder because what is right for one creative is not necessarily going to be right for another.
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How to Combat "Dead Eyes" in Portraits
Earlier in the month I did a critique on an image that caught my eye on instagram for how awkward and painful it was to view. In that critique I mentioned the model having what I as a photographer term “dead eyes” which is simple put an expression so flat the eyes appear lifeless and unenthused to the viewer.
Read MoreThrowBack Shoot: Horsey Engagement
There has to be first for everything and I am lucky enough to have a sister who is willing to be the first for all the things I want to try with a camera in hand. My first newborn shoot was her baby girl, my first engagement was hers, so so many of my first were with her before my lens and I deeply appreciate her willingness to be my model.
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Before & After: Making a Vision Come to Life
The last week of January I was in Springfield, OH at a friends barn/ place of employment taking some winter portraits of her and her horses. This friend is working on starting her own business as an equine trainer and had a clients horse in the barn as well who ended up inspiring and being the subject of the photograph I want to talk about.
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On my tiktok feed I have been sharing little out takes from my book and a while back I shared perhaps one that could cause problems but speak a truth. One where the quote is representative of a very difficult time in my life but the song is representative of my soul, of the message I wanted to tell the individual who wronged me but was no longer in a position to do so.
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