From Danville and Pleasanton, through San Jose and Los Gatos, to Cupertino, and beyond, I’m photographing high school seniors, as they prepare to journey from home. A typical senior portrait collection has too many good-to-great images to share in a blog. But here’s a subset that definitely caught my eye, in the field and duringContinue reading “Bay Area Senior Portraits”
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Portraits: Six-in-one, 3/21
Portrait photography in the San Francisco Bay Area is an embarrassment of riches. I meet young business owners, realtors, IT executives, founders, venture capitalists, students—and beyond. Most subjects identify with a core value or attribute. It might be candor or kindness, competence or trustworthiness, or something else entire. Whatever it is, the awkwardness of portraitureContinue reading “Portraits: Six-in-one, 3/21”
Portraits: Six-in-One
As I land more business—excellent!—and make more photos—outstanding!—I’m falling behind on sharing work. The six-in-one concept, I hope, will help me address that challenge. Today it’s portrait photography, but next week, it could be family or landscape photography or even a photo essay. Really, it can be anything, but it’s got to be six-in-one, andContinue reading “Portraits: Six-in-One”
One Lens, Many Styles
Many photographers specialize in one style of photography. They often zero in on portrait, family, street, or landscape photography. I’m a dabbler at heart, always have been, except my dabbling is fairly serious, because I want to be really good at whatever interests me. Here are some examples of photography styles I’ve been exploring lately. HopeContinue reading “One Lens, Many Styles”
Dana McKay, 2021
Late last year, an aspiring model-actor hired me to explore posing, lighting, and different editing styles. Our collaboration resulted in some outstanding headshots and portraits. My personal favorite is the vintage classic pose of Dana on the chair awash in ambient light. I especially like the color version, because of the drama taking place betweenContinue reading “Dana McKay, 2021”