This was shot at the Virginia Beach oceanfront with Mattias, an old friend of mine. Mattias is getting out of the Military, and about to pursue a career and education in acting. Naturally, he needed some head shots, but we also got him some pretty cool portraits while we had him. My sister Phoebe was [...]

I was just telling my good friend Craig that I never posed anyone while I was in Africa earlier this year. I always had my cameras on and around my neck, so I would grab whatever photo I could, whenever I could. Because I was pulling double-duty by recording video and still images, I had [...]

I was really looking forward to Natalie’s senior portraits. We had some pretty elaborate plans for an outdoor shoot, but the rain made sure we kept our expectations low. I was able to get permission from the local Silver Diner in Chesapeake, VA and the general manager, Andi, was so gracious and accommodating that she [...]

This is my beautiful sister Phoebe. A friend of ours switched the syllables in her name and called her Beefy. For years now I’ve called her Beef. It’s just one of the many nicknames in the Bethune household like Uncle Davis, Ner, Tom, Jeardod, Motcat, Trandoshan, Naynay, Cofaehater, Nakeyboy… Phoebe, in all of her wonderful [...]

This is an odd angle for me. I’m not usually a big fan of dutch tilt. In fact, if you really know me, you know that I have developed a rather strong distaste for it in most situations. However, the moment was too good to pass up, so in this case, I let it past [...]