The last shoot I had with Jared and Kelsey was on one of the windiest and coldest days of the year. This time, we happened to schedule on the hottest and muggiest day of the year. We’re awesome. This shot was taken with the Nikkor 20-35mm at 20mm. I placed an Alien Bees B1600 light [...]

I shot portraits for the Homeschool Prom. Now, before you start the homeschooler jokes, you should know two things: First, only those who have been homeschooled may make fun of homeschoolers. Secondly, yes, it was pretty weird. I haven’t been to a prom in about 10 years, so I went there expecting one thing, and [...]

This is an older picture of Patrick dancing with his mother at his wedding last year. The room we were in was not the most photogenic, thus demanding extra creativity in framing.

I was hoping that this photo from the Crane/Charlton wedding would compliment the photo of the men that I took earlier in the day. Going for a Vanity Fair cover idea, this probably would have been easier if it wasn’t 20 degrees outside.

When I’m taking portraits of a group of men, the one thing I use as inspiration for posing and composition is “Oceans Eleven”. Taken with the Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 and lit with an Alien Bees B800 with a shoot-through umbrella and a Nikon SB28 bare as the backlight. This was taken in an almost completely [...]