It’s always a pleasure to have a session with someone moving ahead with their career and needing updated head shots.
This was certainly the case here with this woman making a major jump in her education’s next step.
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Having photographed years ago in New York City and Los Angeles I met some great fashion and modeling photographers.
Now working locally in Ypsilanti I occasionally get the opportunity to work with local talent and produce some work in my style.
This young woman came in on a mission to start building a model’s portfolio and we had a great session, using some different lighting setups and playing with the fan as well.
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A couple and the son’s (non English speaking) French mother came in for a session. We even involved Big Monk, a prop I usually use for kids, which tells you how much fun we were having!
Also included here are some photos from a head shot session with a very nice guy who needed to update his public images.
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This family came in for a session last December and were in again for a one year follow up.
They make great photos together and it was as much fun this year as last.
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I was fortunate to have this great couple in to be photographed.. very much involved with each other and it shows here.
Also a client came in for a head shot session and since he wears glasses we did two lighting setups to make sure the reflections were gone.. always a challenge in a studio without 12 foot ceilings.
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I’ve photographed the young woman in the header photo since she was 6 years old. Now she’s 10. She and her twin brothers, also shown here, have modeled for years. The guys were on a well known TV series when they were kids.
Also I had two gentlemen come in for headshot sessions.. also shown here.
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Looking back I find it interesting that with all the political and medical upheaval this year the photo with the most positive reactions is the pug photo…. (and I’m not a pug fan, being a larger dog guy).
Can’t beat a fuzzy puppy :-)
The composites in this post represent, chronologically, most of the ones appearing in the blog posts. I’ve met some wonderful people and it was an honor to have them trust me with documenting events in their lives.
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As we approach the end of the year there is still time for senior sessions and this young man came into my studio for some portraits and yearbook shots.
Full disclosure, he’s a power lifter and we did a few photos with him holding a 25 lb hex dumbbell. It’s the heaviest I have in my home and we were laughing about his friends seeing him with such a tiny weight. Insert “feeling my age” here.
The next series of photos are of a young woman who was highlighted in an earlier blog post. We met on a chilly day at a local football field so she could have some photos of her in her band uniform.
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In a previous blog post I highlighted a family whose session was photographed on a misty morning. Once again the mist rolled in and another family in a different location was photographed in a local park.
I’ve come to love these weather conditions as it lends an ethereal quality to the results.
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The morning of our session at Depot Town and Riverside Park in Ypsilanti was relatively warm but there was a heavy, hanging fog that was not going to lift soon.
As the feel of the morning was actually different than the previous sunny days in that location we decided to use the mistiness as a benefit and it made for a nice departure photographically.
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Two very different sessions this time.
A woman came into the studio for her first portrait session ever with the aim of getting good images and promoting her hair care product. We both felt mission accomplished.
Then I found myself in a pumpkin patch with a couple reenacting their marriage ceremony. The photos they had from the original event were not representative of the commitment they shared and we captured new ones on a fairly cloudy day. They’re a great couple and it was a departure from what I usually am called on to do.
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Obviously photographed before the snow that blankets the state today this little cutie could not sit upright unassisted this time last year.
Her family brought her to the same location we visited one year ago and she was bouncing all over the place.
She loves the camera and the camera loves her.
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I hosted a great young man in the studio for a session to get some images for his yearbook and a few for more of a portrait look. He was fun to photograph and we got to play with some more creative lighting.
Also, a former client of mine came in for a session to get some photos to use for the jacket of his new book which is soon to be published. He’s a charming and intelligent guy and I wish him great success.
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Once again we stretched a remarkably warm fall season and this family met with me in a local park to document another year of growth with the two boys.
The boys were wearing hoodies made for them by their grandmother. Kudos to grandma.
The couple also highlighted here were re-enacting a play proposal a year ago and this time, the young woman was surprised to find out this time it was real.
It was a great moment and fun to share.
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During a senior session at Ypsilanti’s Depot Town and Riverside Park we encountered a bubble machine set up and running for an event in the area and made use of it… was fun and unexpected.
Also a woman I had photographed before came over to my back yard and studio for a quick photograph of her older son and new baby. She’s leaving the area and wanted one more quick session with me before her departure.
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Stretching out the last of the good weather I photographed a young woman at Ypsilanti’s Depot Town and Riverside Park then ended up at my studio for some additional shots.
Also, while looking at her photos, I discovered some from a previous blog post and am including them here.
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It’s definitely that time of year.
The demand for senior and yearbook photos is always heavy at this time and I’ve been filling every weekend with sessions.
Two favorite locations were used here… The University of Michigan Law Quad and Ypsilanti’s Depot Town and Riverside Park.
As always, it’s fun to see the students in this transitional period of their lives.
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In April of this year I photographed this young woman to document her bachelor’s degree. She then proceeded to earn her master’s and we met in the studio again to document her achievement.
Okay, she might not be MY daughter but we had a great time and I’m really proud of her.
Then I had a gentleman come in for updated headshots.. also shown here.
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This couple just adopted a Pug puppy and wanted to have a record of them and their new pup at this stage of the new relationship.
I’m more of a large dog guy (at one point I lived in a two room fifth floor walk up apartment with another human, a cat, two Afghan Hounds and a rescued Great Dane).
Having said that this is an adorable puppy and is very soft to the touch so, yes.. definitely cuddly.
We met at a local park and I’m sharing the results here.
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There are three sessions in the studio to share in this blog post.
One was a young man who wanted portraits photographed. If memory serves, it was mom driven - nice slice of time. I included a few wider view photos of the session in progress.
The others were driven by the need for updated business head shots. Both went well.
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