When our son was diagnosed with Autism years ago, we tried to learn everything we could about Autism so that we could give him the best opportunity possible for a full and independent life. So when I was asked to shoot a donation image and headshots of the board members, I was more than happy to volunteer my time to help them out. These individuals collectively make a big difference to families and it’s an honor to photograph them. ...
Josh is on his journey to fitness/bodybuilding fame and we had an opportunity to capture some fitness images of him as he prepares for his first fitness competition. While intense in the gym I’m sure, we had to work hard to keep him from smiling and laughing non-stop through the shoot…. ahhhh, we should all have such...
I was asked to come and photograph the 1st meeting of the Richmond VA Strayer University Alumni group. It was inspirational to see a group of graduates come together and plan how they could help new students feel connected and part of something larger than themselves. To minimize my impact on the group, I stayed in one place and boosted the ISO on my camera so that I would not need flash. Shooting at f2.8 and 1/60th of a second using a 50 mm lens on...
Gina was the first model shot for the very successful Winter Fashion campaign which was designed to get me out of the studio and get back into location shooting. Friendly and easy going, I could not have started with a better model. She was one of the first models I’d contacted and it was only fitting that she was the first photographed. If she was a bundle of nerves, it never showed. Arriving all alone, she blended right into Kiara’s posse as if...
The highlight of this shoot is the fur coat image. I had really wanted some snow for our shoot. While it was very cold and the damp… there was no snow…. Until I got back to my office and launched Adobe Photoshop. I often tell people that I’m really a “retouch artist who takes good pictures”. So to the image I added beds of snow and a large-flake storm that just felt so right where her pose and the beautiful coat…. Yes, this image...
My goal with Stacy was to capture some winter fashion and to create images that played against her “girl next door” look. In the end, I could not resist it and did capture some soft high-key images…. however, we also went an edgy look. Not the typical “this model is either having an an orgasm or a migraine” look. I chose to introduce tension into the image while still playing on her beauty. From high-key headshots to...
In an effort to push myself out of the studio and back onto location, I created a model development campagn to shoot winter fashion on location. Complete with beauty dish, studio strobes, light modifiers, relfectors, music and a portable dressing room, Brooke and another model Stacy joined me in the cold to shoot winter fashion. When reviewing Brooke’s portfolio, there was a fair amount of wonderful glamour shots, so I was excited to shoot something...
After shooting new headshots and fashion images for his portfolio, Ryan returns (without his shirt) to add fitness to his portfolio. Ryan represents all that BrandonPhotos strives to be… “Fitness, Fashion and Faces”. Not every model can easily move from editorial fashion to fitness fashion and then to fitness editorial. I’m not sure what his agency (Modelogic) is looking for, however I hope they see the diversity that Ryan...
Ryan came out during Hurricane Sandy to rock his portfolio with some new images…. We worked on some fresh new headshots with less smiling… though we did get some great laughs in during one set. Our goal was to capture a more mature/commercial headshot. Look for Ryan’s fashion images in a separate post and in the future as we shoot some fitness...
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