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Part 1: A Day With Gallo Center for the Arts
I recently had the chance to work with the team over at Gallo Center for the Arts, which was such an exciting opportunity for me. In collaborating with Doug, who is their Director of Marketing & Public Relations, we came up with the idea to capture some environmental shots of the team as well as the standard headshots. With everything planned, the next step was for me to figure out how to best capture everyone in the Mary Stuart Rogers theater space. I typically work from my studio, where I’ve got things fairly dialed in for my style of shooting, so going on location presents a new set of challenges, though nothing I couldn’t meet head on.
In working to capture an environmental shot that helped to highlight the person and the theater space, the main challenge was, how to light the environment? I wanted to keep the space low lit, to give the feeling like whoever I was photographing was the star of the stage. So the first thing I did was work find a good base layer to serve as my plate shot. You can see in the following images, as I bring in lights to illuminate the subjects and then add additional lights to illuminate the lower section of the seating and finally the plate shot.
With everything dialed in, it was go time! You can see the final results below.
I just love how the environmental shots came out with the interplay of the theater, the canvas to break up the scene a little bit and the subject. What challenges have you faced while out on location? How did you work to get the shot while working in those spaces? Check back in for the second half where we go over the more formal headshots.
Ever Present Beauty
Life is all about perspective. Part of why I ventured down the road of photography was because I wanted to show the world the beauty I see in it. Seeing the beauty in every person that comes in front of my camera and being able to show that back to them, that's a joy I won't soon tire of.
Life is all about perspective. Part of why I ventured down the road of photography was because I wanted to show the world the beauty I see in it. Seeing the beauty in every person that comes in front of my camera and being able to show that back to them, that's a joy I won't soon tire of.
Recently had the pleasure of photographing an amazing friend whose family gifted her a session. Kate would describe herself as someone who doesn't enjoy having her pictures taken, but I'm glad she worked up the courage to spend time with my team and me. We had such a blast, I love seeing people's confidence shoot up with each stage of the session, from initial greeting, to hair and makeup prep, and all the way through each outfit change.
Enough talking, check out her session video and take a closer look at the photos in the gallery.
Eighty Never Looked So Good!
No matter the age, we all deserve to have a beautiful image of ourselves. Young Marilyn, shows how vibrant and wonderful life is in this fun session. Come join me to experience a session of your own at my studio here in Modesto, Ca.
Marilyn is proof that one can have beautiful images captured of themselves at any age! We spent the day together capturing images she could use professionally as well as personally. I loved hearing the many life stories she had to share during our session and seeing how much life and energy flowed through such a beautiful woman. Enjoy this little video showing a bit of the preparation and the gallery of images. If you like what you see and would like to experience a session of your own, I would love to hear from you. Click HERE to setup a consult and design your custom session.
Men Don't Shy Away. You Look Great On Camera Too!
I love to photograph people. Men, women, children. Why? I want to ensure that everyone has a beautiful image of themselves that they truly love. While what you see in my gallery is predominantly women, I love when the men choose to come in and have fun too. That's what we had with this session for Reggie!
I love to photograph people. Men, women, children. Why? I want to ensure that everyone has a beautiful image of themselves that they truly love. While what you see in my gallery is predominantly women, I love when the men choose to come in and have fun too. That's what we had with this session for Reggie!
Reggie is an active member of the Modesto community and it's one of the things that makes him a great person. He helps run the Modesto Breakfast Club, which gathers young members of the community and helps everyone find ways to make Modesto a better place to live. As well he runs Engaged By Reggie Rucker, a concept as he calls it, that looks at social media marketing in a different light. One that could help you grow your own social media presence, if you need assistance in that arena. Be sure to reach out to him if you do!
Men, if you saw this and thought, "Dang! I'd like this for myself!", start the process by clicking the button below. Ladies, if you want to gift the special man in your life with a session like this, and really gift yourself with amazing images of him that you'll cherish, again click the button below.