The Dancer

                               

A session with Tara Dice.

Living History in Portraits

 Having come from a military family and being a veteran myself, I've always had a deep admiration for those in uniform who selfishly put their own life on the line. This set was born from a coworker of mine who happens to be a World War 2 reenactor. After several months of trading conversation, ideas, and dates- we came up with these. His group are called "The Forty Thieves", they are 101st Airborne reenactors who like me, share a love of history and the admiration of the most interesting generation!

Self Portraits

There are two kinds of portraits. Portraits that you look into and portraits that look back at you. The idea of these images were from original Vietnam tour books that my father photographed for. I would see the expressions on the soldiers faces and it always evoked emotion for me. It left me wondering what they're looking at, what did they just see? My own experience as a combat photojournalist in Iraq in 2004 left my mind and soul wounded in a way. Wounded and scarred! I remember seeing some of the horrible results of war and this helped me in creating this series of portraits.

May 0f 2013

Strobe & Time Exposure

          I shot these recently after seeing an interview online with a Rolling Stone Magazine
photographers work from a 1960's. He was covering a Tina Turner concert and captured
a single shot of her on stage in a 2 second exposure, with multiple strobe pops. The image
produced on a single frame was amazing! So with a steady hand, my strobe & soft box,
and my model, I recreated my own versions using this technique.

Jess

    These photographs were taken using mostly natural light and an occasional off camera
fill flash. An old shed located next to my residence served as our make-shift stusio for the
session. The house and shed have been here since the 1920's, and with the western cow
girl look the photos came out handsomely.

Colorado Family session

     Family portraits, in my opinion, are one of the most important time to capture your loved ones and one of the happiest hours that you'll all spend together. This session was photographed in May, at a park in Colorado Springs, CO.
     The view was majestic and the challenge to get everyone looking your direction, smiling, and no
blinking eyes is essential! It was a windy morning, but I used it to my advantage, especially for the
 ladies and their hair. Again a soft box & strobe were used, on high power to fill in the shadows.