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Another beautiful teen who was very easy to photograph. G has the most amazing smile! I love these photos.

You might think that it was a nice day when you see the sun shining on this lovely lady but trust me it was not a great day! It was cold and very windy but these two high school seniors were quite the troopers. They even braved the high wind chills to put on their strapless dresses. Here's S and check back for another post to see G. They are beautiful girls and were a pleasure to work with.

Asheville has the best spots for portrait photographers like myself. This abandoned train has some graffiti, rusted metal and old tracks no longer in use - all perfect backdrops for senior portraits! I heard that this young man was camera shy however I didn't see any of that during this session. He was a trooper during this long marathon session and the results speak for themselves.  

I have been busy with my teaching schedule at AB Tech so I haven't had as much editing time as I would like. I photographed quite a few seniors this past weekend and am having a blast working on these images. I love taking their already nice images and adding a grunge texture or cropping on a slant or lowering the color saturation to turn the images into a super hip look. I can create a beautiful and classic look too and will do so if the image calls out for it, but since we work working in a gritty, urban setting for these shots I wanted to edit these to match. This young lady has a sassy smile and gave me some great funky poses to work with! I love them.  

The dark clouds and rainy weather cleared just in time for this senior session. I was excited to be able to use my new location that has an abandoned train, a old bridge that the train crossed over once upon a time and lot of tall grasses. Later we explored a couple spots along the River Arts District. This area seems to be filled with colorful walls and textured buildings which all make perfect, grunge backdrops for a photographer like me. This senior has a easy natural smile and a complexion to die for. She brought her friends along and I'll be posting their pictures here too in a day or so so check back. They were so much fun to work with!

I photographed this mother and daughter in the fall. They had their favorite images developed and they created a beautiful handmade scrapbook filled with quotes, art and tons of love. It was the father's gift for the holiday and I heard that he had tears in his eyes when he looked at it for the first time. The girls saved room at the back of the book to include some photos of him and the whole family together. I wonder which photos they'll choose. It's always a pleasure to photograph a family who feels comfortable around me.  The smiles, touching and laughs all came naturally- without instruction from me-which made for these spectacular images.

I did my first photo shoot for my new Senior Rep (Class of 2013). For those of you who don't know; I'll choose a male and female junior from each high school and give them a FREE photo shoot and lots of products. In exchange, he or she will help to promote me at the school by showing others his/her photos and describing his/her experience. This young lady is my new Rep at her school and we have two more fabulous photo sessions planned; one will be downtown and the other will be out in nature in the spring. She was amazingly easy to work with and I wasn't surprised to learn that she's done some modelling in her past. Isn't she gorgeous????? I can't decide which pose I like best. They are all so darn good!!!!!  Of the three below, which do you like best? I'm still looking for SENIOR REPS View / Edit Comments

I love my job! As I drive around town, I am always on the look out for new locations that I can use for photography shoots. The other day I had an extra hour before I had to pick up my kiddos from school, so I decided to try to find this neat, old fashioned gas station that I passed a couple months back. I knew the general location and was able to locate it fairly quickly. It's a cool lookin' spot to have your oil changed. What smart marketing. It's hard to miss when you drive by and I'm sure it attracts the car enthusiast with the old hot rod and sheriff car parked in the front. It attracted me for an altogether different reason. I'm going to be photographing some high school students soon and I think they may really like this spot for their senior picture session. View / Edit Comments

Many families don't think about having their portrait taken in the winter when the scenery is drab, brown and unappealing. Here in the mountains, there are still some beautiful areas and taking pictures when there's snow on the ground will be awesome - but for now - indoor shots are a great option. There are so many way I could photograph your family - sitting on the floor in front of your fireplace playing a board game, snuggling close on the love seat during story time or gathered on Mom and Dad's bed for some giggle and tickle time! Yesterday we choose another indoor option and played dress up in mom's clothes.

When printing your fabulous photographs, keep in mind that images may look different when printed at different sizes. Below is a great visual of a photo crop comparison chart. This guide is a great reference to show how photos will look at different crops. Many people don’t realize that a lot is taken away when printing an 8×10 image, one of the most popular sizes. Digital images are more square than rectangular, and they do not fit neatly into pre-made frames without cropping. The explanation: Standard photographic sizes do not all follow the same height/width ratio. The camera takes a photo that, when uncropped, will reproduce to a 2” x 3” ratio (4×6, 6×9, 8×12, 12×18, 16×24, 20×30). The industry standard is to offer 5×7, 8×10, 11×14, 16×20, size frames. So you can see how an 8×10 crops 2” off of an 8×12. This is why the same photo will appear slightly different View / Edit Comments