Senior pictures - Mark

Mark's mom told me he likes things artistic and unique. Yeah, I love that! He came up with great locations and I had a blast photographing his session. We started at Decatur HS where he wanted some photos next to "the shed". Wow, I went nuts over it's colors and textures! I super saturated the color on this one.

Shot a few more around the school before heading to another location.

I applied a hand colored look to this one.This spot has a fantastic view of Mount Rainier, Commencement Bay and Tacoma.
We finished at Dash Point park where we got lots more great images. It's fun and challenging shooting on location. I use what I find there as the "props" and adjust with the changing light and weather conditions.

Here's an example where the background was very bright, and we were under the shade of a tree, so I used my softbox flash as a main light, exposing for good color in the background. The sun provided a perfect rim and hair light.Here's an example of using the sun as my main light, and filling the shadows with my flash unit. Positioning a subject so that the light is from the side accents shape and form. Using shadow is just as important as using light in good photography.I applied a special warm, grainy, contrasty, technique to this image for a different and dramatic look.And I gave this one a rich chocolate tone, with a sweet smile for mom.

Senior pictures - Jacob, a few more

Beach portraits look great in black and white too.

Jacob was happy to put his jacket on by this time as it was getting chilly. I applied a dreamy, grainy effect to this one.

Loved the texture of this old log on the beach. That great smile is pretty nice too!

This one is perfect with a high contrast sepia look.

Senior Graduation is a perfect time for a family portrait too. Mom did a great job coordinating the sweaters for this.

Senior pictures - Boys of (almost) summer

Had a blast photographing Jacob's second senior portrait session. Some of his buddies met us down at the beach to pose for a few and show off their fine form. These guys have been friends since they were little boys so this will be a memorable keepsake at this turning point in their lives. A lifelong friendship is a rare and wonderful thing, and a portrait together is a great way to honor that friendship. It was a cool day but they braved the weather so we could get the shot. Thanks guys!