It seems these days that everyone is doing photography workshops to train budding photographers. I have hosted a few of those myself. Recently, however, a couple of my friends and I decided to host a workshop for models instead. Each model pays for their hair and makeup and an hour of shooting time. This allows...
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Liz Vang in the studio
Scott Kelby came to Lansing last weekend and gave a lighting seminar at the Lansing Center. For those of you who don’t know, Scott Kelby is the author of several popular Photoshop and photography books and is also the president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) . My friend, Brian, and I decided...
Studio shoot with Mohammad
These are from a studio shoot from last week. Lots of fun and great images to boot. This is a composite high dynamic range (HDR) image created in Photoshop. The background is a separate image taken at the Jim Bean factory in Lansing. Mohammad is superimposed over the background. These are just a couple...
Michigan State University Alumni Chapel in Winter.
East Lansing had snow last night so I thought I would venture over to the MSU Alumni Chapel to capture some winter photos. I have a few weddings booked there this summer and I thought it would be fun to show the summer and winter versions. I am sorry that this slide show ends abruptly....
Barack Obama in East Lansing 2008
Barack Obama stopped in East Lansing during his 2008 presidential campaign. I fought hard to get a good position in the crowd. It wasn’t easy. People were standing shoulder-to-shoulder for a couple hours just to hear him speak. I was able to get a few good photos from my vantage point. He was a little...
Shooting with the bulldogs
Kyle and Samantha have a couple bulldogs named Jack and Annie. We recently pulled everyone into the studio for a fun session. The dogs were excited and nervous but eventually settled down and let me take some photos. The dogs loved this chair. They look like royalty sitting on a throne. Here Annie was stealing...
Senior session in Cooley Gardens.
I had a senior shoot with a very lovely lady this past week. We started in the lobby of the Quality Suites hotel on Lansing’s Westside and then moved to Cooley Gardens and, later, the bridge on Shiawassee. Cooley Gardens seemed like a popular spot for senior pictures in Lansing. There were three or four...
Photographing Ashlyn in East Lansing
My friend Joe and I met with Ashlyn Malone and her friend Danielle for a fun photo shoot around MSU and East Lansing. We met them downtown and started walking around looking for good locations. Ashlyn had never modeled before so this is her BIG debut. Ashlyn is a student at Michigan State University and...
Continuing the Action Movie theme in Downtown Lansing
I loved doing the action movie theme with Samantha and her friends so much that I decided to continue with Gabrielle and Robert. This is part two of the saga. We shot in downtown Lansing and had people stopping us to find out what we were up to. One guy said he couldn’t believe he...
Action shoot in Lansing
As some of you may know I have recently moved to East Lansing from Interlochen. It’s been a slow transition but now that summer is finally approaching I am excited to get out and shoot more. I met Samantha on Facebook and asked her if she like to model as a way of testing new...