We took our Senior Krew members to a local ghost town last Monday, boy did we ever

capture some great images!  We will go back anytime...but we plan on being there all

day Wednesday August 12th, call for a time slot! 

Some of the Krew!  Ask them about special offers and $50 off coupons!

Choosing a professional photographer for your portrait means that you have someone who knows how to manipulate the light to be it's most flattering for you!  IN the first image we have the lovely Nadra in a wonderful location in light that is mildly dappled.  In order to bring out the best for her we needed to not only block light, but also to reflect some back in.  The difference between the first and last image is subtle, but makes all the difference in the world!

Too fun!  These are some of my krew members for the class of 2010.  Any one of them can get you a $50 off gift card.  We had fun that evening!!

With the dramatic increase in quality of digital cameras on the market there is a increase in the quality of capture by the average consumer, which is wonderful!  However this leads to a false interpretation of what a professional photographer does and why one is needed.  A quality camera is simply a tool, as is a great computer program, or a reflector.  Knowing how and when to use which tool is critical to a quality portrait, along with understanding how to position a body into the correct angles for the most flattering position.   In this example we ha ...

We drove a ways up the lower fork of the Boise River on our last day of vacation.  It was beautiful!

Whew!  I had a whirwind May getting ready to be at this wonderful SEMINAR this week!

We have been studying with the owner of a portrait studio that is in the top 4% of the nation.  Learning so very much about new portrait techniques, and EVERYTHING his studio does to make it more successful.  Our instructor is an open book.

I can't wait to get back to the studio and share some of this stuff!

This beauty is graduating from Gem State this spring.  The weather was tempermental, we had rain, hail and sunshine!  And, Bruce and Barbie, her parents, just had to take the opportunity to grab a quick portrait also.  :)

This last one is a sepia tint with selective color brought back in, Beach Beauty!

Here is a composite of Chastin.  I really like this one, the outfits all being the same really gives the composite a classy feel.  In order to continue with that style I photographed the background and then made the matting material of that image.  What do you think?