Portraits

Milky Way Portrait

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Had to share this beauty. The sky was so clear at a recent cottage weekend with friends. I was taking a few photos of the Milky way and decided to try a portrait. This is not some sort of photoshop trick. We didn't bring any flashes with us so we had to be creative and use the on camera flash from a friends DSLR. The exposure was 30 sec long, shot with a 15mm Fisheye lens. The couple walked into the scene at about 20 seconds and I popped the flash to expose them. I think it turned out pretty well.

-Jon

Tristan & Jami Engagement Session

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These people are the greatest. No seriously. They are. And super cute together. They were so natural in front of the camera and seemed to have no trouble being themselves. As you can tell from this photo, Tristan's "himself" is a bit ridiculous. Can't wait to shoot their wedding this fall - November here we come!

 To view more photos from this shoot follow this link. Stay posted for their wedding this fall.

Mid-Day Portraits with Athena

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Most photographers will agree that the best time to take photos is either in the early morning or in the evening when the sun is low. Taking mid day photos in the sun can be difficult because the sun starts to cast unflattering shadows under the eyes and chin giving a 'raccoon' look. We don't  always get to take photos during the best time of the day but we work around it. Check out these photos of our friend Athena. We made use of a few different shady spots and looked for locations where the sun was hitting the subject slightly from behind.