The Mctigues

This will no doubt be the last shoot with Chris, Amanda and Cassidy before the new baby arrives!  

  THE DAY WAS MILD... You could see the little bugs dancing around each other in the Mctigue's back yard as the setting sun gave forth it's golden light. You could not ask for a better family setting, so I quickly scanned around their lanai and saw the perfect piece of furniture: a wrought iron love seat with green pillows. Chris and I carried the seat into an open part of their very deep back yard. The family portraits had to be quick, not only because of the setting sun, but also because of babies' short attention span!

   Mommy gave Cassidy a silk flower and a cowgirl hat and set her loose. The following photos are just a few highlights of this beautiful family and the fun I had with them!

(All photos were taken using a Canon 7d and 70-200L Canon lens)

The Wedding of Jeff and Kim Powell

Several months back I received a call from Jeff Powell wanting some information about my packages. I set up a time to meet with him and his fiance, Kim at their home. Little did I know that this was going to be a "blast from the past"!!!
  It turns out that this was a Kim that I went to school with waaay back in the day!! I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least.
  We shot Kim's bridal shoot on a gorgeous little brick street in Punta Gorda, Florida. Their wedding was held at Visani's Comedy Club in Port Charlotte, Florida.

How I worked the Lighting

I went to check out the Venue the day before this wedding for Jeff and Kim Powell. In the evenings this is normally a comedy club, but for this afternoon it was to be a wedding venue. It was VERY dark inside with Black ceilings and dark walls, which would prove to be difficult in bouncing any lighting. The ambient was both RED and BLUE lights which had the potential to be a disaster for skin tones if I wasn't careful. Here's what I did: First I called a colleague (Aaron Bornfleth) who is an absolute wizard with lighting to get some ideas on how to handle this situation.

  His suggestions worked like a charm as you can see in the pics above. Newer DSLR cameras today can perform magnificently with higher I.S.O. "film" speeds along with small bursts of light from your flash unit when set manually to about 1/64th power and shooting in RAW format. (If any of you tech gurus want the specs, I would be glad to share them)  It was certainly a milestone for me and I was very pleased with how it turned out.

Kim's 5-1/2 inch heels !!!

Andrew and Wendy

After much deliberation and a couple of venue changes, Andrew and Wendy decided to have their wedding at a quaint little chapel in Bradenton, FL. The yellow from the sunflowers contrasted nicely with the dark, rich colors from the wood that that permeated this old restored landmark.

The Collins Family

Jelks Preserve on River Road in North Port, Florida is a protected area that shows the "true Florida". It was the perfect setting for this family that loves nature and being out doors. This was an early morning shoot, so the sun was still very low and shining through the trees. This made for a very nice and comfortable shoot that day!

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