Well, I really enjoy photographing things of and about Texas, as it turns out. Earlier this year I was driving around downtown Austin and came across a wonderful spot to capture the whole Austin skyline at dusk with a beautiful sunset and so I took the opportunity to photograph there for a while. I love [...]
Tagged Austin, downtown, life as a photographer, Locations, skyline, sunsete, Texas State CapitolSometimes when people see a photograph they ask the artist something along the lines of “did it really look like that?”. I get that question a fair bit, generally when the image is enhanced. I recently heard the best answer and it goes something like this: “Well, no, but that’s how I felt when I [...]
Tagged Austin, downtown, Engagement, Fun!, life as a photographer, Locations, Portrait, TechniqueRecently we had the opportunity to photograph an extended family on the Crystal Falls Golf Course. It was a little warm, but we had a great time! The kids enjoyed themselves and we took advantage it that to capture so many great portraits. Here are a couple of my favorites of the group:
Tagged Crystal Falls Golf Course, family, Fun!, Leander, Locations, PortraitI admit it; I was born in Austin and I’ve lived here now for the past 28 years. However, I’m really an Aggie and sometimes I just have to express that. Unfortunately for Hannah, she is a graduate of UT… But, here’s one of my favorite photographs she has ever taken – well, not really, [...]
Tagged Austin, Fun!, Texas A&M UniversityJust before things got really hectic a couple of weeks ago, Hannah and I had the opportunity to photograph a wonderful baby girl. She is precious! She pretty much slept the whole session, well, after a couple of blow-outs from each end… It was great fun and we came away with some wonderful portraits. Here [...]
Tagged babies, family, studioGraduation season is here and Hannah and I participated by photographing a family with two university seniors. They graduated from two area universities so we were able to capture several different locations and groupings of mom, dad and the two graduates. This is one of my favorites; they’re just goofing off enjoying the moment on [...]
Tagged business portrait, family, Fun!, graduate, Locations, San MarcosTurns out there was a cool window of time where the old downtown area in the town of Granger Tx. was converted into an old west movie set. I didn’t know about it much ahead of time, but right after they finished using the area for filming, we took a graduating High School senior down [...]
Tagged Fun!, graduate, Granger, high school, Portrait, seniorAs a follow-on to our earlier senior / graduate session with James, we went to downtown Austin to capture some urban images. This is one of my favorite locations for people photography; there is an alley and a parking lot across the street from the Old Spaghetti Warehouse on 4th that has fun textures. I [...]
Tagged Austin, brick wall, Fun!, graduate, high school, Locations, multiple exposure, senior, texture, urban, walkingHannah and I photographed James for his senior portraits a little while back in two sessions; the first was done at a nearby industrial kitchen. James is thinking about going to culinary school so we thought this would be great fun and would show him in a real-life scene that has meaning to his family. [...]
Tagged Fun!, graduate, high school, industrial, kitchen, Portrait, seniorThere are times when a studio session is perfect to photographing, and photographing a baby is just one of those times. The lighting can be perfectly controlled, you can work with the baby to capture sleep as well as awake periods and you can use very fun props and backgrounds that set the perfect scene. [...]
Tagged baby, family, girl, infant, studioHere are some of my favorite images from this past Saturday. The wedding was at Hope Chapel and the reception was at The Quarries (part of Hyde Park Baptist Church). Of course, it was the fantastic weather that really made the day memorable; well, that and the wedding itself. One of the things I love [...]
Tagged Austin, Fun!, Hope Chapel, Hyde Park Baptist Church, life as a photographer, The Quarries, WeddingI am so pleased to announce that imageclectic photography has a radio spot as of this past week on KLGO radio! It will run for about sixteen weeks around Focus on the Family, Alistair Begg and Ryan Rush. Give a listen to the station and see what you think! Many thanks to Gene Bender, Dean [...]
Tagged advertisement, Austin, Engagement, family, KLGO, radio, WeddingI confess, I love working with people. It may be trite, but I believe it; everyone has an inner and and outer beauty that we can capture and show to the world. It is simply amazing how each person is unique, and I love the challenge to create unique photographs of each person for whatever [...]
Tagged business headshots, business portrait, Headshots, life as a photographer, philosophyLast week we put together a day of headshots over at Coffee a Deli on N/ Lamar. It’s a very nice little shop with great ambiance and character, and the owner is wonderful. Besides coffee, the have sandwiches and soups and awesome desserts, all homemade right there. You really should go check them out! We [...]
Tagged business headshots, business portrait, children, Fun!, HeadshotsI was pleased to be a part of a vow renewal for a couple on their 50th wedding anniversary – on Christmas day! It was really cool to see such commitment lived out, and even more so as all the family gathered around and prayed over the couple and blessed them. Times like this are [...]
Tagged ceremony, Christmas, family, Pflugerville, Portrait, vowsI wanted to create a rather unique Christmas present for my mom this year, and thought I might share it here. I really love the words to the song “You’re Beautiful” by Phil Wickham and was mulling them over a little while before Christmas when this idea came to me: photograph an eye from each person [...]
Tagged family, Fun!Yesterday was a wonderful time for us and the larger family; we spent time thanking God for sending Jesus, blessing each other and just being together. I treasure days like that and I hope that all of you were able to enjoy some time with God, family and friends as well. Leah and and were [...]
Tagged Christmas, family, life as a photographerSaturday Hannah and I photographed a wonderful family all collected together for the Thanksgiving holiday. They came together from all over the country to meet in the middle so to speak in the greater Austin area and we were honored to be their photographers for the morning. Our location was Springwood Park in N. Austin [...]
What makes a “perfect” photography shoot? I think there are several critical factors involved: Relationship: The subjects and the photographer all connect and learn something about each other. They relate, and find common ground for relating. They enjoy and feel energized. They work together to create a perfect portrait. Involvement: Everyone is working together to create [...]
Tagged Fun!, life as a photographer, tipsWe had the pleasure of photographing Amy at Laguna Gloria this past weekend and captured some great images. This is one of my favorites. I love the location; it has lots of scenes that create wonderful backdrops and ambiance.
Tagged AMOA, Laguna Gloria, LocationsSometimes being in the right place at the right time is everything. That’s one of the things that distinguishes professional photographers from the rank and file. Recently we were camped out at the Texas State Capitol (one of my personal favorite places to photograph at night) doing some building photography. When we got home and [...]
Tagged Fun!, life as a photographer, Locations, Texas State CapitolInstead of showing several images from this past weekend, I thought we’d start off with just a portrait from the wedding of Micah and James. This particular portrait is one of my early favorites; there are so many! This was taken at a wonderful place called Chapel Dulcinea out at the Wizard Academy. It’s a [...]
Tagged Chapel Dulcinea, HDR, Locations, Technique, WeddingThis is the portrait session we love to be part of: Scott asked his girlfriend Lucy to a session with us last Friday, with the goal of surprising her with an engagement ring. The pretense was to capture some couple portraits they could each have. We captured some great photographs in several setting around Mayfield [...]
Tagged Austin, Engagement, Fun!, Mayfield ParkHannah and I were blessed to be invited to photograph a family celebrating 50 years of marriage this past weekend; what an accomplishment! We went to their home in Wimberley which is right on the Blanco River. Fifty years together is a wonderful example of what really can happen when a couple commits their lives [...]
Tagged anniversary, family, Locations, WimberleyIf you want a great place to get some unique portraits, take your favorite photographer over to the Texas State Capitol at night. You can pretty much get the run of the place if you go later in the evening, and there are some fun, out of the way places to go. On the North [...]
Tagged Austin, Locations, Texas State CapitolAnother shoot at the Capitol! We had a great time; even though we’re in the middle of the hot Summer months, places like the Capitol give a ton of flexibility for locations to shoot and can bring a lot of “Austin” to a photograph. Oscar and Amy are getting married in December and we needed [...]
Tagged Austin, Engagement, Fun!, Texas State CapitolI had the honor of photographing a candidate for the Texas House this past week. He chose to do it at the State Capitol, which was great since I’d had just been there for other reasons and had some ideas about where to shoot. The Capitol is very photography-friendly; you can basically shoot almost anywhere [...]
Tagged Austin, business headshots, Locations, Texas State CapitolOn Friday I photographed Donovan for his web site and printed bio; we enjoyed talking and working to create just the right headshot for his uses. I like to capture a range of expression and poses with coat on and off, formal, informal, full-length, 3/4-length, head-and-shoulders, smiling, laughing, serious and fun. It was great seeing [...]
Tagged business headshots, business portrait, Corporate Photography, studioHannah and I photographed a new mother-to-be and her husband this week to capture the anticipation and joy of their baby-in-the-making. Mandy was awesome and you can see in her eyes that this is going to be really cool! We had a great time talking about their life and plans while we were capturing her [...]
Tagged babies, maternity, studioIn Austin there are several groups I belong to as a professional photographer that are very helpful and encouraging and help me to build my skills and keep them current and fresh. Last night I attended the monthly meeting of the Professional Photographers of Austin, or APPA, where we heard from an awesome photographer – [...]
Tagged babies, children, education, learning, life as a photographerThe Austin Wedding Extravaganza is today! Our booth is ready and we’re resting before the show opens. Come on down and see all the wonderful possibilities! The Palmer opens at noon and the show closes at 6:00pm.
Tagged WeddingRegardless of the camera you are using, these steps can help get great results: Frame the subject; photograph only what makes the image matter. Keep distractions out of the picture, make sure all hands are either completely visible, or completely invisible (don’t cut them off at the edge!), and position the subject out of the [...]
Tagged How-ToWe all know about the Austin 360 bridge; it spans the Lower Colorado River on Loop 360 and is uniquely Austin. There are so many cool angles and views around the bridge that it just makes a perfect place for photography. One of the important characteristics of a good photograph is “place”; where the photograph [...]
Tagged 360 Bridge, Austin, LocationsSome examples of light and shadow to show off photographs that I like.
Tagged Austin, Fountain Glenn, Technique, Villa AntoniaI was brought in by another photographer as part of a photo shoot for a consulting company holding a business retreat at Horseshoe Bay recently, and here are a few of the images I made. These are meant to illustrate the company and what it does for their web site; open for business, getting down [...]
Tagged Corporate Photography, Equipment, Headshots, Horseshoe Bay, LocationsThis past Thursday we went out to a fantastic place for photography: Villa Antonia. There are so many wonderful scenes there! We photographed Halei inside for a while, then went outside and braved the incredible wind; this is one of my favorites from inside. Halei’s personality is so warm and fun we pretty much could [...]
Tagged Austin, Lake Travis, Locations, Villa AntoniaYesterday I photographed a local business in Cedar Park to help build a new set of images for their web site. It was great fun (if you ignore the incredible heat outside that was making us all more than a little warm) and we came away with some great images. Here’s one I like: Chuck [...]
Tagged Business, Cedar Park, Corporate Photography, HeadshotsI’m back from an intensive week-long course up at UT Arlington called “The Power of the Classics”. This was an awesome group of dedicated professional photographers learning more about “the art of portraiture as it has been practiced since the renaissance era to the present”. Gabriel Alonso is a Master Photographer and Photographic Craftsman in [...]
Tagged Arlington, Texas SchoolMy favorite kind of photography involves the subject not spending their attention on what we’re creating together, but rather on enjoying life and relating to others. So when I take someone for an environmental portrait, the goal is to forget I’m even there. We create a playful place and enjoy. Portraits that come out of [...]
Tagged Fun!, Round RockThere’s a very cool place in South Austin that I highly recommend: Dunvegan Keep. The owner has hand crafted all of the decorations and the plants to give a very “elsewhere” look and feel to the environment there. If you are looking for a fun place to go for a bridal or engagement portrait, or [...]
Tagged Austin, LocationsI found this on the interwebs today; I think it really says something important: “A photograph never grows old. You and I change, people change all through the months and years but a photograph always remains the same. How nice to look at a photograph of mother or father taken many years ago. You see [...]
Tagged life as a photographerWhen I create a photograph, I’m usually just looking at the things I can see at the moment: light, shadow, lines, shapes, contrast, texture and eyes. But sometimes I look at the photograph later and see a fun abstraction of the surrounding environment that I find pleasing. I can add a “painterly” feel to the [...]
Tagged PaintingSometimes you have to improvise to make the moment “work”. I was photographing a family that had several young children and they were more than a little antsy. So, in order to make the shot, I grabbed a rock and shoved it under the rocker so they could be still for just the few seconds [...]
Tagged life as a photographerLocation for a bridal portrait in Round Rock, Texas.
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