Las Vegas Portrait, Beauty, Boudoir and Cultural Photography
Creativity. The need to create. It’s a strong force. For me, and I’m sure many of you, if I go for too long without creating anything, life becomes very flat; grey; blah. Is it like that for you? I want to share a quote with you that I read recently. (actually you’ve already read it …
Vision, imagination and creativity – the most important tools in the photographer’s toolbox. Always has been, always will be. These tools are the reason why a photographer might be able to make an amazing image with the cheapest gear. The strongest photos come from what’s between our ears and in our hearts. Since these elements …
Passion. It’s what fuels anything I’ve ever been good at. If I’m not passionate about something, I might be proficient, but the drive is not there. I’m very aware of the level of passion I have for different things I photograph. As with any of us, certain things will click with us. Other things will …
Photographing Something Different Photographing something different. Something that isn’t my usual stuff. This is a bit of a followup to the last article I posted. Doing something different with my photography to keep things interesting; to help keep me motivated and to help me keep enjoying being a photographer. The Las Vegas International Horse Show …
I don’t think of myself as a landscape photographer. I’ll often go out on day road trips with my friend, Garrett (who is a great landscape photographer, btw), but my intent on these outings isn’t really about coming back with some great photos. I just like to get out in the fresh air; maybe do …
I love it when inspiration surprisingly strikes. I recently watched a presentation from fine-art photographer, Todd Hido. His photography really affected me. While we both enjoy shooting at night, our work is a little different. I shoot primarily with black and white film and Todd does amazing work with, often muted, color. But we both …
Inspiration. Inspiration is an extremely valuable commodity and I’m always looking for new sources. It’s what fuels what most of us do with our photography, modeling and any art form where you can express yourself. I’ve got a couple items I want to share with you this morning and they both pertain to things that I …
2015 was pretty cool, but I’m really looking forward to 2016. I know it’s a little crazy to think that because the number on the calendar changes that anything is any different, but I think it’s a nice tool to use to kind of rethink some things, reorganize, make new plans and other things …
