Albuquerque New Mexico networking friend Dr. Norm was showing off the headshots I made for him and his wife (also named Barbara) to Barbara and she asked, "who made those for you?" Dr. Norm kindly referred her to me and lo and behold, I am in Barbara's office this week making headshots and commercial portraits for her! Check out Dr. Norm's wellness business and Barbara's travel business.
Read MoreI was actually out on a commercial portrait shoot near Petroglyph National Monument in west Albuquerque when driving home I saw the Super Blue Blood Moon rising over the Sandia Mountains. At a good vantage point I pulled over, popped the trunk, and took out my Nikon D7200 which already had a 80-200mm lens on it to get some shots!
Read MoreThe Asilomar Beach area of Pacific Grove in California is a place I have daydreamed about for over 7 years. I had never been there, never known anyone who had gone there. This entire daydreaming took place far away from there in Florida. I just somehow knew, that if I could wish myself to be any place on Earth, this was it. From my first step there, I knew all I had daydreamed was verified.
Read MoreWhen I get a food photography shoot at a bakery in Albuquerque, New Mexico where I am based, I still think, "yes, photographing cakes and pies and pastries!" However, that is hardly the case. I am learning bakeries sell savory dishes too, like La Luna Bakery and Cafe does. Not a single sweet item photographed that morning! Instead, creative looking stuffed pepper dishes like the one above.
Read MoreLike many of my headshot clients in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I first met Freddie at a networking event. He hosted a great event that led to many new contacts for me. I was glad to learn that Freddie won the headshot door prize I donated to a holiday charity event! He visited the JCP Home Studio wanted to update his headshot for LinkedIn and elsewhere, which had not been done for well, a good few years. My favorite of the session is the headshot above. The character and sharpness the new Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens captures is great, of course only when you have a subject that can portray such character in the first place in a simple smile.
Read MoreA newer restaurant in Albuquerque New Mexico, Bayti Mediterranean Delicies has the aesthetic design of an Apple Store, which reflected the clean and healthy content of the food available there. I visited there on a food photography assignment where I met the friendly owner, Feryal, who was very meticulous in the presentation of the dishes. She even let me take home many of the foods you see above! Thanks Feryal!
Read MoreI met Dr Norm and Barbara at an Albuquerque networking event some months ago, and since then have seen them many times such that we have become rather familiar with each other. Knowing the person some greatly helps making photos of them. They each one a free headshot session I had donated to various events. They wanted their headshots for LinkedIn and their own business website made together, and to reflect their teamwork and closeness in their business relationship, which of course stems from their personal relationship. In the shot above they have each other's backs!
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