My good friend, Jack, has convinced me that I should post some of my portraits in this blog. I have resisted, in part because I didn't want this blog to seem like an advertisement for the portrait work I do from time to time. That's never been my intent. Sharing a few photos and a few thoughts is my intent. This week's series will be called "Look At Me."
This is one of my favorite couples shots - and it doesn't hurt to have good subjects like Alicia and Derek. This wasn't a planned photo. They were both supposed to be looking at me. But a few moments before I asked, "Ready?", Alicia looked up at Derek and I snapped the photo.
Here's another one with high sentimental value. I was asked by my recently-engaged son, Brian, to take engagement photos of him and his fiancée, Katie. Of course I said, "Yes." But I was nervous - partly because I hadn't done any studio portraiture in months and partly because I had never done any real formal portraiture of my own family. But both subjects were relaxed and easy to work with. And they were photogenic. (How could a father and future father-in-law say anything else?!)