Making Memories

Some friends and I went to Frontier City today and because I knew there were water rides there, I really didn't want to take my Canon, but there were just so many shots that I wanted to capture! These were taken on my HTC phone and then tweaked slightly in photoshop. I'm quite impressed!!

In The Jungle

While celebrating with a friend, we took a trip to the OKC Zoo. It was my first time, so of course my camera went with me. It was a joy to photograph the animals, despite their being only a few out in the heat.

By Any Other Name

It's been so long since I've been able to update!! The reason is that I'm currently on internship, which is quite frankly AMAZING. I'm super busy all the time and hardly have the time to sleep in between several jobs that I have going on. But I wanted to post something, so here's a quick shot I took with this unique app on my phone that recreates an orange box camera. Gotta love the vintage look.

A Blushing Bride

A friend of my mother's, Maranda was kind enough to model for me and fulfill a few of my crazy antics. She spent time with me, suffered through sand for me, and even splashed around in the river for me!

Smoke Signal

The last assignment of the school semester was to shoot a character portrait. My friend Donovan helped me to show a character trait that I find really defines a person. He's a pretty lax guy, a really calm personality that still sparks with fun exploits.

Fashion Video Portrait

This was shot for the second half of my Visual Validation class, and something that would be new to me. I attempted a video portrait that focused on fashion since I'm prepping myself up to intern with a lady who's the master of pin up fashion and beauty. I'm still not sure that I grasped the entire concept of "Video Portrait", but here's to my first attempt. Please comment and let me know what you think after watching it here.

Video Killed the Radio Star

Recently, I've been putting together quite a few video projects that's kept me really busy. Between class, video projects, and Castle, I rarely have time for sleep! I've uploaded my last two projects onto my Vimeo account; you can find them here!

The first one was shot in February, a little promotional work I did for this amazing company called Pixie Productions. They are an entertainment business that performs at birthday parties and other various events, often donating to well known charities.

The second was shot for class, a documentary assignment that required me to shoot two people interacting. Amanda and Sarah were kind enough to allow me to record them while they practiced dancing.

I'm still working on some new videos and hope to have them uploaded soon!

Norman Medieval Faire

A weekend or so ago, I ventured to the Norman Medieval Faire for the second year in a row. Compared to last year, it was so much better! It wasn't raining so I was able to take my camera around with me to gather a few snapshots of the goings on of the weekend.

Reboot

I had a few suggestions on redoing some photos I had taken lately, so I added some new techniques I learned within photoshop to give my photos a new look! Here's some before and after shots~

Landslide

Another set of photos taken within the studio, practicing headshots and full body shots for an assignment. The last pose is one that I've seen several times in fashion magazines and modeling photography. While I find it visually appealing, I have a hard time understanding the pose.

Just Your Extra Time

Finally! I finally made my back into the studio and I have to say, I really miss shooting in there. I try to balance my studio/outside shooting, and it's been a while since I've shot in studio. I honestly prefer it. This assignment was best shot indoors, as it required five lights.

Green With Envy

This sexy greenette, because yes, she has green hair beneath those red locks, is Sarah. This was her first time modeling for me professionally, and I'm looking forward to working with her again in the future. She looks amazing in those tights!

Red Hot

My first model for the arcade pin up shoot was Ashly, one of the wackiest person who's always full of smiles and fun. She's helped me out quite a bit, even suggesting the arcade for such a shoot.

Two to Tango

This is another attempt at Pinup, and my best try so far. I had some sexy models who helped me out: Ashly and Sarah. These were taken in a Tulsa arcade, shot with an external flash that I'm attempting to master.