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2013 High School Graduation Beach Party for Conor at Caddy's Treasure Island Florida

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Conor celebrating his high school graduation with friends at Caddy's Treasure Island Florida - Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm @ f/11 ISO 200 1/250th SB-800 @ 1/4 power hotshoe mountedFormer Morean Arts Center photography student Sue's son, Conor, graduated high school as part of the class of 2013.  She threw a graduation party out at Caddy's on Treasure Island, Florida for him and contacted me about photographing the afternoon event.  As the sign shows above, Conor is Clemson bound!

Generations celebrating a high school graduation on the beach at Treasure Island Florida - Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm @ f/7.1 ISO 200 1/400th SB-800 @ 1/4 power hotshoe mountedThere were multiple family generations at the party, including Conor's grandparents seen above along with his sister.  Shooting in direct afternoon sunlight is of course a challenge, so positioning everyone just so was extra important to minimize shadows as much as possible and also to try and pull some detail and color out of the background, though ultimately in the above shot I decided to convert it to black & white.

Volleyball fun at a 2013 high school graduation party Treasure Island Florida - Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm @ f/11 ISO 200 1/400th SB-800 @ 1/4 power hotshoe mountedMost at the party were Conor's classmates who did not seem to mind the harsh sunlight at all!

Florida beach bikini model commercial photography

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Model: Monica Location: Sunset Beach Treasure Island Florida - Nikon D300 Nikkor 80-200mm @ f/2.8 ISO 200 1/3200th 

If you are looking for a place to warm up this winter, Sunset Beach on Treasure Island, St. Petersburg, Florida is a great choice.  In this collection of natural light photographs bikini model Monica makes a strong case for Florida tourism if not out right relocation!

Model: Monica Location: Sunset Beach Treasure Island Florida - Nikon D300 Nikkor 80-200mm @ f/2.8 ISO 200 1/2000thOne does not swim in the ocean on the west coast of Florida, but rather the Gulf of Mexico.  This means much warmer water year round as well as calm conditions out on the water.  Dolphins are a common sight.  In the above photograph Monica emerges from the Gulf in dramatic fashion.

Model: Monica Location: Sunset Beach Treasure Island Florida - Nikon D300 Nikkor 80-200mm @ f/2.8 ISO 200 1/2000thThose warm and calm conditions also make Florida's gulfcoast beaches ideal places to put your beach towel down on the white sand and just enjoy the tranquility.  The end to most days on the gulfcoast is punctuated with a fantastic sunset like the one Monica is watching above.

Model: Monica Location: Sunset Beach Treasure Island Florida - Nikon D300 Nikkor 80-200mm @ f/2.8 ISO 200 1/1250thIf you live in a cold place and have to suffer through a harsh winter, well then I hope these images have helped to warm you up a little and that you visit Florida to thaw out on your winter vacation.  Be sure and contact me for great Florida beach portraits while you are here.

Prepping for another fashion show shoot at USF Tampa

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A model in the FACES Modeling Troupe of USF TampaI first met Roseanne and Fonso a few months back.  We did a shoot together at Sunken Gardens and had a great time.  They have since invited me to photograph events for FACES Modeling Troupe on the USF Tampa campus.  Tomorrow night is the next event:  Omega Psi Phi presents "A Night of Fashion."  (UPDATE: photos here)  These events are always very high energy and a lot of fun to photograph.  In between models on stage I like to chat with the crowd who are always very into it.  

Tonight I am going through my usual pre-shoot preparation by charging up all batteries, cleaning lenses, and last but not least securing contact numbers and directions to the shoot location!  I'll also reset the settings on my camera to insure I didn't forget to turn off bracketing from yesterday's sunrise HDR shoot, or the focus mode from shooting action shots of Kiki, etc. The last thing I'll do is format my memory cards.

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