On location headshot photography at its best in ABQ
Very rarely do I get to make headshots out on location, so when local KRQE meteorologist Connor Lewis asked for a shoot in downtown Albuquerque, I was very excited for it. As it turns out, this was one of my best every photo shoots of any kind. Being used to shooting headshots in studio with a solid white, black, or gray background, having a changing palette in the form of the downtown streets added a new creative element to every headshot I made for Connor. The traffic lights chasing from green to red made a difference, a car stopping with its lights on added to the background, and then in the next shot it moved on and was gone. This was fascinating to me. All through the shoot Connor was the one constant, always being ready for when I framed the shot and needed to get it in what could be my only chance.
My third commercial photography shoot at the San Mateo Inn in Albuquerque, New Mexico was just for interiors shots of the updated rooms. The first shoot I had with owner Yvette was a comprehensive interior exterior shoot, and the second was a night time shoot where I captured lightning! No weather issues of course with these interior photos, just looking for the best angles to showcase the variety of rooms the hotel has to offer. I really appreciate everyone at the San Mateo Inn continuing to choose me as their go to photographer for all the great changes they are making to their hotel. It is pet friendly too!
In part two of my professional product photography shoot for JoAnna (check out part 1 jewelry), I feature the photos I made of her wearables, in this case, scarves that she is already featuring on her Etsy store and Facebook page. Like the jewelry, these scarves were a challenge in their own way to make great product photographs of because maintaining color accuracy was very important. Getting the white background to expose enough that in editing it could be made pure white, while still lighting the scarves well enough to show the details took some fine tuning in camera and with lighting. As you can see in the screenshot of JoAnna’s Etsy store banner below, everything came out perfectly to help show her wearables and jewelry in a modern and creative way that will help her sell her unique items faster.
I really appreciate returning clients, and Giddens + Gatton Law are now two time returning clients no less! Plus, almost exactly one year to the day, I first visited their law firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico to make commercial portraits and headshots for them. Now that they have added a fourth attorney to their team, they wanted updated group photos featuring the new attorney as well as a few more groupings of the lawyers in general. We had the shoot in the lobby of the office building where their firm is located, just like before. Not wanting to simply repeat the shots I made for them previously, we used a different area of the lobby and I switched up lenses (and apertures) to create an entirely new look for these group photos for what I had done for them before.
Standout from other interns looking for jobs in Albuquerque
Networking friend Brian of Noventum Custom Software recommended that his intern Junchao get a professional headshot rather than just using his cell phone to take one. I am thankful for Brian’s referral and very glad that Junchao decided to make the best investment in personal branding by getting a modern, professional headshot. Look how he stands out on the team page and will stand out on LinkedIn and everywhere else he competes in a visual way with others for future jobs. Would your headshot compete with his if you are trying to catch the eye of a new employer? Think about it, would you decide to first contact someone representing themselves in a professional, modern way, or someone who made a minimal effort?
I have already posted about what a huge coincidence it was to in just a 4 day span to photograph two entire office teams in the same corporate park in Albuquerque, New Mexico and also making a group shot too! Statistical anomalies like that fascinate me. This shoot was for accounting firm Loftis & Lovato Group who have already integrated all their great new headshots and their group shot into their website. Now when clients visit their site they will see that everyone, all 9 team members, are in a visual way part of the same team. No mismatched headshots, no outdoor snapshots, instead consistent, modern professional business headshots for everyone. Thank you Alex for choosing me as your photographer, and thank you to Jessica for assisting on this shoot!
High resolution jewelry product photography in Albuquerque
I am happy to work with new client, JoAnna, on her growing line of jewelry and wearables. She brought over some creative jewelry for me to make professional product photographs of at the JCP Home Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I offered her a test shoot at no charge giving us a chance to work together to get the final image results of her jewelry just as she wanted. This will allow her for future shoots to just be able to drop off the jewelry as I know what results she wants, as I strive to provide maximum convenience for clients and their busy schedules. This was a fun and challenging shoot from both a physical (see BTS shot) and technical standpoint, and then again in editing. I look forward to the next shoot with JoAnna! Thank you for choosing me as your product photographer! And thank you also to Jessica for assisting on this shoot.
