For the third year in a row, and the fourth time overall, I volunteered in Help-Portrait. This annual event happens in cities all over the country where photographers, editors, and organizers give back in the form of making portraits for families. The organizers were really, really good this year as there were at least triple the people that were able to visit Help-Portrait! Here are some of the families I photographed including a 4 day old baby!
Gilbert visited the studio for headshots and was open to more than just the usual business headshot style. He was ok with me experimenting with different lighting, different editing, and even with him wearing shades! Actually, the sunglasses were by his request and I was happy to oblige! Do your headshots look this cool and modern? This is the way to stand out from your competition and grab the attention of clients and customers!
Alexandra contacted me about getting a series of headshots and portfolio shots for her modeling career. Other than needing 3/4 shots, a head to toe shot, and of course a headshot, we had full creative freedom in style and posing. I chose to share this selection of photos converted to various types of black & white. In my constant pursuit to provide better and better images for clients, I have switched to editing photos in Capture One Pro 12 for Sony, and also in this pursuit, I upgraded to the best camera on the market now, the Sony a7R IV mirrorless camera. Capture One has its own collection of black & white conversion presets which I used for all of these photos. In addition this was my first time editing in Luminar 4 using its advanced AI technology for retouching portraits. I thought the results of this AI based retouching were very natural looking and not overdone.
By attending 1 Million Cups in Albuquerque, New Mexico every Wednesday morning for the past year and a half I have met many people that have become photography clients. Kawtar is the latest 1MC friend to also become a photo client as she visited the JCP Home Studio wanting headshots for LinkedIn. She was open to a variety of lighting styles, background colors, and poses. The results as you can see here are my trademark modern headshot above, then below a three-fourths headshot to show off her fashion style, and then a black background headshot with feathered lighting for a bold look. All this variety in less than a 30 minute shoot as well! Thank you Kawtar for choosing me as your headshot photographer and I look forward to our next shoot!
Professional headshot for Albuquerque business website
Ivyrose contacted me about wanting professional headshots to use for her occupational therapist practice here in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I told her that is exactly what I specialize in. She visited the JCP Home Studio requesting a white background look for her headshot. Ivyrose was great in front of the lens so she was in and out in just a few minutes! I make it so that all you have to do is show up and smile and I make care of all the rest! Thank you Ivyrose for choosing me as your headshot photographer.
This was my second photo shoot with Alexis Johnson, who is running for U.S. Congress for District 3 of Santa Fe, New Mexico. For our first shoot we a little pressed for time, so I was very glad she had more time for this shoot done right in Cathedral Park in the heart of Santa Fe. This extra time allowed me to really find the best backgrounds in the park, which were still important to get right even though as you can see they are out of focus in both shots. The bokeh (out of focus background) quality is still very much dependent on what is being made out of focus. So purposefully choosing where Alexis stood for the above photo with a tree being hit by the sun resulted in that great, bright bokeh behind her.
Looking for updated headshots to help him in his profession as a baritone opera singer, Jonathan visited the JCP Home Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Like in many of my headshot shoots, we started on on a white background and the moved to a black background. I use two different lighting setups and a number of different poses. This was my personal favorite headshot from our session. The lighting and the expression Jonathan has I feel matches the headshot look and feel I wanted to create for him as an opera singer.
