Family Portrait Action on the Slip-n-Slide!
I headed out to Gunbarrel one hot summer evening after shooting a wedding to bring Bobby a check for second shooting some weddings. His kids were getting ready to play on a brand new slip and slide in the side yard. Well I had all my Strobist gear in the car, so I couldn’t resist lighting it up and snapping some pics! The Slip-n-Slide sure seemed a lot shorter than I remember! It also had this stopper at the end that prevented me from getting down really low at water level. I think next time we’ll run it backwards! We never needed those safety features in the 70s!
Creative Business Portraits in Downtown Denver with Leadership Coach Stephen McGhee
Stephen McGhee is a Business Leadership coach in Denver. He needed to hire a professional photographer to update his photos on his website and for his new book, ‘Learning to Believe the Unbelievable: Living Life as a Miracle Leader’. What did this mean for me? A super fun business portraiture session!
Sure we needed to get some solid, smiley happy headshots, but I always like to have some fun, and Stephen was all about it. Action!
Of course no photo shoot of mine would be complete without a brick wall shot . . .
. . . but Denver does have something that Boulder does not - skyscrapers! Nothing screams business professional like skyscrapers. Well, except maybe Mercedes, but I don’t think he’s that kind of guy. Hmm, I wonder what kind of car he drives?
There is this cool stone structure by the Platte River that I’ve been eyeing for a while. The fun really starts .when the client puts himself into physical danger! Oh jeez, or something like that . . . hey I’m an extreme sports kinda guy so sure I’ll roll with anything. Stephen is a many who likes to push his edge, and was doing some Warrior 3 yoga postures out there, but then I got the idea to throw some dynamic action into the photo. Toss the jacket! Be free! Be free! :>)
We were almost done for the day, when I noticed some sunlight coming through the trees. So we did one more series of photos. This turned out to be very auspicious because as it turns out Stephen’s new book is green, and the background color is a perfect match! So that wrapped up a great shoot with a super great guy. That’s all for now, lots more shoots to be posted on the blog here very soon!
Business Portrait - Robin from Signs of Life Health
I was hired to shoot some portraits of Robin Peglow from Signs of Life Health. Robin is a certified Holistic Health Counselor, as was looking for some updated photos to promote her business. She wanted photos that evoke a feeling of positivity and health for individual clients, as well as portray an image of maturity and professionalism for her corporate clients. She knew that she wouldn’t be satisfied with a boring corporate headshot, so we headed down near Commons Park in Denver for some creative shooting.
Robin is psyched at her photos, and wrote: “I’ve never considered myself photogenic. Despite being pretty animated in my life, I get oddly shy in front of the camera. I needed some photos for my business that felt confident, professional, approachable and peaceful…a tall order for me while feeling wildly photo-awkward. You helped me relax and have fun with it, and were terrific at capturing those real moments where my personality actually came through. I got exactly the photos I needed! Thank you!”
