Been many years since I’ve posted on here. Let’s see about getting back at it. Here’s a new shot from a Black Cat cosplay I did with my friend Ashley.
Ryan Oyer Band - So Far, So Good - Coming Soon.
Ryan Oyer Band - So Far, So Good - September 23 2016
Earlier this year I got a message from Ryan discussing his band's new EP coming out this fall. We were discussing album art and I asked about shooting it solely on 35mm film. Ryan thought it was a great idea and informed me that they actually recorded the album on analog as opposed to digitally.
We got together in Chattanooga down at the Tremont Tavern and we shot the album art using Kodak Tri X film and a taped together Canon Ti camera (I've since upgraded)
The album is slated for release on September 23rd this year and there's a big release show planned at the Granfalloon here in Chattanooga. Tickets can be grabbed here . http://www.granfalloonchattanooga.com/calendar-of-events/2016/9/23/ryan-oyer-band-cd-release-party
Be sure to check them out and support! Ryan's a great musician and the cd is SICK.
Check out Ryan at www.ryanoyer.com
Here's a few more shots from the shoot.
Moll Mag South Africa - Feature of my pal Cece Sinclair
Moll Mag South Africa - Feature of Model Cece Sinclair
I just want to send a shout out to my pal Cece Sinclair and her interview with Arne Schreuder of Moll Mag South Africa! Be sure to check it out. You can either click the image or follow this url.
Ricky
Hey You! Yes, you. Create Something Today!
Get Creative...
Seven years ago I was working on a factory. I worked there for nine years before I left in 2010. I worked in a variety of jobs, from mixing to shipping to utility work. Everyone wore all white, we worked where we rarely saw daylight, we saw the same faces every day and it got to be very menial. Overall it got pretty depressing.
My situation changed because I ended up having to have surgery on my back. By chance I had started taking some photos and somehow it took off. By the time I left my job because of the injuries I sustained there, I figured I better get good and quick. Not all of us can have "creative" jobs. When I worked there so many of us were miserable because we didn't have a creative outlet.
I think that every single one of us, including left brained people, have a need to create. We all need to do something and it really can enhance our lives. Being a photographer, I'm lucky because I get hired to be creative. At the same time, when shoot after shoot is pretty much the same thing, it can start to get into just a task. So it's good to have a variety of ways to be creative to keep that energy flowing.
Sometimes we create or we have ideas and our mindset is to keep it to ourselves. It's my idea and people will steal it! I've lost track over the years of how many models have mentioned in passing an idea that I was already planning a shoot with that someone else had hired me to do. If you have an idea, google it. Pinterest it. Someone, somewhere has already thought of it. It's not about an idea being original, it's about the idea being from your perspective, with your spin on it.
Sometimes when we try new things, we are really self-conscience about it. I'm really bad about that. I want to encourage you to break through that though and share your work. Get out there and be an inspiration to someone else. Inspire them to try something creative.
I'm launching a Facebook group entitled The Iconoclasts Creative Guild. The whole purpose behind this is to create a space that people can share whatever it is that they are creating and encourage each other in our pursuits. What inspires you to create? Share it.
The past little bit I've been bogged down in work, a lot of it not really on the creative side. I could tell that my creative energy has just been lagging behind. I decided to start learning how to paint. I've just been teaching myself and playing around with figuring it out. If anything it's just sparked that juice and really energized me overall. The photo at the top is a watercolor skull that I attempted for the first time last night. I hope that you'll come and share with us, but mainly just do something different. Get that creative fire going in your daily life, you'll be glad you did.
Ricky
www.facebook.com/groups/iconoclastscreativeguild
The Many Faces of Jessika Rocket - Ink Revolution issue #5
The Many Faces of Jessika Rocket - Ink Revoltion #5
In the latest issue of Ink Revolution, we sat down with model Jessika Rocket to chat about several things, including Pokemon and Panda's...
IAMM - In one sentence, who is Jessika Rocket?
Jessika - I am a fun-loving, artistic, heavily tattooed female with strong morals and a huge soft spot for animals.
IAMM - What's your favorite animal?
Jessika - Besides my pup? I absolutely adore Panda bears.
IAMM - Panda’s are adorable. If you had one for a pet, what would you name it?
Jessika - Most likely a name of a desert. Something like Oreo or cupcake. No clue why. I think it’s just fitting.
IAMM - I agree. So anyone that follows your online presence knows that you're pretty into Zelda. Which Zelda game is your favorite?
Jessika - Majora's Mask followed by Ocarina of Time.
IAMM - Sweet! Are you big into other gaming?
Jessika - Yes!
IAMM - What are some of your other favorites?
Jessika - My favorite RPG of all time would be Final Fantasy 7. I really enjoy Soul Caliber, Tekken, and Marvel vs. Capcom when it comes to fighting games. And of course I can't forget Pokemon.
IAMM - Ah yes, Pokemon...When did you get into Pokemon?
Jessika - I got into Pokemon when they started showing it in the US I want to say it was my junior year of high school. I would come home from high school to watch Pokemon followed by Golden Girls I was a very odd teenager.
IAMM - So you were big on the Golden Girls back in the day? Who was your favorite character?
Jessika - I love them all really but I'd say it's a tie between Rose and Sophia.
IAMM - That's awesome. If I were to ask you, what in life has shaped you the most into who you've become as a person?
Jessika - Losing my father. My dad lived his life to the fullest. He was covered in tattoos and rode a Harley. So once I got my head on straight and grew up a little bit I decided that I was going to do exactly what my father did and do what makes me happy no matter how others see my happiness.
IAMM - Is he who inspired you with your interest in tattoos?
Jessika - Very much so. I remember when I was a lot younger I would get embarrassed because of how people looked at my dad. And as I got older I realized it really didn't matter how other people looked at my dad what mattered was how my dad was a person. My dad was far from perfect but he lived his life with integrity. He had a sleeve on his left arm and a couple of other tattoos on his right arm. I have surpassed him by far but I feel like if he was still around him and I would have got tattooed together.
IAMM - Knowing you and how you talk about your dad, that's seriously an awesome thought. In the tattoo scene, what do you think are some of the misconceptions people have of tattoo models?
Jessika - Well there are quite a few in my opinion. One of which is that if you model and are covered in tattoos that your a whore. I have literally had a guy tell me that all girls with sleeves get around. Which is total BS because tattoos do not change someone's morals. I think one big misconception at least of me is that I portray myself online as a very outward kind of person but when it boils down to it I'm just a nerdy girl that loves video games and decided that she was going to cover her body in tattoos. I absolutely despise when people tell me that I'm going to regret my tattoos when I get older and even worse "how are those going to look with your wedding dress?" Tattoos are not always something that end up being mistakes. Tattoos mean things to people. Some people get them for loved ones that they've lost or song lyrics or quote that mean a lot to them. I do feel like you can grow out of your tattoos but when it comes to the very meaningful ones I don't think anyone would ever regret them unless they were just poorly done or something.
IAMM - With your tattoos, what do they mean to you personally? Any have extra special meaning to them?
Jessika - A lot of my tattoos are just things that I like. But I do have a few that have quite a lot of meaning. I have one on my wrist that's a charm that my father carried with him until he passed away so I got it tattooed on me so it's with me until I pass. I have a tattoo for a dog that meant a lot to me that passed away. And my most recent tattoo is a Blood Moon eclipse with a purple candle on my shin. What's really cool about that tattoo is that I found out this year that I was born during a lunar eclipse that was a blood moon. And there hadn't been one since the day I was born until this year on my birthday.
IAMM - That is really awesome man! Who does most of your work?
Jessika - Jamie Cooley at red13 tattoo. He is super awesome.
IAMM - Very cool! Do you have any tattoos that you are planning?
Jessika - Yea there is always a list of things I want to get.
IAMM - I feel you. So what's next for you on the modeling scene?
Jessika - I'd really like to get into cosplay. I think it would be a good creative outlet for me.
IAMM - I think you would be perfect in cosplay. In a perfect world, what would be the first cosplay shoot you'd like to do?
Jessika - Probably a really bad ass complex Harley Quinn. Or a cross play of Link.
IAMM - Is there any last words you'd like to leave with the readers? Where can the find you online to follow you?
Jessika - Live long and prosper.
Twitter: @jessika_rocket Ig: jessikarocketlom Fb: jessikarocketmodeling
Get your copy of Ink Revolution #5 today!
By Ricky Davis in Ink Revolution
42 pages, published 4/1/2016
Ink Revolution - Issue #5 - Spring 2016
Ink Revolution - Issue #5 - 10 Questions with Kendra Paige
Ink Revolution - Issue 5 - 10 Questions with Kendra Paige
Recently we sat down with tattoo model, Kendra Paige. Her spread in issue 5 was shot by photographer, Ricky Davis of TRD Photography on Kodak Film.
IR - What’s one thing you miss about Colorado?
Kendra - The mountains
IR - What’s your current favorite song?
Kendra - Forbes by G-Easy
IR - What’s your ride?
Kendra - Lexus RC 350 f-Sport
IR - Out of the colors you’ve had your hair, what has been your favorite?
Kendra - Green, because it sets off my blue eyes
IR - Out of the colors you’ve had your hair, what has been your favorite?
Kendra - Green, because it sets off my blue eyes
IR - One photographer you’ve not shot with that you’d like to work with?
Kendra - Probably John Farrar
IR - What 3 bands would you like to see in a show? Kendra - Motley Crue, Aerosmith, and Joan jett.
IR - What’s your favorite snack food?
Kendra - Anything sour.
IR - What would be your dream job?
Kendra - I already have it. I’m a nail technician.
IR - If you could get tattooed by anyone, who would it be? Kendra - Nikko Hurtado
IR- What would it be? Kendra - I honestly don’t know. Probably a realism leg sleeve.
We hope you enjoyed checking out and getting to know Kendra Paige more. Check out our other spreads and interviews by picking up a copy of issue #5 of Ink Revolution below.
By Ricky Davis in Ink Revolution
42 pages, published 4/1/2016
Ink Revolution - Issue #5 - Spring 2016
TRD for Kids - A Brand New Kids Portraits Website!
TRD for Kids - Kids Being Kids Portraits
Just in case you've not seen this yet, several months ago I began working towards my goal of doing more "kids being kids" creative portraits. I call it TRD for Kids. I've always loved working with kids, but the problem always was that the majority of the time, I'd be asked to do a different style of work than I'm normally accustomed to doing. With TRD for Kids, I've been sticking to my wheelhouse and the results have been phenomenal!
In fact, I would like to announce that no longer will my kids portrait work be here on www.trdphotography.com. It has a brand new site at
www.trdforkids.com
Please be sure to check it out and book a session.
Ricky
The Ricky Davis Gallery - A new shop by TRD Photography
The Ricky Davis Gallery
Recently I launched a new shopping experience for those checking out my work online. At the last convention, as well as over the years I've had multiple requests to be able to order work online. I've dabbled with selling prints directly from my website, but I finally launched a website through Etsy.
So far this gallery contains more of my landscape and travel work. I do have plans for adding more of my concept model work as well. It's just been a matter of finding time to add the material, so be sure to favorite the shop and check back often!
www,etsy.com/shop/therickydavisgallery
Stifled by Style - a TRD Photography blog
Stifled by Style
Sometimes you get known for a particular style of work, and it can start to get in your head. You worry about posting stuff outside of that look, worry about if people are going to dig it, or if you're going to end up pissing people off and losing business. If you're not careful, you end up so focused on end results and then you really just cut into the mindset that built your vision to begin with.
I've felt this way for a minute. I do such diverse styles that have such varied audiences that it's always been something in the back of my head. At various points I've strayed from the work that I really enjoy doing sometimes. I recently read a book called "Show Your Work" by Austin Kleon ( www.austinkleon ) and it really opened my eyes to some things. Get prepared to get to know more about me, what inspires me, and see more of the the styles that catch my eye.
Main Line Ink Tattoos at Chattanooga Film Festival
Main Line Ink Tattoos at Chattanooga Film Festival
Main Line Ink has been a major sponsor of Ink Revolution from our first issue all the way back in 2013. This past weekend Jennifer Edge & Danny Siviter from Main Line set up at the Chattanooga Film Festival and did free tattoos for two hours. I was able to be there for the first hour of the event. I took some photos, and then got to talk to both Jennifer and Danny afterwards about their experiences.
IR - What gave you guys the idea to do free tattoos at the Chattanooga Film Festival this year?
Jennifer - Main Line really wanted to be involved with the Chattanooga Film Fest. We reached out to them to be sponsors and they asked if we might be interested in tattooing at the festival,. We thought it would be a really fun event to do and the only way we thought we could make it cooler was by tattooing for free.
Danny - The film festival for us represented a strong community of artists and what we wanted to do was to give back to a community that has invested into us as artists. So we thought what better way than to offer free tattoos that proudly support this festival.
IR - That's a terrific idea. How was the turnout?
Danny - The turn out was great! I didn't get the final numbers but between Jennifer and myself we did roughly 25-30 tattoos in the two hours we were tattooing. There were people from all over too. Canada, Los Angeles, and even France.
Jennifer - We were able to do 24. We stopped at two hours but we could have gone all night.
IR - While I was there it was packed for sure. What was the most interesting experiences or stories that you guys encountered tonight?
Jennifer - We got to meet so many folks from California to Florida. Most everyone had interesting stories as to why they were there.
Danny - There were a few that had received tattoos from other festivals around the states, so to be able to add more to their story was really cool. I had a friend I got to tattoo who had a film in this weekends lineup, so that was really cool getting to share in that moment. Just hearing the passion that these young film makers have is incredible. Getting to share in these proud moments as they get the opportunity to share months and even years of hard work. Also a couple local artists that are out there doing some amazing things came by to get their commemorative piece. There was a lot of talent in the stories shared tonight.
IR - Were you guys able to catch any of the festivities this year at the festival?
Danny - I got to witness a few of the events and movies. I was a little bummed that I didn't get a chance to see more but there was so much going on that I had to pick and choose. I'm already looking forward to next year.
Jennifer - Jessica and I got to see four movies. We saw February, Show Yourself, I Saw the Light, and Born to be Blue which was amazing!
IR - So what is on tap for next year? Will Main Line Ink be making another visit?
Jennifer - We are definitely going to be back next year for more fun times!! We already are marking our books.
We here at Ink Revolution hope you enjoyed this. We are working to get out to cover more of what is going on in our area in the tattoo scene. If you have an event planned feel free to get in touch with us via trd@trdphotography.com
Ink Revolution - Issue #5 is Here!
By Ricky Davis in Ink Revolution
42 pages, published 4/1/2016
Ink Revolution - Issue #5 - Spring 2016
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Ink Revolution - Issue #5
After too long, we are so happy to announce that the new issue of Ink Revolution is now available. We've been so stoked by the amount of support we've received. We want to say thank you to all of you!
This issue is packed with just some killer stuff. Our cover model, Jessika Rocket shares her love of Pokemon. We talked to Tattoo Artist Matthew Graham of Inked Expressions North about his black and grey work. We got to sit down with Tattoo Artist Jennifer Edge of Main Line Ink and discuss her watercolor work and how she developed her own style. Gypsy Darling and Kendra Paige both sat down and answered some burning questions. We got to know Natalie from the Natalie Brady Band a little bit better. Plus we've got some awesome Tattoo Stories of people sharing what's behind their ink. Get your copy at the link above.
We have so much in store for you guys in the near future as well! You'll just have to wait to see!
Ink Revolution - Issue #5 is Here!
By Ricky Davis in Ink Revolution
42 pages, published 4/1/2016
Ink Revolution - Issue #5 - Spring 2016
ALT
Ink Revolution - Issue #5
After too long, we are so happy to announce that the new issue of Ink Revolution is now available. We've been so stoked by the amount of support we've received. We want to say thank you to all of you!
This issue is packed with just some killer stuff. Our cover model, Jessika Rocket shares her love of Pokemon. We talked to Tattoo Artist Matthew Graham of Inked Expressions North about his black and grey work. We got to sit down with Tattoo Artist Jennifer Edge of Main Line Ink and discuss her watercolor work and how she developed her own style. Gypsy Darling and Kendra Paige both sat down and answered some burning questions. We got to know Natalie from the Natalie Brady Band a little bit better. Plus we've got some awesome Tattoo Stories of people sharing what's behind their ink. Get your copy at the link above.
We have so much in store for you guys in the near future as well! You'll just have to wait to see!
WWII Veteran Photographic Series - Pvt Charles E. Miller - TRD Photography
WWII Veteran Photographic Series - Army Veteran - Pvt. Charles E. Miller
It's been a little bit since my last WWII Photographic Series session. Recently I was honored to get to sit down for a little bit and interview this amazing man. His story was really powerful, from getting paralyzed in the War, to learning to walk again, and making numerous inventions to help other people with disabilities. He worked on wheelchair adaptions, sewing machine switches, an invalid lifter for a quadriplegic veteran, and even a hand control for cars. That's just part of what this great man accomplished after his own paralysis. I hope that you enjoy hearing his words as much I have.
"What's your name?"
"Charles E. Miller. Charles Eugene Miller."
"What branch of service did your serve in?"
"I was in the Army but I served all my time in the Navy. I was in heavy demolition. Other than that I can't tell you nothing else. General Whitaker took me in the office and discharged me, said I'm gonna take your rank all the way from you, and discharge you as a private. Don't ever say anything about this. If you do, there's some Japanese lawyer waiting to jump on you. So it's never been mentioned. It's a little hard to keep it to yourself, but that's the way it is."
"How were you injured?"
"It was my first mission in the South Pacific. It was island number, well I forgot the number of it. We didn't go by names, we went by numbers. We were going in on the heaviest boat, the ones where the front falls out. We hit a mine. 250lb of Japanese powder. It's much stronger than our powder, I don't know what they do to it, but it's much stronger than our stuff. I remember going up, but I don't remember coming down. Whatever hit me, hit me in mid air. They picked me up and took me back to the ship. When they got me on the ship, they thought that I was a colored man. I was a solid blood blister. I felt it hit the bottom of the boat. I thought I had better jump. It was certain suicide. I was standing right over the top of it. As far as I know, there was two others still alive"
"From your landing craft?"
"Yeah. That's the way it goes. Those things do happen."
"So you were injured on your very first mission?"
"Yeah, but I was over there for a long time before then."
"Were you drafted or did you enlist?"
"I was drafted. That's why I say that Mr. Roosevelt sent me an invitation. I came out of the service with a 50% disability. I stayed out for 8 or 9 weeks and then I went back to work as a crane operator. I started having convulsions. Epileptic convulsions. I went and had one in the hospital and they grabbed on it. But I think it came out pretty good.
"Where did you go to basic?"
"I took my basic in Camp Blanding in Florida. They transferred us to, I forgot the name of it. But me and some other boys were on a truck to Fort Riley, Kansas. A couple MP's picked us up. They asked if he were discharged, or AWOL or I forgot the name of it. About one o'clock in the morning they came and woke me up, asked me for my name and serial number. Then put me in a 41 Chevrolet and took me to demoltion school. They taught me a lot. *looking around his kitchen* You know, there's a lot of explosives in here if you know how to mix it. Oats is one of them. I had oats for breakfast. I'm liable to blow up. There's certain things I can remember, and certain things I don't. " "Being in demolition, and with the Navy, were you part of underwater demoiltion?"
"No, we were surface demolition."
"How long were you in the South Pacific before your injury?"
"I was there a couple of months. I was just a young kid."
"What years were you over there?"
"Forty-Four."
"Do you remember very much about when Pearl Harbor happened?"
"Oh, I remember it happening. But nothing I could do about it."
"Oh no, I know you weren't in the service then, I was just curious as to if you remembered your thoughts on it when you heard it over the news that the Japanese had attacked."
"Oh yeah, everybody wanted to go fight then. But if you get too many people over there at once, it's trouble. The Japanese were fighting a religious thing. They thought that if they got killed in battle, they'd go to a better land. They was hard to kill. He wouldn't surrender. You had to kill him. But we went in with heavy explosives and blew up their barracks and all that stuff. But I definitely wouldn't want to live it again. I'm 93 now and I'm hanging on. "
"How old were you when you were in the Pacific?"
"19. I was just a kid. I was already married though. I got married when I was 16 and she was six to eight years older than I was. I was working for a construction company. I think she married my time book more than anything else. But she was good to me. I couldn't have made it without her."
"So Lacy told me that you were paralyzed. Was that in the explosion?"
"Yeah."
"But they only gave you 50% disability despite being paralyzed from the waist down?"
"Yeah, they didn't give me much. When I got out of the service, and after I got home, I started having convulsions more often. And Bill King of the Newsfree Press, he was a church member of mine. He got a Tennessee Senator, I forgot his name. There's a lot of things I should remember but I don't. "
"So you were able to teach yourself to walk again?
"Yeah, on braces. I was with Wheeland Factory for thirty years and I walked on braces every day. They were 22lbs that I had to drag around. So I worked on developing something that would be a little lighter. "
Mr. Miller's granddaughter, Lacy mentioned " He actually won the Veteran Handicapped Achievement award for his work on different inventions for disabled veterans."
"That's when we started Disabled Enterprises, for handicapped people. We didn't hire nothing but the handicapped. We had one bus driver. He wasn't all there, but he was there just enough to get by. He drove the bus for us. We made pallets for several different companies here in Chattanooga. We done all right. I ended up getting into the antique car field. I had thirteen at one time. They were everywhere. I still have a Model A and a '55 Thunderbird. I gave them to my son. He's the only one that's interested in them. You gotta be interested in something to be that close to it. The oldest car that I ever had was a 1907 Sears. It was sold by Sears Roebuck. The mail carriers used it in the South. It had wheels small enough to where they could get through ruts and not get too much mud. "
"Which antique car was your favorite that you've owned?"
"I guess the Sears. I fixed it up and got it to running good. I'd go in parades and it would run just as fast the parade. I'd get up in the front, just behind the horses. When I got done there was green sidewalks from the horses. "
"We don't have parades like we used too. I remember when I was a kid going downtown the the Armed Forces/Veteran parades and they were such a big deal. People were everywhere. I remember seeing Desmond T. Doss being honored a couple of times and we just don't have that anymore."
"Every now and then you see a platoon march, but that's about it. They don't put any money into it. The people have lost all of their pride. "
I want to thank you for taking the time to read just a glimmer of Pvt. Miller's story. I want to give a really big thank you to his granddaughter, Lacy Stoglin, who set up this session. If anyone has any WWII, Korean, or Vietnam Veterans in their family, please reach out to me. Sadly, I can't travel all over the country, but anyone that I can meet locally or on trips, I would love to sit down and do a portrait session and listen to their story. This entire set was shot using Kodak Tri X film.
Ricky
"Infuse your Life with Art" Video of Artist Trevor Ledford by TRD Photography
"Infuse your Life with Art" Artist Trevor Ledford
I met Trevor a couple of years ago at a tattoo convention. Since, I've done several sessions with him and recently I got to collaborate with him by doing a video entitled "Infuse your Life with Art." I am so stoked to share Trevor and his vision with you guys. He has a gallery show coming up soon, so I wanted to share that info with you guys as well as his bio so you can get to know the mind behind the art a little bit.
His Gallery Show will be held
Place: Creative Arts Guild, 520 West Waugh St., Dalton, Ga 30720
Date: May 6, 2016 (opening reception), will be displayed throughout May, Reception time: 5:30-7:30 PM
Trevor says "I have been an artist my entire life, and an art educator for the past 13 years. I prefer to work mainly within the mediums of drawing & painting. A lot of my art tends to have a pop feel to it due to my love of highly saturated colors & high contrast values. I try to grab your attention with the image and create an emotional connection. My work is meant to be experienced in a visceral way. Always looking for new ways to create & share my art, I’m very experimental. I’ve shown my work all over the world. It’s cool to think that there are little bits of me scattered everywhere!"
"Mark's Session" Kids Being Kids Film Portrait Session - TRD Photography
"Mark's Session" Kids Being Kids Film Session
Recently I got to step into The Dollinger house one morning to do a film session of their little man, Mark. He is a ten month old, little ball of excitement. I'd gotten to meet Mark one other time briefly at his aunt's house, but on this morning as he woke up and got changed, he made a beeline to me and climbed up into my lap. He literally was shaking with excitement as we got my gear all setup and ready to roll. It was such a pleasure to hang out and be a part of their morning.
I'm offering film discount sessions through the end of March if you like a more natural type of portraits. It's $50 a session and you get two shots from your roll of film. Extra photos is $30 a photo. Contact us via trd@trdphotography.com
"Kids Being Kids" TRD Photography Style
"Kids Being Kids" - TRD Photography Styled Kids Portraiture
Over the years, I've been asked at times to photograph children. It's been a tricky venture for me because it's always seemed that I get two types of clients; one liked my usual work with TRD Photography, and the other that wants the more typical type of family photography. It's been tricky because even with consultations, sometimes wires have gotten crossed. People that wanted the TRD style, really wanted it a little more low key, and so a lot of times my family work has ended up in a mixture of the two styles.
So here I am introducing what I'm calling "Kids Being Kids" portraiture. I've decided that for kids portraiture type work, I'm going to end up sticking to doing things a TRD style. If you prefer to have a typical JC Penny or "light and airy" outdoor looking set, there are many other talented photographers that can capture that for you. Let's face it, taking your kids to get portraits done can be a handful. You get them super dressed up, and then you spend the next few hours fussing at them to cooperate. It's frustrating to you, your kids hate it, and honestly, it's not much fun on the photographers end either.
I LOVE working with kids. When I get to work with kids, on my terms, and create fun, unique style portraits, I have a ball. Kids do some of the cutest, silliest, and awesome things when they get to be themselves. My goal is to create portraits that are going to capture the nature of who your kids are, and preserve this moment of who they are for a lifetime.
What I'm working to offer is two varied types of kids portrait sessions. For my digital work, it's going to be a fun, highly edited style. Not all the shoots have to be crazy, but my goal is to work with your kids, get to know them a little bit, and capture their unique personalities in what I call the TRD style. On the flip side, I love to shoot film as well. If you prefer more of a natural looking style portrait, then I'll be shooting those as film portraits. Those won't be highly edited, but they really aren't a "light and airy" style either. My film work has a different look than most of what is being done locally in the family photography scene.
So please definitely look over my work before making a decision. I would love to shoot with your kids and create some lasting memories. AND.....if you're kids have four legs instead of two....I'm starting to offer pet photography as well.
"Kids Being Kids" TRD Photography Style
"Kids Being Kids" - TRD Photography Styled Kids Portraiture
Over the years, I've been asked at times to photograph children. It's been a tricky venture for me because it's always seemed that I get two types of clients; one liked my usual work with TRD Photography, and the other that wants the more typical type of family photography. It's been tricky because even with consultations, sometimes wires have gotten crossed. People that wanted the TRD style, really wanted it a little more low key, and so a lot of times my family work has ended up in a mixture of the two styles.
So here I am introducing what I'm calling "Kids Being Kids" portraiture. I've decided that for kids portraiture type work, I'm going to end up sticking to doing things a TRD style. If you prefer to have a typical JC Penny or "light and airy" outdoor looking set, there are many other talented photographers that can capture that for you. Let's face it, taking your kids to get portraits done can be a handful. You get them super dressed up, and then you spend the next few hours fussing at them to cooperate. It's frustrating to you, your kids hate it, and honestly, it's not much fun on the photographers end either.
I LOVE working with kids. When I get to work with kids, on my terms, and create fun, unique style portraits, I have a ball. Kids do some of the cutest, silliest, and awesome things when they get to be themselves. My goal is to create portraits that are going to capture the nature of who your kids are, and preserve this moment of who they are for a lifetime.
What I'm working to offer is two varied types of kids portrait sessions. For my digital work, it's going to be a fun, highly edited style. Not all the shoots have to be crazy, but my goal is to work with your kids, get to know them a little bit, and capture their unique personalities in what I call the TRD style. On the flip side, I love to shoot film as well. If you prefer more of a natural looking style portrait, then I'll be shooting those as film portraits. Those won't be highly edited, but they really aren't a "light and airy" style either. My film work has a different look than most of what is being done locally in the family photography scene.
So please definitely look over my work before making a decision. I would love to shoot with your kids and create some lasting memories. AND.....if you're kids have four legs instead of two....I'm starting to offer pet photography as well.