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Christmas 2010

It’s that great time of year when we all take some time to gather with friends and family.  And I’m looking forward to taking a bit of time off too.

With Christmas upon us, I thought you’d like an image that epioimizes the holiday.  Enjoy!

I want to wish the best to all of my friends, family and followers of this blog this holiday season.  I hope that you have a fantastic day and Santa brings you what you were hoping for.

P.S. In case you were wondering, this tree is not our’s.  It belongs to Paul Brummer of Rooms in Bloom.  Yes there are over 860 ornaments on that tree!

And for now…Ann and I wish y’all a

End of October

Hi all!  I said I’d be back in a couple of weeks to talk about a couple of enjoyable visits and a few shoots, so here I am!

Enjoyable Visits
If you didn’t already know, a few months back the High Museum in Atlanta had a very eclectic car exhibit that featured numerous one-of-a-kind cars. If you didn’t get downtown to view this show, you’ve really missed something special.
One of the best things about that exhibit was that they allowed photography! With the number of milling around the cars, it was difficult to capture images showing just the cars. But with a bit of patience, I was rewarded with a lot of great images. Equipment alert!…Having a large camera helped stop folks from walking in to my shot, so there are some benefits to carrying that heavy gear around with me!
 
With that being said, I was a gracious guest and made sure I didn’t cause a commotion and get myself kicked out of the museum.  Something I’ve seen done to other photographers for not following the museums photography regulations.
Another exhibit I visited was up in Cartersville at the Booth Western Art Museum. A total of 120 prints are currently on display there through February 20, 2011. These prints, created by Adams himself, were given to The Friends of Photography to represent his legacy. These are now in private hands and are displayed once or twice a year with a six month rest in total darkness between exhibits.
 
They allowed photography as long as you didn’t use flash, so I captured just a few images of the exhibit. It was great seeing images that I’d only seen online or in print and knowing that Adams actually printed them himself made it even more special. In addition, there was a lot of great western art. Enough that I’ll make a return visit to see more.
Shoots
Boudoir
Across the summer, I’ve been involved in few large shoots. One was with a well known commercial photographer who at one time shot for Playboy. He held a workshop on lingerie photography and because I have a boudoir product called Curtain Call, I attended to continue honing my skills at this style of photography. It’s not as easy as you might think and there are many things to keep in mind during one of these sessions. The most important thing is to make sure you flatter the subject, no matter what their figure may be. Every woman has that inner sexy and if they’re doing a boudoir session, they want to see it!
I brought along some wardrobe and megan was generous enough to pose for me. I concentrated on learning technique at this workshop and these are just a few images that I feel met that requirement.
Portfolio
Next up was a portfolio shoot, not for just one model, but for 3, on the same day! These were shot around Marietta Square, early on a Sunday morning. The experience level you see here ranged from new to very experienced. Because traffic was so light at that time of day, we even had the opportunity to use the center line for some added interest!
We got some great shots for everyone before the skies opened up and forced us to wrap things up.
Commercial
I had the opportunity to work with Rob Burgner and Maureen O’Rear of Bleeding Edge on a video shoot they were doing for the doctor’s at Premier Care for Women in Sandy Springs. The doctors were updating their web site and needed executive portraits in addition to the video services.  I know Rob and Maureen through Powercore, a networking group of which we are members, and I highly recommend their web services whenever I can.
I can say it was interesting being the only men in their office. Aside from the puzzled looks that Rob and I received as we moved around their office, the doctors rotated through our makeshift studio and the video and portrait captures were completed in just a couple of days.
That’s it for now. As always, I’m willing to talk a bit of technical stuff or just answer some questions.  If there is anything you’d like to ask or if you have suggestions for a future post, feel free to drop an email to info@disognophoto.com. Bye for now!

 

I’ve been neglecting my blog! Arrrrrgh!

Since the last time I updated this blog at the end of January I continued building the commercial side of the business, put a new product together, attended group shoots and took some time off to rejuvenate.  Ahhhh!

 

A lot of business people understand that in the down economy lays an opportunity to grow their business or to start a new one.  I’ve been doing business photography like at no other time.  I’m pleased to see that this portion of my business is still alive and kicking as I really enjoy helping small businesses advance their brand through photography.
 
Head Shots   Jewelry

My wife and I have been busy putting together a new product for our studio called Curtain Call.  The production is for ladies only, and provides a night out with a few of her best friends on a closed set with wine and hor d’ourves for some of the best, relaxed images of all time.  We’ve done a couple of these and have received great feedback.  Call us for information if you can’t wait for the website to be completed.  We’ll post more information about it here with links when it’s done.
 
Curtain Call
 
I don’t know if many of you have heard of Meetup Groups, groups of people that join together to pursue their interests and likes.  I’m an assistant organizer of the Kennesaw Photographers & Modeling Meetup Group.  This group meets once a month at a studio run by a friend and normally has an outdoor meetup once a month, too.  About 30-40 pro and amateur photographers and models get together to talk shop, trade stories and shoot, adding to their portfolios while filling the experience with a lot of fun and camaraderie.  I don’t get the opportunity to attend the outdoor meetup as much as I’d like, but I have attended a few.  Two of these were in Acworth and Kennesaw, GA.  Both locations are beautiful, small communities north of Atlanta.  We shot the models and the locations and below are Chrissy and Alicia from those meetups.
 
Meetup Meetup
 
After all of that, I really needed some time off to refuel.  And I did over at the Huntsville, AL, Space & Rocket Center.  I grew up in the space age and I really enjoyed remembering the pioneering projects of Mercury, Gemini and Saturn!  If only they could ‘Fly me to the moon!’  Here is a shot from that trip.
 
Saturn V
 
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Another month gone…

…and I don’t know where it’s gone to.  It was just New Year’s Day yesterday wasn’t it?

 

Starting a new year is tough, and a lot of it doesn’t involve shooting.  Things like getting the taxes together, holding annual meetings, putting together this year’s business plan, putting new products together, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
With all of this stuff going on, you’d think I didn’t have time to shoot anything.  Well a good photographer always finds some time to shoot and you’ll be happy to know that I did too.
Moda Spa and Salon had their grand opening this month with drinks, hors d’oeuvres, a fashion show and a live photo shoot.  Guess who the photographer was.  It was me!  Their stylists did the hair for five models that modeled dresses from Lola’s Boutique, and they brought in a makeup artist.  While the evening progressed, I shot each of the models in a Hollywood/dramatic lighting style while guests mingled in and out of the shooting area.  The images created will be used by the stylists and the salon for their look book and some will even be hanging on the walls of the salon.
            Jessica  Simone
Atran  Cheryl
Later in the month I had the opportunity to shoot at a workshop.  It was interesting and a few ladies were there to add to their portfolios.  I was able to get some interesting fashion images and here are a few examples.
            Kara Whatley  Alesha Grant
Kara Whatley
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What’s been happening at the studio?

Wow!  Has it really been two months since I’ve posted to the blog?!  Either time flies when you’re having fun or I’m not very good at keeping you informed about what’s been happening at the studio.  I prefer to think it’s the former.

 

Well here’s what’s been happening at the studio.  Last month we started a new email newsletter that we’ll use as another way to keep you informed of upcoming events, specials and general news involving the studio.  If you’re interested you can sign up by clicking this link.  SIGN ME UP!  If you like it, forward it off to friends and family that you think would find it interesting.  Of course you may opt-out at any time if you wish.
 
The holiday season brought a visit from Santa Claus.  Circa History Guild had an Old Fashioned Christmas party at their location and I was able to shoot Santa…with my camera of course.  He was there visiting with the children for a couple of hours and this is one of the images from that shoot that we used on our Holiday Card.
 
Holiday Card
 
Family Christmas images were busy also.  The Diaz family was particularly enjoyable to work with.  The girls, Kendall and Kayla, kept Ann busy while I shot Krystal and Mark.  Here’s the image they chose for their Christmas cards.
 
The Diaz Family
 
We also had numerous business clients in during this time.  Ivan Ruiz of Georgia Brace and Spine, who’s putting together a product catalog showing the different styles of back and body braces used after spinal surgery, is using a number of our images in their catalog which is being assembled by MMI Creative.
Melissa, Kelly, Chuck and Sam were in need of head shots for ads, new web pages, and business cards.  This is Melissa.
 
Melissa Emerich
 
I took part in a Fire and Ice workshop.  Yes, fire and ice.  On day one, we built an array of six propane gas burners that were set up behind a model.  Then we lit them up.  We got some very interesting shots and we were kept busy keeping the place cool so as not to set off the fire alarm from the heat created by the burners.
 
Alicia Hall
 
The next day we built a set to hold the ice and water.  Two 350 pound blocks of ice were brought in and the models posed either in the water or on the blocks of ice or a combination of both.  I’ll just say they were troopers and I’m glad I wasn’t in that water.
 
Sarah Oliver
 
That just about wraps up the last two months around the studio at di Sogno Photography.  As you can see it’s been busy.  I’ll endeavor to update it more often in 2009.  We’ll have some new things to talk about soon, so check back or add us to your RSS feed to get the updates automatically.
 
We hope you have had a great holiday and a safe and Happy New Year.

Fun, Fun, and More Fun!

Well it’s been another busy couple of weeks around the studio. A few models, a few family sessions and business head shots, some commercial work and one really fun shoot with a photographer friend of mine!  Essentially it was a fun couple of weeks here at di Sogno Photography and here are some highlights.

A young lady and an aspiring model, Aura, needed some lifestyle images for a local agency so she could start her portfolio.  The agency wanted at least five different looks and one formal studio style head shot.  She has some really great photos from her session, don’t you think?
Aura   Aura
Aura
Aura was a pleasure to work with; she’s a natural in front of the camera and takes direction very well.  I think she’ll go far and I know I’d work with her again.
Jay, owner of web design company Kapp Koncepts, contacted me because he was creating a new web site for a local company that makes turbine engine parts and needed fresh images.  This project included head shots of the company leaders, images of four to five computer controlled milling machines while in operation, general images of some of the parts produced and images of the building.
dynamic turbine   dynamic turbine
I captured everything over a few days of shooting, did initial editing of the images and turned them over to be used on the site.  I am happy to say that Jay was pleased with the results our collaboration.
Model Mickie Lynn was scheduled in the studio for some additional images for her portfolio and we wanted something elegant for her to wear.   Stephanie, the owner of Lola’s Boutique, often allows me to borrow outfits for use by the models.  This time Stephanie lent us a stylish black and white dress and a very cute white top.  I shot Mickie in both of the outfits we borrowed and the images turned out great.  In return, I printed two images from the shoot that Stephanie is using on the walls of her boutique.
Mickie Lynn
This is one of the images.  If you want to see the others, stop by Lola’s…and check out her selection of clothes while there.
Now for the fun shoot.  Friend and fellow photographer, Valerie Smith, invited a few select photographers and models to her studio a couple of weeks ago for an “anything goes” fun shoot.  Since the format was totally open, the photographers collaborated with the models to create scenarios and capture different images.
Sometimes they were casual…
Fun shoot
sometimes they were sophisticated…
Fun shoot
and others were just plain fun.
Fun shoot   Fun shoot
As you can see, the ladies dressed up in very loud and colorful outfits, made up their faces as small children, put their hair in pig tails, blew bubbles and licked oversized lollypops!  It was a blast!
Well that’s about it for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed and if you like, leave some feedback in the comments section.  Until the next time…

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