Title: Flamboyancy.New 64GB white iPhone 4S (Andy Warhol case) + Limited Edition “magenta” BEATS BY DRE Studio Headphones = Pimp. 

Title: Flamboyancy.

New 64GB white iPhone 4S (Andy Warhol case) + Limited Edition “magenta” BEATS BY DRE Studio Headphones = Pimp. 

Title: Strapped On.”Once you get into your stride, the camera becomes like another person in the room. It’s like being in a very small theatre where there is no getting away with anything because the audience is centimetres away from you.”  - Saffron Burrows

Title: Strapped On.

”Once you get into your stride, the camera becomes like another person in the room. It’s like being in a very small theatre where there is no getting away with anything because the audience is centimetres away from you.”  - Saffron Burrows

Title: Awe-Inspiring.“I don’t know how people live without coffee, I really don’t.” - Martha Quinn

Title: Awe-Inspiring.

“I don’t know how people live without coffee, I really don’t.” - Martha Quinn

Title: Lady-Love.6 Tips for a Stunning Portrait1. Use a wide angle lens: A wide angle lens can help create some memorable shots when you’re doing portrait photography. Wide angles create wonderful distortion and will enlarge parts of the face or body that are on the edge of the frame -giving a wide open and dramatic impact when your subject is in an impressive setting.2. Play with backgrounds: The person in your portrait is the main point of interest – however when you place them into different contexts with different backgrounds you can dramatically alter the mood in a shot. From a minimalistic mood to a high impact colorful background… the background can be the game changer.3. Change the framing format: Don’t get stuck in the habit of only shooting either in landscape or portrait mode. Mix your framing up in each shoot that you do and you’ll add variety to the type of shots you take.4. Experiment with camera angles: Horizontal and vertical framings are not the only options when it comes to shooting portraits. While understanding why you hold your camera straight and level is important - mixing it up when shooting and holding your camera on a more diagonal angle can also inject a little fun into your images. Itcan add some fun and energy into your shots. Having said that - DON’T over do it or it will just look like you were off balanced and held your camera crooked.5. Capture an expression: In some portraits it is the expression on the face of your subject that makes the image. Get your subject to experiment with different moods and emotions in your image. Try a mix of extreme emotions to more serious points of views - or my personal favorite, have your subject tell you a personal story as you shoot them! 6. Have your subject look off camera: Have your subject focus their attention on something outside the view of your camera. This creates a feeling of candidness and also creates interest as the viewer of the shot wonders what they are looking at. Be aware when you have your subject looking out of frame you can draw the eye of the viewer to the edge of the image - taking them away from the the subject.

Title: Lady-Love.

6 Tips for a Stunning Portrait

1. Use a wide angle lens: A wide angle lens can help create some memorable shots when you’re doing portrait photography. Wide angles create wonderful distortion and will enlarge parts of the face or body that are on the edge of the frame -giving a wide open and dramatic impact when your subject is in an impressive setting.

2. Play with backgrounds: The person in your portrait is the main point of interest – however when you place them into different contexts with different backgrounds you can dramatically alter the mood in a shot. From a minimalistic mood to a high impact colorful background… the background can be the game changer.

3. Change the framing format: Don’t get stuck in the habit of only shooting either in landscape or portrait mode. Mix your framing up in each shoot that you do and you’ll add variety to the type of shots you take.

4. Experiment with camera angles: Horizontal and vertical framings are not the only options when it comes to shooting portraits. While understanding why you hold your camera straight and level is important - mixing it up when shooting and holding your camera on a more diagonal angle can also inject a little fun into your images. Itcan add some fun and energy into your shots. Having said that - DON’T over do it or it will just look like you were off balanced and held your camera crooked.

5. Capture an expression: In some portraits it is the expression on the face of your subject that makes the image. Get your subject to experiment with different moods and emotions in your image. Try a mix of extreme emotions to more serious points of views - or my personal favorite, have your subject tell you a personal story as you shoot them!

6. Have your subject look off camera: Have your subject focus their attention on something outside the view of your camera. This creates a feeling of candidness and also creates interest as the viewer of the shot wonders what they are looking at. Be aware when you have your subject looking out of frame you can draw the eye of the viewer to the edge of the image - taking them away from the the subject.

Title: Couplet.It has been a few weeks since I got my Fujifilm X100 out and taken a Fun Photo. There has been no time to get out the X100 and play - I have missed holding her and I have missed taking a Fun Photo! Now that I’ve said that I want to clarify what I mean by “Fun Photo”… I use this term when taking about photographs where a deadlines are not a concern, where the final output does not determine my value and where I take a photo for just the fun of taking a photo. I enjoy my life as a professional photographer and will never complain about my job, life and opportunities - but sometimes I need to take a photo just hear the shutter click. For me, that is this Fun Photo.*Disclaimer: All my shoots are fun, all my clients are amazing and I’m always on point to rock it out! 

Title: Couplet.

It has been a few weeks since I got my Fujifilm X100 out and taken a Fun Photo. There has been no time to get out the X100 and play - I have missed holding her and I have missed taking a Fun Photo! Now that I’ve said that I want to clarify what I mean by “Fun Photo”… I use this term when taking about photographs where a deadlines are not a concern, where the final output does not determine my value and where I take a photo for just the fun of taking a photo. I enjoy my life as a professional photographer and will never complain about my job, life and opportunities - but sometimes I need to take a photo just hear the shutter click. For me, that is this Fun Photo.

*Disclaimer: All my shoots are fun, all my clients are amazing and I’m always on point to rock it out! 

Title: Eric and His X100.I have been following the imagery of Grand Rapid’s own Eric Tank for quite some time and it was his eye for well composed and storybook street photography that had me from day one! Not to mention, Eric is also one of the chosen few photographers to sport a Fujifilm X100 - so we instantly bonded there as well. I have taken the time over the past few months to get to know him better and I have nothing but praises to say about him as both a photographer and person. His humble attitude and approach on his craft is stellar and it really it shows in his photos. Eric is also covered in ink - so that is like an added bonus in my book, us colorful kids need to stick together! Check out his flickr photo stream… I promise you that you will not be disappointed!Eric’s flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/tankeric

Title: Eric and His X100.

I have been following the imagery of Grand Rapid’s own Eric Tank for quite some time and it was his eye for well composed and storybook street photography that had me from day one! Not to mention, Eric is also one of the chosen few photographers to sport a Fujifilm X100 - so we instantly bonded there as well. I have taken the time over the past few months to get to know him better and I have nothing but praises to say about him as both a photographer and person. His humble attitude and approach on his craft is stellar and it really it shows in his photos. Eric is also covered in ink - so that is like an added bonus in my book, us colorful kids need to stick together! Check out his flickr photo stream… I promise you that you will not be disappointed!

Eric’s flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/tankeric

Title: Fujica.It’s the holiday weekend… here is a bit of Camera Porn - my gift to you! Enjoy. 

Title: Fujica.

It’s the holiday weekend… here is a bit of Camera Porn - my gift to you! Enjoy. 

Title: Dungeons & Dragons.Architectural images shouldn’t just be aesthetic and graphic; they should also provide dynamism and movement – so play with the lines, the light and the shadows to provide interest and consider the hierarchy of levels and areas.Unlike other forms of photography, exciting architectural images can be produced in all weathers. A church on a clear day may strike the viewer as pleasant but maybe a bit bland, revisit it when there’s a storm brewing overhead or a mist rising from the damp earth and the results can be altogether more intriguing.A well trained photographer understands and knows how the various weather conditions affects their shots. I prefer an overcast day when producing less traditional artistic shots. Like the photo above an overcast helped pop out the textures, details and colors.

Title: Dungeons & Dragons.

Architectural images shouldn’t just be aesthetic and graphic; they should also provide dynamism and movement – so play with the lines, the light and the shadows to provide interest and consider the hierarchy of levels and areas.

Unlike other forms of photography, exciting architectural images can be produced in all weathers. A church on a clear day may strike the viewer as pleasant but maybe a bit bland, revisit it when there’s a storm brewing overhead or a mist rising from the damp earth and the results can be altogether more intriguing.

A well trained photographer understands and knows how the various weather conditions affects their shots. I prefer an overcast day when producing less traditional artistic shots. Like the photo above an overcast helped pop out the textures, details and colors.

Title: Face-Saver.When it comes to taking the portraits, don’t linger on one expression for too long as if your subject thinks about what they’re doing for too long it can look fake. Speaking of portraits… I’ve been on a portrait kick lately and I’m totally all about shooting them with my Fujifilm X100. I know I’m always raving about this camera but it really has changed my photography. I carry my X100 everywhere with me and the days are past of me lugging around a bag full of camera gear.

Title: Face-Saver.

When it comes to taking the portraits, don’t linger on one expression for too long as if your subject thinks about what they’re doing for too long it can look fake. Speaking of portraits… I’ve been on a portrait kick lately and I’m totally all about shooting them with my Fujifilm X100. I know I’m always raving about this camera but it really has changed my photography. I carry my X100 everywhere with me and the days are past of me lugging around a bag full of camera gear.

Title: STAIRWAY. If graphic design was a religion, fonts are its priests… and I for one am a faithful parishioner. Photographing fonts and letterforms is something that comes natural and are overlooked things of beauty.ELEMENTS OF A FONT: At its most basic, a font is a collection of letterforms. A very large distinction is that these letterforms are designed to be used and to work together. The design is such that many letterforms are actually composed of the same, or repeating elements—stroke weight, serif brackets, counter spaces. With digital font design, a font also includes things such as kerning tables, which help determine how letters ‘fit’, or are spaced. A font most often refers to a digital typeface, which can be used at nearly any size, where a typeface, or face, refers to a single size, weight and style of a font.A well-designed font will have a consistency of design. They consist of Uppercase, Lowercase, Uppercase Numerals, Lowercase Numerals, Punctuation and Miscellaneous/Special Characters.Yes, I’m a dork!

Title: STAIRWAY.

If graphic design was a religion, fonts are its priests… and I for one am a faithful parishioner. Photographing fonts and letterforms is something that comes natural and are overlooked things of beauty.

ELEMENTS OF A FONT:

At its most basic, a font is a collection of letterforms. A very large distinction is that these letterforms are designed to be used and to work together. The design is such that many letterforms are actually composed of the same, or repeating elements—stroke weight, serif brackets, counter spaces. With digital font design, a font also includes things such as kerning tables, which help determine how letters ‘fit’, or are spaced.


A font most often refers to a digital typeface, which can be used at nearly any size, where a typeface, or face, refers to a single size, weight and style of a font.

A well-designed font will have a consistency of design. They consist of Uppercase, Lowercase, Uppercase Numerals, Lowercase Numerals, Punctuation and Miscellaneous/Special Characters.

Yes, I’m a dork!