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My Passion

Photography is my passion. People and their stories are my subject matter of choice. I strive to deliver images that wow my subject or client or connect with the viewer and generate the desired emotional response. That feedback is my reward! Moreover, my shoots are as much about the experience as the images and are thus infused with joy, fun, and exitement! I simply love what I do and I go about it with all the joy and enthusiasm I can muster.

I bought my first camera at age seven. It was the first thing I ever bought with my own money. Photography has been a part of my life ever since. Sports, college, girls, marriage, and another career took priority for many years but the digital era renewed my passion. The onset of digital technology allowed me to marry the two halves of my brain once again! I'll never look back and I truly look forward to working with you to deliver exeptional images and an unforgettable experience.

I am an experineced professional photographer. I am competent and proficient at a wide variety of work including commercial and editorial work, fashion and modeling, weddings, and portraiture. While I always attempt to produce image that "wow" the viewer, I also realize that my ability to effectively manage shoots, work with other creative professionals, connect with poeple, hold up under stress and chaos, and ultimately deliver a rewarding and fun experience for my subject or client is equally important most of the time.

My Work

My work is an expression of how I see the world and how I interpret a scene. It has been said that every image is a lie. I attempt to manage that lie to the benefit or my subject or client. Left to my own devices, I will usually attempt to show people at their best -- looking fabulous, full of joy, having fun. Of course, for some of my work, the desired emotional impact is different. Regardless, my style is consistent and could be classified as simulataneously simple and clean yet dynamic and impactful.

If you like my work , please contact me. Hopefully we will connect and find a way to work together. I am always looking for unique challenges and opportunities and simply love meeting others with a shared passion for photography, wheter they be fellow photographers of potential clients!

This blog is intentionally a fusion of my commercial work, my wedding and portraiture work, and my personal work. My photography absolutely permeates every aspect of my daily life. In addition to sharing my images, I hope that this forum will allow me to shed some light on the human side of the equation and yield some insight into the person behind the images. Enjoy and PLEASE share your thoughts and comments.

New Year’s Day with Jeana & Alex

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Hello everyone and welcome to a new decade! Unbelievable how fast that one went. I’m now embarking on my second year of blogging. Though my posts were somewhat erratic last year, I did surprisingly end up with 50 posts, which is almost one per week. That’s about what I was going for and about the best I can hope for I suspect.

Well let’s get on with 2010! I had the pleasure of photographing Jean & Alex at 8am on New Year’s day. Yikes! Sounded great at the time but by the second bottle of wine on New Year’s eve, I was second guessing the decisionWell, as fortune would have it, the shoot was well worth it. Jeana and Alex are a great couple and so awesome together . . . a breeze and a delight to photograph. I’ll be shooting their wedding in Memphis in May and they just happened to be coming through town over on New Year’s day. So we setup a little couple’s session and bridal shoot. Thanks to Allan Mueller for assisting and Bobbie Clark for hair and makeup. This is just a taste of the fun we had. Hope you enjoy!

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Posted in Portraiture, Wedding

by Bryan Allen

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January 2, 2010 - 3:20 pm

Phil Savage - New Year’s Day with Jeana & Alex… your best stuff to date!!
Bryan, you’re pushing the envelope, exciting.
Blue sky/clouds is my favorite.
As far as the previous blogs, I really love the way you use the shallow depth of field, high contrast and angle of camera to capture the emotion. It’s also amazing how you can take an otherwise mundane subject (wooden racecar, animal) and make a really cool work of art.
Happy New Year to you, Brooke and your growing family.

Phil and Lisa

January 4, 2010 - 9:49 am

Alec Johnson - Pretty much have to agree with Phil.

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