headshots are interesting images to create. not quite portraits, yet with many of the qualities of portraits. you want the eyes to ‘speak’ to the viewer, drawing them in. making them think, ‘yes, i do want to know more about this person!’ sort of a visual calling card. actors, business professionals, models … practically anyone [...]

In this installment of our assignment series, we asked participants to illustrate what “Beginnings!” meant to them. The approach could have been anything from a photojournalistic exercise to an artistic construction. We left it up to the photographers to define the phrase and how they interpreted it. The most creative entries won (see below) Actually, [...]

The Shoot Style crew held a posing workshop headed by Michelle Turner today in Ogunquit Maine. Much fun was had, the photographers are downloading and processing now. Can’t wait to share the images! Until then, here are a few of the ‘behind the scenes’ images to whet your appetites. Thanks all!! Stay tuned!!

Every season I believe I am going to stumble upon the best pair of shoes for shooting weddings. Able to cushion my feet for up to 10+ hours of: shooting, crouching, running, squatting, jumping, climbing, you name it. As well as, dare I ask, I want them to look cute! And every season I seem [...]

Everyone has preferences. Some like Nikon, others like Canon. Some choose Mac, others PC. Some love sweet, some spicy. Differences keep things interesting! When shooting, my preference is to use prime lenses. When I first started shooting, my camera was the Nikon FM2, black body, all manual bay-bee! Yeah, even the focusing was manual!  At [...]

On January 4th, Michelle Turner + I got up in front of the crowd attending Mystic 5 in Mystic CT to give a talk about two different photographers approaching the same subject matter, in this case, weddings. We went over our two different styles + showcased numerous examples, including a wedding we shot together in [...]

In this installment of our assignment series, we asked participants to illustrate what “Cheer!” meant to them. The approach could have been anything from a photojournalistic exercise to an artistic construction. We left it up to the photographers to define the phrase and how they interpreted it. The most creative entries won (see below) Actually, [...]

This one hits me where it counts every time i read it: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, [...]