Jazz Music Portraits at the Akron Civic Theatre
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Professional Portraits at the Palace Theater in Downtown Canton, Ohio
It shouldn't come as a surprise that one of Canton, Ohio's best-known landmarks, the Palace Theater in Market Ave, is an amazing place for professional headshots and portraits. I've had the...
Read MoreMy Favorite Light Modifier - the Westcott 7' Umbrella
In my search for great, cheap gear, this is one is a must-have Modifiers let photographers take their light and mess around, get creative. Small modifiers can give you a sharp, zappy...
Read MoreMixing Lighting Sources and using 2nd (Rear) Curtain Sync Flash
A lot of effort goes into lighting your shots. Controlling the pattern of light is always important, but corralling color temperature and light source also fall high on that list of priorities....
Read MoreBecoming the Director - Turning your DSLR into a video/movie/film camera.
Modern DSLRs are amazing devices. Not long after the 5D Mark II introduced the ability to shoot high quality video, the film world took notice and started to use it as an essential piece of...
Read MoreWedding Photography - Leslie and Jim at La Pizzaria in Canton, Ohio
Early in November I had the opportunity to photograph a wedding for an absolutely wonderful couple; Jim & Leslie. We met Leslie through a previous job, The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank,...
Read MoreUsing colored lens filters and light gels to enhance your photos. Fall/Halloween portraits!
All my friends know that Autumn is my favorite time of the year. I love the colors, the cooler weather and most importantly — Halloween! So, for this little info-tutorial-lesson I decided...
Read MoreRecent Portrait Work - Benjamin Lehman, Photographer. Canton, Ohio
I've had the great pleasure of working with some fantastic people over the last month. Here's a quick peek at some of the faces I've captured in the last 30 days! Benjamin Lehman is a...
Read MorePro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement 2014 Photographer
I was tickled when the Hall of Fame asked me back this year to cover the events of their 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement. Enshrinement week covers a lot of activities and from...
Read MoreLocation Scouting - Magical Photography in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
I'm always looking for beautiful, ethereal places to take wedding, engagement or fashion photographs. While I've lived in Northeast Ohio for nearly 5 years, I am still amazed by how...
Read MoreWedding Photography - Jesse & Chris at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Massillon, Ohio
I had the great pleasure and honor to be the wedding photographer for Jesse & Chris. The ceremony was at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Massillon, Ohio. The wedding was exceptionally fun...
Read MoreMy work with the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank
Near the end of winter I was approached by the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. Their request was simple – help them document the people and neighborhoods that rely on the foodbank’s...
Read MoreBrian Lisik - Musician
In addition to working as a writer, his work appearing in commercial campaigns and local news papers, Brian Lisik also enjoys his time on stage as a prolific musician. Brian's music is heartfelt...
Read MoreThe Importance of Scouting
Scouting is as important of a component of photography as hitting the shutter button itself. Scouting, for me, is a time to plan. It's thinking about possible compositions, lighting set ups and...
Read MoreWater Works Park for Wedding, Engagement and Senior Portraits
Here in Canton, we have have a great park known as Water Works Park. The park is actually a chain of parks including Stadium Park, McKinley Memorial Park and City Field Park in addition to...
Read MoreFree Custom Photoshop Skin Retouch Brush
A Custom Brush for all Your Photoshop Skin Retouching Needs Retouching is an important part of any portrait, whether it's a wedding, engagement, or high school senior's photo. Most people...
Read MoreA-1 Auto Repair Portrait Photography
Shooting Portraits on Location at A-1 Auto Repair. Every now and then you get an amazing lead on a good location to photograph portraits. More often than not that location is something like...
Read MoreControlling Light - Using a Flash Outdoors
People love to shoot at sunrise and sunset, and why not? It's a beautiful time of the day where the sun is doing all of the hard work for you. That low horizon light is flattering in almost all...
Read MoreNew Portrait Series
Time to start photographing more people . There's really not much more to say than that. It's something I really love doing, so it should turn out to be a very fun series to work...
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