A portrait is more than a photo

A friend of mine, Steve Grappe, recently posted an article at his studio, PhotoG, about the process of taking my portrait. Steve is a professional photographer who excels at portraits. I am also a photographer, and I was looking for both a learning experience and a portrait. I wasn't disappointed. IMG_4981-Edit   IMG_4927-Edit Without getting into the details, I was recently divorced, and the experience of struggling in a dysfunctional marriage can leave both parties feeling less than confident about who they are. This is not a good starting point for one to branch out to meet new people post-divorce. [More . . . ]

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First take: boudoir photography

IMG_9559 Andrea natural light lo res Steve Grappe of PhotoG Studios offered a boudoir photography workshop Sunday. I attended and learned a lot of about lighting, shooting and posing. The venue was the Cheshire Inn, in STL. Obviously, this is a engaging genre, and it was equal parts fun and work. The woman below, Andrea Fentem, is beautiful in a unique way - she told me that her mother is a blonde haired blue eyed Swede and her father is native American. This photo is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still culling and post-processing the batch. I'll put others on my Flickr site soon. I can't say enough about Steve, who is both an excellent teacher and a great guy to know. I've taken his classes on several subjects over the past year and a half, including low key lighting and post-processing. Before then, I didn't even own a DSLR, so things can move fast in photography.

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