Portrait Session – Maggie

Maggie and I have been friends and occasional roommates since college. We got together on a November Sunday afternoon to shoot a casual portrait set. I wanted to work on my composition and lighting, and also wanted more practice working with a person. I'm continuing to experiment to try to figure out exactly what it … Continue reading Portrait Session – Maggie →

Portrait Session – Alex, pt. 1

I met Alex through work on a long road trip to northern Minnesota and back. Though the course of our trip, besides discussing pedestrian infrastructure and the minutia of our individual engineering day jobs, we also discussed our outside-of-work selves. Alex is an occasional burlesque performer, who advocates for non-binary and disability visibility through their … Continue reading Portrait Session – Alex, pt. 1 →

Portrait Session – Rachael, pt. 2

Rachael is a dancer. We got together in early August to take some dance images with no particular outcome in mind. I wanted to get in a few more traditional dance shots and then mix in some more experimental work with lighting. The session was divided in to 3 segments - first, a daytime outdoor … Continue reading Portrait Session – Rachael, pt. 2 →

Portrait Session – Rachael, pt. 1

Portrait Session – Garrett

I liked the black-metal-mood of my last set of photos, the ones with the flooded river. Even a month later the waters are still high, and I learned today that up in Duluth, Lake Superior is at its record height. Just some facts about local waters, not particularly relevant but I like the flooded aesthetic … Continue reading Portrait Session – Garrett →

Portrait Session 1

I haven't been completely confident that spontaneous photography is my style, though I'm still establishing what my style exactly is. To practice a few techniques and also as an excuse to drink some wine with friends, I organized a portrait session, converting my small living room into a makeshift studio with bedsheet backdrops complements of … Continue reading Portrait Session 1 →