Alzheimer's Music Fest

Recently I attended the Alzheimer's Music Fest hosted by Eddie Owens at the Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth, GA.  The festival raises funds for family caregivers of those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.

My colleague, Lou Raimondi, organized a photo shoot of the event for a group of photographers.  I was excited for the opportunity to shoot in such a dynamic environment.  Lou shared his experience with concerts and provided some helpful tips.  The light changes in relation to your angle to the stage, making it a bit of a challenge to get the right shot.  It helps to crank up the ISO so that the shutter speed is high enough to freeze the action.  Here are some of the performers in action:

Lianne Hutcheson

Pure Ed

The Listening Wall

The Lost Boys

Peyton Parker

Bumpin the Mango

Andrew Black

Ann-Marie Petty Band

The Mike Watson Band

The added bonus was listening to some great music for a very worthy cause.  I definitely plan on attending next year.

Enjoy the day,
George

Soccer in The Studio?

Senior Portrait Session

Skylar came to our studio for his senior portrait session outfitted in his soccer uniform and wanted to capture some images with "attitude."  A dark background with strong directional lighting and a couple of strip soft boxes for edge light provided the drama to match Skylar's passion for soccer.

As his session progressed, attitude reached new dimensions and we had to up our game to compete with Skylar. That's when we introduced the fog effect and a longer lens to lend an atmospheric quality to the drama.

To showcase Skylar's fondness for the outdoors, we took advantage of fabulous late afternoon light to capture some images in a natural setting. 

Skylar thoroughly enjoyed his session and his charming personality shines through.  He was totally engaged in each scenario and worked off our poses creating a few "looks" of his own.

The combination of excellent collaboration and fun resulted in amazing images that forever portray Skylar as he graduates high school and looks forward to new and exciting times in his life.

Wishing Skylar all the best as he begin his college career.

Enjoy the day,
George