A day at the beach: Family Portraits

UPDATED APRIL 12: Slide-show Video Added.




Yesterday I photographed a family portrait session in New Smyrna Beach.  I had originally booked the session for Tuesday, but the weather was not fully cooperating.  However, yesterday the weather was absolutely perfect, with sunny blue skies, a light wind, and a calm ocean.  I met the family at one of my favorite local beach parks, which offers a couple different locations for some different looks.  Here is a quick preview of a few shots from yesterday.

Family Portrait Photography by:

Photographer Pete Arnold

http://www.EmanonPhotography.com

My Mom

My Mom
Originally uploaded by Emanon Photography

My mom has been asking me to shoot her portrait for a little while now, I tried an earlier portrait session with her but she did not like the results, and neither did I, so I didn't post any. But today, I went out to one of the local parks along the beach and made some portraits of my mom. I have been edinting and playing around with some different techniques and edit effects, I will post some more later on. But here is one of the shots from today that I like so far.

I think one of the problems I am having in making a portrait photo that my mom likes is that she essentially has not had a portrait made since she was in college. Even though her dad was also a photographer. So she tells me that when she sees photos of herself, it's not what she remembers or thinks she loos like, so she doesn't like the photos. So I'm trying to figure out some things I can do to shoot differently and edit differently to make a photo that she likes. My next plan is to do some one light studio portraits, high contrast, low-key type images.

Does anyone have any thoughts or sugestions?

UCF Knight

UCF Knight
Originally uploaded by Emanon Photography

I have been sooting some PR work for one of the companies that I work for. This basiclly means I have been traveling around central Florida photographing college and university campuses. Since I havn't shot anything else recently, I figured I would share one of my shots from yesterday. This is the UCF Knight stature in front of the UCF Alumni center. I did a little post processing to make the image pop.

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Cheers,

-Pete

On Display

Originally uploaded by Turchin Center for the Visual Arts


I currently have two photographs on display as part of a gallery exhibition. The gallery just sent out some photos of the entire exhibit and I found a couple which show off my photos. Here you can see my photograph 'Vintage photography.'

The exhibition it the Appalachian Alumni in the Arts Exhibition at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, NC.  http://www.turchincenter.org/exhibitions/149

My other photograph 'Lighting Sound' is hanging right above this photograph you can just see the bottom edge of that photograph in the upper right corner of this picture.

I think it is pretty cool that I have my photos on display. Also, if anyone is interested in purchasing these prints, they are both for sale for $112 each. 40% of the purchase price goes to support the Turchin Center.

Cheers,
Pete