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Here is a group photo of the class and instructors at the Elevate workshop in Orlando with the Nudds and Bebbs. That's Garrett Nudd in the middle between our models, Joy Nudd in the back center, laughing, Stephen Bebb far left, Jen Bebb in the vest behind Garrett, and me far right. Click to open larger.
Last day of the seminar here in Orlando with Garret and Joy Nudd of Garrett Nudd Photography and Stephen and Jen Bebb of Tyingtheknot.com, two husband-wife teams who blow us all away with their photography. Garrett's very strong in the art of the engagement session. His sexy portraits are fun and really capture the intimacy of a couple. Here are a few of my portraits. Click on any image to enlarge in a separate window.
Below: Garrett Nudd, center. Left to right: Lori Momberg's back, Chris Momberg, Stephen Bebb, Jen Bebb, our model Ryan, Jim Cook, Amy DeYoung, Jennifer Cruz, Landon Steele.
Doing headshots with actors is so cool. They are generally outgoing and spontaneous and like Laszlo, offer up a whole lot of personality for the camera. Not much posing needed. Check out these portraits of Laszlo Nemesi. He's a Minneapolis actor whose character you may have seen at the Rennaissance Faire in Shakopee or in the Fringe Festival. His many personas were in full array during this session. We stopped halfway through so he could half shave his beard, then he proceeded to shave it all off for the rest of the shots. Turns out he also worked with Joel Hodgson of Mystery Science Theater fame - one of my faves. All I can say is this is one talented dude, and it was fun. Click on any image to open larger. 
What could be a nicer gift than to do a family portrait, when everyone is together for the holidays. Diena McNabb of Texas did that for her family, asking us to come in to her parents' home, Sheila and Chip Anderson, in Inver Grove Heights to photograph everyone both in a posed formal portrait and photojournalism style. She and husband Dave have two beautiful children, Devin, age 2, and her little brother Braden, age 1. Deina's brother Todd was also there. When we came in, the children were a little wary of us with our big tripod and cameras and lights, but after a while with their parents and grandparents around they felt safe and loosened up and let us photograph them playing and interacting. We got quite a few nice candid portraits as well as this larger group portrait, and captured a little of the fun, love and intimacy between everyone. Grandfather Chip took Devin outside to spread corn for the wild turkeys in their backyard, which produced some nice moments. We try to be speak softly and stay relaxed at family sessions with children, especially since the children's natural instinct is to be suspicious of strangers. But after a while, seeing their parents relaxed, they relax too. It gains their trust and then they ignore us, and when that happens, we can capture some of the magic of a family together. Thank you Deina, Dave, Chip, Sheila and Todd for being such wonderful clients. We hope we were able to create images that you will cherish for many years to come. Click on any image to open it in a larger window.
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