Had a lot of fun photographing Jackie here in my studio. Jackie is a public speaker business networking trainer and needed headshots for her website and promotional material. (See more information at her website.) As is often the case, she wasn't very comfortable in front of the camera, but soon she relaxed and we were able to capture some great images. One of Jackie's projects is greeting card marketing with her company Cards Make Cash. We wanted to somehow capture this concept Read more [...]

Several months ago, I had the opportunity to do a photo session with Shawn Kelly, founder of Hope Recovery Center and published writer. We did the session on location in downtown Riverside. I love the old architecture that Riverside has to offer. Shawn ultimately selected one of the images from this session to use as the cover for his book My Black Friday. Read more [...]

David is a voice-over actor and came to me to do headshots for his promotional materials and website. Initially, we tried some traditional business portrait poses, but I felt that this was a bit conservative looking for the business he was in. He had brought some other clothes for the session, among them a simple black turtleneck shirt, so I suggested we pair that with his sport-coat for a more artsy/creative look. This worked out perfectly and we finished the rest of the session with that outfit. Read more [...]