Meg & Kev's Engagement!

Ward 9

I went out with my buddies from Ward 9 a few nights ago to do some photos of the band. We went down to the flats around 9:30pm and did a small photo shoot. I decided they needed a new logo so I designed one for them in photoshop. Let me know what you think!

These guys will be playing this week at Alive Festival. Alive is a Christian Music Festival that happens every year here in Ohio. Bands from all over the country come and rock out in front of audiences of thousands. We will be down there Wednesday and Thursday to get some shots of them in action! Also, while we are there, we will be meeting up with another photographer, David Jay. This guy is good! Check out his site... he is definitely one of my biggest inspirations. My buddy Mark Davidson, another wedding photojournalist introduced me to him.

It should be an awesome trip... I'll try to take a lot of pictures to share with you guys!

Matt and Toyomi

Here are a few pics from our last engagement shoot. We went down to University Circle, Matt and Toyomi wanted to do some photos in the library. I decided to do this whole shoot with my 50mm 1.8 Nikkor lens. It's such a fun lens to shoot with. If you don't have a fixed 50mm I would highly recommend buying one. Whether you shoot Nikon or Canon, you can get one for less than $150! With a 1.8 aperture you will be able to shoot using only natural light in places you never thought possible.

Squire's Castle

Friday night we headed over to Squire's Castle for an engagement shoot. It was the first time I ever shot over there and I really liked it. The heat was pretty intense, but Chris and Kristen didn't let that get in the way of taking some great pictures. They were an awesome couple to work with; easy-going and fun. After we finished up we were able to hang out and grab a bite to eat. We got to know Chris and Kristen a little better. It was a good time, and we can't wait for their wedding in September! Check out their slideshow!!

Creative Portraiture

We all have them... You know, the albums stored away in the closet at mom’s house, packed full with humiliating images of ourselves. What were our parents thinking when they bought those ridiculous outfits?? The florescent colors and the bow-ties!? I don’t know about you but anytime I brought a girl over to mom’s house, I absolutely dreaded the thought of looking at my childhood portraits.

So recently I decided I wanted to make a change. I am tired of portraits that make every single child look exactly the same. I am tired of the ordinary!

Come on! It’s such a tragedy that kids are so unique and so full of personality; and so much of that uniqueness and personality is lost in their portraits.

So starting this month, Imagen Photography will be offering a new line of Creative Portraiture. No more carpet boxes, no more blue jeans with white shirts, and most of all, no more cookie cutter children.

Let’s start capturing our children in their environment, the way they really are. Imagen Photography now offers “in-home” portrait sessions. We will come to your home and photograph your children in their own element. Or, if you prefer, we’ll go outside to a park or maybe their school playground and capture the true personality of your child. Let’s break away from the ordinary… Let’s get creative!

I did these photos of my nephew in his grandmother's basement. No studio lights, no fancy equiptment, just me and Xavier and a couple house lamps for light. I think because he was in a familiar place he was able to warm right up to the camera. He is so freakin' cute!

Matt and Katie's Engagement Shoot

Last week Katie, Matt, and I went out and did an engagement shoot over in the Brecksville Metroparks. We had perfect weather that morning and got some really great stuff. Afterwards we had lunch at this little Irish Pub in Ohio City. It was great to spend some time with. Matt invited me out to play in a golf scramble with him the day before his wedding down at Blue Heron in Medina! Golf should be a lot of fun, but I am really excited about shooting their wedding. Check out their photos at www.imagenphotos.com/KatieandMatt

Matt and Gina

Just a couple days before their wedding Marisa and I took Matt and Gina out to do some engagement photos. We went over to downtown Hudson, had a couple margaritas then had some fun with this shoot. As a photojournalist I try to do as little posing as possible. So with Matt and Gina I put them on the fire escape and told them to forget I was even there. We got some of the sexiest engagement photos I've seen. Click here to check out the pics! View the Slideshow.