Precise

As one season rolls into the next I decided to take a look back and revaluate portfolios and see where I want to direct my photography.

Everything needs work. No question about it. Anyone who has ever picked up a camera knows that no matter what you shoot your going to want to get something better. I feel really good about a few of my landscape photos but other than those few unique shots I feel I can improve on everything.

Action sports and portraits. Two aspects of my photography that I really plan on focusing on. Action wise there isn't too much to be shooting right now(no worries though I'm heading to Mammoth on Sunday) so I've directed my attention to portraits.

Looking on my portfolio I feel that the older portraits are great, but now I'm kind of searching for something different than I was when I shot those portraits. I really want to get closer to the exact image I see in my head. Instead of leaving a shoot with a group of photos that convey the subjects personality well and are technically solid I want to leave with that single image that is "perfect", or in other words as close as possible to the image that I had in my head.

One of the major parts of this is getting the lighting precise. The pose needs to be just as precise as the lighting and the background needs to be on point with and compliment the lighting and the pose. I've been searching for the word to describe this kind of shooting and the only area I think it fits is "fashion". I don't feel that its the right word to describe it but its the closest I could get.

A few recent attempts:

On another note I finally got a sled, I've been looking for awhile and it was the time. I've been trying to get out as much as possible and its amazing how much freedom a sled gives you, 2 and a half hours of skinning is 20 minutes on a sled, I can't even wait to see what next season brings. Anyways, getting quite a few shots while I'm out there but I'll save most of those for another week.