What a Great Image Entails

Imagine your favorite photo. Now explain why. I'm 99.9% positive it is because you feel an emotional connection to it. Something within the image made you feel warm and fuzzy; whether it be colors, a place you have been or want to go, or the smile on a babies face. Which ever it may be, your favorite photo brings out an emotion within you. At the end of the day it's the fuzzy feeling that makes a memorable photograph, without it all you've made is another image.

After developing a theme I begin the process searching for subjects who are highly expressive. Someone who is comfortable enough to smile, laugh, and make faces in front of a camera because I know they are capable of providing the right look for the photoshoot; therefore enhancing the level of connectivity between the photo and the viewer. Do you want the subject to look approachable, fierce, or gloomy? It's best to develop an idea before the photoshoot and fulfill the concept thoroughly. 

A photograph without emotion is lifeless, it's dead. It shall be forgotten a moment later. When photographing people, make them feel comfortable, take the time to make them laugh and capture the moment they give you an honest feeling.

Swimmer Photoshoot

                         Swimmer Photoshoot

Swimmer Photoshoot

Makeup Artist: Katelynn Jean
Model: Rebeccah McCarthy