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High End Architecture

by westalex | Nov 7, 2016 | Blog, Fine Art, Photography, Professional Imaging

Capturing Old and Interesting Architecture There is nothing quite like finding crazy places with such old and interesting places to photograph. When I visited the old women’s reformatory over in St. Anthony, I was astounded by the detail from age and decay left...

Lighting Techniques for Portraits – Part I

by westalex | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog, Fine Art, Photography, Portfolio, Portraits, Professional Imaging

Lighting Portraits with Continuous Lighting I’m not going to lie, but continuous lighting may be my favorite kind of auxiliary lighting out there. One of the many reasons for this is because you can see the look of the image right there in front of you....

Lighting Techniques for Portraits – Part II

by westalex | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog, Photography, Portraits, Professional Imaging

Lighting Portraits with Strobe Lighting Strobe lighting is an awesome way to light someone in a portrait session. The flashes from off-camera devices are able to help you to bend and warp the light in ways that produce fantastic results. Once you understand your...

Controlling Natural Light for Powerful Portraits

by westalex | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog, Photography, Portraits, Professional Imaging

Learning to master and control natural light for portraits I cannot continue to stress to you the importance that the sun has when taking photos. By using the available light that you have given to you, you are able to capture stunning moments with people. On this day...

Group Photography = Squad Goals

by westalex | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog, Photography, Portfolio, Portraits, Professional Imaging

If two is a party, then six makes the squad! Strike a pose! Seriously, how much more epic could this photo get? Shooting groups with your camera is a fantastic way of stressing out yourself since you have so many people to look at but is also very satisfying once you...