I recently took a jaunt with photographers Brad Smith and Liss Flint into the woods with our lovely model Shannon.  We were looking for fun pastoral shots, while practicing keeping things light in the lighting department.  We did that, for the most part.  Brad brought a sweetheart of an Elinchrome head with a saaaaaa-weeeeeeet softbox, and we popped some umbrellas as well.  Anyhow, here are some of my favorites from the day.  Enjoy!

We try to do things a little differently here on Strawberry Road.  That’s when the idea of themed, kick-a@#$ photography came to be!  When your son or daughter is really into something, say dance, for instance, why would you get a portrait of them standing in front of a blue backdrop, with flat lighting that, oh by the way, is the same as every other kids’ pictures!?  Get them into a cool environment, connect with them and shoot away is what I say! The images below are of “Miss C” we’ll call her.  A teenage girl who seems to excel at many disciplines of dance.  Her mom was cool enough to play ‘voice activated light stand’ and we created what I think are some VERY cool, edgy portraits that showcase not only Miss C’s personality, but her ability and I think a little bit of how she sees herself when