We had a great time meeting Todd, Vera, Vivienne and Ava last weekend on their visit to Charleston.  We braved the 50 degree weather on the beach with 15 mile an hour winds which made it feel like 47!  The beach is beautiful this time of year.

We always keep our eyes open for new and interesting locations for family sessions, but for right now we just can’t get enough of the old antique barn.  Charleston is full of beautiful colors and textures which we use for “out of focus” negative space in our portraits.  The technical term for this element of photography is “bokeh“; the non-technical term is “awesome”!

Briefly, we now shoot primarily on a Nikon D800 which is a 36 megapixel camera and we have an arsenal of professional lenses.  Photography tools are changing daily, but I am finding myself going back to old manual focus lenses, shooting film and 4×5 view cameras. The choice of equipment is one of the many creative decisions made in an effort to create the best portrait possible for our clients; we know that these images will be cherished for a lifetime.  That said, I know these images will print beautifully on our new Canon IPF-8300 large format printer with our signature canvas.  Images shown only on the web cannot show the amazing beauty of a beautifully created and printed portrait.  Please let us know if you have any questions about our signature prints and canvas.  We will keep you posted when we find new papers we love and look forward to showing you the beauty of modern fine-art photographs.

Here’s a few of our favorites from the day…