After 6 months

So i didn't get through everything tonight.  But the backlog of 6 months worth of blog posts is gonna take some time.  I decided to do storyboards for the Senior photos that i took this summer and fall.  I have 6 done and a lot more to go lol.  Here are the first 6 i got done.  Enjoy cause there is a lot more where these came from.

Wow it's been way to long

I know I havent updated in a very very long time. It's been a crazy busy couple of months. I have a lot to post here soon...basically everything I have done this summer as far as work goes haha. Stay tuned!

Amanda Nobles Senior Photo Preview ~Susanville Senior Portrait Photographer~

Here is a small preview of Amanda Nobles Senior photoshoot.  This was a great shoot.  Amanda came in with very clear ideas about what she wanted from her senior portraits, and the images came out amazing!  I had so much fun, and retouching was so simple.  There are a lot of very different looks we came up with that gave this shoot a distinctive feel, showed her personality, and allowed us to be creative. Enjoy!

Kelsey ~Susanville Children Photographer!

The other week i had a great session with this little girl, Kelsey.  I grew up with her mom, and it is such a strange circle of life thing photographing her daughter.  She was super cute and loved Beauty and the Beast; she kept calling me Gaston lol. Yesterday was the ordering session, and everything went great.  Here is some a message Tanna (Kelsey's grandma) sent me today.

"Wanted to post this yesterday but with a 3yr old granddaughter I am posting today. A couple wks ago I had Kelsey's photo taken professionally. This person not only does an awesome job but he takes that extra step for his customers! Believe me...a child will let you know if they are not comfortable/safe around whomever! Right from the beginning she felt comfortable and that she could be herself around this person. She talked his leg off and told him what a bulldog/kitty cat was (inside info, lol). Yesterday, I had to choose which photos I wanted. That was the hardest part!! But I did it! I even shed a few tears as he captured so many expressions along with photos of her and nanny(my mom). Justin Miller, you did an outstanding job! You helped us make memories of a lifetime and for that, I am forever greatful! You have always had a special place in our hearts (nanny and I) and always will!! Thank you again....JCHARLESPHOTOGRAPHY ♥"

Kyle Harlan ~Susanville Portrait Photographer~

After a few weeks i have finished retouching the shoot i had with Kyle Harlan.  I love almost every single image i took in this session, and i could retouch each one if i really wanted to, but i did restrain myself haha. Not only did i get great images out of the shoot, but i don't think i have ever felt so comfortable photographing someone before.  Good conversation, amazing look and style, and great additions to my portfolio. Kyle also wore a ridiculous coat i found at a thrift store in Chico while looking for the Miss Lassen outfits, and i got some good concept stuff out of that.  Overall i loved this shoot, loved retouching the images, and i am completely happy with what i captured.  Thank you SO much Kyle, I'd work with you again anytime.

P.S. I need some Brooks love...and by that i mean crit these. 

So Far

So these are a few of the photos from the amazing shoot i had with Kyle the other day.  So far i have retouched 10 images...over 4 days.  The whole shoot was so good it's so hard to pick the ones i want to retouch, but so far so good i think. Definitely got a lot of portfolio pieces out of it, and there are enough images to make kyle his own book haha.  The next post on this will be all the images and i'll need some good old fashion brooks crit on them.

Miss Lassen County 2011- Hair and Makeup Headshots

As part of the overall shoot, head shots were taken of each contestant participating in the conceptual shoot for the Hair and Makeup artist's portfolios.

Aimee

2nd runner up Alesha

Miss Lassen County Bailey 

Best Talent and Miss Congeniality

Cassie

Kaitlyn

1st Runner up and Most Photogenic 

Sam

Teega 

Miss Lassen County 2011- Charity or Organization

No makeup, hair not done, and you have to get a photo.  The first photo of the day was a bare bones image with little retouching.  The point of these was to promote a charity or organization the contestants support.  When they got to the studio this morning, some freshly woken up ready to get glamorized for the days shoot, they knew this was coming.  In all honesty i love these photos, it shows a bit of personality and their willingness to step outside their comfort zones.  Each image has a hash tag for the new age of tweeters out there and the website for the organization below.  These photos will accompany their headshot and the concept shoot at the pageant display.  Almost all these sites takes donations, and i hope that each of you will log on and donate in the name of the contestant you are supporting. 

I will have the head shots of the hair and makeup and the studio shots up next week!

Miss Lassen County 2011-Shoot 1

Well today was the big day.  A shoot that has taken almost a month to plan happened.  8 Girls, 3 hair and makeup artists, 1 photo assistant, 1 photographer.  It was a long day, a fun day, and a day that saw amazing results.  I am now under the time crunch to get them done for the pageant and so far so good.  It's amazing how hair and makeup done amazingly well shortens retouching time.  Thank you, not only to the girls competing for Miss Lassen County, but to Beth, Amanda, and Shaylee who worked their butts off to do some amazing hair and makeup, and Shelby for being an awesome photo assistant.

 Aimee

Hair and Makeup by Shaylee

 Alesha

Hair and Makeup by Beth

 Bailey

Hair and Makeup by Shaylee

Cassie

Hair and Makeup by Beth

Celeste

Hair and Makeup by Amanda

Kaitlyn

Hair and Makeup by Amanda

Samantha

Hair and Makeup by Beth

Teega

Hair by Shaylee

Makeup by Amanda