Portrait Shoot with Amy and Nolan in Salem Oregon

Tonight, I was greatly privileged to work with one of the most gracious mothers I have been blessed to meet and get to know. Amy is the mother of a wonderful little man by the name of Nolan, sharing the same name as my favorite baseball player; Nolan Ryan. We shot at the studio of PeoplePhotos.biz, owned by Chris David. Chris also assisted me with the shoot. Thank you Chris for your help. Your graciousness and welcoming nature made all of feel right at home.

Nolan was a joy to work with. I got to see his playful side, his tired side and just how special this little man can be. Seeing the love in his eyes for his mom was a particularly special moment of the shoot. These shots are simply a sample of what I captured, and as is usual, I am saving my best shots for Nolan and Amy. 

 As much as Nolan is a joy, Amy is a one of the most loving and strong woman and mother I have ever come to know. Nolan has Cytomegalovirus, also known as CMV. I strongly recommend that you read and learn more about CMV. I was stunned to hear some of the information about CMV and since Amy probably isn't available to educate you, I will share some links on her behalf:

• Stop CMV Page
• CDC CMV Page
• KidsHealth.org 

Amy is also very active in the CMV community and as part of the portrait shoot, we took some time to shoot some photos for the Stop CMV campaign. Amy, Nolan; Thank you for your patience and big hearts as we put this shoot together. I experience with both of you touched me deeply. The photos will be ready by the end of week and I can't wait to share the results with you. 

Photo Experiment - How to have some fun

Here are another few images from the guys night out photo shoot.

Above is Chris David of PeoplePhotos.biz posing with an umbrella. This was shot by Chris Sabato of Buffalografix.com using my camera as we set up for my little art project.

I was looking to capture a menacing, serial killer type of look with this scene. I was looking for a serial killer meets photographer in a dark alley. Oh what fun it was set this up and get it shot. Shot by Chris Sabato using my camera, lit by Nathan Smith of SmithFineArt.com, Michael Conkey of nine22.com and Chris David.

 This was meant to be a seen as the moment before the killer strikes. I processed it with black and white because the lighting (red in color) over powered the scene. Shot by Chris Sabato, lit by Nathan Smith, Chris David and Michael Conkey. The real smoke effects were produced by Chris David and Nathan Smith using a burning incense, which I smelled on my hoody the next day. More images from the shoot tomorrow.