Monthly Archives: April 2018

The start of a photography journey

For as long as I can remember, I always knew I wanted to be a photographer. From toy cameras to taking all of my family members cameras any time I could, I would be taking photographs.

When it came time to really buckle down and start thinking about my future, photography seemed like the only option for me. I was hand down, in love with the idea of taking photographs for the rest of my life.

My education & then into business

I went on to photography classes in high school to then graduating with a degree in Photojournalism from Ball State University, in Muncie, Indiana. After graduation, I moved to Bloomington, Indiana (home of the Indiana University Hoosiers) and decided to start my own photography business, Kaytee Lorentzen Photography in October 2015 and started my website kayteelorentzen.org.

My business focuses on lifestyle and portrait photography. Not only do I love to take traditional photos, but I also love the candid lifestyle types of sessions.

Capture the very essence of a moment and immortalize it for years to come

I have been photographing for as long as I can remember. Growing up in Palm Springs, CA I would encourage my best friends into modeling for me in abandoned houses, railroad tracks, scenic backgrounds like windmills, you know the basic stuff. The desert was my life and it was all I knew. It wasn't until I left to Los Angeles that I really became exposed to a much denser population of people. I became obsessed with capturing random, natural moments instead of posing my subjects. I have always felt that there is a rawness to human emotion when people are unaware they are being observed and I fell in love with that concept so most of my work is based on natural candid moments as well as the occasional posed presentation.

Being a busy working mom of two boys I rarely have time to edit and print my own photographs or take pictures of my own family. Even though, over the years I have taken many pictures of them, I never printed any. It is when we moved to a new house last year that it hit me. I didn't have any portraits of my kids or my family to hang on the walls. But how about my clients? Do they have time and energy to print their galleries? The sad answer 95% of the time is no. So why NOT hire a full service photographer? Barberries Photography is located in the heart of Houston, in midtown area.

I remember being young taking photos all the time, loving it. It wasn't until High School until I really started a passion for photography. I remember I would take pictures of everything and anything. I knew that I wanted pursue this passion and so I decided to get my certificate in Photography from New York Institute of Photography. It wasn't until after schooling I decided to start my own business called Photos By Stephanie.  From schooling and more of self teaching I started out with a few clients, learned from them and what do do, I started getting more and more people that wanted my business. Now a 5 start local Photographer, I am better then I ever was and I am continuing to grow. I specialize in family and newborn photography, but also do Weddings, engagements, graduations, etc. I love what I do and what I can do for my clients. I capture todays memories for tomorrows future. Hopefully one day I can help grow this Passionate side job into a full time career.

You can reach me at www.facebook.com/photosbystephaniemimm

My name is Karina and I’m from São Paulo, Brazil. Since I was kid I’m obsessed about photography.

Your time is valuable, so I will not disrespect you by wasting it. My name is Zyaire Porter but I am better known by my handle, Porterhouse LA. I am a Los Angeles based photographer who specializes in moments. I have been a professional photographer for close to 10 years and I love it! Allow me to share a recent shoot I did at two amazing SoCal locations.

As a young girl, I was the one who took my plastic camera to play dates with me and waited anxiously after we dropped off the film to be developed.

I was the teenager who never left her point and shoot camera at home, because there were memories to be captured with friends.

Sitting on the couch, it was Saturday morning and I had control of the TV remote to watch my favorite cartoons. Control of the remote was coveted in my house. But strangely enough, I don't remember my sister ever watching cartoons with me in the wee hours of Saturday mornings. Flintstones Kids, Ghostbusters, and more, I am sure I was watching something entertaining when we saw a large plume of black smoke coming from our fireplace chimney outside. Living in the upper North Eastern corner of California, we not only lived in the country, but our only means of heat in our house was our large living room fireplace. On this morning however, something was very wrong.

Should I do a first look? It's one of the most frequent questions I get asked as a wedding photographer.

There's no right or wrong answer. Like so many decisions when it comes to your wedding, the answer is, "it depends". There are lots of factors going into making this decision, so I'll break it down.

It is very rare for someone to have a job where they love what they do--- but I am one of the lucky few. Capturing people organically, in their element, is a challenge. But I get to be a fly on the wall in the lives of a family; and I take that role very seriously.