Seems as though everyone is running a little late for the senior photos this week as I've been getting a lot of calls and bookings! Deadline fast approaching for the seniors to get their photos in the yearbook which means the senior season is about over. It's great to be getting to work with everyone so far and I cant wait to work with more. Photo below is my son whom is also due to graduate this year as well. We didn't have much time to work on his today but will again here in near future so stay tuned for more.

Jackson team member getting some air! Basketball season started up with the girls playing Rockhill Tuesday night so I thought I'd get some shots and check for response. I've not posted all the photos taken as I want to only focus on what is popular in regards to photos. If you have a desire to purchase a particular player you might want to contact me first to see what other photos I may have of them. Print prices are fantastic and these shots are more than likely not possible with a point and shoot camera so take advantage of capturing your loved one in their youth! Photos and photo gifts make terrific presents for anyone and time is of the essence.

It's been a little while since last post so have some catching up to do! I've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of some Gallery Wraps I ordered for display here in the studio and they arrived today! Needless to say I think they are so much better than a typical photo since they really make a statement due to large size and quality. Mention this blog and receive 10% off a Gallery Print with your package purchase! Sizes from 11x14 to 40x60 available. Print it on one single canvas or break it down into pieces to make a true work of art from your favorite landscape scene!

I loved this "disclaimer" I read on another photographer's website recently and now paraphrased with my twist on it; I create images based on mood, personalities and desired outcome not images that are exactly like some one else's work. I do not intend to become a typical assembly line photographer where you simply make an appointment, sit still and say "cheese". I want to fulfill a creative touch to each and every person who comes to me for photographs and don't want to be boxed in by comparisons. The photography of our parents, grandparents, etc was something that fulfilled a purpose. Usually that purpose made it painstakingly fake and very formal. If this is the type of photography you desire then I strongly advise seeking a photographer who can fulfill those needs. With the advent of the digital age and the ever increasing point and shoot camera shooters it is inevitable that photographers have to offer what can not be easily found elsewhere and to that, each photographer needs to offer their own vision since this is the only thing that can not be mass reproduced. I was recently given feedback that said something to the effect that other photographers offer more for less cost. Initially, I won't lie, I was offended but then the more I thought about it I revisited some of the other photographer's websites, blogs, and pricelists I've accumulated over time and realized that it was obvious that this person knows very little about photography. I don't claim to be the cheapest price in town simply because I don't want to be the cheapest. I'm more interested in quality. I'm more interested in providing something unique to my vision. I choose to do this because when it comes to the bottom line this is what is going to make it last. If my vision, my talents do not incorporate what it takes to be successful then no matter what price I charge it will all end the same with me going out of business. As every business knows there is the cost of doing business associated with it and I charge what it costs me. What should make the difference is liking my work or not liking my work and I truly believe in the right of every person to have their opinion. As with any purchase it's important to check into what your buying. If everyone bought cars because of price we'd all be driving Geo Metro's! That is why this website is so important to me and should be for any photographer in today's digital world. It's a display of your work, your taste, and a glimpse into what is possible. Feel free to check my work, ask questions, stop by and see first hand what is available and if you choose Digital Storm Photography after that then we both have an understanding of what is desired.

This is the lovely Nichole and one of the shots we took during her senior shoot. It was a pleasure to work with her and I loved the chance to do a fall outdoor car scene.

This is one of the winners of the recent Telegram News Halloween photo contest. She was great to work with and posed so easily and gracefully!

This little guy was another of my challenges recently in that he didn't want a typical mom pose. He wanted to be up moving around and see what life is about! More power to him I say, I just hope mom likes it!

Here's a couple from this afternoon when I got the opportunity to do these two seniors who had no problem hamming it up for the camera. Thanks so much Terry for setting these two up with me to shoot as they were a lot of fun!

Meet Emily..... she was a natural, especially at trying to follow my messed up instructions on posing. We finally figured it out that I had to tell her the opposite of what I meant.

And this is Shawn, next model for Flex magazine and boyfriend of Emily. Needless to say he done an awesome job making himself comfortable.

But really here are a couple of them that those "majority" people will want to see that shows how good looking they really are! My first shoot with a mom posing with her son and I thought that was really cool. As with most guys he wasn't too thrilled on this whole picture taking thing so was especially cool that he wanted one with his mom. He even had to poke a little fun during that shot mentioning that he was still taller than her sitting down and it was true! Sometimes you can tell by people's interactions what the relationship is like and this is one mother son relationship I'm sure draws a lot of envy just in the ease of their personality. Great group to work with and I hope to do it again in the near future.

Experimenting with HDR (High Dynamic Range) images and came out with the first shot below. This is near Buckeye Furnace and shot on tripod with different exposures. The idea is to expose for both shadows and highlights in this case the trees and the sky and merge them in photoshop. While I don't think this came out too bad and certainly better than trying to correct the shadows or highlights in photoshop I found out however there is a problem with clouds. Clouds move so when taking several shots and merging them together you can have distortions but the beautiful sky was one of the biggest things I wanted to capture so I still ended up spending time working with the healing brush and such. Anybody with suggestions for this issue please let me know.

After HDR try I decided to drive back to my little unknown nature preserve and came across several deer including this guy. He was pretty photogenic as I snapped quite a few photos from jeep then stepped out and walked toward him to get a better angle coming to within about 50 yards before he decided it was too close and leaped to edge of tree line before stopping to let me take several more shots. Then I watched him do something I thought was pretty amazing. See his head turned while he is at the tree line? I thought he was perhaps watching another buck who had perhaps crossed into his territory and as I was looking to see what he was looking at I observed two does coming toward me. At that instant the 1st doe seen me and stopped, peering through a small leafless tree. It is at this time I saw something that was pretty cool, the buck left his safe zone, get away trail and came back out toward me and ushered these two to the wood line. I mean I've been to the woods hunting for many years but this was first time I observed a buck with this nurturing nature without the rut on his mind. He literally knew I was there and came back out to within 40 yards of me to make sure those two other got to the tree line and he made them go quick. Usually you'll see them flag and run but this buck took care of the young.