Mad Manhattan is the new project of a good friend and very talented musician, Jon King. (This guy of multiple talents also designed my current portfolio website!) I hung out for one of their band practices to get some shots as they move toward preparing the record. Check out the first single “Shadow Talk” on their Facebook Page. Members pictured are Jonathan King (vocals, guitar), Jeremy Irons (keys), Cody Bass (drums), and Carlton Dorsey (bass).






2012, apartment, b&w, band practice, bass, black & white, black and white, Carlton Dorsey, Cody Bass, details, dof, drums, fun, funny, guitar, headphones, Jeremy Irons, Jon King, Jonathan King, keyboard, keys, kissy face, laugh, Live Music, local band, Mad Manhattan, Music, musicians, natural, natural light, new release, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Photo, Photographer, Photography, practice room, Shadow Talk, shallow depth of field, Shifter, short lighting, single, smile, sunlight, turban, vintage tone, vintage tones, window light
Lately I’ve wanted to make time for more artificial lighting on location to create a fashion edge, so I grabbed my sister Kathryn and my friend Catie for some just-for-fun experimenting. We found an awesome, tall, wheat field in Yukon, OK and spent the sunset trying different setups for a variety of effects. It was an overcast day, which gave us some cool clouds, and with just a couple speedlights, we were able to bring them out while keeping the front fill soft and dreamy. There’s a natural light shot thrown in as well.




2012, artificial light, Avril Lavigne look alike, b&w, black & white, black and white, blonde hair, blue eyes, bright colors, Canon 5D Mark II, Canon EX 580 II, catie bartlett, country, creative, cute, fashion, fresh, hair blow wind, Kathryn Lee, lighting, Model, natural l, natural light, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, outdoor, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, pink tank, Portraits, pose, posing, purple, purple weeds, romantic, senior portraits, shirt, sister, soft, speedlights, sweet, tall grass field, unique, vintage tone, vintage tones, wheat field, Yukon
Jenny and Andrew got married at Salyer Lake in Binger, Oklahoma. The area was so beautiful, and we had great weather that day with just a little bit of cloud cover. It was elegantly simple, with family and many close friends. I thoroughly enjoyed working with them! I was assisted by the talented Catie Bartlett.















2012, b&w, Binger, black & white, black and white, bouquet, boutonnieres, bridge, bright colors, cake, cake topper, ceremony, cloudy, country, cut the cake, cute, details, elegant, father of the bride, flowers, food, fresh, grand exit, groom, hands, hold hands, hug, kiss, lace, laugh, lavender, natural, natural light, OK, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, outdoor, pinwheels, pose, purple, reception, rings, river, romantic, send-off, simple, smile, suit, sweet, trees, unique, vintage tone, vintage tones, white dress, wilderness
On our way back from a wedding, Catie and I stumbled across a really neat abandoned property. We couldn’t resist checking it out! There were still all kinds of furnishings just left inside a few dilapidated buildings, now covered in vines and tall grass. Nature had completely taken over. It was really interesting! The photo of me was taken by Catie.


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2012, artsy, b&w, beautiful, best man, black & white, black and white, bouquets, boutonnieres, bridal party, bride, bridesmaids, bright colors, Caleb Beavers, candid, cats, centerpieces, ceremony, couple, creative gift ideas, cute, dance, dancing, decoration, detail shots, details, Dresser Mansion, Edge 80 Optic, excited, father of the bride, feathers, first dance, flapper style, flower girl, flowers, forever, fresh, fun, funny, garden, getting ready, glow, goofy, gorgeous, grand exit, groom, groomsmen, group, hair styles, hands, happy, hug, kiss, laughing, Lensbaby, love, machetes, maid of honor, marriage, matron of honor, Melissa Beavers, natural, natural light, newlyweds, okc, Oklahoma, one-of-a-kind, outdoor, outside, party, pastor, Photographer, Photography, pine trees, pompons, pose, posed, posing, pretty, purple, reception, ring, ring inscription, romantic, send-off, silly, smile, sparklers, speech, suit, sunlight, sunny, sweet, swords, The Smashing Pumpkins cuff links, ties, tilt-shift, tiltshift, toast, Tulsa, tux, unique, vintage tone, vintage tones, walking down the isle, wedding, wedding dress
Say hello to Nicole- one of my Senior Reps! Total knockout right? If you’re a Junior at PCN, keep an eye out for her- she can hook you up with a deal on your Senior photo shoot for this coming year!






2012, Ambassador, cute, Edmond, fashion, fresh, Model, Nicole, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, PCN, Program, Putnam City North High School, Representative, senior portraits, Senior Rep, unique, vintage tones
2012, bokah, bokeh, bright colors, Brooklyn, carousel, Central Park, cute, DUMBO, Edmond, Engagement, fashion, fresh, Manhattan, Meat Packing District, Meredith Wadley, Model, natural light, New Jersey, New York City, night, nighttime, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, Photo, Photographer, Photography, Portraits, Ryan Bayer, senior portraits, skyline, unique, vintage tone, vintage tones
Dallas is an easy weekend getaway destination for us here in Oklahoma City. I make frequent trips there, whether for a concert, a visit to IKEA, or just for fun! My best friend Cassie and I drove down recently and attended a red dirt music festival.

On the way to the festival, we found a awesome field that we couldn’t pass up the chance to shoot in. The sun was just setting and gave us great light. (The photos of me were taken by Cassie.)




2012, bright colors, Concert, country, cute, fashion, Festival, field, fresh, lens flare, Live Music, Local Bands, Model, Music, Music Promo, natural light, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, outdoor stage, Photo, Photographer, Photography, Portraits, professional, red dirt, senior portraits, sunset, tall grass, unique, vintage tone, vintage tones
The Dangerous Summer
War Paint Tour
March 15th, 2012
The Conservatory, Oklahoma City, OK
I saw this group for the first time when they opened for The Secret Handshake about three years ago now. I was so impressed that I bought their current CD at the time, Reach for the Sun, and it didn’t leave my car CD player for two months. Since then, they’ve been back to OKC twice and have found a permanent place in my heart. I could gush some more.. but I’ll just show you some photos from their most recent show instead! The Conservatory continues to keep me on my toes with it’s less than substantial lighting, so forgive me!




2012, AJ Perdomo, ambient light, b&w, band, black & white, black and white, bright colors, Cody Payne, Concert, crowd, details, guitar, light up drums, Live Music, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Photo, Photographer, Photography, sing, The Conservatory, The Dangerous Summer, vintage tones, War Paint tour
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