Great Actor, Great Headshots
Ciaran recently visited the studio to update his headshots, and as a totally not biased photographer I have to say these are some great headshots and portraits. You might recognize Ciaran from a local theatre production, a short film at a film festival you might…
Advice for Looking Your Best at Your Next Family Photography Session
I often get people coming into the studio worried that they won’t look good on camera or parents who are stressed trying to get the kids organized and smiling. Having spent a number of years photographing people I’ve figured out a few tips that might…
My Kind of Family
When this client booked a makeover and photo-shoot with me and asked if she could bring her dog along I, of course, said, “Yes, I love dogs.” Then when she arrived at the studio along with her husband and with this golden lab named Cookie…
Advice for Getting an Actor Headshot
As someone who has been on both sides of the camera, having spent many years attempting to work as an actor and currently working as a full-time photographer there are a few things I have learned about acting headshots. The main one is that just…
Happy Sisters
We had these two sisters is for makeup, hair, and a photography session at the studio for what turned out to be a really fun time. Although, I did occasionally have to remind them that they are family and it is okay to put an…
Tea Time at D Studios Photography
Last weekend these three came in for a girls-day-out photo-shoot in celebration of one of their birthdays. I could tell from the first picture that it was going to be a fun session with lots of laughs. They are big tea drinkers so we setup…
Travellers’ Voice Cover
A little late on the notice but if you can still find a copy of the October issue of Travellers’ Voice check out the cover photograph and images used in the article of Hughie Maughan, all photographed by Forty Frames (formerly D Studios) very own…
Girls Day Out in Blue
Occasionally it is fun to get out the gels and play with lighting the studio backdrop. Thankfully we had the lovely April and her mother in for a girls-day-out photography session. After they spent some time with our wonderful makeup artist, we had a great…
Bumble-Bee The Cat Photo Session
I posted one of these on our twitter feed (@dstudiosphoto) yesterday, as it is not often that we get pets in the studio for a cat photo session. So when we do, we have to call it out multiple times. You can’t see in these…
Photography Challenge – Holga Lens on DSLR
For anyone who hasn’t used a Holga camera, they are a plastic Chinese camera used for film photography. The fun part of shooting with a Holga is not seeing what the image will come out like until it is developed. Light might leak through the…