Remember the old Vidal Sassoon ads from the 80′s? “If you don’t look good, we don’t look good!” Nothing could be more true when it comes to a professional portrait. Also called headshots, although this term seems to be used more by actors and models. In March, I became a studio owner for the first…
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Stephanie and Josh drove almost 2 hours one chilly weekend to Portland for an engagement session along the scenic waterfront. You can almost feel the love between them. There is no denying how much they care for each other. Josh is currently deployed in the Armed Forces, so finding a weekend he was available was…
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Randy,
I really enjoyed this series. You did a great job capturing their feelings for each other. Nice work.
Scott
Nice one 
Infectious laughter that girl.
Your pictures are so natural 
It’s important to photograph your family. Easily said, but hard to do given the busy lifestyles of today’s modern families. Kids grow up fast and change even faster. Before you know it, they’re off to college. I know this first hand. Being a photographer, I understand the importance of documenting family, but it’s tough to…
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Oh Randy Kepple… these are SO SO SO great!! They capture Wyatt’s fun personality, Hunter’s smiling eyes, Amy & JP’s ‘goofballness’ & love… I’m sitting here at my desk giggling, awwww-ing and a couple of these photos gave me goosebumps.
These are fantastic and capture the Prutches beautifully!!
and by the way…The Godfather photo… perfect!
Great stuff!
Randy these are AWESOME!! Knowing these guys, you captured their personalities perfectly! There is such a variety too which I love. Really fabulous work!
It’s been a while since I talked about the 6 degrees of separation thing. Trust me, it’s alive and well. The adventures of life and the people we met make the journey amazing. Mark DuFresne is one of those people. Mark and Laura were married 15 years ago and guess who photographed their wedding? Mark’s…
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wow, awesome lighting dude. i like the expressions and charisma conveyed too. the series has a very classic look, timeless. thanks for sharing.
Thanks Brian!
In my head, I saw it a bit darker and grittier, but I kept reigning myself back in because this needed to work commercially for Mark as a headshot. Album art is a whole ‘nother story brother!
Well, I see you entertained that darker, grittier vision in the last shot. Plus, Mark’s expression seems to fit the look of the image well on that one. (I’m guessing you had to actually add noise to that one, since the 5D is so clean. If you’d shot my D200 at ISO1600, you’d have had the same or more effect right out of the camera.) I’m sure if they cut you loose for the album artwork, that’s what they’d get: art.
When was the last time you had a portrait created by a professional photographer? If you’re like most people, the answer would be in grade school or your senior high school graduation. When couples ask why they need an engagement session (e-session in photog talk) I remind them of this point. E-sessions are relaxed and…
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All these are great. I really like the textures found in the shot on the staircase but the phone booth shot! That’s a WOW! photo!
Love these! What a great variety of camera aware and intimate moments. I’m sure their wedding images will be nothing less than stunning.
This is an amazing shoot! So full of fun and emotions! Cute couple too!
Hi Randy – It was great to see you at Molly and Myron’s wedding – can’t wait to see their photos! When are you going to set-up a photo shoot in Rome?
Best,
Justin
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