Senior Portraits
I try not to replicate traditional poses when I photograph a teenager for their senior portrait. Sometimes the parents love it.
Tag Archives: portraits
Oregon Ballet Theatre Assignment
I was lucky to be able to photograph all of the Oregon Ballet Theatre dancers this month. There is so much that goes into each performance, and it was an honor to be able to spend a bit of time with each dancer. I very much look forward to this season’s performances! Here are some samples of those images.
From Photo To Illustration
A way fun commercial assignment had the creative director transforming the day’s portrait images into illustrations/cartoons for an ad campaign. See samples here:
Mercy Corps Aid Agency Uses Images in Web/Print Materials
After traveling to several countries with humanitarian aid agency Mercy Corps, many images are being used for print and web. Here are a few samples!
City Club Exhibit
Here is a shot of Portland’s City Club exhibit of wall size portraits from India, Madagascar and Nepal. The exhibit was up for four months and created quite a stir! Here is one email that I received:
Hi Joni,
This is Seanna, from Portland State (Capstones). I just wanted to let you know that JoAnn, a Capstone faculty member and I went down to the City Cub to view your work on Monday. We were both completely blown away by the power of the photographs. It amazed us how emotional the photographs are. We both felt like we could feel the strength and pride of one of the women photographed, we smiled observing the impishness of a grin of someone in the background of another…The quality of the photos are outstanding. We both commented on the TEXTURE of the photos.The photos of the women with head coverings just “felt” like the images were super-imposed onto fabric instead of paper due to the rich texture within the photo. Really, we were just in awe!
Many thanks to Pro Photo Supply for printing the images, and to Lloyd Lemmermann for taking these interior photos.
Children’s Cancer Association Images
I am continuing to create images for families who are involved with the Children’s Cancer Association. Next up: shooting the 2009 Hero Wall, which is comprised of 25 portraits of medically fragile children. The Hero Wall travels all around the area to various corporations (yes, you can sponsor the Hero Wall!) and then permanently resides at the CCA office.
This year’s Hero Wall will be unveiled on September 13 at Noon in front of Portland’s World Trade Center. Many thanks to Pro Photo Supply for generously donating post processing and large format printing of the images, and to many people who assist with the shoots.
Studio Shoot: Donovan
I love to photograph singers. Music flows through their bodies, even during a silent moment. Donovan is a wonderful subject.
Mercy Corps DRC Assignment
Just posted the images from the Mercy Corps’ Democratic Republic of the Congo assignment on my site at the following link:
Nepal Image Gets Photo of the Year Award
I was half groggy from jetlag after returning from the Congo when I got the text message from friend Jay that my photo of a Nepalese woman had won the “Photo of the Year” award in the professional cateogory last weekend. Jay was at the gala at Weiden + Kennedy, and he wondered if I was in the crowd, but I was home in my jams wondering if I should ever travel again. Such a great surprise after a grueling week, one which left me running away from a potential clash between rebel forces in the DRC. Maybe I should keep at it?
Here is the contest link: