The Ultimate Winter Baseball Legend!!!! PART 2!

Another image from the session with Mark, done MAG COVER style!!!

I love this!!!!!

More later!!!!

The Ultimate Winter Baseball Legend!!!!

From our first ODD PLACES session...Mark in uniform, in the dugout, in the MIDDLE OF WINTER!!!!  Our thanks to Jims Sports Centerin Clearfield for the use of the catchers equipment!

A great example of not doing the same old thing!!!  Next one scheduled for after the holidays is two girls...at the laundromat!!!!  Of course, look at the previous post and if you are interested in the ODD PLACES promotion. get on the horn now!!!!

Santa pics done with a different twist....

We like doing Santa photos a little differently than most folks..Two examples follow..in this case we have the same Santa, who by the way ROCKS!

I like the first one because it not only showcases him but the infant as well...this is one of those images Mom and Dad will hold onto for a long time.  As I recall, this infant was born just four months ago.  A great keepsake for the family. 

The second image is one from two weeks earlier at a Light Up night event.  The young Santa in the image decided he wanted to dress up as Santa for Halloween, so it was a natural for him to wear the costume to the party as well! 

I knew about this one in advance, due to the fact that his Mom and Dad were established clients of mine!  I think Santa was wowed himself by his one.  More great images soon!!!

ODD PLACES PROJECT

As a lot of you know, I like to take images of people in places where the average person would not even think of.  If you have any doubt, just remember the TRASH THE DRESS stuff we've done, or Holli P. with a bikini in the snow!

The most notable TTD image is the one of Steph that serves as one of our business cards...

 Here is one from the Holli session.....

I've done images at the junkyard, in a automotive garage...but we can always do work that even cuts harder into the idea that different is good! What I want to do this winter is just a little bit different...here is how the deal will work:

• I have a list of some places I want to capture some images over the next 60 days, complete with wardrobe I'd like to see.  It's a varied list, as you'll see shortly.
• If you are interested in a particular "site", email me at rtsphoto@verizon.net with the site you would like to be captured.  First come, first served gets the session done AT NO CHARGE, 20 of your favorites from the session on CD with license to reproduce and the same 20 images in low res format shared to your Facebook account, tagged with the RSP logo.
• We need to be in the Clearfield/Centre/Jefferson County area to do this project. Models will have to have someone accompany them for the session.
• The idea is to have a lot of fun, and show people that the same old same old doesn't have to be the normal.
• And while we are on the subject, don't feel that you aren't "model material" and can't participate in this.  Simply put, the best requirement for this is to have fun!!!!!! Nuff said on that subject!!!
• I want to wrap up all sessions by March 1...That is not set in stone, but it needs to happen sooner than later!

The list:

• Rockstar...under 10 years of age..outdoors
• Rockstar...11-17 years of age...outdoors
• Rockstar...over 50 years of age..outdoors
• Winter scene, in formal wear...
• Commercial kitchen....clothing open to suggestion....
• Car wash in winter...clothing open to suggestion....
• CC Fairground bleachers, outside...clothing open to suggestion
• Changing a tire in winter...
• Outdoor basketball court, in winter...
• Grunge out, in the alley....
• Pumping gas...clothing open to suggestion....
• Shoveling or snow-blowing snow...prefer "dressed up" look!
• Laundromat...THIS SESSION IS ALREADY TAKEN!!!!
• Snowmobiling...also "dressed up" look!

If you have an idea not listed here, and you can sell me on it as far as being unique and cutting edge. I'll take that into consideration as well!  If you know of anyone that would be interested in the project, please feel free to share this with them as well!!!!

Any questions or ideas, just email me at rtsphoto@verizon.net.  DO YOU ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE???

Interview with Jamie Koppi

Another photographer's work I really enjoy is Jamie Koppi.  You can see her work at Koppi Write Photography.  Her web site is www.koppiphotos.com and phone number for the studio is 936.537.1961

 

She does one type of session I find to be an absolute howl...It is highlighted in the first question.....

 

_____________________

 

The Cake Smash is a great concept...how did you come up with that?

Oh how I wish it was an original idea.  However; a fellow photographer does a cake smash with all of her baby clients on their first birthday.  She is in Ohio. I adopted it to cupcakes primarily and I am the only photographer in the area (willing) that does it.  It is so much fun!  The parents love it, they kids sometimes don't :)

What segment of your business do you like most...weddings, seniors,
portraits...? And why?

 

I love senior portraits because they are each unique and fun!  But my favorite is Boudoir. Women of all shapes, sizes and walks of life all have one thing in common. They want to feel and look beautiful. My approach to boudoir photography is to figure out what they think is their best feature and highlight that. In the end I just want to show my clients images that evoke emotion and show their true personalities. 
What got you interested in photography?
I always had cameras (back in my day it was film :) for as long as I can remember, but it wasn't until I took a photojournalism class in high school that I found a true passion for studying and learning photography.  From there I have worked hard to make the "cross-over" to digital.  Learning new techniques, lighting and processing.  I am always trying to evolve my skills.  But I have to admit there is just something nostalgic about the smell of the dark room, I miss that some days. 
 
What image are you most proud of and why!

I am my own worst critic (as I think we all are). But my all-time favorite image was a photo that I took my senior year in high school. It was an awesome football shot. You could see dirt flying, the running back was holding on the ball as he was being tackled and you could see the intensity in all of their faces. The best part was that I took that with my Canon Rebel film camera, and developed the negatives and prints myself! I am more proud of the fact that I developed the image than I am of the actual print (although I still have the print 10 years later).
What is your fondest memory while working this thing we call
photography, and why?

I have to laugh at this.  I started my business while I was a stay at home mom.  I was asked (on more than one occasion) by my oldest daughter when I was going to get a "real" job.  All this time later, studio, equipment, lights, clients... she still says I stay home with her brother and sister and take pictures sometimes :)

Have you photographed anyone famous..and what was that experience like?

No I haven't.  But I have a list of famous people that I would love to photograph if I ever had the chance.  Starting with Paul Walker, Robert Buckley, Kat Von D....  (note to celebrities... you need photos?  I am your woman :)

 Thanks to Jamie!!!

 

Chey in front of the lens...

An image from one of our sessions with Chey, a senior client of Richard Soukup Photography.
We took this image and all of the images from this session at the family farm house and grounds which gave us a lot of great images for the session.  We will have more up soon, but wanted to share this one now.

Our work shared with others....

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clearfield-PA/Richard-Soukup-Photography/155352065314?ref=mf#!/notes/kara-mccrea-poates/what-are-other-photographers-doing/471241984879

Written by Kara of Daystar Photography.  We featured her work here in a previous post on this blog!  Thanks to Kara!