Ella at Magnolia Plantation

One of the many joys in my life is teaching and inspiring others who share my love for the art of photography.

This weekend I had the priviledge of mentoring Ella Crawford as she shadowed me for her 8th grade career day project in school. Since she loves wildlife, we spent the afternoon at Magnolia Plantation and it’s amazing Audubon Swamp Garden.  This beautiful young lady is more mature than most high-schoolers I know. She has a deep passion for art in its many forms. And she DEFINITELY has a gift!!!

Thank you for spending your afternoon with me, Ella! I wish you all the happiness in the world as you follow your heart and fulfill your dreams, whatever they may be.

Trevor’s Office

I had the honor and pleasure of photographing Trevor & Britt’s beautiful destination wedding in Costa Rica last year: https://chrisandcami.com/britt-trevors-costa-rica-wedding/. So when Trevor called to say he was flying into Charleston for a couple days, and needed some new profile pictures, I jumped at the chance to photograph him in his office!

Trevor is an executive pilot for a Fortune 500 company, piloting the corporate jet to wherever his clients need to go. I photographed this image with the Nikon D4 and Nikkor 14-24 f2.8. The camera was set to tungsten White Balance. Lighting was provided by a pair of SB-800 off-camera flashes with tungsten gels on them. This lighting setup allowed the dull gray exterior skies to take on that intruguing cool blue of dusk, while keeping the cockpit looking warm and natural.

It was great to see Trevor again…and geek out over his amazing office!!!

Light Bending 411

I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Patty Hallman and the Professional Photographers of South Carolina for inviting me to teach my “Light Bending 411” wireless lighting workshop in Columbia yesterday!  We had about 30 AMAZING photographers there.  I loved working with our three gorgeous models.  Erika is an incredibly elegant creative dancer.  Her young prodigy, Lea, was simply beautiful.  And Megan was such a gorgeous bride.  Last but not least, a special thank you to the crazy group from Charleston that drove up to participate.  It was great to have a few familiar faces in the crowd!!!  More to come soon…