Adam Photographic | Salem, Oregon Photographer

Fashion and beauty photography in Salem

Adam — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:36:56 +0000

I’m thinking about a new project. In the meantime, here are a few shots from a recent shoot with an aspiring fitness model.

Salem fashion photography with Rofe Designs

Adam — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:40:56 +0000

I had a blast shooting with Ben and Tani at Zena Forest Products’ mill near West Salem. It was an overcast day, and most of the photographs were shot using ambient light with a reflector or two. I used a ringflash for a few of them.

It was the first time Ben and Tani modeled, and they did a great job!

Women in advertising

Adam — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:18:39 +0000

I’m not sure that I agree with all of the points, especially the section about parts modeling. Any face will distract from an object in an image. That is just biology. If a goal is to draw attention to the object, sometimes it makes a lot of sense not to include someone’s face.

However, the point is well taken that women are objectified in advertising more so than men.

Salem family photography

Adam — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:04:47 +0000

I love to shoot portraits, but I’d have to say that I generally like focusing on one person at a time. I shot these family portraits this weekend, and I had a lot of fun. We hit Napoleon’s Crêperie & Gelato after the shoot and chatted over stracciatella. What a great way to spend the day.

Revenge of the tomato

Adam — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:54:46 +0000

While house cleaning, I took a moment to make a photo with a cool fruit using our white plastic fruit bowl. I might work on this a little and print it for display in the kitchen.

Salem family portraits

Adam — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:37:06 +0000

Butterfly photographs

Adam — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:23:59 +0000

Black and white butterfly macro photography

Adam — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:39:38 +0000

I recently visited a butterfly sanctuary with family. Here are a couple of black and whites from the visit, including a baby finch’s (I think) nest .

Butterfly and frog

Adam — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:16:15 +0000

I visited a local butterfly breeder with my family, and I took along my camera.

These are the first few of several hundred, but there were a lot of duplicates. It was tough to focus precisely while hand-holding the camera in low light and with jumpy subjects. I definitely got a few keepers.

I’m curious which crop of the frog people like. Feel free to comment if you’d like.

Model photography

Adam — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:42:23 +0000

I took a few hours yesterday to shoot some photos with Tara. Amy’s make up really helps get people into the mood of the shoot.

The bitter cold made shooting outside tough, so we retreated into a downtown building’s basement. We used a freight elevator and a cleared the corner of the trash room. Very lo-fi production, but it’s the image that matters, right?

The trash room is white cinder block with grey concrete floor. It looks like an asylum to me, so I’ve tried to create a photo that reflects the crazed isolation of imprisonment.

I used the lensbaby Control Freak throughout and used the blur to isolate Tara’s eyes.

In the elevator, I used a harder light source, a beauty dish to use Tara’s voluminous hair to frame her face and bring out her green eyes.

It was a fun day of shooting, and I’m not done editing yet. Keep an eye on my flickr stream for the latest.