Washington DC Headshots - Ars Nova Images

08/07/2014

Ten headshots today in Baltimore...can't beat this view!

06/29/2014

Another great week shooting headshots.

06/25/2014

PetaPixel picked up my 'Behind the Scenes' blog post. Glad it got such a great response!

The Assignment I was contacted on a Friday for this assignment which was to take place the following Tuesday. The shoot had to take place in the morning an

06/14/2014

Adobe Photoshop CC previews their new feature focus masking. masking the subject is something I already do on almost every headshot image to subtly tweak the backdrop...this feature could make life *much* easier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARFbJQxgjSA

Register here to join us to see what's next in Creative Cloud on June 18, 2014: http://adobe.ly/PS2014 In this video, Senior Photoshop Product Manager Zorana...

06/11/2014

When reviewing their photos right after a shoot my clients often remark how amazing it is that seemly subtle changes can really make or break an image. A new study in Psychological Science seems to confirm what we already intuitively know.

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/06/you-should-worry-more-about-your-profile-picture.html

Subtle aspects of your photo could greatly affect how people view you.

06/05/2014

I had a great time shooting this portrait for Waste Management! Congrats again to Arnold Harvey and Gods Connection Transition!

Arnold Harvey, driver in the Washington, D.C., metro area is a hero. Read his story via Fortune Magazine: Heroes of the 500 http://oak.ctx.ly/r/15q7x

06/04/2014

Recent portrait shoot has been featured in Fortune Magazine and People magazine this week! Wonderful profile of Arnold Harvey for Fortune's 'Heroes of the 500" series. In addition to his full time job at Waste Management Arnold founded Gods Connection Transition. A charity that helps over 5000 families a month. Congrats Arnold!

http://www.people.com/article/fortune-500-hero-maryland-truck-driver-helps-thousands

Discovering homeless parents and children on his route, "it just turned my heart," Arnold Harvey says

06/01/2014

Could this software from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and seriously up the quality of the average selfie? should buy this...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixCxK75jl9M

[Recommended resolution: 1080p] To appear in SIGGRAPH 2014. Abstract: Headshot portraits are a popular subject in photography but to achieve a compelling vis...

05/01/2014

Short docu-feature on Clark Little Photography. Beautiful and unique wave photography. Also take a look at his instagram...pretty inspiring. http://instagram.com/clarklittle

Getting tossed around by shorebreak and slammed into the sand day after day is a rough go; Clark Little wouldn’t have it any other way. In fact, for the North Shore…

04/28/2014

Just published a blog post with more in depth thoughts on the Lytro llum. A bit of a theoretical look ahead at what might be possible...



http://www.arsnovaimages.com/2014/04/28/thoughts-lytro/

Thoughts on Lytro's latest camera and potential implications for making photographs.

04/22/2014

I'm actually pretty excited about this new Lytro camera...it has some seriously interesting implications for lens design and macro photography. Not to mention the day when 'pulling focus' on video becomes something you can do in post...

http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/22/5625264/lytro-changed-photography-meet-the-new-illum-camera

"Okay, can I take it out of the box now?" Lytro product director Colvin Pitts wants to show me the camera he’s been working on since 2007. He cautions that it’s just an early model,...

04/11/2014

The story behind (likely) the most seen photograph ever taken. Just incredible.

De achtergrondfoto van Windows XP, wie kent hem niet. Microsoft Nederland is op bezoek gegaan bij Charles O'Rear, de fotograaf van het bekende landschap. Op ...