RikkiGuns Art

09/25/2024

FINALLY getting around to the 1st look at my ( ) shots from show at back in August and WOW- seeing these moments makes me smile so hard 😁 I couldn't resist sharing! .. it's been a rough several weeks with my 95 year old Pop in & out of the ER 😢 But he's stable now, and I can try to catch up a little on my work.
for everyone's love & understanding with all that's happened these past few months - thank you ❤️
Your shots are coming SOON!

05/23/2024

Her name was . She was "The Most Wonderful Girl" 💋🤘🏼
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05/14/2024

Hey Loves,
After 30+ years I'm saying bye-bye to my brand: Cozmik Photography
and Hello to just me: Rikki Guns. Stay tuned!

03/07/2023

Do you even ***ir?

As a with 3 decades experience and a former professional & , I can ease you into it like no one else. 💋
DM for the 411.


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01/25/2023

Sweet West Palm Beach, Florida family vacation moments.❤📷
Book your Airbnb Pro Shoot Experience with me, I've got 3 gorgeous locations to choose from or I can host you at a location of your choice:
1. bit.ly/AirbnbSingerIslandShoot
2. bit.ly/AirbnbPBislandShoot
3. bit.ly/AirbnbDelrayBeachShoot

Interested in something different? Contact me via my website: www.cozmikphotography.com

04/27/2022

Ok, I'm gonna change it up.
19 artists/bands I've shot. 📷
1 I have not.😝
Can you guess which one?

1. Fitz & the Tantrums
2. Ultra Nate
3. Sting
4. Flaming Lips
5. Nancy Sinatra
6. Deep Dish
7. Louie Vega
8. Youngr
9. Jack White (musician)
10. The Dead Kennedys
11. Johnny Mathis
12. NKotB
13. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
14. Derrick May
15. Thomas Dolby
16. Bassnectar
17. Cyro Baptista
18. Elephant
19. Willie Nelson and Friends Museum and General Store
20. BT

08/14/2021

Ahh, memories of helping budding young photogs ❤...this experience actually inspired me to begin teaching classes years ago - yes, 1-on-1 in-the-field hands-on tutelage by a formally-educated, insured, published pro with over 3 decades experience shooting both digital AND film as well as a lifelong visual artist.
Let me teach you all about that beautiful tool that stops time, and how to stop time exquisitely.
www.cozmikphotography.com

While shooting the Manson-Cooper concert at Merriweather a few months ago I noticed a girl with a Nikon Coolpix trying to get a zoom shot from the lawn. I saw her struggling with each try, every image washed out and a big blur, so I offered to help her with her settings and showed her how to get a better shot. I handed her my card and wished her happy shooting. This is her sweet message to me (I literally just saw it today):

"Hello Erika!

I just wanted to thank you so much for taking the time to give me a brief yet very helpful camera/photography lesson the other night at Merriweather! I can't tell you what an honor & privilege it was for me, a novice, trying to improve my photography to get such advice. The bands were awesome & the help from you so much appreciated. Your work is amazing... I just wanted to show you a couple of the shots I did get with much thanks to you..."

This is one of the shots she got :-)
Thanks for your message and sharing your shots with me Heather Bauerline Smith!!! Keep it up!!!

07/31/2021

remember.
Because this is how our craft began. I can still hear the sound of 'advancing'... 😏

07/20/2021

🚫 🚫
As an accredited, formally-educated, insured and certified professional with over 3 decades experience, it really burns me when I see stealing REAL photographers' work and passing it off as their own just to get clients. But this is what the mediocre do to get your money, and YOU the client suffers. It's at its finest.
LOOKING FOR A LEGIT ? Do your homework, or you could be another victim of a . ✔Check their social media or website images with .
✔Google the photog's name, don't go by the "studio brand" alone, because they just might have changed their branding because they have multiple lawsuits against them for fraud or even a few news stories showing they stole money from clients & never delivered photos.
✔ Ask to see their contract, business license and insurance UP FRONT *only a REAL protog will be able to supply this to you!
✔ AND ALWAYS ALWAYS request an in-person consultation. Ask about their education, experience and the gear/post-production software they use; do they use filters/presets or do they actually edit each image individually with care. Who you decide to trust with your life moments is SO important!
YOUR MEMORIES ARE WORTH IT, AND SHOULD *ONLY* BE TRUSTED TO A PRO. ❤💋

You Are Not a Photographer
Fstoppers Matt Grant

06/19/2021

Hot damn! An actual 1 Hour Photo lab. In a strip mall. Gotta dig up my decades-old undeveloped rolls! Wonder if they give you doubles... 🤔

06/11/2021

Man... what an awesome memory. I MISS SHOOTING CONCERTS & HANGING WITH THE BANDS!!!
w/ Everclear 🤟