A year ago, I found myself getting back into portraiture after taking a hiatus. I was shooting still shooting with a beginner level camera and I shot exclusively in natural light. Exactly one year ago today, I had no formal understanding of studio lighting nor how to shoot with studio equipment. Back then, I thought Alien Bees was a mobile game like Angry Birds. :P Thats when I stumbled across the Atlanta Photographers Guild and the concept of group shoots. I remember debating if attending something like this would be worth my time and money. At first, I was guarding my $20 pretty tightly (lol) but after some encouragement from Sharon Moore, I decided to attend my first group shoot and I thought it was a great concept. Soon after, I met Trent Chau & Christopher Warrick and attended one of their Meet and Shoot : Atlanta events. It didnt take me long to realize that both Trent and Chris were very skilled photographers who take the time to educate, assist, and encourage those around them. After attending a few more sessions, Trent offered me the opportunity to assist with Meet and Shoot events and I accepted. Ive assisted Trent for almost a year now and its been a firestorm of constant learning and growth. Almost everyday after work, Ive been running around to different parts of Atlanta, shooting at all times of day/night and under all types of conditions. As Im sure many of you can relate, The Goat Farm Arts Center became my second home. Eventually, the amount of assisting and shooting I did outnumbered the amount of time I could spend editing all these photos, so I developed a massive backlog and my camera became a black-hole that swallowed images, never to be seen again. :P Many people thought I gave up or slowed down with photography because I rarely ever post anything anymore. The truth is, Ive just been so busy between work, photography, and my social life that I havent had the time to edit and post. I compiled this albums of images to show samples of works that Ive been doing over the past year and what I plan on continuing to do going forward. I wanted to take the time to say a heartfelt Thank You to everyone who Ive had the pleasure of working alongside over the past year. Youve each contributed to my own personal development, both as a photographer and a creative professional, and I cannot express how thankful I am for each and every experience! :) There are simply too many people to name so if Ive left you out, please understand that I have not overlooked you. https://facebook/media/set/?set=a.10100905266994609.1073741853.12802356&type=1&l=a9f83dc6a8 Patrick Sun David Leo Emerald Dove Mike Troutt Robert Rainbow Marc Turnley Vincent Christie Courtney Butler Georgia Walters Keith Yates Warren Cameron Alina Titova Segatti Aline Allen Fuller Actress Amber Nicole Smiley Amber Padgett Angie Jaenke Angie Newman Bree Kenyon Carl W Childers Celia Jayne Pollio Chandler Steele Dollahite Courtney D. Ware Crystal LaCole Sinclair Danielle Raed Danielle Sturkie Dawn Kinsey Smith Dawn Reyes Dez Golden Ela Gefen Elizabeth Hassell Emily M. Lee Erin Grundel Haley Nicole Jason Chiu Nettie Kunitz Jenna Doggette Jessica Snow Jocey Sears Jordan Hairston Kelley Heitzman Kimberly Page Laura Lopez Lauren Petz Lux Atl Madison League Mahsa Joon Mandi Lee Marissa Bennett Maryn Oroz Mashan Blessed Melina Maple Nate Andrade Nicole Marie Calderon Nicole Prestby Philip A. Short Rachel Beville Rachel Burkert Reihaneh Majidi Sarah WithAn H Sarah Hermann Stacie King Taylor Tirado Taylor Wanish Theo Lauren Simón Trini Quinn Vanessa Jasmine Vivian Kyle Vanessa Henderson Shongaia Onye Morgan Hendrix Branum Travis Branum Mark Baggett Michael P. Johnson Michael Noa Marilyn Chen Shana Melton Lj Renneker Rebecca Plascencia Danny Hunter Frank Kloskowski Suzanne R. Gordan Sekou Langevine Brandon Glover Keonda Williams Joel Cooke Julie Johnson MacKenzie Lacy Terrebonne Rodney ORourke Sr. Ashley Roulette Liz Yturria Lynn McIntosh
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