The New Face of Senior Portraits

Senior portraits used to be a Tux for guys and a black drape for girls. As our culture evolves, people are understanding more about what their lives mean, to them, personally. From time immemorial, teens have been the most bold, daring, creative, out spoken and passionate people in society, and for just as long has the rest of society treated them as upstarts, rebels or most common, that they have no idea whats going on. Todays high school senior is more in touch with whats going on in the world than most adults thanks to the internet & great teachers.
Teens are expressing their ideas freely & becoming more interested in the arts, politics & sports and are taking those steps towards their dreams.

Todays senior portraits reflect these changing times. We are constantly trying to capture images that represent who you are right now in this important time of life. You can influence your world & don't deserve to be shuffled to the side and we want to use our photography to help you show the world who you are. I recently photographed a senior from Ashland, Dennis, who has a band that is writing their own songs (which are really good! check out their my-space: myspace.com/yasgursfarmashland) So I shot the needed yearbook shot, some creative shots for his family, then some that I feel reflects his persona. In total we took a lot of pics, had a great time & produced something to be remembered, check 'em out:


So if you havn't found the right photographer for you senior portraits yet, or are worried about cost, don't wait any longer. This is an important year in your life, a transition. Celebrate your individuality & creative spirit by using my creativity. Give me a call & we'll talk - 541-779-0863

-Joseph

Senior Portraits in Napa

This is senior portraits in Napa!

Brittney, Max & I went all over down town Napa finding all sorts of cool places to shoot. We had a great time and shot some beautiful pics of Brit. I'll be back in Medford Thurs. to photograph some great seniors there too & can't wait to meet you all & have some fun shooting all over the Rogue Valley!

See you soon!

On-Location

This week, or at least until Thursday, I'm in Napa to photograph some family, new babies, seniors and a really cool cheer team (Go VC!). I'll post some pix when I get back.

This trip I decided to ride my motorcycle down rather than take the car, and I have to say I5 is booring! So I decided to take a detour through lake county and ride up the valley at the end of my ride. So there I was zipping through Lake County with the mountains, lakes & small vineyards and in the twisy & turney road coming down Mt. St Helena, stuck behind this minivan that was slamming on its brakes every time we came into a bend (maddening!), when the road went from steep walled embankments, like a canyon, on both sides of the road whos tops were trimmed in both oak and pine to a gradually blooming expansive view of the north end of the Napa Valley spreading out infront of me. Illuminated from the west by the soft light of an early fall sunset my end of ride anxiety from the long time in the saddle, being stuck behind terrible drivers and need to "get there" just dissapeared while the light was coloring the tops of rustic barns and vineyards with its delicate warmth of sunset. So this is how I dropped down into the valley where so many summer memories were made, and I felt refreshed as I roared past places whos ghosts I cary. Fall is coming to the Valley of past and present home. Times that change can challenge us, there will be a winter, but Spring is just that much closer.