Blog of a Fine Art and Commercial PhotographerRichard Auger
Father’s Day Beach Shoot
On Father’s Day 2010, I was hired by a local attorney to photograph his family at his beach condo in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Last December, I also photographed a Christmas party for the same law firm, and was happy for the repeat business (the same attorney, Jeffrey, purchased a rather large piece from my display [...]
One Tough Dude
Shooting models, family’s, and weddings has started to make my portfolio look a little to soft and cuddly lately. Now comes in the tough guy shoot at an abandoned warehouse nearby my home. Kayla Hernandez, one of my favorite people to shoot with, introduced me to the concept of a GOYA (Get Off You Ass) [...]
Luray Caverns: No Respect
No Respect for People Tourists have officially ruined Luray Caverns with their Cameras. Over this past Memorial Day Weekend, I flew to visit my brother at his apartment in Arlington, Virginia. As always, I had to visit one photogenic nature area. Normally my style is to find hidden, unknown, overgrown, and unpolished placed to shoot. [...]
Workshop at Valencia
Workshops are a blast, and working with the awesome students at Valencia College were no exception! An officer of the Valencia Photography Group saw my portfolio online, later approaching me to teach a hands-on ‘Night Lighting’ workshop, which would include artificial lighting and natural light techniques. Because I believe that all lighting setups are closely [...]
Pet Peeves
Shooting the duck in your backyard is my biggest pet peeve in photography. Many photogs, excited with the arrival of their $1800 bad-boy zoom lens, go in the backyard, shoot poorly composed, blurry photo of a duck sitting on the lake, and immediately post them online, including online reviews, flickr, etc. Drives me nuts. The [...]
Steampunk Shoot
SLAM Magazine, along with a recent infrared modeling shoot, have together shifted my thoughts of modeling photography. I must admit that I had avoided modeling work for some time, which can feel more like production and less like art. Either you are highly technical with your lighting setup, or your know a lot of Photoshop [...]
Iowa is Spooky!
Late on a Sunday during October 2010, I flew to Ft. Madison, Iowa on a business trip to a factory out in the corn fields. Sitting in the back of the rental car, I was captivated by the stormy weather, sunset, and haunted mid-town America country architecture. My new 5Dmkii pulled out some spectacular shots [...]
Frank and Mercedes Wedding
On December 30, 2009, I had the honor of photographing the Wedding of Frank Sommerhage and Mercedes Gonzalez. This was probably the most fun I’ve had shooting this year – their wedding had a spontaneous, natural, lighthearted feel in the air. Planned just enough to keep things moving, the event had enough wiggle room to [...]
Cocoa Beach Trek
I. The Dreaded Beach Shot: Traveling through the woodlands throughout Florida over the years, including its swamps, springs, parks and lakes, I have largely ignored one of Florida’s finest and most famous features: its beaches. Maybe I took myself too seriously as an artist to photograph the obvious. Perhaps, though, I’ve been afraid of the challenges [...]
Time Lapse Part I: While Driving
Just for fun over the Christmas holiday, I shot a time-lapse video composed of 800 photographs. I tried to publish this earlier, but YouTube kept kicking off my video because of the song in the background; they instead want you to use a swap-audio feature with advertising. Then I failed at embedding my own HD [...]
Winter Park Art Festival
Great news! I was accepted as a featured “Emerging Artist” at the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival on March 19-21, 2010! There are quite a few perks to this distinction, as well as making my first outdoor art festival a success. At 350,000 visitors, this is one of the largest and most prestigious shows in [...]
New Digital Workflow and Backup
Warning: this blog entry is for photographers – it’s technical and boring for others. My latest trek through Florida is coming in a blog entry soon! Introduction While I mostly focus on the art and human experience of photography, I occasionally reach a snag; I have to stop shooting and dedicate time, money, and energy [...]
Question about Noir from the U.K.
Question from the U.K. With my time focused on local advertising and moving, I’ve certainly been neglecting my new photography blog. My second post was suppose to explain its reasons and purpose, but as I’ve been lagging to write, I’ll use a reader’s email to jumpstart my posting rhythm. Question Emailed: Hello, my name is [...]
Brandon and Allie’s Engagement Shoot
We drove for 15 miles underneath some canopy trees along a country road, with a great view through the glass roof of my SUV. Obsessive scouting for nature shoots had paid off, quickly distinguishing the best canopy trees. The rain was beginning to trick down harder, but luckily I had my waterproof flashguns to add a touch of lighting in the quickly darkening, early evening sky.