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Birthday Girl

Herson — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:05:44 +0000

Being a wedding photographer in Virginia Beach doesn’t mean I get to shoot only weddings. Of course not! That’s why I spent this last Saturday shooting Shea’s birthday party with my friend Jeremy Grieff. This amazing birthday party took place in aLoft Hotel in Chesapeake, Virginia. This was honestly one of the funnest (yes that’s a word) shoots I’ve ever done. Don’t get me wrong; I enjoy shooting all kinds of stuff including weddings. But with this birthday party there was none of the stress of getting “the shot” because there was no such thing. The only thing Shea told us…….. “make sure you get the shoes” and so we did. Everything else was a matter of catching people being themselves and having a great time like they sure did. Happy birthday and congratulations again to Shea, Clint and their beautiful family.

Virginia Beach Maternity Photo shoot

Herson — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:06:20 +0000

A week ago I went to the First Landing Beach in Virginia Beach, VA to do a photo shoot for Darius and Anna. They are expecting their first baby in November. I’ve been doing a lot of maternity photo shoots lately here in Virginia Beach and it helps me to stay busy when there are no weddings going on for me. And I have to tell you, I’m liking it a lot.

Baby on the way

Herson — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:31:47 +0000

A few days ago we went out to First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach, VA with Jamie and Lindsay. The two are expecting their first child Tanner in about a month and what better than a photo shoot to show off that belly! We didn’t have much time and the day wasn’t the best but we managed to get some nice-sweet shots of all three of them. I love maternity shoots.

She’s past her due date…

Herson — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:00:29 +0000

Today I spent about an hour at the beach in Norfolk, VA doing a shoot for Andy, Stephanie, Jaden and little-baby-inside-mom’s-belly Noah. It was a very fun shoot despite the windy and chilly weather. Stephanie is getting induced next week and we had to make sure we took some pictures before D-Day.

Virginia Beach photo shoot video

Herson — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:42:35 +0000

Here it is. Finally! This video was taken with a 5D MKii by my photog friend Jeremy Grieff. Thanks to him and everybody that helped getting this shoot done. You can check some of the shots here. There will be more in the future so keep checking back for more.

Outdoor photo shoot

Herson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:15:36 +0000

I spent last Sunday shooting with Carly around Virginia Beach. We went to Red Wing Park and Chick’s Beach in Virginia Beach for a variety of shoots. This girl is real fun to shoot with and you can check some of her work here.

Downtown Norfolk shoot

Herson — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:31:56 +0000

I spent some of my time yesterday (Easter Sunday) with Cris and Tiffany. Their first wedding anniversary is coming up shortly and we made a trip to Downtown Norfolk in Virginia for some shots. It was a great day but the wind was killer. We walked around for about two hours and we talked and I shot as we enjoyed a nice day out. Congrats to them on their first year as hubby and wife.

Rainy day = Studio time!

Herson — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:33:34 +0000

Keith Lyles

I guess the rain was good after all. It allowed me to get this amazing shot at today’s photo shoot. This was shot with a Nikon D300 and a 17-55 2.8 @ 5.6, Alien Bee – 800 as my main light camera right and an SB-800 for the backdrop.

-H

Norfolk Model photo shoot

Herson — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:27:37 +0000

Norfolk, Virginia photo shoot

So here it is like I promised. I went to Harbor Park in Norfolk, VA for a photo shoot I had in my agenda.

Originally, I was hoping for sunny skies and a warm day. However, that wasn’t the case. (I know you saw that one coming after that sentence.)

So it was cloudy and cold, I forgot my jacket and I forgot a tripod for one of the SB-800’s so I had to improvise. After about 30 minutes playing with the flashes I decided to go with the natural light since it was overcast. The results were amazing. I used a long tele for the shots and shot it wide open @ 2.8.

It was a nice location and I was done pretty quick. There’s more to come so stay tuned.

A little bit Old School…

Herson — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:50:00 +0000

I’ve always liked the old US Navy posters. You know? Where they used pretty looking girls and strong shirtless sailors to recruit people; often times called pin up girls.

I’ve never had the opportunity to do a themed shoot like this but hey, guess what? It happened about a week ago. I had the chance to work with a model who was up for this kind of shoot. I really like how the bright colors “pop”and the fun and inviting feel.
I would love to have a project with this kind of style to work with. I need to start writing down all these ideas for future reference. -hint-hint-…..

Enjoy!

-Herson