David B Photography

Seniors 2012; this is a great chance for you to have the senior pictures you want a classic look that you know your parents want and save money along the way. Visit our main page navigate to the contact form and send us a note or find us on Facebook

If you’re looking for amazing senior pictures with just a touch of edge and you want to save a few bucks on your pics at the same time. Then you need to book before May 21st. When you book and bring a friend you’ll receive a 10% discount if you bring two friends you’ll receive 10% discount, the hot new 411 cards and an 8×10. How do you make this happen? Navigate to our main page @
http://www.davidb-photography.com and fill out the contact form and we’ll get a hold of you within 24 hours

Spring break is over and it is all down hill to the end of the school year….can you believe it! If you book your senior session before May 1st we’ll reduce your session fee by 50%, that’s a HUGE savings. I know your thinking Dave its to cold to shoot outside….we’ll you’re probably right but the days will warm up fast but here is the benefit to booking now; why don’t we shoot in July when you have time to get through the rest of the year? Not a bad idea, save big money now and shoot when you’ve got your tan going and things are a little easier. Simply navigate to the main page and go to the contact section and we’ll get back in touch within a day.

The other day I wrote about shooting your subject in simply a different way. If your used to shooting from straight on to your subject whether its a person or a gas pump try shooting it from above or below, kick the camera to the left or right as you shoot or do it in post. Although I’m not a fan of “fixing it in photoshop” it truly is an amazing tool that can help you develop and expand your vision. My Dad used to say, do the job right the first time you won’t have to do it twice….I can’t tell you how many times I heard that growing up. But those words are part of my DNA today in a lot of what I do, and this shot is done right the first time at least from my perspective.

There were probably three or four different ways to shoot this but I chose to sit and wait. I was at the Atlanta aquarium…by the way the largest aquarium in the world….what a great place, but bring your check book, tickets are a bit on the pricey side. I had been walking around shooting through the glass for a while and came upon this little little observation area people would run by stick their head in the window, tap on the glass and make funny faces at the fish as they swam by and they would leave. I decided to lay on the floor right in the middle of the room and wait for the fish to come to me; yeah….I got some weird looks but that’s okay, weird is where I live….or at least a place I frequent often. As I lie on the floor staring up at the fish as they swam by I realized I could easily loose myself in that space, the water that is, it always brings me back to my center no matter how far away from center I go.

I always get questions about tech data on the shots, so here it is; this is straight forward, shot with a Nikon D300 ISO 1600/ F5.6, ambient light from the worlds largest fish tank. The popcorn in my hair was curiois

Design One Fashion Show

I did some volunteer work a couple of weeks ago at the Design One Fashion Show at the B.O.B and it was simply amazing, I really enjoyed myself there was not only some amazing fashion, hair and make-up but we also razed money for one of the most worthy causes I have ever been involved with. The Helen Devos Childrens hospital. We raised 25 thousand for them and I am proud to be part of it.

Design One Fashion Show

These are just a couple of images I grabbed from the show. The models were really something special backstage a flurry of activity as you can imagine. It really was something special. To see more photos become a fan of David B Photography on Facebook.

Christmas Card

I had a great opportunity to shoot a family Christmas card the other day, the family was great. Its really cool to see that family’s who are unique in their own way yet everyone is the same. There’s the Mom and Dad Mom is usually the doer she makes sure everything looks the way she wants. Dad is the enforcer however but with a really soft side. One of the kids is always the quiet one, there’s the chatty one and then the family clown. This group was no different, they were a lot of fun, we all laughed and in the process grabbed some great images.

Family Christmas

Its a cool fall day, I’m looking out the window of a coffee house and thinking….it looks cold out there. The clouds are dark and gray the leaves are falling upon the cars sitting outside and people are lazily walking by peering in the window as if looking for someone they know.

As the senior season winds down I’m already looking forward to next season and lining up models both guys and girls if you know of anyone who is looking for a discount on their photo’s have them send me a txt or drop and email.

I had a chance to take in Art Prize in downtown Grand Rapids. If you have not done this or if you’re reading this from outside West Michigan you are truly missing out on one of the coolest events I’ve ever seen. This is the largest gathering of artists in the world, they display their works at different businesses around the city and we the people get to vote on it, simply by sending a text from our phones or getting on line. The winner receives $250k, not a bad chunk of change for doing what you love.

I spent a couple of hours wandering the streets going from place to place taking in what was truly some amazing work; however just like anything else you see the stuff that really blows your hair back and then there is the stuff that might make you say something like….and you were thinking you wanted to share this with everyone why?

This image isn’t one of those, I was really blown away by this, I didn’t catch the artists name but you can see it at the Grand Rapids Art Museum on the second floor.

Art Prize Finalist