Great day for a mix of shirt-and-tie formal then t-shirt casual shots, riverside full sun to stone wall shade and natural light portraits. Always great when my subjects throw their ideas out there and I get to make some sharp photos for them, and Tyler did exactly that. Great to collaborate and personalize!

Congrats on your graduation!

Had a great breezy afternoon outdoor location session with Colton and his silver Ibanez 6-string electric guitar on Notre Dame University Campus a few weeks back. He started off strumming some favorites on the guitar while I set up and got to snapping some informal portraits of a musician in his element. Nothing like a little live music while you’re behind the camera.

Congrats on your upcoming graduation!

We’re getting a jump on spring sessions (even as northern Indiana debates what season’s weather it wants to feel like)!

Save $25 on your Senior Portrait Session before June 1st! Here’s how:

1. Check out our new Senior Session Facebook page
2. Click that you Like us
3. Use the contact form on our Seniors page to set up your shoot.

That’s it! Sign up by April 30th for your session during our availability till June 1st!

Class of 2011 – The sooner your session the faster you’ll have your prints & albums back for graduation. Grab a session before May 13 for ordering before graduation.

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Check out a slideshow of more photos here with a link to the proof gallery too.

Drop us a line to set up a personalized portrait session of your own this fall!

Take a peek at our latest Senior Session and Trash the Dress photo shoot album below -

Click an image above or click HERE to see the album designs.

Check out more on our Senior Sessions page, drop us aline to set up a shoot of your own – enjoy!

Meet Matt, guitarist & vocals for punk band Late Work Policy

Off camera flash on a sunny day? Yes, thank you.

Ambient light nice & even – very chill but lacking some of the punch in the hard lighting above.

Best of luck in the last few weeks of classes, and with the music Matt!

Continuing my “off the beaten path” series from last week I decided to take different routes than the usual trails I hike around Potato Creek State Park. I knew where I liked to shoot around the park (and the day before around Notre Dame campus with Chris) but knew I had two seniors that weren’t looking to have photos matching anyone else’s and weren’t afraid of a little meandering.

I’m all for using God-given sunlight for strong light, clouds and shade for diffusers, and bringing in a little extra light to accent the natural lighting around my subjects. Especially when hiking I’m not looking to set up a studio full of lights to completely alter a great outdoor setting. The two shots below illustrate what a little accent light can add to photos.

The sun wasn’t setting just yet but it was already below the trees and wasn’t putting much direct light in the ravine behind us. This let me shoot some soft light photos and an idea on how to add a little extra illumination for dramatic effect.

Above photo: Natural light, possibly even a test shot. (For you tech spec lovers, Nikon D700 with 85mm f/1.8 lens. 1/80 sec. f/2.0 exposure at ISO 400 for natural light. A little edge darkening in Photoshop CS4 for kicks.)

Photo above: Same camera, ISO and aperture as above but this time the shutter was maxed to 1/250th to match the highest flash sync speed. Why? This darkened down the background, and with a very slight bit of light from a Nikon SB-800 behind a shoot-through umbrella just off camera to the right, let me highlight my subject and make her stand out from the background more than in the ambient light photo.

Thanks to both Tabatha and Chris for humoring me with what would otherwise seem like wandering as ideas sparked instead of the preconceived shot lists from shoots past. Best of luck in your final weeks of high school classes!

Check out more senior galleries here, and drop us a line for a unique session of your own.

I started out last week with a lineup of shoots and the expectation of a little walking and fresh air while photographing some cool folks. I met Chris on Notre Dame University Campus and was pretty stoked he was up for a wander around campus without any pre-planned shots (read: make photographer think on his feet).

We wandered away from Notre Dame Avenue, the Golden Dome, football stadium, Basilica and lakes in search of some new sites. Granted by “new” I mean not the usual requested spots – not that there’s anything wrong with that. Good to explore a little and just see what you run across.

Thanks again, Chris, best of luck on the last few weeks of classes!

Check out more of our Seniors Sessions here!

You’re invited to pick a date and time of your choice for a great shoot with us! No pre-set backgrounds, banks of deer-in-the-headlight lighting, or giant number props, just location of your choice and an easygoing session!

Great time of year for . . .

Seniors

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Engagement (and Anniversaries!)

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Trash the Dress

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Family & Just Because Sessions

Our openings are online HERE to pick a session time.
See you soon for your session!

Eric & Sara
eB Photography
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574-217-4915

Click the photo above or CLICK HERE to see Brandi’s Senior Portrait Session’s fine art album.

Enjoy!