Photoshoot with Mrs. Tammy Montgomery & Album Design - Original Photography & Graphic Design by J-VO
The Soulful Blues Singer
I recently had an awesome shoot with a friend's mother. I recently shared a post of some of her lovely guitars I shot one of the most awesome rustic farms I have been to in a while. This time we went back there and had some fun photographing her for her new album. She is a soulful, country gal with an awesome blues-y voice - a true folk artist. From her lyrics to the great texture in her voice, her music is really intriguing and transports you to another place.
I shoot with a Canon T3i and a standard 18mm lens, even though its not top of the line equipment, I like to think that it isn't the tool that defines the artist. I am looking forward to eventually being able to invest more into my equipment, but as a graphic designer by trade, photography has always been more of my passion hobby since I was really young, and I have been lucky to get a bit of freelance work on the side. I would love one of those Canon 5D Mark cameras.. shew - the crispyness!
In this shoot I wanted to use the environment to help tell her story and provide a glimpse into who she is as an artist and a person. She loves the country, grew up in the country and finds peace and solace there, away from the noise and bustle of the urban community.
I did a lot of post edit work in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop to produce the final images. I like to go in and remove fly-aways in the hair, brighten the eyes, remove small blemishes and even skin tone, and enhance the colors, contrast and correct the white balance. Take a look at the series below!
This barn is the same barn I used as a backdrop in the guitar still life shoot we did - I just loved the textures and the colors of the worn and weathered wood. It adds that rustic touch I wanted to convey.
I wanted to show the vast beauty that being out in the country provides, the expansive skies and wide open land - there is something so magical about it.
In these last few images you can see I am trying to work in both the textural element through the tattered wood of the structures contrasted against the softness of the tall overgrown grasses.
A lot of these were used for her CD album art, the inside booklet and CD label were created using the photography from this shoot - the images in context I think were really cool! I loved seeing how this came out in print.
Thank you for taking the time to look at my work - I hope you enjoyed it! I appreciate you all and love all of your support! If you found value to my post, please consider an upvote and a resteem! Tell me what you thought or if you have any cool suggestions or tips that you use when you take a client out on a shoot or ways you go about making decisions about where you plan to take them, share them in the comments below!
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my favorite !
and wow her eyes are killing me :D
Her eyes are STUNNING. They are seriously that color in person - her daughter was blessed with them too. She was really beautiful to photograph! Thank you for taking the time to let me know what you thought! <3
Some stunning images - you did a great job! I am sure she must have been super happy with your collection!
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Thank you @sallybeth23 - I think she was really pleased with how they came out. I will head over to your blog as well - I am always on the lookout for new inspirations myself :) <3
Once again, fantastic work. This deserves more upvotes!!!
Thank you @overkillcoin! I wish I could get more - Our eldest dog passed away two weeks ago and I was so in a funk that I just wasn't feeling creative. I took a break, and now my posts just aren't getting the response I was seeing before. But that's ok - I appreciate you taking the time to share such a kind compliment and for reading! Hopefully if I just keep at it, more people will start to interact! :)
Very sorry to hear. My dog is aging along and I'm already sad to see him get grays... It's understandable for sure. It looks like creativity is a part of your everyday life, though, so adding great content will be natural once you get back into it.
Are you familiar with the #minnowsupportproject? I think it's been a helpful way to introduce me to talented content creators and friendly supporters. For the first 2 - 3 weeks, my posts were doing pretty poorly, but they've improved. There are also PAL and Steemit chat rooms, I tend to be too ADHD to stick around chat and make good buddies though XD
I'm also a bit concerned about what will happen if I ease up on posting due to a busier schedule (work and classes). In social media, it's ideal to be consistent and not burn yourself out. A smart guy whose book I read told me this.
Yes, I agree with you 100%, just gotta get back in the habit. Also, the first four weeks I was here I had about three posts that went well over $100 and seeing the numbers jump at least over 5.00 every post definitely fueled the fire to get addicted here. I am hopeful that just getting back into it, not worrying about the numbers and just enjoying the platform, things will naturally go back to where they were.
I have checked out the minnowsupportproject! I have used them before, but even though I paid both the people the small amount of SBD, whenever I try to go get a post upvoted, only one of them recognize that I have paid.. its weird. I need to look into that more.
You are right about sticking with it and keeping consistency - I had gotten there but got dismantled. Now I am back on the grind. I hope you are able to keep it up with your class and work load, I remember college days and its hard to do much else but what they require. I think you will be able to still find some time here and there to interact! When do your classes start back?
That's a good sign (your earlier posts doing well). I don't think I've surpassed $85, and those are rare. I've heard scary warnings about gathering a huge following before Steemit goes big and it's an impossibility to go large, but I'd think that a wider audience would balance things out?
Maybe ask @gmuxx or @crimsonclad in the PAL chat. They're smart, helpful and super patient with all my idiotic questions that I pepper them with on an hourly basis.
And... the 'classes' are more like business coaching sessions with the chamber of commerce... Although I do have network meetings and general insanity pulling me away from my creative side... But, I need to take these classes very seriously to get my business on fire again. It's such a waste to have a middle-man mark your work up and then barely send you enough work. Time to go fully independent :D
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Beautiful shoot!
Thank you! That means a LOT coming from you! :) Your work is phenomenal - I really appreciate you looking through my work! I'm excited about following you and staying up with what you are doing!