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Colbi

Chris H. — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:24:11 +0000

I recently spent several hours with Colbi and her husband, Sean, photographing them for my stock portfolio. In addition to those more commercial images, we shot a few portraits at the end of our session. I’ll post some of the stock shots once I’m finished editing, but here is one of the portraits of Colbi I especially liked.

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Torrance Shipman Would Be Proud

Chris H. — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:36:16 +0000

Several months ago, I scheduled a shoot with Lauren, who in addition to being a runner-up for Miss Arizona earlier this year is also a former high school cheerleader. I have been working on a series of images of athletes and artists doing their thing and persuaded Lauren at the end of our shoot to demonstrate some of her signature moves. It turns out that in addition to being lovely, she is incredibly athletic. Here is one of the images from that shoot:

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Shooting in the Dark | Arizona Event Photographer

Chris H. — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:32:15 +0000

The latest generation of digital single lens reflex cameras is able to capture images in lighting conditions that would have been impossible even one generation ago. This image, for example, was captured at ISO 6400 with a hand held telephoto lens at 1/250th of a second. While a small amount of post-production noise mitigation was necessary, the clarity and relative sharpness of an image like this one, shot in such low light, would have been next to impossible a year and a half ago.

Here, Jesse Sapakie, the Performing Arts Department Chair at a local high school, conducts the school’s choir. His hands and his music are lit by an overhead spot while his face is lit by the reflection of the lights trained on the performers on stage. It’s an evocative image, capturing both Mr. Sapakie’s individual artistry as well as his relationship with the unseen singers in front of him.

These are a few of the performers he is conducting.

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Upside Down – Arizona Event Photographer

Chris H. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:55:27 +0000

Arizona is in the midst of state swimming and diving championship season. Here two divers compete in Division 4A:

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Butterfly and Free – Arizona Event Photographer

Chris H. — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:00:58 +0000

This past weekend I photographed the Arizona state high school swimming championships for divisions 1A to 3A, which are the smaller schools in the state. Some great swims, including several state records. The abilities of the swimmers were all over the map, but the best of them were incredibly graceful and powerful, a joy to watch. Here are a couple of my favorites:

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Skaters

Chris H. — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:10:52 +0000

Over the weekend I met a few teenage friends at a local skate park to get some images of them doing their thing. Given the insanity of some of the tricks in their repetoire, I was a little nervous about the absence of protective gear, but all turned out well. A couple of scrapes and bruises, but no broken bones. Meet Dallin, Devon, Jared, Cooper and Alec.

Cooper and Dallin

Jared

Alec

Cooper

Dallin

Devon

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Lady in White – Arizona Portrait Photographer

Chris H. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:38:53 +0000

I recently did the first of the shoots for a new series of photographs I’m producing for my portfolio. I persuaded the ever game Kalynne to come out at dawn for that shoot and after we finished, spent another half an hour with her shooting some fun images near one of the ubiquitous irrigation canals in Phoenix. I’m keeping the images from the first part of the shoot under wraps for the time being, but here are a few from Part II.

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Soaking Wet – Arizona Portrait Photographer

Chris H. — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:22:37 +0000

A while ago I had an idea about a water image I wanted to make, but either the weather hasn’t cooperated or I have been too busy to set it up. Recently, however, I got a call from a friend who needed a couple of swimsuit shots for the agency that represents her. After we got the shots she needed, she agreed to indulge me for a few minutes. Here are a couple of the resulting images:

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Arizona Lifestyle – Arizona Commercial Portrait Photographer

Chris H. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:12:54 +0000

Had a fun three-day shoot last week for a client who was looking to spruce up their marketing materials and website with images that illustrate the Arizona lifestyle. We shot at beautiful locations around Phoenix, including Papago Park, a private residence in Paradise Valley, and the golf course adjacent to the Biltmore Resort. I think everyone was a little nervous about the heat, but the weather for all three days was spectacular – more like spring than the inferno of summer. Our team consisted of a fabulous group of models as well as Heather Wilson, a superstar make-up artist, and Patrick Tipton, a great photographer who kindly agreed to help out on the shoot.

Kalynne and Brittany

Kalynne and Brian

Vincent, Lauren and Teddie

Lauren and Brian

Kalynne and Lauren

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Night Moves – Arizona Portrait Photographer

Chris H. — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:26:32 +0000

Shooting at night can be tricky, particularly if you’re trying to photograph something that wants to move. Luckily, my friend Kalynne, who is both lovely and fun to work with, was great at holding stock still while we tested a new location I recently discovered. Here are a couple of the images we made:

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