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This life is amazing. Â This world we see, and the people in it, teem with life and yearn for us, as photographers, to tell their story in a way that is honest and passionate. Â In a way that belies the sentiment that “every picture has been taken already.” Â The Creator of Creativity is far from…
Look out ladies, here comes Christian. Â He is a senior at Prestonwood Christian Academy. Â He is cool. I don’t do a lot of shooting other than weddings, but I love shooting seniors.
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your lighting blows me away time and again. i’m just… in awe.
That is so, so dope. Lucky kid to have those shots…
wow. your lighting is amazing. I love the one with him laying on the floor looking up with the overhead lighting. That is awesome.
seniors didn’t look like that at my highschool! He’s handsome!
c’mon. now you’re just makin’ me look bad.
these are awesome! the lighting is so dramatic. I love the magazine like, theatrical quality of the images.
by far, the coolest senior shots i’ve ever seen. you just keep getting better and better.
At first I thought you’d shot Jake Gyllenhaal! :D These are absolutely wicked. Love the moody atmosphere and the different details and angles. Brilliant set.
these are some sick senior photos!! he’s got to love them!
Great lighting and great shots as ever
These are sweet!
i’m surprised you haven’t been picked up by a magazine as an editorial photographer. you belong doing this – your portraits are top-notch. not just wedding biz top-notch….i mean every genre top-notch.
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Daaang! Those are great! Very good-looking guy! The lighting is incredible.
LOVE LOVE LOVE these! So cool!
dude … great session … so unique for senior work !!
the lighting is sick in this post. brilliant set.
love the editorial look…amazing session–lucky senior.
Just awesome. Probably the best senior guy session I’ve seen. The lighting is just spot on!!!
Love them, thanks for making my night. Blows away the typical senior sessions!
Those are awesome!
you are reaching new heights with your use of light. Some amazing images here, Erik. Wow!
Dude?! When you start shooting for GQ? These are awesome!!!
I am so in love with this senior session. The lighting is just perfect.
ahhh. these are gorgeous. you really did awe inspiring work here. magic.
Love your style and the layout of your blog, I need to do something like that!
The one and only Crash Taylor contacted me a few weeks ago and asked me for an interview. Â I thought this might be a wonderful opportunity to share a bit of my philosophy as to how and why I capture the images I take. Â He really asks some great questions and it’s quite thorough, so…
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Dear Poser, I have read your interview and was honestly touched so much, even shed a few tears:) How lovely your philosophy of taking wedding pictures, inspiration, your thoughts on God, family. Your images are so inspiring, incredibly beautiful and touching. Well done, wishing you lots of wonderful moments, Kristina
Thank you so much for the wonderful words of wisdom, I got chills from a few of your quotes. Thank you for being so honest. I love that you’re in it for the couple, for the people, for LOVE. That shows in your truly inspiring work. Thank you for being you, I wish you and your family many years of joy :)
Man. . .what a great perspective you have. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve been following your blog for about a month now and I love your images, but reading this was awesome because I got to see some of the heart behind those photographs. I was recently reading a thread on Flickr for wedding photographers. The topic? “Do you really even believe in marriage”? It was so disheartening to read how many professionals in the field didn’t. Thanks for your input. It was beautiful.
love your work Crash is a local photographer and his interviews are a great source of inspiration..i have always loved your work..keep up the passion
Your interview was so amazing! I am also a man who is absolutely in love with marriage, and I thank you for the beautiful way you painted the pictured of the most intense illustration of God and his church.
Thanks for that.
-A Husband
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That was fantastic! Thanks for sharing your story. Your work and your faith are an inspiration. I live over in Lubbock, maybe one day we could hang out!
Lovely interview! Refreshing to hear you speak so kindly of your wife, marriage, and love for the Lord. You are an awesome example both creatively, and professionally. :)
What a great interview, it was great getting to read even more about you! Justin and I are flattered that some of our wedding photos were included, you truly are one of the best!!
Very much enjoyed reading your responses. We definitely need more people like you in the wedding industry. Well…for that matter everywhere. :) Take care.
Loved.Loved.Love your interview. Love that all glory and honor went to the name of the Lord Jesus. I wish I could attend the “For the Love Workshop” sounds great.
WOW that was really cool to read thanks for sharing that. And its really cool that you are a christian:)
Love your stuff big fan.
fantastic interview, Erik. It was very thought-provoking. You do what you do with such purpose. Beyond your obvious artistic talent, the passion you have for commitment in marriage is amazing. Thank you.
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Debbie Mayes - It is exciting and challenging to hear other photographers using the gifts God has given them to glorify Him. Thank you for that! I’m definitely looking into being there.
Carol C - What an awesome idea ~ Hope it turns out really well!
Jeniel Corpuz - What a great testimony. It’s encouraging to see other photogs ministering to others spiritually while teaching their craft. I wish we had workshops like this in the NY area. God bless.
Ginny Corbett - Well said.
shipra - ooh! Just went over and looked over the site. I am so very excited for you. What a great idea. Maybe I WILL see you in the mountains….:)
John - Why are there blessed photographer/business people now, Ansel Adams would cringe at tying your religion into your photography in such a public way, as though you just got outta high school, and got your little clique started as quickly as possible. You don’t see any of the old school photographers blessing everything and everyone every second they get, they just focus on the art of photography. If I were of a belief system different from yours and were looking for a photographer to shoot my wedding I would see that perhaps you would be uncomfortable at my wedding if we prayed to an asteroid or announced that we believed that our religion was the only way to salvation and all others would surely burn in hell (right when you would be looking down the barrel of your camera documenting it). Or if I were simply one of the hundreds of religions around the world that are counter to Christianity, you wouldn’t feel comfortable and I wouldn’t feel comfortable, so why announce this every chance you get? Because you think you are right and everyone else is wrong, period. You are living in a state of delusion.
admin - Wow, that’s awfully judgmental.
Why would I be concerned about what Ansel Adams would think about my viewpoint?
I do not tie my religion into my photography. First of all, I have no religion (on my better days), and second I couldn’t anymore separate God from my photography any more than I can separate taste from my food, it simply is.
Why would I want to praise God every chance I get? I suppose if the only reason I was a photographer was to make money, I wouldn’t. I am a photographer because there are people I am supposed to impact that I would never had met had I not been one, that’s it, He could have just as easily made me a chef. What money I make is only a benefit, not an end. I find it odd that you consider bookings as a meaningful argument as to why I would speak about this publicly.
Regardless, I have shot many weddings where the bride and groom do not claim Jesus as their Messiah. Are you implying that I think less of their commitment because they aren’t “Christians”? That is horribly judgmental, and quite erroneous. I would submit to you this blog post as to how I feel about this. http://www.iamaposer.com/?p=974
It takes guts to post your opinions (however anonymous) in a place that differs form you, and I respect that, however this is not a forum for such discussions. I would gladly discuss this further in email, mine is im@beaposer.com.
Thanks for stopping by :)
otto - Absolutely not the place to start this debate ” Farmer John”! Would be interresting to hear what Ansel and the rest of the greats think of that!