It's not often that I get to photography a band with a lead singer/bagpipe player. Once again, I had the opportunity to shoot an awesome band from Grrr Records. The Crossing has been around for quite sometime and each member was a blessing and pleasure to work with. We had some ideas for the shoot before we started but mother nature had her own ideas. We ended up with a completely overcast day. Not such a bad thing though as I was able to use a little off camera flash to simulate a little sun light and then we dropped in a dark ominous cloud scape. I really liked this more cinematic movie screen crop. We also shot other various shots some of which are seen here. Thanks again guys for a job well done.
Dianna, the boys and I are blessed to announce the birth of our new family member Brianna
Marie Ramos. Brianna was born April the 13th and weighed 7lbs 14oz. Thanks for all the prayers and gifts.
Since October, I have been swamped at the studio. We went from scary slow to crazy busy almost instantly. I wont complain. Somehow I still manage to get other jobs in when I can. I was blessed to shoot some images for Grrr Records and Photoside Cafe. I shot several different scenarios but this one was one of my more favorites. This was a simple 2 light setup with one large softbox to camera left and one rim light behind the guys and to the left. We had a blast and I'll try and post some of the other pics as soon as I can.
The end of 2008 proved to be the busiest time of the year at Sierra Studio. We were booked solid from mid-October all the way through Christmas and the first week and a half of 09. We shot a big project for CVS/Caremark, Jewels By Parklane and a whole bunch of food shoots. Despite the busy schedule, I had the privilege to do some shots for Steve Layne. Dr. Steven L. Layne serves as full time Associate Professor of Education and Literature at Judson College in Elgin, IL. Steve is a wonderful author, speaker, educator and expert in reading education. Steve has been a friend for at least 20 years. We shot alot of other shots before we got to this. This was done in a hallway leading to his office. There were small halogen spotlights hanging from the ceiling that we used as kicker lights. The fill light came from above camera and came through a large Photoflex softbox. Steve's publicist wanted him to be a little more serious for these shots, so we only shot a handful with smiles. Overall the shoot went smoothly and look forward to work with Steve again.
My new website is finally up but still needs a little fine tuning. This site has a new url since I didnt want to get rid of the old one yet. I've also geared this site to be more editorial portraits and less of the other stuff. I'm really excited as I work on new projects. The last 12 years of my work have been done at Sierra Studio and so I don't own copyright on any of those images. Therefore, I can't use them on my personal website. If I've learned a lesson, it would be to never stop working on my own work, it will always be mine. This new site still has a link to Sierra Studio, where some of my other work can be seen. Please check it out at KevinScottPhotography
For anyone who know me, I am crazy about Jeeps. What they stand for, what they can do and just how much fun you can have in one. This month my new Jeep turns one. This is not my first Jeep. I still have and love my 94 which is lifted with too many mods to list. Definitely not as street friendly. There is also such a big difference in how it handles on the road and off. Having power windows and locks, kickin stereo, cruise control, automatic sway bar disconnects, electric lockers, Dana 44s front and back and a much softer ride has me spoiled. I wish it had a little more oomph at the accelerator but it did very well at the dunes this year. The best part is that with 4 doors, I can take the whole family!
