Traditional Portraits Tradition : A tradition is a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. What do this mean to you?  Do you partake in tradition? I think that all of us at some time or another practice tradition. It’s important […]

To Flash or Not to Flash… That is the question. Over the years of shooting outside I sometimes needed to rely on that UGLY flash.  Never really cared to use it because I didn’t know how to use it.  I often struggled with using flash.  Why?  Well, because it looks like crap!  My photographs looked […]

Women’s Photography 39 ish…     Everyone gets to go through those major decade milestones, even me…. At 20 I was starting my life.  30, I was celebrating my family. 40, I was celebrating my accomplishments.  And, at 50, I was thinking about minimizing, however that didn’t work. I was still buying crap.  We all have […]

It was just a “flash” when I can remember my children being this tiny, time does not stop.  As a father,  raising my children I sometimes feel that I didn’t give them enough attention. I was working hard to provide the things a family needs.  We did however spend quality time together, fishing, camping, and […]

As we approach Valentine’s day the studio gets busy, usually photographing women in Boudoir type shoots.  They come in to be photographed for their husband, boyfriend and sometimes for themselves.  In addition to that, we also book our famous “Ladies Night Out” event, which includes five to six friends, a little wine and a ton […]

A couple of years ago I had the opportunity and privilege to video tape my son Vince here in the studio.  Everyone always brags about their children; however, I must say that Vince is a super talented musician.  He left for LA a few years ago to “make it big” out there and being so […]

Whenever I get asked to photograph a couple, whether they have been married for many years or maybe it’s an engagement…it doesn’t matter, I love doing these photo shoots, it’s amazing how much love is in the air, romance spilling and soft touching, these make awesome lifetime images. Relationships are very special, whether you’ve been […]

Goodbye 2017! I have to say that I’m glad it’s over.  This is going to be my first official post that “I DO” on my own, so no editing, no perfect grammar, just ME.  I’m really not a good writer, however I will try to make my posts going forward easy to read, hopefully entertaining […]

Every year Ray spends time with the Space Coast Porsche Club of America to create their annual calendar. (We all know about his love of Porsches) Each of the months features a member of the club and their beloved sports car. Each of the pages is auctioned off and this year the calendar was a […]

It makes a difference. It is a reflection of who you are in business; who you are as a person. It speaks for itself when you aren’t there to speak. Your head shot is important. Your head shot makes a difference. This is Charlene, she wanted to save money by going to the “other photographer” […]