The Seekers Of Shelter- week 6 with ajbc photography (port huron, michigan photographer)

This week was the first week I had to branch out of the studio without my assistant for this 52 week project and see what happened. 
There was a time when all I had was my creativity. No props. No studio. No extra fluff. No real ways of knowing how to properly edit and da hubs.... always da hubs, next to me. 
So I decided this week, let's drop the tricks, all of them. Let's go back to doing what I know best- taking a scene and running with it. 
I extra like this because as of late Jake and I have been doing a pretty good job of getting out and doing things we normally wouldn't do, but what we built our relationship off of in the first place. Hiking, walking around town, photographing just for us, filming just for us, and simply enjoying the simple things in life. 
I give you:
The Seekers Of Shelter

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We actually started a company (The Seekers Of) based on those beliefs- getting outside, creating beautiful things, and helping others build their small dreams in to big realities with the help of artistic visual media and... and little.... seeking. 
If you want to check us out you can, here----->

Week 5 with ajbc photography (artistic port huron, michigan photographer

I'm not sure where all this Black and White is coming from...
It just seems right. 
This week I wanted to focus on an easy concept. No photoshop, no craziness, no time-consuming props. Just an "in camera" photograph. A lot of the time that takes more skill then a photo you spend hours tweaking with keys and controls in a program. 
I wanted to play with depth of field, lighting, texture, something abstract. 
When we took this shot I was very interested in how it looked and felt more like a painting then a photograph. I could picture someone drawing these forms and laying a piece out in this way. 
The circle is just a basket we held up (I love how it draw your attention right to her beautiful, sparkling, almost haunting eyes, and the fun abstract sguiggles is a just a branch I found while walking outside one day. 
All together, I feel as though it makes for an interesting piece.

Our more simplistic, softer concept below:

Australian Film Maker Headshots by AJBC Photography (commercial photographer)

Beautiful woman. 
Independent. 
A creative soul.
A fashion Designer AND a Film Maker. 
AND she lives in Australiua. 
Do they make people cooler?? 
I am so happy I was able to help her put her vision of her new style and image in to a physical form. I LOVE working with small (and big) business owners along with independent people. They are inspiring in every way and prove you can do whatever you want in life as long as you have passion, determination, and a path. See just a handful of the images we created for her. 

Last Call- week 4 with ajbc photography (port huron, michigan creative portrait photographer)

"Last Call" by ajbc photography
week 4 of the 52 week project

"Staring at a ghost across a table set for two,
This is the last call before the credits roll.
The charm of silver screen depression saturated in alcohol.
It's so seductive.
Filtered through tobacco haze.
It's so fucking intoxicating,
The way they glimmer through the grain and make dysfunction such a fashion."
-Every Time I Die

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Just like last week:
week 3
This week started with a different idea in mind too. 
That's the nice things about art- ideas form, forms take shape, shapes change. 
I'm ok with that. 
Here's the original concept, 8 images meshed in to one. When I was done I just felt like it was too much and the original concept and strength was lost, so I broke things down.