Tulsa State Fair Fashion Photography Shoot - Oklahoma Photographer

My daughter Jade wanted to do a photo shoot for her fashion blog at the Tulsa State Fair and I thought it was a great idea! I immediately started thinking of cool angles and fun, colorful backgrounds to shoot.  Her fashion story centered around the Turban trend! I liked the way she styled her outfit with cognac leather boots and a classic white shirt. We were going for the unexpected, a high fashion and slightly exotic look against the colorful carnival atmosphere. I think the state fair would make a great backdrop for high school senior portraits or an engagement session as well. 

I used the flash on the shot above and the fun house shot below because it was getting really dark by this time and then saturated in photoshop to enhance. I also used layer masks to lighten some areas and inversed the mask to darken some areas, also contrasted and after you size them for the internet you need to remember to sharpen the photos. 

This shot was strictly ambient lighting. I was going to use the flash but instead decided to have Jade turn her head toward the lamp light they had at the fair. I also had my ISO kicked up really high.

Oklahoma Photographer - Jamil Gotcher Photography

Jade and I went out to Chandler Park here in Tulsa Labor Day Weekend and it was just beautiful out there. The little black dress Jade selected was perfect for showing her fashion model figure. This photo shoot was for her personal style and fashion blog, IN THE LOOP  The color photography from this shoot turned out really pretty but I converted these to black and white and created this storyboard layout and am really happy with the classic look of this layout. I think it would be great framed in a simple yet elegant black frame for the wall. I remember when Jade did a test shoot in New York when she was signed with IMG modeling agency and they had to drive pretty far out of the New York City area just so they could find a location very similar to Chandler Park. I remember thinking how great it is to be able to shoot right in Manhattan but how even New York Photographers want to photograph in a nature setting. What I love about Tulsa from a photographer's view is we can go from urban cityscape to wooded landscape to giant natural red rocks like we shot in Taos New Mexico all within 10 minutes. This makes it great for photographers for a variety of backgrounds
 for a models portfolio or senior portrait photography.

Madonna MDNA cover art inspired effect. - Tulsa Photographer

I figured out this tutorial that was in Spanish on how to make a photo look like Madonna MDNA cover art. So I used a photo I took of Jade that was very pretty in it's original state with a nice gold bokeh background but wanted to try to Fluted Glass texture distortion effect. I wish I had a better fluted glass texture as I think the Madonna MDNA has a very nice fluted glass texture, that has lots of highlights. But I still like the way it turned out. Jade liked it too.  Feedback is greatly appreciated. :)

Flower Crown Fashion - Tulsa, Oklahoma Photographer

I've been wanting to make a storyboard layout for some time and a few days ago I found some templates online. I thought our last shoot turned out really pretty so I used those images to create the storyboard. The image in the bottom left frame was selected by Steve Madden Online Magazine for  Steve Madden Outfit Of The Day  They found the photo on Jade's fashion blog, http://in-the-loop-blog.blogspot.com 

Jade's New Fashion Blog - Tulsa Photographer

My daughter Jade started a new fashion blog In The Loop Spring weather has brought some color to Tulsa, so she asked me to take some pictures for her blog. I then took the photos and made my own layout using a close up shot of one of the flower images as a background with a canvas texture. Jade had some input on the layout as well. The blog is very new but Jade has already received opportunities to partner with online fashion magazines. It's been very encouraging for us both to continue with our shoots.