I have been sooooo sick this weekend. I have some possible shoots coming up but have been wanting to practice my skills in photoshop too so I went back to Megan's folder to see what I havent worked before and I found this shot. This photo is more processed than I usually do, but I like the feel for it. Megan pointed out that I also enhanced her makeup. Not sure if she liked the photo or not...
Monday, December 15, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Eyes of Beauty
Not having any shoots recently I was 'thumbing' thru my photos to see if I had missed any shots and found this stunner! I cant decide if I like the color version or this one better... Leave me a message and let me know what you think।
Monday, December 8, 2008
Hudsonville Texas
I found this grave while deer hunting near Bonham Texas. It used to be in a town called Hudsonville Texas . This photo was taken using my IPhone 3G... Not the greatest camera to use but it is what I had...
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Megan Revisited
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Here is a shoot that I did in June (one of my first photoshoots). She is my niece and 20 years old. I was going through some of my images that I had passed over the first time and came up with this one. Practicing and refining PP it is amazing to me how (over time) our skills improve (noticeably) with each photo we do... Does anyone else feel the same way. C&C welcome.
Here is a shoot that I did in June (one of my first photoshoots). She is my niece and 20 years old. I was going through some of my images that I had passed over the first time and came up with this one. Practicing and refining PP it is amazing to me how (over time) our skills improve (noticeably) with each photo we do... Does anyone else feel the same way. C&C welcome.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Intimate affair
I had the privilege of photographing an intimate home wedding yesterday. A few friends and family were present in this Arlington wedding as Daniel and Amy McIntosh were joined together in marriage. They had a beautiful wedding and a beautiful day for the marriage. I will be posting more images in the days to come...
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Ethan Linker
Deer Hunting has started again... Last week my brother and I went up to Fannin County Caddo National Grasslands and didn't see anything. I am finishing up on Ethan's picture and have a short wedding event this Sunday (after hunting).
This shot of Ethan is a complete creation from me, playing with different backgrounds and creating my own edge masks this is what I have come up with...
This shot of Ethan is a complete creation from me, playing with different backgrounds and creating my own edge masks this is what I have come up with...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Ethan Editing
Ethan's senior portraits are in full swing. Keep tuned to my website for further updates... Currently the gallery is locked (because of family portrait discounts).
Monday, October 27, 2008
Ethan-OCS
Ethan is a a senior at Ovilla Christian School, he is also my nephew. We left early in the morning on Saturday morning and went downtown Waxahachie and dodged the Annual Bob Phillips Texas Country Reporter Festival. Over 25,000 people visit this event every year and even at dawn the square was busy with people and booths. Ethan was surprised that Waxahachie had so many areas to take pictures as we walked around the down town area.
I also had the privilege of working with the amazing Marie Q this past Saturday as well. We had a session at a quaint bed and breakfast in Grapevine. The event went wonderfully, the bride elegant, wispy and beautiful.
I also had the privilege of working with the amazing Marie Q this past Saturday as well. We had a session at a quaint bed and breakfast in Grapevine. The event went wonderfully, the bride elegant, wispy and beautiful.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Family Moment
Here is another shot from my Westbury shoot on Sunday October 19th. I am currently editing the photos from the shoot and like the way this shot turned out. The family was very easy going and a joy to work with...
Monday, October 20, 2008
Feast or Famine
Wow, what a weekend! Three shoots this weekend (if you count the football game)! Sunday was quite a day! We got up eary (as usual) for church, got to church a little early and proceeded to walk in when Madison got her hand caught in the church's steel door. Her ring finger on the right hand got caught at the first knuckle (the one closest to the tip of the finger) and appeared deformed after the accident. My wife and I 'dumped' the two boys off on my 20 yr old neice and took Madi to the ER (Charlton Methodist). Luckily there wasnt a break (only soft tissue damage) and we got back for church to catch the end of service (we had quick service at the ER).
Sunday afternoon after pizza with the family and my sister in laws family at Roma's Pizza I headed back home for a shoot with the Westbury Family. They have two lovely children (12 year old Kaitlyn and 2 year old Madeline). It appears that Kaitlyn is ready to take on the world and perhaps modeling (very pretty young lady) and Madeline is ready to take on the world and everything else (aren't all two year olds like this)?
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Kymberlin Whitehead
Today has been a great day! I got up before dawn and went to Prayer Mountain (in Texas) for my first Senior (2009) session. I had the pleasure of working with Kymberlin Whitehead. A beautiful young lady that lives in the nearby Arlington area. I wanted to post a couple pictures for them to see and enjoy.
Later in the day, Matthew (my oldest boy) played football against the Waxahachie Sioux in which he had 3 sacks, multiple tackles, an extra point score and overall played well...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Kirsten
Again, looking at older photos for PP practice. Found a photo that looked promising. WIth some cropping and other tweaks, this is what I came up with...
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Free time
I didn't have a shoot this weekend and I finished my wedding photos from September. This shot was from this past weekend. I've isolated Madison by selecting the background and polarizing it. Finally I've converted the image with a chocolate black and white color.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Wedding
I finished processing the wedding pictures this past weekend and gave a preliminary cd to the couple. I am working on getting a pretty cd with custom labeling (lightscribe) for the bride and groom with a nice case for the cd. I am now working on custom template pictures for the bride, groom and family. Overall I am pleased with my first solo endeavor in wedding photography. I largely have to give credit to Marie at www.marieq.com for her mentorship that she has provided. I really believe that she is the preiminent photographer in the area!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Williams Wedding
I have been working as an assistant to Marie Q (she is awesome) in her weddings as she has been so gracious to allow me to work and learn with her. I wish I could post some of the photos from this past weekends shoot as the venue was soooo very cool! It was a backyard but was so detailed and groomed it would rival any outdoor venue in the area! Many cool photos are to be had from that shoot! Anyway, I am dillegently working on editing my wedding from a couple of weeks ago and posted another photo for the couple so they can see the progress... Hope you like what you see!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Lisa and Dan Williams
Danny and Lisa Williams wedding September 20th 2008 was set in the country of Waxahachie Texas at a quaint venue called Chapel Creek Manor. It has a barn, beautiful landscaping and a wonderful long fence. The bride was beautiful and the event turned out great. Congratulations Lisa and Dan Williams!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Kirsten
Kirsten was my first 'model' shoot. She was very fun and outgoing, easy to work with and I look forward to working with her again. She is is an up and comer in the industry and may be in a reality program on tv in the upcoming days. We took over 500 pictures during the shoot with many different outfits so watch out for many more pictures on my website at www.mike-jones-photography.smugmug.com
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Waterfall (San Antonio) By the Riverwalk Mall
Shooting a wedding with Marie (http://www.marieq.com/) really opened my eyes again about never becoming complacent with camera skills. The photo shoot for the wedding showed some areas that I could definitely use improvement. Namely exposure settings. On our trip (a mini vacation to San Antonio) I shot 100% manual to get more proficient in utilizing the camera.
This is a shot of one of the many water fountains (waterfalls) of San Antonio. I love the linear shots and the feeling that they convey.
Thank you again Marie for the opportunity to shoot with you!
This is a shot of one of the many water fountains (waterfalls) of San Antonio. I love the linear shots and the feeling that they convey.
Thank you again Marie for the opportunity to shoot with you!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
July 2008
Football practice has started again and I have booked my first wedding for September! I took this picture of a youngster at one of our first football practices for this year. I cloned out his hand so that it appears under the cap he was holding and converted to Black and White. The photo turned out pretty well, but would have like to have gotten more pictures of him...
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Tyler
In the past couple of weeks I have had two inquiries about Wedding shoots. One in August and one in September. With any luck I will have some wedding pictures to post soon. Here is the latest of the lovely Tyler taken this past weekend. The shadowsoft action really makes this photo stand out. I also have a different frame on this photo for those of you to weigh your options.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Tyler
I had the opportunity today to photograph a co-worker's daughter. She was very shy and unsure of the photography shoot but she came through with flying colors. Here is one of my favorites from the day!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Matthew Football combine 2008
Got back from a week in Altoona Pennsylvania for a convention. This picture of Matthew was taken this past Saturday during his football combine. It is sort of unsettling to see how big he is looking and to reflect on how much time has past since he was born. He looks like a little man here.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Megan
I was lucky enough to get a beautiful model for my photo shoot this past weekend (my niece) :). She does not think she is photogenic or pretty, but she has very good photographic qualities and easy to work with. Most of the pictures that we took (over 250) were good.
Thanks, Megan
Thanks, Megan
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Aaron
Needed to try to get all the kid's together for some shots (didn't work too well). Got some good individual shots however yesterday.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Madison 2008
My photoshoot bailed on me today, so I revisited a pool picture of my dtr. I am working on my photoshop skills and took out the pinlight and added a catchlight. Finally a conversion to a black and white and added a frame.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Fun in the Sun
It is already in the 90's... I am refining my PP skills daily and learning how much I don't know about photography and PP... Here is one of my latest efforts.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Aaron
Aaron is such a photogenic child! I ran an USM and added a vignette and border to this photo...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Destination
Developing my portfolio by taking pictures (this time my boys) and honing my skills on photoshop. This time I 'cloned out' a barrel in the distance (by the tracks) and cloned out a truck that was in the background. Both of which detracted from the original photo. Bumping up the contrast a bit and converting the photo to an old fashioned black and white really 'made' this photo.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Ronnie Dunn
Did some processing of this photo today and able to take care of some of the bad shadowing.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Cowboy Town
Brooks and Dunn came to Waxahachie on May 2nd 2008 to fil for their upcoming televison special. They drove around the town square a couple times performing their new song.
The rest can be seen on http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjvincent/sets/72157604845867134/v
Monday, April 14, 2008
Rose 04/08
Jaynie had her surprise Birthday Party on Saturday 04/12/08. She was completely surprised and enjoyed the party. Erica and Chuck did a great job in setting up the whole thing! Thanks guys!
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Ellis County Court House
After reading about HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography I knew that I had to try my hand at it! This is my first attempt at the technique, it was a gloomy day in Waxahachie and overcast.
Madi B&W
One of my first photos taken of my daughter with our new dSLR camera! I really like the way this picture turned out.
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