Christopher K. Nelson

making your one shot count

Photography is an easy hobby to have these days, and not entirely because of the rapidly increasing quality of cell-phone cameras and the ability to mask those camera's shortcomings with an arsenal of Instagram filters. It's true that many times, "the best camera is the one you have on you," but even dedicated point-and-shoots are approaching – and even surpassing in some cases – the image quality of dSLRs from just a few years ago.

But once you decide to cross the line from a carefree hobbyist wielding a catch-all pocket-sized solution for image-gathering to someone who claims that their photos are actually worth other peoples' money, it becomes a tireless and obsessive profession that quickly exposes both your own limitations and those of your equipment. Yet, once you resign yourself to spending a small fortune on gear and endless hours getting to know it all better than you do most people, it is also infinitely rewarding to capture a memory for someone in more vivid detail than they experienced it as it was happening.

The allure of bottling up that perfect moment keeps the drive fresh while a necessary mastery of post-production software alone can, in many instances, take one's photography to the next level. Combine this passion and technical know-how with a meticulously honed sense for what combination of which settings and equipment is right for a given moment, and you will see all of the factors that have kept me coming back to this art form time and time again with renewed fervor over the span of 15 years.

Whether it's a wedding or other special day, a fashion shoot, a concert, a concept, a product shot, a corporate gala, a headshot for your next audition or press packet, or simply a need for something stunning to adorn your walls, you have come to the right place and found someone more than capable of making that one shot count.