The Old West

A few months ago, Wess created a portrait for his personal project wall here at the studio. The subject was a local businessman who conducts tours of Enid's downtown in western attire. I decided to try some new techniques with the final image and came up with a "wanted poster" look.

Original image:

Finished photoshop image:

Healthy Smiles

We recently photographed the new offices of Dr. Erin Roberts - Healthy Smiles - for ETown magazine. We then had the opportunity to create a piece using several of the images to display in the office entryway. Keep an eye out for the next issue of ETown!

Sunset Plaza

Since moving the studio, we have become members of the Sunset Plaza Merchants Association.
I recently had the opportunity to develop a logo for use in promoting the shopping center and then designing an ad with the new logo. It was something completely different for me and I enjoyed the challenge.

Celebrating a Century

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Enid, Oklahoma, is preparing to celebrate their centennial early in 2009. Wess and I have a strong connection to St. Paul's. We were married there, all three of our daughters were baptized there and two of our daughters had their weddings there. It was our privilege to photograph and create a special piece for the church's centennial event. I think the finished image encompasses what St.Paul's means to the congregation as well as our community.

Martial Arts Girl

This senior is a serious martial arts student and her images made an interesting
composite. The colors in the close up image are belts she has earned in addition to
what she's wearing in the other images. And yes, she can break a board with her
bare hand!

Senior Guys

We are fortunate at our studio that we have the opportunity to photograph as many
senior guys as senior girls. Here are a couple of recent ones.....

Class of '09 - we're ready!!!

Huh?!?!?

If you're not a classic television junkie, the "Kung Fu" grasshopper reference is probably meaningless. However, it is meaningful to me as it relates to the pursuit of understanding Adobe Photoshop. It appears to be a lifelong journey to explore what's possible and to pursue a mastery of the program.

Before I took on the retouching duties for our studio, The Grays Professional Photography and Digital Art (http://www.wessgray.com) two years ago, I was intimidated to say the least. But the studio had gone completely digital, and it was time to put fear aside and dive in. Fortunately, there are some really good instructional resources out there, and within a few months, I was retouching all the images that Wess was creating.

It's certainly been a challenge and have learned more in the last two years than I could have imagined. What's really amazing to me is that it's possible to take a whole new direction after age 50, so we should always leave ourselves open to learn new things and tackle new challenges.