Model Portfolio - Ashley I have been mentoring new and aspiring models for quite some time, building their model portfolio, creating solid, usable and images worthy of publishing. Sometimes I work under the auspices of TF which gives me the chance to practice new photography, lighting and posing techniques or to affirm my grasp of techniques used previously. Ashley and I have been shooting TF and she is rapidly becoming somewhat of a muse. We are still fairly new to working with each other but when I find a model who has ideas of her own to compliment mine and is appreciative of the model/photographer dynamic and the number of hours that go into quality image capture/creation, I end up working with that…
A few days ago I posted a couple of modeling portfolio images of Canadian model Jocelyn. Jocelyn is a Windsor native signed with M Models and Talent Agency. Jocelyn liked the first images from her session so much that she asked for more! Here's an update to the work we did with Jocelyn. If you are a model, male or female, and would like to start or update your modeling portfolio, consider Akey Photography!
Male portraits are another one of our professional specialties. Though many of our postings and images feature women, we also do male portraits including executive portraits, profile images, actor/model headshots and fitness photography. We feature a small selection of our professional male portraits below. Our male portraits are trendy and stylish. What this means to you is no matter what the job, you get our absolute best work. It is a win-win for all. You get great images, we get your referrals and reviews! If you are a looking for a great portrait of yourself whether on white or black background in a studio or on location in your office, den or a public location of your choosing, we…
Studio Portraits Today, some studio portraits from a recent session with Jocelyn. Jocelyn is an aspiring model signed with Toronto agency M Models and Talent Agency. We got together to freshen her portfolio and of course add to my own. Below are a couple of early favorites from the set.
Portrait photography session with aspiring model Ashley at Akey Photography Studio (ApS) in West Windsor. Ashley is a red-haired alternative beauty who loves modeling and has wanted to shoot with Ray Akey Photography for a while. Here is a gallery of images from her session.
A portrait of Essex, Ontario's Misty Renaud at the Essex Train Station. Portrait Photography Portrait photography is the genre of my craft that I have practiced most. I began learning how to light people in 2003 after purchasing the first Canon "Digital Rebel" (the Canon 300D) and began working with my lovely wife Sharon. I am still learning new ways to light and capture everyday. I progressed to working with local models and have been active in model portrait photography since 2008, working with local models of all types. Being able to work well with models is especially useful when I want to try new photography or lighting techniques. Most times we get together to update our portfolios, which show samples of what we can…
From our men's fitness portraits portfolio, a series from a recent client session. Captured at ApS (Akey Photograpy Studio) in Windsor, Ontario by portrait photographer Ray Akey.
I met Misty in Essex to shoot some fashion style Halloween photo shoot on location in Essex, Ontario. For this set, I used natural light with no reflectors or modifiers.
Available Light I have been shooting predominantly with strobe/flash for most of the work I have posted on social media and portfolio sites over the last several years. Partly because I shoot stock images and love the polished look of a commercial image, but also because it was all I really practiced due to the time constraints of a day job. However, due to a recent mishap on location, I have been playing more with available light photography. Do What it Takes A while back, halfway through a shoot while working with semi-professional model Mikki Knapp at a beach along Lake Erie, shooting images for the agency she was due to see the next day, my light stand with an Alien Bees B1600, beauty…
I recently had the extreme pleasure of working with a local Metal rock band to shoot images of the band for promotion. I met the lead singer (Bailey) and one of the band's guitarists (Nathan) at my studio to consult as to what would best represent the band and what "feel" they were going for. After talking about music, influences and imagery, we decided to go for a gritty, punchy series of images. We would shoot some in the formal studio on black seamless and then finish the shoot with a series of captures in the basement area of my studio. Shortly after our meeting, Bailey sent me some demo tracks to listen to, to get a…
Courtney's Punk Rock Photoshoot Meet Courtney Lowenthal, daughter of my good friend Doug Vance - founder of Freekware Apparel. Courtney has wanted to do another portfolio shoot with us for quite some time, ever since her previous music-themed shoot we collaborated on for Freekware Apparel. After some deliberation, Courtney decided she wanted to do a Joan Jett-inspired punk rock photoshoot. I did some research and decided it would be a black and white portrait set, for the classic quality and the punk rock feel. We met at my studio and proceeded to capture a solid set of images in-studio and in the neighborhood around my studio located in West Windsor. Prints and posters are available on request.Please use our Contact…
Fashion Photography with Nikki Leigh in a Miley Cyrus inspired photoshoot Nikki Leigh and I often get together to create something different than we have done previously. Sometimes there is an idea or concept planned and other times we just play with light and posing. The idea for this series came from a photo Nikki sent me as inspiration for her shoot. She sent me a photo of the shirt she had in her closet that she thought would be perfect and she was right. I decided to have some fun with a one-light setup for visual impact with the t-shirt pattern. Here are some images from the shoot with Nikki Leigh, inspired by Miley Cyrus.
Meet Carol Parris. Some may know her already as Carol was a stunning model in her teens. Carol is now older, still a stunning woman and would like to find work as a professional model and came to us to photograph for her a professional model portfolio. We think she couldn't have picked a better time to come to Ray Akey Photography to append to start a new model portfolio. Debenhams launched a fashion campaign in 2010 featuring middle aged and mature models and The Star noted in 2012 that mature models are in demand to fill a void in fashion for the older crowd, so the future is bright for beautiful women like Carol. Elle also published an article in…
Pet Portraits Remember your pets forever with a stunning portrait! We treat pets as importantly as any other portraits client. Pet portraits are a great way to have memories of our furbabies even after they are long gone! I had so much fun photographing these two fur kids! These two loveable mixed-breed Pit Bulls are full of energy and love to frolic and play. Phoenix is the lighter and elder of the two, Fawkes is the dark-faced youngster. Meet Phoenix and Fawkes! We all met up at my Commercial studio in West Windsor, Ontario and began with a short in-studio session and got some great portraits of Phoenix and Fawkes. We then moved outside to give…
