tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85445061551830336252024-03-05T04:51:53.382-07:00Kris Doman - Portrait ArtistI will always insist that my greatest assets are my three incredibly photogenic children, and my dream is to fly the flag of Rohan at Edoras.Kris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.comBlogger438125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-13777524039779356022016-04-29T12:44:00.000-06:002016-04-29T12:52:39.883-06:00Aint It RomanticIs there anything as romantic in this world as spring? I could photograph trees in bloom For.Ev.Er, but unfortunately, they are almost done for the year. Actually, on second thought, my gorgeous cousin and her sweet fiance are more romantic than blossoming trees. These guys make me want to break out in song a'la classical musicals. What song do you think fits them best? "Till there was you" "One Enchanted Evening" "You Were Meant For Me" "If I loved You"? Got another suggestion?
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Kris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-7000728036366267652016-02-08T21:51:00.000-07:002016-02-08T21:51:26.658-07:00Competition Season is Here Again (Or, How I Drive Myself Insane Every Year)I just realized I hadn't blogged last year's photographic competition results. This was the first year I entered two categories, so I entered eight images instead of four. Here are my images and the results:<br />
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These are the images for my Photographic Open case:
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<br>I had one image accepted into the prestigious Loan Collection, and the other three were accepted into the General Collection. I was honored as a Silver Medalist at IPC this year.<br>
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And, my images for my first-ever Artist case. The Artist category is judged by how well you put elements together to create an original piece of art. That is why the guide (or original) images are included in the presentation - so the judges can see how well they've been manipulated. It's a beast of a category, but I'm actually really enjoying the challenge. I am hoping after a few more years of competing in this category to receive my third and final degree from PPA: Master Artist.<br>
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The results for my Artist case were the same as my Photographic Open case: Three general collection, one Loan collection: Silver Medalist.
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I had so many people help me with modeling, ideas, construction, and refinement for these images. I feel very blessed to be a part of a group of incredibly supportive and talented people. I accompanied many of them in January to Atlanta for Imaging USA, where I was recognized for the two silver medals, but more impressively, was given the Imaging Excellence Award for my cumulative competition work. That was a huge deal for me - wrapping up my last 10 years of photographic competition with a big bow.<br>
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Now that the sweet dust of recognition has fallen, however, it is now time to start putting together this year's cases, and pulling out eight more images to do it all over again. SIGH! It's all good, though, and I can't imagine not showing up every year: not stretching myself past my comfort zone and learning how to make things better in both my capture and post-production phases. It's a journey that has brought me great joys and great pains, but most importantly has given me the tools to be creative like I want to be. Nose to the grindstone, I guess. Wish me luck for this year!Kris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-12964041324830787032015-10-05T12:34:00.001-06:002015-10-05T12:37:03.057-06:00Santa is Coming! And we are so excited!It is time to book your Santa experience! I actually only have 5 spots left as of this morning. Don't be disappointed by missing this magical event - reserve your visit by calling 801-556-1661 or email Kris at krisdoman@me.com. Click <a href="http://krisdomanblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/merry-christmas-to-all-and-to-all-good.html">here</a> to see some of last year's Santa images.
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It has been a delight getting to know you over the years, and an honor being your photographer. You are a marvelous couple, and so much fun to be around. I hope we have many visits in the future to your beautiful apartment and its view of cows! Come see us after your big South America tour. You'll always have a room in our house (but no views of cows, sorry.) Oh, and thank you so much for allowing Kitty to take part in your special day. She is still talking about being able to photograph her first wedding, and that it was in Switzerland! You gave her a very special experience, and I am indebted to you. Hugs and kisses, -Kris
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I've known horses are a big part of Severine and Tyson's lifestyle, but it wasn't until this last visit that I actually got to bond with their magnificent equine babies. Severine is a therapist, and she allows her horses to take part in the healing process for others. I don't know why it surprised me, but I was blown away by their individuality and personalities. They are really just like people - intelligent souls occupying a physical body. I want to introduce you to these fantastic animals:<br><br>
This is Didje. She had a sad history of abuse before Severine adopted her (in spite of the advise from many friends that she would never be able to live a docile life.) Well, don't tell Severine she can't do something unless you really want it done - she will out-stubborn anyone! Severine spent years re-training and loving Didje, and she saved her. Didje was the horse I got to groom and ride, and I'm telling you, I LOVE this Queen of Horses! She is truly a regal and magnificent soul, with a proud but gentle spirit.
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And that brings us to Didje's daughter, Dadjik. She is the baby of the family, and one gets the impression if she could wear diamonds, she totally would. She is young and energetic, and frankly a little moody - but that's all normal for any teen. Dadjik has the most beautiful poise and posture, which I'm sure she inherited from her mother. And she's a red-head, so… yeah.
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This is Garijo (Gary Jo in English). He can be shy, a bit anxious, and he definitely did not like being in front of the camera. I love this image of Severine soothing him (she truly is a horse-whisperer.) You can see so much emotion in his face - just like a child.
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And Diouc (Duke). Sweet, sweet Diouc was Severine's first love. He has been with her longer than Tyson has. He is getting pretty old, and lives life at a slower, wiser pace than the others. Diouc is fantastic with children, and he let my daughter learn to gallop bare-back on his shoulders (which may have been the highlight of her entire life so far.) We had to photograph him with the whole family because he's been with everyone from the beginning.
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And finally, Tyson's boy, Picasso. What a couple of jokers. These images made me laugh out loud when I was processing because they are pulling the exact same faces! The first impression Picasso gives is of his imposing size. He is a big horse! I'm already vertically challenged, but Picasso makes me feel like a dwarf. But he really loves the camera, and frankly hogs the attention at every opportunity.
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Caring for their horses is hard work - but working hard always has more benefits than costs, and I envy the connection T&S have with nature in their every-day lives. I love my home, but I miss these beautiful people and animals.
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PS How amazing is the loft S&T are working on in their beautiful home? We had rain for a couple days so we had to find an indoor alternative for the kids' portraits. This is the coziest place to hang out, and next time I visit, I'm really hoping the sauna is ready! :-)
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After arranging a shooting time, I was thinking about mood, and style, and what I wanted the image to say. I decided I wanted something dark, not really pretty, very moody, timeless, and possibly even a bit disturbing (since that is how I felt when my own daughter cut her hair.) So last night I had 30 minutes between running kids to dance and karate to browse our local thrift shop, and I found a dark, old little dress (which I had to cut off the obnoxious and huge pink gingham collar) and some trim that would easily cover my hack job. I wanted everything to be done in harmonious color, so I stuck with the brown palette. Then I found an old copper pot and I got thinking it would amp up the emotion if I had something dead in the pot to add to the disturbing feel. Since dead things are a bit hard to find, not to mention icky, I grabbed an old sunflower that I found on my walk later in the evening. Then I changed venues from Memory Grove (where everything is beautiful and blooming right now) to Wheeler Farm (where I knew I could find a dark brown wall that would match the colors in the dress.) This whole thought process and execution took place between about 4:00-8:00 pm yesterday night.
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Today on the shoot, it was just a matter of putting everything together. Our little model wasn't very happy, but since that was the emotion I was going for, it was actually perfect. She hated the dress, and it took much coaxing and painting of stories to get her to wear it. Then I set up my strobe and soft-box to add a direction of light, and I noticed that the sun was bouncing off the white front of the box onto her in a perfect lighting ratio, so I just used it as a reflector and kept the power off.
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After that, it was just a matter of finding an expression (which, as I said earlier, was lots easier than asking for smiles.) and choosing my favorite image. I liked the hands in the image on the right better, and the expression on the left, so I did some Photoshop magic to make the final composite.
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<br><br> Then it was tweaking the mood and lighting to suit the emotion I had in mind at the start, and voila! A portrait that I'm really pleased with. I loved creating something a little off my normal track, and pushing myself a little.<br><br>
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Thanks so much, K for giving me full artistic license and trusting me to do it right! :-)
Kris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-78380338932479314302015-03-19T09:30:00.000-06:002015-03-20T14:41:59.433-06:00Competition Season is here againI love photographic competition. I hate it, and I love it. Of the 20 people who read my blog, most of you know I've been involved in professional competitions for almost as long as I've been shooting. I've had some really great successes and some pretty pathetic scores, but overall the experience keeps me pushing myself to become better - learn more. This year I am entering a whole new category called "Artist", as well as the Photographic Open at International Print Competition. This category not only judges your skills in photography, but compositing, painting, and other digital manipulation skills. I have never put so much time into images for print comp as I have with my Artist prints, and it means I have to come up with 8 prints instead of just 4 this year. It is a BEAST.
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This last week I went to my adopted home - The Professional Photographers of Idaho in Boise. I have been a member of their group for three years now, and every time I make my Mecca journey north, I swear it's an energy-rich zone specifically for me. A lot of it has to do with the people (ok, most of it) but I think there is something geographically "hot" about Idaho that stimulates and inspires me like nothing else. The convention was completely tailored to me this year, with Painting and Compositing classes (Oh my word, thank you so much Nicholas and Cheri!) and I really wanted to test my print case locally before sending it on to IPC in June. I was fortunate to do very well in the competition (I was honored with Master Photographer of the Year, Court of Honor, and a Judges Choice ribbon plus the placings below,) but more importantly, I got some really good feedback on a few adjustments that I can make on my prints to improve their chances down the road. Three cheek kisses to all my Idaho friends. I love you guys.
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I can't post my images on Facebook because I am friends with many judges, and I don't want them to have to DQ themselves from judging my work. So, since a few of my friends and family want to see my comp images, I'm posting them here (since I'm pretty sure the judges for IPC don't read my tiny little blog.) with my awards from PP of Idaho. So pretty much, this post is for my Mom. :-)
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"Phoenix Rising"
Category: Master Electronic Imaging - First place
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"Who Will Buy This Wonderful Morning?"
Category: Master Electronic Imaging - Second place
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<br><br>"Cold Shoulder:
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<br><br>"Somewhere in Time"
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<br><br>"Return of the King"
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<br><br>"Quartet"
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I have done several photo sessions inspired by JMC, and after purchasing a fabulous lace dress from Hale Center Theater's costume surplus store, I felt it was time to revisit her again last weekend. I also felt like it was time to shoot film again after a 10 year break. I only have one yard-sale film camera (an Olympus OM-1n) so I bought me a roll of Kodak Tri-X and begged my youngest sister (who has always been keen to be my top model) to spend an afternoon breaking it in with me. Turns out the shutter sync is NOT 1/125th of a second as is evidenced in over half the roll of images which turned out like this: DOH!
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Ok, Perfectionist Kris, breathe!! It's all just for fun anyway. It was indeed fun to go back to the format I learned on (even though it was excruciatingly irritating to try to look at the back of the camera and seeing NOTHING but the back of the camera…) Some film images did get exposed well enough to be used. Here is a comparison of the same pose. The image on the left is a digital capture, processed in Lightroom and on NIK Silver Effects Pro (Tri-X preset). The right image is the actual scanned Tri-X negative. I posted this earlier on Facebook with a poll to see if anyone could recognize and identify the film image.
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To my surprise, the overwhelming majority incorrectly identified the LEFT image as the film image and the right as the digital capture. It was a fascinating result, and I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do with this information, other than make sure I Google the OM-1n's shutter sync before I expose my next roll of film. I'd love to hear your thoughts on either Julia Margaret Cameron, shooting film, or your thoughts about my experiment in the comments below. Until next time! -Kris.Kris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-73075171634430691222015-01-30T13:56:00.000-07:002015-01-30T13:56:37.256-07:00A womans best friend<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/krisdoman/141205mccandless_093.jpg~original" img width=750 px border="0" alt=" photo 141205mccandless_093.jpg"/></a>
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Another "balmy" December day with this lovely lady and her furry baby, Charli. I am in desperate desire of having a dog right now. I've always been a cat person, but I think since I'm beyond the baby stage with my kids, and it's way too early for Grandkids yet, I need something to fill in that gap. Miss Charli was so adorable and obviously the most loyal and loving companion M could ask for. I think I would go for something smaller though, as I want a lap warmer while working on the computer. It's still a fence and new flooring away, but if I were to get a dog, what kind do you recommend?Kris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-25116675384608899872015-01-30T10:47:00.000-07:002015-01-30T10:47:41.653-07:00Unusually warm winter makes great portrait opportunities<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/krisdoman/141212ovard_083.jpg~original" img width=750 px border="0" alt=" photo 141212ovard_083.jpg"/></a>
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Man, only a couple of weeks of cold and then can you believe this crazy winter? It's been so mild and relatively warm - I can't complain about our January now! Being a photographer is definitely a seasonal job, but this winter it has been incredibly easy to make great portraits in spite of the bare trees and cold. This session was done last December when it was 55 degrees, and even though we had a bit of chilly wind, it was still so much easier than it could have been. I love the tones and color harmony of this family's clothes and the background. I had the distinct privilege of getting to see the final framed portrait in G's home, and I'm telling you, nothing beats seeing that finished portrait in it's place on the wall! Thanks, O family for all the great fun and amazingly easy faces to photograph. Kris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-48552571999175825732015-01-07T12:38:00.000-07:002015-01-30T10:47:56.410-07:00Winning over the Winter Blues<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/krisdoman/150106-002frame.png~original" border="0" alt=" photo 150106-002frame.png"/></a>
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<br>Ah, January. We have such a love/hate relationship. I don't know if it's a lack of vitamin D, or the post holiday let-down, or just dealing with the cold in general (I'm definitely not a cold fan) but winter has never been my favorite time of year. However, the past few years I have come to appreciate the stark beauty of nature in the winter, and I recognize that there are some very unique photographic opportunities in this season. There is also something about the New Year's resolution thing that makes me feel just the opposite of ambitious. So this year I have resolved not to make any New Years resolutions. And it's helping.
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And here our Christmas Card that started out being something entirely different until my incredibly talented daughter helped me with the poem. God bless every one of you and bring you joy in the coming year!!
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Today is my wedding anniversary! Seventeen years with my love, and better every year. In honor of my anniversary, I wanted to post these good friends of mine, who decided to celebrate their fifth anniversary with portraits at the place they were married. I love your story, guys, and I love your relationship which one can tell just by being around you is tender and devoted. I was honored to be a part of your celebration and think we ought to do it again in another 5 years! Here's to celebrations everywhere today!
Kris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-42314520263545287662014-11-05T09:00:00.000-07:002014-11-05T09:00:00.418-07:00Fun Saturday Morning<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo 140920BELCHER_281-2.jpg" border="0" img width=750px src="http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/krisdoman/140920BELCHER_281-2.jpg~original" /></a>
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Thanks, B family for a really great morning a few weeks ago. You guys make me look good cuz you look so good! I have your prints ready, and can't wait for you to see the final portraits. - KrisKris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-43896368511912534602014-10-17T08:00:00.000-06:002014-10-17T08:00:00.335-06:00Better Than a Stick in the Eye (Utah Family Photographer)<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/krisdoman/140915Erickson_217B.png~original" border="0" img width=750 px alt=" photo 140915Erickson_217B.png"/></a>
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Poor little guy actually did get a stick in the eye right before we started shooting. He bounced back quite nicely, though, as you can see. I love that this session was a month ago, and the fall color was just as spectacular then as it is now. It really just depends on the location, and I spend a LOT of time in the car in the fall finding the perfect location for each session. I'd actually love to go back to this location now that the leaves are all on the ground - it would look totally different but just as breath-taking. Any takers? Thanks, K for trusting your family to me! :-)Kris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-55656765225016020022014-10-14T22:44:00.001-06:002014-10-14T22:44:19.586-06:00Goodnight, Garden!<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/krisdoman/141006Boulton_015.png~original" border="0" img width=750 px alt=" photo 141006Boulton_015.png"/></a>
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This is probably the last session that I'll do in Grandma's garden until next spring. I'm more than a little sad about that, but circle of life, no? I am thrilled that K's kids get the honor of being the grand finale, well, because look at them! They have always been so photogenic, and I feel lucky every time they get in front of my lens. Thanks again so much for the wardrobe, K - it has been a huge blessing! :-)Kris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544506155183033625.post-76934747798781871992014-10-09T15:09:00.001-06:002014-10-09T15:09:40.129-06:00My Favorite Top Ten<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo IMG_3952.png" border="0" img width=750 px src="http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/krisdoman/IMG_3952.png~original" /></a><br />
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C, I can't believe you have 10 people in your family now! I know you already saw these on Facebook, but I had to log them here as well just so I could see them when I scroll through the blog. Love you guys. -KrisKris Domanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034311872719895422noreply@blogger.com0