Nikki

Nikki is a model/actress in Austin, and a great friend! She needed some new headshots/fun shots a month or so ago, and yesterday we got to take some more great photographs. We shot for almost 4 hours, and the hair and makeup was handled by Gina Mertz of www.glamorousbrides.com. Gina did an *outstanding* job helping out, and if any of you are in need of hair and makeup for you or your bridesmaids, she's the one to see in Austin! The flowers were provided by Westbank Flowers (they are my go-to place now for flowers for Lisa as well :) ).The dress was provided by Unbridaled, which is an excellent store to find the latest looks for your wedding. Both Kim and Jill were very helpful! We decided to go with a dress that was featured on the recent Tribeza magazine cover, and here are some of my favorites!

Here's the shot that started it all - I wanted to reproduce the pose of a sculpture by Ragir titled "Danielle":

We took a couple infrared shots as well, with a specially-converted camera!
We wrapped it up with some standard 'anti-bridal' flair - a ringflash in the shower!
If you like the ringflash look, let me know and I'll be happy to bring it to the wedding/shoot!
So what do you think of these images? Any particular one your favorite? Let me know in the comments section!

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When the Go Pro suction cup loses suction. Doh! I’ve since picked up a safety tether so it doesn’t happen again.
Happy happy birthday to my son @bdog_the_doggett who turns 13 today. What happened to all those years? He’s even working today for his grandfather to earn some iPhone 💵💵. I was able to drop off some lunch for him. So proud of him and the young man he’s turning into!
Two months ago I took a motorcycle class. Today I rode to the ROT Rally to check it out. It’s been a crazy two months! 😂
Just picked up my new pair of custom molded earplugs from @rkears here in Austin. These should cut around 30dB from motorcycle riding! #RKears #earloveaustin #motorcycles
Just wrapped up my first motorcycle project - adding Bag Blade lighting from Ciro3D . It only took about 30 minutes! Basically you take the seat and bags off, connect some wires, and you are set. You can never have too much lighting.
Experimenting today with photographing back-lit acrylic painted cut outs for a new project. I think as I continue to work on this technique I’ll be able to use it for a bunch of different projects! So what do you see? Ocean? Calm? Uneven paint strokes🤣?
So I realized that I haven’t posted a picture of the family on this account yet! 😀Here’s is a shot of all of us, and Trevor (in the middle) is showing off his attitude. Brandon on the left is looking quite smart with new glasses. Lisa, of course, always looks amazing! I thank God that I get to have these wonderful people in my life. I’ll post more photos of us soon, especially as we are gearing up for the middle of summer! Happy hump day!
I just released a new series of fine art images called the Faith collection. I was inspired to photograph various crosses in the studio. I’ve given them different titles, like “Abide” and “Mindfulness”, as these words have really spoken to me! One of the crosses I purchased at @lifeway , one at Creedo Catholic here in Austin, and for one of the shots I cut my own cross stencil (a technique I’ll be using for upcoming images). Check them out at fineartbyeric.com. Prints and canvases are available. I hope these images speak to you too!
Here's another image from my Faith series, titled "Harmony". I came up with the name when I was thinking about the perfect balance and harmony of life here. How just a little change (like the Earth just shifting its orbit slightly) could have disastrous effects. Everything is in such perfect balance that it's hard to imagine someone didn't create all of this! This was the first image I created in the series, and the cross I used is only about 3 inches long! Now available in prints and canvases at fineartbyeric.com
Here’s the second image from my new Faith series. This one is titled “Mindfulness”. Mindfulness is an idea that's taught in both regular meditation apps (like Headspace) and faith meditation apps (like Abide).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The idea is that you are focused on your present surroundings - the sounds you hear, the sensations you feel, etc. It grounds you and gives you a focus when your mind starts to wander into different thoughts.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While it sounds simple, it can be difficult to get yourself in that mindset (at least for me!). That's the purpose of meditation - to get you into that place every time you practice. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've been working on meditation the last few months and so I thought it would be fitting to name one of these pieces "Mindfulness". ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #art #color #fineart #artoftheday #instaart #artistsoninstagram #artsy #artwork #artistic #artphotography #artistsofinstagram #faithart #illustratedfaith #christiancreatives #christianart #catholic #faith #faithful #faithoverfear #faithquotes #faith🙏 #Jesus #Christ #Pray #encouragement #Lord #God #Love #trustinthelord
Here’s another custom Christmas card this year that’s strong with the force! And it features pajamas ;) I’ve enjoyed creating images for this family over the years, especially as their family continues to grow! If you like these images, be sure to check out austinchristmascards.com for even more samples! Link in profile.
Merry Christmas Eve! Next up in the custom-Christmas card list is this wonderful family! Catherine and Darrell have not only helped create some incredible cards, they've also won the annual fan-favorite "Refrigerator Trophy" contest 2 years in a row. Will it be a three-peat this year? We'll see, with their incredible 2017 card!
Today's Christmas card was created for my longest-running family, Amanda and Joel. They're son Grant has been a great model over the last few years and this year he pulled off a perfect Grinch. Or Grantch :)
Here’s a card I created for a family that’s strong with the force!
With much fanfare, here’s our 2017 Christmas card! We’ve always wanted to do an Airplane-themed card, and felt this was the year to do it! I’ll be posting more client cards shortly.