Kinstler Photography

Goodwin Family Portraits {and my brush with fame}

Stephen — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:26:50 +0000

This post has been a little overdue for quite some time. I took these portraits at the very end of December 2011. They were all home for Christmas and decided it was high time to get a new family portrait as a gift for their dad. I found the perfect location in Virginia Beach that is my new favorite place when I’m not shooting on the beach. The dogs were even part of the shoot, except for the large black dog, who literally would NOT have his picture taken. He’d turn around and face the opposite direction whenever I got ready to shoot – it was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen a dog do on a photo shoot! Even though it was cold outside we still managed to have a wonderful shoot and I had fun getting to know this family.

You see, both ladies are professional dancers. Cara works in New York and Jaime works in Los Angeles. As it turns out, Jaime Goodwin (the one in the top left of the collage) was a season finalist on the hit TV show, “So You Think You Can Dance?” She’s landed numerous other TV dancing roles including episodes of “Glee” as a Trouble Tone. She’s very quiet about her rise to stardom and super nice! Of course, when I found all this out I was thrilled to be meeting such a star. During my star-struck conversation (I was asking all sorts of questions) she told me that she’s also playing in the upcoming movie “Rock of Ages” as one of Tom Cruise’s groupies!!! Say whaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?! GO JAIME!!!

She’s also going to be starring in an upcoming reality TV show on the Oxygen Network about a group of dancers. She didn’t have a name for the show yet, but I’ll be on the lookout for it coming up later this year. I’m still so excited to have gotten to know Jaime and her family. It was fun hanging out with them as they got to view their portraits with me on my big screen in their living room. )

Removing Flare from Glasses

Stephen — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:56:31 +0000

Here’s a video tutorial I recorded to show how I remove flare from glasses in a studio portrait using Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Welcome to Kinstler Photography

Stephen — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:09:49 +0000

Welcome to my new website and blog for Kinstler Photography! For those who don’t know, I used to be called “Portrait Photography of Virginia Beach” but I changed my name to “Kinstler Photography” because I think it’s much more personal and much less specific! I have spent several months making this change and it wasn’t a change that was easy to make. But I’m confident that my new business name will take me to new heights as a professional photographer and my customers will continue to receive the best service that I can provide!

So this blog is dedicated to all of my customers – past, present, and future! I have enjoyed being a part of your lives and capturing the moments that you will cherish forever. Thank you!

Sanders Family Portraits

Stephen — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:47:05 +0000

I shot these family portraits at Fort Story in Virginia Beach and it was about 45 degrees and quite windy on the beach. We started the session by taking a few shots in their red sweaters but then they wanted to get a portrait with each of them in their college shirts! So they changed into their T-shirts on the beach and stood out in the cold to help me create this awesome shot!