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To promote my Facebook page, I’m offering up a free 18″x12″ glossy photo print of motorcycle racer Shane Turpin dragging some serious knee. This photo was taken at High Plains Raceway near Byers, Colorado during the 2012 Motorcycle Roadracing Association’s (MRA) race season. The photo will be given away after I’ve reached 100 page-likes. So [...]

With the current economic environment which, let’s be honest, is pretty sucky – people are looking to expand their job prospects as much as humanly possible. In this era of social networking, LinkedIn has become the de facto site for networking professionals. Of course, Facebook still rules the web, but your future employer doesn’t want [...]

I am currently offering a discount of 20% on all bookings made this week – between Monday, February 20th and Friday, February 24th. Although bookings must be confirmed during the offer period to qualify for this discount – your shoot can be scheduled at any time in the future! Just mention this coupon when you [...]

As an engagement photographer I strive to have a perfect – or at least near perfect – shooting environment for my clients. While the definition of a “perfect” setting varies from one photographer to another, for me this usually entails a sunny (or mostly sunny sky). I just love working with sun glare in my [...]

Since starting my photography business here in Denver, I have always operated AK Photo under the akphotodenver.com domain name. The last few months I’ve been considering shorter domain names, to make my website and email addresses shorter for business cards, and just to make the site name easier to remember for clients. As a result, [...]

According to Canon Rumors and The-Digital-Picture, Tokina will be offering a MarkII update to their famed 11-16mm ultra wide angle lens for Nikon and Canon mounts this spring!! Personally, this is some of the most exciting news I’ve read in a long time. I have always been a big fan of Tokina’s original 11-16mm lens, [...]

I finally sat down to upload some new photos, and realized I had way too many photos for a single “Portrait” gallery. As a result of all these new image additions, I’ve split my portrait gallery into two sections: Headshots, and Family Portraits. They are available at the following links (and from the main menu): [...]

As a portrait photographer here in Denver, I often receive calls from potential clients looking for “headshots”. This is a pretty non-descript way of defining a portrait, and could mean one of a dozen different types of images: corporate headshots, family photos, senior portraits, or headshots for actors, realtors, mechanics, or even pro-bowlers. To be [...]

With a little down time over the holidays I had some time to scrutinize my website. While I’m mostly satisfied with the layout and content, I’ve noticed that my general “EVENTS” portfolio was becoming a mish-mash of concert photos, private party & event photos, and photobooth images. Instead of continuing to add more and more [...]

After shooting a Holiday Cookbook cover photo for D. L. Adams Associates’ annual Christmas mailer, I realized that I had a firm grasp on the nuance of lighting and composition for holiday photography. However, a recent shoot I did for JetLinx Denver required me to come up with a unique and creative approach to satisfy [...]