On the road again....

No Quarter is hitting the road! I leave for Philadelphia and New York City. Me and my lovely photo assistant will be traveling by road (only 1800 mi) to the east coast for some big city adventures. I have a ton of nature and landscape shots, so this is a great oppurtunity to add some city and architecture shots to the collection. I'll be hitting some well known and lesser known attractions along the way. Any last minute advice would be appreciated. We haven't put any plans into stone.

I promise a surprise to my readers upon my return, so keep posted. Those who follow me on facebook will enjoy the usual trip updates.

Senior Pictures

This weekend was spent taking senior pictures. The weather turned out to be very different than expected. The weatherman predicted thunderstorms , but as I looked to the sky, nothing but blue. Go figure. The humidity even passed.

Anywho, this particular senior had lots of personality, which made it easy. It was hard for her to make a serious face or do anything besides smile and laugh. She only had some rough ideas of what she wanted to do, so it was a lot of experimentation to see what exactly she liked. She wanted some in black and white and I have a couple more ideas for some other shots, so we'll see what I can come up with.



Finally, thanks to followers of this blog. I know I don't update daily or have lots of bright colors to look at, but the support encourages me to do so. I'll continue to post in hopes that I can share my passion with others.

Next chapter

Today I turn 30. It comes with some good thoughts and some not. One change that I'd really like to make is to do what makes me happy. So in that spirit, I enjoyed some good coffee I was saving for who knows what. And I drank it from the cup I got in Yellowstone National Park during my trip there last summer. Great memories of an epic trip. Check my flickr site for some shots I took while on the trip.

Putting the home studio to work

So, one of the blogs that I regularly follow is Strobist. Its a mostly reference for and collection of great photo ideas. One of the resent posts had to do with food photography (there are several other older ones). It got me thinking of what I could practice with around the house. The only good looking item that could survive my unairconditioned climate was a bottle of Woodford Reserve. For non bourbon snobs, this is some really good bourbon. I wanted to go on a tour during my recent trip to Kentucky, but we just couldn't fit it into the time we had.

So anyway, I took a trip to Home Depot and Michael's and got some supplies; plexiglass, painter's tape, felt, and paper. I used my studio lights (AlienBees if you're interested) which I originally thought were going to be way overpowering. It took some tweaking, but I was able to get several dramatic shots. This was also my first time doing a glass/liquid study, which was more difficult than I thought. So, from all the results I like it on black the best, as seen here. I'd appreciate any comments on this photo or others.

Note: I had some problems with image posting. Not sure if it was my fault or the editor. I realize that a blog for a photographer should probably contain photos, so I'm working on it. Just all so new to me.

Flickr updated

I got around to updating my flickr site. If you've seen my facebook photos, they are much of the same. I plan on spending some time this weekend digging through the archives to find more great examples of my work.

If you see any landscape pictures that you would like, contact me and I can give you a price for a print.

Services offered

It would probably help if I posted what kind of services I offer. I can provide a personal and customizable package for a variety of photography needs including:

• Senior pictures
• Engagaement/couples portraits
• Family portraits
• Maternity/newborn portraits
• Pet portraits
• Architecture (store front, buildings, residential)
• Product photography (for ebay, craigslist, etc. sales)
• Modeling or personal project portraits

I have the ability to do both indoor and outdoor locations with equipment able to accomodate most needs.

Prices vary depending on the amount of service requested. The images can be purchased in digital or print format. If you have any questions about anything you may need, feel free to reach me at gregg[dot]satula[at]gmail[dot]com.

First post

My first post on my first blog to help promote my photography business, which is named No Quarter Images & Design. I have a portfolio posted on facebook. I'm also adding photos to a new flicker account. My focus right now is on portrait photography, but I've also done landscape, nature, architectural, and wedding photography.

I'm learning as I go, but I look to create great images and present them in as many ways possible in modern media outlets.

If you have any inquiries, feel free to email me.