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Garden & Pet Photography : Horan Family

Mark — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:29:13 +0000

Every once in a while I get called upon to shoot something other than people. Most of the time that is product photography, however, this time it was a backyard garden in Longmont, CO. I figured sure I’ll come photograph some flower boxes and be on my way. Was I ever surprised to find a mini botanic garden in their backyard.

While I was there I was requested to see if I could capture some images of their two dogs as well. The first one was easy as it actually sat still for me.

The second one I think had one too many Mountain Dew’s and wouldn’t sit still long enough for the camera to even focus. We tried but it just wasn’t going to happen with this little guy.

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

Business Headshots : Barbara

Mark — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:38:10 +0000

A local from the neighborhood around the studio gave me a call for some long needed business headshots. Barbara is a mediator and wanted some inviting images of her for her website and brochures. We spent about an hour going through several clothing changes and backgrounds. I can’t stress enough to business owners how important a good headshot is for communicating with prospective clients. Poorly done headshot images don’t portray you in your best light and could mean losing a potential customer.

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

Sneak Peek : Kat Class of 2011 Senior Portrait

Mark — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:33:12 +0000

A sneak peek at Kat’s senior portrait session this past weekend held at Wash Park in Denver, CO. There were some nasty storm clouds rolling in the afternoon before Kat’s shoot but like they do most of the time the storm clouds blew past just in time. Kat was extremely easy to work with and I look forward to presenting all the great images to the family soon!

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

Product Photography : A Doll Named Rose by ROotie StudiO

Mark — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:26:09 +0000

I do like to focus on family photography, however, at times I get requests to do product photography. A local doll artist down the street from the studio hired me to photograph her custom hand made dolls. Definitely check out ROotie StudiO and the art work of Leslie Molen. This particular doll, which stands about 12 inches, was made for a client in Russia and is a French girl named Rose. Rose was created in under 2 weeks and considering the head and face are sculpted out of clay that is no easy feat. Leslie also teaches the art of doll making so if this is something you are interested in give her a call!

Look carefully at the eyes. Those are hand painted eyes.

Look for more dolls from Leslie in the future!

Family Portraits : Meyer Family Plus Some

Mark — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:00:31 +0000

I have a history of doing product photography for the Meyer family. This time around it was family portraits they were after and included their immediate family plus extended family. With 18 people involved it was a great opportunity to create one of my panoramic images of the entire family. Panoramic family portraits are great way to handle very large groups. Each individual family group is shot one at a time and then with the magic of Photoshop a composite image is created of all family members.

Modeling Shoot : KidSport Kids

Mark — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:00:39 +0000

I recently partnered up with a local clothing store down the street from the studio called KidSport. The contest entailed a drawing where the winning parents brought their kids down to the studio for a modeling shoot in KidSport clothing. Nine lucky kids got to spend an afternoon at the studio and in the end I created this panoramic composite image of all the kids. Thank You to all the incredible kids and parents for participating in the modeling shoot. The panoramic is currently hanging in the studio lobby and in the near future I’ll be hanging some prints in the KidSport store as well!

Studio News : West Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting

Mark — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:56:14 +0000

As a member of the West Chamber of Commerce for Jefferson County, I hosted a ribbon cutting at my studio earlier this month on Thursday 06.10.10. A big Thank You goes out to all the people that attended!

Some very big scissors!

Mark giving a little speech.

Food and flowers. A big thank you to Bri and Kim for the flowers and Corie for getting the food together.

Bennie Anderson winning a fabulous door prize!

David Charles receiving a Mark Mortensen original fox image as a door prize!

Bennie Anderson the West Chamber Ambassador taking a break.

Helping my daughter, Lauren, out with an image.

Studio News : June Special : Kids With Their Favorite Things

Mark — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:55:12 +0000

Mark Mortensen Photography is running a special for the month of June 2010 called “Kids With Their Favorite Things”. Bring in your kids with their favorite things for a 15-min studio session. Package includes 1 – 8×10, 8 – Wallets and 1 – Facebook Image (1 pose) for only $99. Call for appointment! 720.260.0695

Mark Mortensen Photography : June 2010 Special : Kids With Their Favorite Things

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

Baby Photography : Baby Pascal

Mark — Sun, 23 May 2010 00:56:38 +0000

My friend and co-worker Steve and his wife recently introduced a new baby boy, Pascal, into the world. It was an excellent opportunity to let Pascal be my first baby portrait session in my new studio. Steve has a collection of tattoos and I thought that would make for a very interesting father son portrait. The AlienBee PLM (Parabolic Light Modifier) was used to create a soft light mood. What is a PLM you ask? It’s a hugh 86″ light modifier, shaped much like an umbrella, that takes my tiny light from my strobe and creates a nice soft light.

Steve and his wife have spent a lot of time in Europe and this collection of stuffed animals are from different countries in Europe.

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

Studio News : First Friday Art Walk June 4th

Mark — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:29:30 +0000

As you may or may not know, I recently rented some photography studio space in south Denver. The studio/gallery will be participating in the Old South Pearl St First Friday Art Walk on June 4th. We would love for you to stop by and say hello! My business focuses mainly on portrait and event photography, but for the Art Walk I will have nature and art pieces on display as well. Other artists will be showcasing their work too, including a woodworker friend (Cliff Whitehouse of Bernwood Design) and another photographer (the gallery owner, Sara Frances).

Here are the details:

Mark Mortensen Photography
1801 South Pearl Street, Denver
Friday, June 4th 3-8 pm
Saturday, June 5th 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday, June 6th 9 am – 2pm

In case you are interested, there are a number of other galleries and businesses in the area that are participating in the First Friday Art Walk. Most of them are located between 1300 and 1900 South Pearl Street. And if you would prefer to stop by later that weekend, take note that there’s a Farmers’ Market on South Pearl Street on Sunday morning.

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Mark Mortensen
Denver Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com
(plus Nature and Art!)
www.MortensenFineArt.com