Travis Williams Photography

Woodford Bunch Wedding | [02.26.11] Oasis at WildHorse

travis — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:16:06 +0000

David and Susan’s wedding was a special one for me. David and I were high school basketball teammates together for 3 years… and all but 1 of his groomsmen were other teammates on our high school basketball team. It was like a regular team reunion.. I’m so pleased that David met Susan… a can’t think of a more deserving man than David to find someone that adores him as Susan appears to. The Oasis at Wild Horse Ranch was the backdrop for this wedding and Raynu and his crew always runs this as a fine oiled machine. To top it off Susan has fun friends too and I had a great crew for this wedding. A special thanks goes out to Kristin Gray of Ivory Orchid Photography for joining me and 2nd shooting, I look forward to returning the favor Kristin. Congrats to you guys David & Susan… I appreciate you looking me up after all these years David.

Lauryn | Portrait [Tucson, AZ]

travis — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:50:18 +0000

Lauryn is one of the coolest 10 year old’s you’ll ever meet. Incredibly articulate, expressive and engaging she’s exactly what I expect my own daughter Avalonne to be like at her age. Lauryn is also beautiful (as you can tell) and talented. These photos served as headshot, modeling / acting portraits. Lauryn has a part in an upcoming independant film and is super excited. I can’t wait til I can shoot your senior photos Lauryn. I know we will work together again, and it will be even more fun than this time. thanks for your personal gratitude expressed in the plaza at church, that was so cute, and your kind words meant the world to me.

Jonathan | Senior [PRCA '12]

travis — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:42:01 +0000

Jonathan Armstrong is a Senior over at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, likely the first of many for me at PRCA in the class of 2012. Jonathan, along with 2 others, is serving as my senior portrait ambassador this year at PRCA. If our time together is any indication, it’s going to be a fun year. Jonathan is a man of many talents: Sports & Music are chief among them…. which in my opinion is a good way to get the ladies to swoon. Jonathan’s just as likely to be found kicking a goal on the soccer field as trumpeting the sound of a goooooooooal ! Jonathan’s Dad is the pastor at a local church, where jonathan serves in a variety of capacities. Looking for big things from you this year Jonathan ! thanks for letting me hang out with you for an afternoon.

Harper Family | [Agua Caliente Park, Tucson AZ]

travis — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:28:11 +0000

The Harper family is a Desert Christian High School Family…. Daughter Ashley knew me from my sports team photoshoots & some of her friends who had done their Senior Portraits with me. They called on me to get some new family photos for them and I couldn’t have been more thrilled to work with them.

Haley Family | [Oro Valley, Stone Canyon - AZ]

travis — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:02:53 +0000

A wonderfully fun family photoshoot with the Haley’s and their adult children, I loved their choice of colors and complimentary clothing, rather than being “matchy matchy”.

July 2011 Photography Workshop | [Contest] Winner Announced

travis — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:42:08 +0000

You desperately want to learn to use your digital SLR camera still yet this summer, AND you would love to win a seat in my next workshop starting tuesday nights in July (12th, 19th and 26th)…. I’ve got good news for you.

The Winner of the workshop seat was announced Friday July 1st.

Winner is: Becca Ludlum

Look for future contests in the Spring and Summer of 2012

Travis Williams Photography

Photography 101 – Workshop | now enrolling for class “103″

travis — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:52:39 +0000

I’m super excited to announce that I’m currently enrolling in “class 103″ for my 101 level photography workshop – “How to make a photograph the manual way”. This is the 3rd time I’ve taught this workshop and i’m more excited about this now than ever before. I’ve got a passion to teach photography and camera usage… now I just need 10 people passionate about learning and learning from me.

I’ve got a few seats still available.. for this upcoming class. Here are the dates and times:

This will FOR SURE be the last workshop I teach in the 2011 calendar year – likely to be spring 2012 or maybe even summer 2012 before I do another! Don’t delay, signup today!

Tuesday’s in July – 3 class evenings total for this one workshop:
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Tuesday July 12th – 6-9pm (Classroom Theory)
Tuesday July 19th – 4-8pm (on-location shootshop)
Tuesday July 26th – 6-9pm (student projects – classroom)

Cost of the Workshop is: $ 225 + tax per seat

——-IS THIS FOR YOU ?————-
Here’s some thoughts on who this workshop is for:
This Workshop is for you if you:
…have a DSLR and want to know what equipment to invest in next
…use auto mode a majority of the time
…use the popup flash on the front of the camera
…aren’t happy with the results you’ve been getting from your camera
…are curious how ISO, Shutter Speed & F-stop relate to each other in order to
properly expose an image
…want to learn to be more artistic in your approach to photography
…want some general tips, tricks and rules of thumb to improve your skills as a
photographer

For more info and detailed review of the workshop look at these two previous posts:
Class 101
http://www.traviswilliamsphotography.com/blog/?p=2592
Class 102
http://www.traviswilliamsphotography.com/blog/?p=2799

Are you going to be one of these “question marks” in this image for the next workshop???

I can be reached:

Travis Williams Photography
weeums@gmail.com
520.248.1611

Photography Workshop – the Graduates of “class 102″ (Level 101)

travis — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:48:39 +0000

In April of 2011 – I hosted the 2nd class for my 101 level Photography workshop. These are the graduates – “class 102″ – of my first level (101) TWP Photo Workshop. 6 students this time around with 1 (Trina Callie) not pictured. It was again a huge hit and I really enjoyed doing the teaching thing again. I love anything that reminds me of my teaching students how to Scuba Dive.

If you missed the first post here’s that:

Click on (or copy & paste into a new browswer window) this link below to Read this for a more indepth review of the workshop, and a recap on the content.
http://www.traviswilliamsphotography.com/blog/?p=2592

I’m working on opening up class #103 of the Level 101 workshop that will run 3 weeks in July (certainly the last class of 2011) running either mondays, tuesdays or thursdays starting with either the 11th, 12th or 14th, with a limited number of 10 spaces. If you are interested please contact me here:

Travis Williams Photography
weeums@gmail.com
520.248.1611

Here are some photos from class #102
Our lovely model: Naomi Hitchcock – also a photographer herself and a TWPW graduate of class “101″

The Students of Class #102

Melissa Odell (pictured above)

Alma Avarado (pictured above)

Sarah Boge (pictured above)

Melanie Thornton (pictured above)

Jennifer Roth (pictured above)

Naomi Hitchcock (pictured above – both our model and a recent TWP workshop graduate)

This Class group photoshoot is a fun way to celebrate those that participated and have joined the TWP Workshop family forever ! Thanks to all and thanks for the wonderful feedback.

Christopher | Senior [IRHS '11]

travis — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:06:27 +0000

Christopher Clavero [IRHS '11] currently is my final senior of 2011, and was super fun to end the season on… Chris is goofy, fun loving and smart as a whip. He’s got a whole host of funny faces and uses them well to help him when he teaches young kids to swim. Chris is a swimmer & loves guitar, as you can see – he’s got quite a collection of them. Chris participates in a band and is definitely a talented musician. Looking forward to hearing those original songs in the future Chris. Thanks for trusting me with your Senior story!

Hannah | Senior [Salpointe '11]

travis — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:35:27 +0000

Hannah Furrier isn’t the first Furrier, nor the last to be in front of my camera. Like her cousin Halie before her, Hannah was a pleasure to work with and her family is so much fun. Hannah is one of the most interesting gals I’ve ever met… she’s is a blend of everything. Hannah loves culture, loves her travels that have already included Europe. Nearby Mexico is one of her favorite places. She’s a swimmer, loved being apart of her high school squad for the sake of relationship and staying in shape. Can be found hanging out with her friends at all the recent movies when she’s not working at RAH (Tucson’s best Sushi). She had just finished reading “Rock & Hard place” the story that was adapted into the movie “127 Hours” which gave us lots to talk about. Some of Hannah’s favorite high school memories revolve around friend and family summer travels to the Lake House – where she enjoys wake boarding, waterskiing & tubing. Hannah’s also taken to the slopes on the snowboard, but above all else is a love for the “happiest place on earth” : Disneyland. Having attended Salpointe all 4 years of high school she says she’ll miss all the school spirit: football games, basketball, powderpuff contests. She says she’s close with a huge majority of her 350 class of 2011 seniors. Mom described Hannah as wise, witty & super kind. Hannah said she’s partially introverted, particular and boarderline OCD (in a good way). What could’nt be denied was her passion for God and for Sonoran Hotdogs, which I was introduced to during the session as we visited her favorite place in Tucson: “BK”. Next up for Hannah: Attending the Univ of Arizona rushing as a WILDCAT, she’s got a full ride scholarship and will be majoring in organic bio chem working towards a career as an orthodontist or dermatologist.. she’s got big plans and there’s no doubt she’ll get there from here.