THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - JANUARY 2023

ASHLEY BROWN ~ “Victoria”

50mm, ISO 400, f2.0, 1/200sec

HELEN WHITTLE ~ “Teen pose”

ISO 50, f/2.8, 1/100s

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “By the Window”

Nikon 28-75 @40mm, f 2.8, ISO 1000, 1/250s

KENNON GUERRY ~ “Everett in a Vase”

Sigma Art 35mm, f/3.5, I/500 sec, ISO 800

DEEDEE MORRIS ~ “Olivia”

Canon 5d Mark 4, 1/640, free lensed

JONI BURTT ~ "I can be anybody"

35mm, f/2.5, 1/100

DAVE BROSHA ~ “Summer Dreams”

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Corinne of Cruit Island”

23mm, f 2.0. ISO 200, 1/500s

DEVON HALL~”Lost in The Desert”

35mm, f/2.5, ISO 250, 1/640s

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - DECEMBER

ASHLEY BROWN ~ ‘The Artist’

Musician Zamani Folade

50mm, ISO 640, f 2.0, 1/500 sec

HELEN WHITTLE ~ ‘The Last of the Light “

Twist 6, ISO 80, 1/100s

JONI BURTT ~ “End of 2022”

Nikon z6ii, 35mm

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “A Glimpse”

50mm, ISO 500, f2.0, 1/200s

DEVON HALL ~ ”Sass”

35mm, ISO 1000, f/2.5, 1/200s

KENNON GUERRY ~ “Red Hat, Green Tree Farm”

Canon 24-70 2.8

70mm, ISO 1000,f/2.8, 1/400 sec

DAVE BROSHA

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - NOVEMBER

 

DAVE BROSHA ~ “Fire”

JONI BURTT ~ “Early mornings”

ISO 640, 1/80, f/2, 35mm lens

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Muse”

85mm, ISO 400, f 1.8, 1/1250s

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Cheeeeese”

50mm, ISO 200, f1.8, 1/2000s

Kennon Guerry ~Portrait with Leaves

Lens Baby Sol 45

ISO 500, f/3.5,1/250 sec

MONICA HART ~ Her; as a pirate

35mm, ISO 800, f/2.0,1/3200

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - OCTOBER

JONI BURTT

Kodak Ultramax 35mm film, 50mm lens, Nikon f-601 camera

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Sleep Tight”

50mm, ISO 1250, f2.2, 1/250s

HELEN WHITTLE

ISO400, f 3.2, 1/125s

ASHLEY BROWN ~ 'Allie'

50mm, ISO100, f2.0, 1/4000

“Sun, Wind & Rain”

KENNON GUERRY ~ “Baby cat in Hammock”

Sigma Art 35mm f1.4  

f/2.5, 1/500 sec, ISO 800

DEVON HALL-”Coming Home; Self Portrait”

Sigma Art 35mm f/1.4

f/7.1, 1/160s, ISO 200, Studio Lighting

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - SEPTEMBER

JONI BURTT ~ "Don't Look Back"

f/3.5, SS 1/250, ISO125, 35mm lens

KENNON GUERRY ~ Fog, dunes and boy

Sigma Art 35mm f1.4

f/2.5, SS 1/640, ISO 100

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “In Between Seasons”

85mm, ISO 100, f 2.2, SS 1/160

DEEDEE MORRIS ~ Ruby

Canon 5d Mark 4

35mm, SS 1/250, freelensed

DAVE BROSHA ~ “The Rancher”

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Never Blend in with the Crowd”

Canon 5Dmiv

135mm, ISO 100, f3.5, 1/1000s

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - AUGUST

 

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Dirt Road Diva”

85mm, ISO 100, f 1.8, 1/1000s

ASHLEY BROWN ~ “Prep”

Settings 50mm, ISO800, f4, 1/800

Deedee Morris ~ “Mothering”

Canon 5D Mark 4, 35mm, freelensed, 1/1600

Kennon Guerry ~ “Sun Speckled”

Sigma Art 35mm, f/2.8, ISO1600, 1/400s

DAVE BROSHA ~ “ The Gentle Rancher”

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Skjoldmø”

Freelensed, 35mm, ISO 500, 1/800s

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - JULY

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Hello”

Sigma Art 35mm, ISO 100, f 1.8, 1/2500s

ASHLEY BROWN ~ “Sadie”

85mm, ISO200, f1.8, 1/1000s

HELEN WHITTLE ~ “It's always a good hair day”

F2.8, ISO400 1/640s

KENNON GUERRY ~ “Window fan”

Lensbaby Sol 45, F/3.5, ISO 1600, 1/400s

JONI BURTT ~ “Dew of the Sea

35mm, ISO100, f/3.5, 1/400s

DEEDEE MORRIS ~ “Queen of The Eastern Shore”

Canon 5d mark 4, 35mm, 1/2500s, freelensed

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Forest Fairy”

35mm, ISO 200, 1/1250s

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - JUNE

 

MONICA HART ~ “Keith “

35mm, f/2.0, 1/1000, ISO100

KEITH KLENOWSKI ~ “Untitled”

4x5 plate shot on an 8x10 camera, f4.5, exposure 10 secs

KEITH KLENOWSKI ~ “Untitled”

4x5 plate shot on an 8x10 camera, f4.5, exposure 10 secs

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Green Eyes Girl”
Lensbaby Velvet 85, ISO 800, f5.6, 1/125s

DAVE BROSHA ~ “Lily/Lupine”

135mm, ISO 160, f1.8, 1/5000s

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Becca”

50mm, ISO 200, f2.2, 1/1000s

Kennon Guerry ~ “Sitting on Water”

Sigma Art 35mm f/1.4, /1.4, ISO 1250, 1/400s

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - MAY

 

HELEN WHITTLE ~ “Flowers for the senses”

ISO320, f3.2, 1/100s

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Sun Hat”

Lensbaby Twist 60, ISO 100, f 2.8, 1/4000s

ASHLEY BROWN ~ ‘Untitled’

1/2000 sec, f/2.5, ISO 125 // Nikon d750 50mm 1.4 with prism lens modifier

JONI BURTT ~ "Tween Summer"

1/200, f/2.5, ISO100, 35mm

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Anticipation”

35mm, freelensed, 1/320s, 1/640s

KENNON GUERRY ~ “Blue Hour”

Sigma Art 35mm ( f/1.6, 1/400 sec, ISO 1,000)

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - APRIL

KENNON GUERRY ~ “Chamomile”

Canon mIV, Sigma Art 35mm f/1.4

f/1.8, ISO 800, 1/400s

JONI BURTT ~ “Upheaval”

1/80, ISO320, f/2.8

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Poppin’ Tags”

35mm, ISO 500, f 1.8, 1/400s

DEEDEE MORRIS ~ “Untitled”

35mm, 1.4, f1.6, 1/4000

DAVE BROSHA ~ “Untitled”

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “#LambSpam”

35mm, f2.5, ISO 400, 1/320s

DEVON HALL~”Abby in her prom dress”

HELEN WHITTLE ~ {In the Linelight}

ISO1000,f/4.5, 1/100s

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - MARCH

 

HELEN WHITTLE ~ " Get Out of My Face”

ISO 200, f3.2, 1/200s

DAVE BROSHA ~ “Rain Boy”

ISO 1250, f2, 1/2000s

DEVON HALL ~ “Teenager on Vacation”

35mm, ISO 200, f2.5, 1/2000s

MONICA HART ~ “ Her; On the Couch”

35mm, ISO 1600, f1.4, 1/320s

HOLLY AWAAD ~ “ In Between Seasons”

Lensbaby Soft Focus, f8

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Eye to Eye”

35mm, ISO 200, f2.2, 1/250s

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - FEBRUARY

 

MONICA HART ~ “Her; partially lit”

35mm, f/1.4, 1/2500, ISO 100

ASHLEY BROWN ~ “Oratile”

85mm 1.4, 1/200s, f2, ISO 320

DAVE BROSHA ~ “Azore”

24-70mm @70mm, f2.8, 1/6400s, ISO 1000

DEEDEE MORRIS ~ “Olive”

Canon 5D Mark 4, 35mm, f1/4, 1/5000s

HOLLY AWAAD ~ “Be Still”

35mm, ISO 250, f 2.2, 1/1000s

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Psyanky”

Canon 5D MIV, 50mm, f2.2, ISO 1000, 1/200s

HELEN WHITTLE ~ "Peace not war"

ISO 100, f/3.5, 1/125,

JONI BURTT ~ “Legacy”

35mm, f/2.8, ISO400, 1/500s

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE- JANUARY 2022

“Excuse me, isn’t this a portrait blog?! There are no people in most of these photos….”

If you find yourself questioning what you are seeing this month, I am here to tell you not to worry.

You are absolutely right.

There are (almost) no people in these portraits.

As artists, we are consumed with the curiosity of capturing the human form, expressions and connection with one another.

In our daily life we are surrounded by humans, so it can be really easy to lose sight that without them, there are no portraits.

“Well, that is a silly concept,” one might say. “There is always going to be people so there is always going to be portraits.”

Perhaps.

Until one day “that” person is gone. The person that makes the realization apparent that life, while beautiful, is fragile and fleeting.

This month’s blog is in honour of those lost.

The possessions they cherished, touched or marked with their own handwriting.

It is of the spaces and memories they occupied. Where we look for them still.

There are people missing from these portraits.

But these portraits do represent people.

Ones we miss very much.

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Two Weeks”

35mm, freelensed

HOLLY AWAAD ~ Love You”

Lensbaby Edge 35

DEVON HALL ~ “I Carry You With Me”

MONICA HART ~ “Grandma's Apple Pie”

35mm, f2.0, 1/5000, ISO 100

JONI BURTT ~ “ Grief in Layers”

35mm, ISO 250, f2.2, 1/320

HELEN WHITTLE ~ "Some People Can Stay In Your Heart But Not In Your Life"

f2.8 s1/640 ISO320

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE DECEMBER

DEVON HALL ~ {Reeves Saylor; last portrait of 2021}

35mm, ISO 400, f/2.5, 1/800s

MONICA HART ~ {Her; Patterned}

35mm, f/1.4,1/8000, ISO 400

HOLLY AWAAD ~ {Sparkle}

85mm freelensed, f1.8 ISO 250, 1/1250s

DAVE BROSHA ~ {Till We Meet Again}

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ {Emergence}

Freelensed, ISO 125, 1/1250s

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - NOVEMBER

HELEN WHITTLE ~ First Day of Summer

ISO 125, f 4.0, 1/2000s

HOLLY AWAAD ~ “Up to no good”

85mm, ISO 200, f1.8, 1/250s

MONICA HART ~ Her; a skeleton

35mm, ISO 100, f2.2, 1/125s

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Weightless”

24-70@50mm, ISO 100, f2.8, 1/200s

KELLY SUTTON ~ “Ten years of the magic of Avett”

JONI BURTT ~ “Seeing me through”

50mm, ISO 160, f9, 1/200s

DEVON HALL-”Self Portrait”

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - OCTOBER

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Getting Corny”
Sigma Art 35mm, ISO 400, f 1.8, 1/1000s

MONICA HART ~ “Her; in an apple orchard”

35mm, f/2.0, 1/1000, ISO 100

HELEN WHITTLE ~ " Spring Chicken"

f 3.5, s 1/160, ISO 200

ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Awakening”

35mm, ISO 320, f2.2, 1/250s

JONI BURTT ~ “Long Week”

50mm, ISO 125, f3.2, 1/400s

MIREIA VILAPLANA ~ “What face will you put on today?”

Lensbaby Edge 35, ISO 250, f4, 1/320s

DEVON HALL ~ “Portrait of Radley”

35mm, ISO 640, f2.8, 1/320

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - JULY

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Summer Rain” Sigma Art 35mm, ISO 100, f 1.8, 1/8000s

HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Summer Rain”
Sigma Art 35mm, ISO 100, f 1.8, 1/8000s

MONICA HART - Them; In the pool35mm, ISO 800, f 2.2, 1/800

MONICA HART - Them; In the pool

35mm, ISO 800, f 2.2, 1/800

ASHLEY BROWN - Untitled50mm, ISO 500, f 2.0, 1/2000

ASHLEY BROWN - Untitled

50mm, ISO 500, f 2.0, 1/2000

ERIN FALKENHAM - Shieldmaiden50mm, freelensed

ERIN FALKENHAM - Shieldmaiden

50mm, freelensed

THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE - JUNE

Joni Burtt - “Salt Water Hair”35mm, f/1.8, ISO 100, 1/250

Joni Burtt - “Salt Water Hair”

35mm, f/1.8, ISO 100, 1/250

HOLLY AWWAD - “In the Wind” 85mm, ISO 400, f 1.8, 1/1000s

HOLLY AWWAD - “In the Wind”
85mm, ISO 400, f 1.8, 1/1000s

ERIN FALKENHAM - “Class of 2021” 50mm, ISO 320, f 3.2, 1/250s

ERIN FALKENHAM - “Class of 2021”
50mm, ISO 320, f 3.2, 1/250s

Deedee Morris 50mm, f1.8, 1/8000s

Deedee Morris
50mm, f1.8, 1/8000s

SUMMER KELLOGG

50mm, f/1.8, 1/200s