http://blog.levibethune.com words + photos Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:24:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2524 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2524#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:24:23 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2524 We were only really trying to make a u-turn to get to our original location idea, but when we turned down this street in downtown Norfolk, we saw this wall and had to stop. This is my sister Phoebe, and she’s often assisting me on portrait shoots. She is a master at posing the human [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2524 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2521 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2521#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:32:08 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2521 I got to take Lydia’s senior portraits, and as we were finishing up and heading back, we saw this empty carwash on Shore Drive in Virginia Beach. Terrible lighting. Ugly brick. Dirty ground. Perfect.]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2521 1 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2518 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2518#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:25:16 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2518 The last shoot I had with Jared and Kelsey was on one of the windiest and coldest days of the year. This time, we happened to schedule on the hottest and muggiest day of the year. We’re awesome. This shot was taken with the Nikkor 20-35mm at 20mm. I placed an Alien Bees B1600 light [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2518 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2515 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2515#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 16:48:43 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2515 Sara was so natural, this was intended to be a light-test photo, but like so many “tests”, it ended up in the final batch. This was taken with the Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 – one of the later renditions of the lens. I love how sharp and contrasty this lens is without any tweaking. It’s certainly [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2515 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2510 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2510#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 16:39:32 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2510 I shot portraits for the Homeschool Prom. Now, before you start the homeschooler jokes, you should know two things: First, only those who have been homeschooled may make fun of homeschoolers. Secondly, yes, it was pretty weird. I haven’t been to a prom in about 10 years, so I went there expecting one thing, and [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2510 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2507 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2507#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 17:14:45 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2507 Carrie and Dave are incredible parents. They have these lovely twins, and are very honest with their parenting. Carrie runs a really great blog about raising the twins, and life as a mommy. I’ve known Carrie for over 10 years, so to be able to shoot their family portraits was a real treat. I’m proud [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2507 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2504 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2504#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 17:23:46 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2504 I had the opportunity to shoot a few bands at The Norva this past weekend, and I had a blast. They allowed me to set up a couple lights as well, so I used my Alien Bee 800 and 1600. This shot of Ben from Behold A Pale White Horse was shot using the Nikon [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2504 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2501 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2501#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 17:44:25 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2501 This is my beautiful sister-in-law Sara. She wanted to have a “country” feel to her portraits, and so we decided to shoot them all out in Ivor, Virginia where her family lives. We started on their own family farm and then ventured out to find some country treasures around the area. One such treasure we [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2501 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2483 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2483#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:24:16 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2483 Shea‘s dress fit her perfectly. Not just physically fit her, but it fit her personality. You see, Shea is one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet. She is bubbly, but not obnoxious, trusting, but not naive, fun, but not pretentious. She is a classic woman, with a modern elegance. This photo was taken in [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2483 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2480 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2480#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:05:19 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2480 I’m about to start offering a Polaroid add-on to my portrait packages after doing a little trial run with Jasmine on our recent photo shoot. You can see more of Jasmine’s shoot on Facebook.]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2480 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2477 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2477#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:26:56 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2477 I had the distinct pleasure of shooting Shea’s bridal portraits, and now that she is married, I can share them here. This was shot in the Founders Inn lobby in Virginia Beach. My trusty assistant Craig is outside keeping the light stand company. I had an Alien Bee B800 shooting in from the outdoors through [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2477 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2474 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2474#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:25:06 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2474 My wife and I had the pleasure of spending time at the Tate farm in Windsor, VA to shoot Grace’s senior portraits. I am a texture fiend, so walking around their farm is like Toys-R-Us for a 7-year-old. Shot with the Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 on a Nikon d700 with an Alien Bee B1600 with 48″ [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2474 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2468 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2468#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:58:53 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2468 This was taken on top of Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach. For those of you who grew up in VB, that doesn’t phase you at all. Mount Trashmore is a landfill that the city turned into a park. It’s favorited by kite-flyers, joggers, and when it snows, it’s frequented by daring kids with trashcan lids. [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2468 2 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2463 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2463#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:54:10 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2463 This is Sarah Meeker. Sarah and I worked together in the independent theater scene in Virginia Beach, VA way back in high school. What’s that? You didn’t know Virginia Beach had an independent theater scene? Oh. Well, neither did anyone else. Sarah is a very talented, obviously beautiful, and very sweet young lady who is [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2463 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2459 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2459#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:06:46 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2459 I like this portrait of my good friend Michael because he is not the first place your eye goes. Naturally, your eye goes to the light, to see if there’s anything there, and although Michael is not really in the shadows, I wanted him to not be completely in the light either. My goal was [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2459 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2454 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2454#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:24:35 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2454 This is my brother Jared and his fiance Kelsey. I was honored to be able to provide them with engagement photos that they will be using to announce the date of their wedding. I’m especially proud of this shot because we only had the sun for about 20 seconds at this location before it ducked [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2454 3 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2450 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2450#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:00:49 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2450 Here’s a photo from a highschool senior shoot I had this past weekend in Hampton Roads. Her name is Stephanie, and she was great in front of the camera. She wasn’t shy, she was naturally elegant, and wasn’t afraid to look into the lens. She made my job pretty easy.]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2450 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2447 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2447#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:13:02 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2447 This is an older picture of Patrick dancing with his mother at his wedding last year. The room we were in was not the most photogenic, thus demanding extra creativity in framing.]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2447 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2444 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2444#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:15:10 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2444 It’s been snowing like crazy around here. There was a lull in the snowfall last night so I took advantage of it with a tripod and some boots. I walked around our neighborhood in Northern Virginia to take some long-exposure shots . Thirty seconds is a long time when your feet are frozen. See the [...]]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2444 0 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2440 http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2440#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:35:03 +0000 levibethune http://blog.levibethune.com/?p=2440 I was going through some old photo sessions to find a classy, yet hopeful and inspirational photo of my good friend Ian Kelly for his blogger bio on moraloutcry.com. I stumbled upon a series of photos I took of Matt, Ian, and Craig in downtown Charlotte, NC. These are the men of Bound4LIFE.]]> http://blog.levibethune.com/?feed=rss2&p=2440 4