Category: Portraiture

The Face of Christmas

by Helene Kobelnyk | Dec 28, 2011 | Portraiture, Telling A Story | 0 |

One of the most moving stories from my childhood was “The Little Match Girl” , a nameless little girl who was trying to sell goods and matches while walking the cold streets on a snowy winter evening. I think...

Honoring Our Veterans

by Helene Kobelnyk | Oct 6, 2011 | Portraiture, Promotions | 1 |

It’s been 10 years since the Twin Towers were destroyed on 9/11. In that time, we went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan and continue today to put our troops in harm’s way. The last troops returned from Vietnam 38 years ago....

Radiance

by Helene Kobelnyk | Aug 23, 2011 | Featured, Portraiture, The Art of Photography | 0 |

When I schedule someone for a portrait session, I put a lot of thought into the location, posing, props and lighting long before I place the person in front of the camera. Even though I have a studio at my disposal, I find...

Wedding Highlights

by Helene Kobelnyk | Jun 9, 2011 | Portraiture | 1 |

A wonderful wedding experience! Great couple, beautiful ceremony, and fun guests! . . . not to mention the spectacular scenery of Ruidoso, New Mexico!...

Celebrating Wisdom and Beauty

by Helene Kobelnyk | May 13, 2011 | Featured, Portraiture, The Art of Photography, Uncategorized | 0 |

From some of the world’s great photographers: “A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.” – Edward...

Just One More Day

by Helene Kobelnyk | Apr 25, 2011 | Featured, Portraiture | 0 |

Just a boy and his dog. It seems like a simple photo. But if you looked a little more closely you might see a moist gleam in the boy’s eyes as he looks toward the light. And can you tell that the dog is old and that...

Reverie

by Helene Kobelnyk | Apr 18, 2011 | Featured, Portraiture | 3 |

A hike in the forest + a little bit of sunshine + a soft breeze through the pine trees + a dear friend doing what she loves: = recipe for a memorable environmental...

Growing a Portrait

by Helene Kobelnyk | Apr 3, 2011 | Featured, Portraiture | 2 |

Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph a very lovely and gracious lady in her home. As we were having a delicious cup of coffee, we chatted about fun stuff as well as poses and areas of the house where the...

Weddings

by Helene Kobelnyk | Mar 4, 2011 | Portraiture | 0 |

OHK Photography is booking weddings now for spring and summer 2011. March special: book your wedding with us by the end of March and receive a $50 product credit or $100 credit toward the purchase of an album. For mor...

Eye of the Beholder

by Helene Kobelnyk | Mar 16, 2010 | Portraiture | 1 |

As a photographer, I lean toward being a purist in terms of my work. Set up the lighting, exposure, composition before you take the photo. Then you don’t have to do much in terms of post-processing in Photoshop/Camera...

Studio Assistant

by Helene Kobelnyk | Feb 25, 2010 | Portraiture, The Art of Photography | 0 |

My dogs are my family so whenever I am working at the studio some if not all get to go along. When we were doing Becky’s shoot, I took my little eight month old maltese, Lucia. She was only too happy to participate. She...