This past year I had a student in one of my photography workshops named Fuchsia Lin. The first class I ask students to bring in samples of their work, and Fuchsia brought in samples of the fashion designs that she creates. She designs costumes for Portland Center Stage and Oregon Ballet Theater, as well as...
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Over the years, I’ve worked with AJ’s Hair Design and Makeup many times. She’s done hair and makeup on everything from brides and wedding parties, to high school senior portraits, model portfolio shoots, and commercial photography shoots. She does a great job, and she and her team are a lot of fun to have around....
With the record levels of snow we’ve been getting around here lately, I’ve been wanting to get out and photograph in it. I was blessed to have a young lady I’ve photographed with in the past volunteer to work with me again this past weekend. So we went to the highest point in Portland–Council Crest–where...
I had some extra-fun models to work with recently for headshots and updated portfolio photographs. Add in a ringlight to the mix, and we produced some pretty cool photos. This was my first time working with 8-year old Liliana. She was squirmy and lovely at the same time, as 8-year olds tend to be. But...
I did another shoot this week with Lydia, a local model and actress. She’s a lot of fun to work with, and we were quite pleased with the results. Photographed on location in the Pearl District. All photographs and content is Copyright Fritz Liedtke. Please do not copy or re-use them. To do so is...
A couple of classic shots from a studio shoot this week. The photo session was even more interesting when I learned that the model, Lydia, is married to a Moroccan. Since we’ve both been there recently, we talked about Morocco as we worked, and about the 5 or 6 languages she speaks, and the 5...
Actors and models always need headshots in order to apply for theater or advertising or modeling gigs. So when a model or actress calls me and asks for headshots, I always ask: what kind do you want? Do you just want photographs of your head (which are important and useful), or do you want portraits?...