By Sheri Oneal Over the years I often have clients who continue to come back to update their photos. As a photographer this is the most rewarding thing about being in business. These days I realize there are more photographers available than ever in the past and most are willing to do the job cheaper if it means they can get the job. I have spent almost half of my life trying to make a career out of creativity and personally I believe that can’t be defined by a price tag but by a unique vision. I still work very hard to learn new techniques, to see things in different…

By Sheri Oneal I recently shot some images for a new client and now friend George PORK McElhinny. When I met him I was a little taken by the fact that he goes by the name PORK! Imagine talking on the phone to someone who goes by the name Pork not knowing what they look like, wondering if he might be a BIG guy, and having to pre-visualize shooting their PR images. To my surprise PORK is a good looking healthy guy, the shoot went great in my small studio and he can really play the guitar! I made him work hard for the right look on camera, there is no…

By Sheri Oneal Last week I introduced you all to Nashville Architect Brad Norris, this week I wanted to share with you a recent project we completed called “The G Project”. In November of last year we were able to shoot a home in Franklin owned by the G family that Brad’s was finishing up on. My schedule was crazy that month but we needed to get the shot before the leaves had fallen off of the trees. Fall and winter generally have the prettiest skies on a clear day because the cooler temperatures help produce rich saturated colors (depending on what time of day I am shooting). We needed…

In 2010 Nashville Architect Brad Norris contacted me in need of a corporate headshot because he was re-branding his business and putting together a new website.  We talked over the phone about what he was looking for, agreed on a price, decided on the location and I arrived looking forward to doing what I love best…taking pictures on location. I love shooting corporate headshots when my client allows me to be creative. More and more I am finding that people are tired of the standard headshot on a boring backdrop. When given the opportunity to have something unique to what they do as opposed to something completely generic most often…

Even with the recession and the technology changes that have robbed the print world of past success I am still shooting editorial pretty regularly. Recently I had the chance to shoot an anniversary cover for American Spirit Magazine/DAR and it involved a beautiful hand crafted cake by the notable decorator Jay Qualls, Murfreesboro cake king and contestant on TRL’s Cake Boss. Unfortunately it was not made to be eaten so I missed out on those calories! *If you would like to leave a review of my work please do so here, here or here! *NOTE all Sheri Oneal blog posts are ©2013 by Sheri Oneal. Any use of photos or content (other than…