Mike McGee Photography: Because golden hour is the best. ☀️ Some more of my favorite late afternoon golden hour light, on the corner just outside of my studio with Jamie! Shot during that magical golden hour. . . Model Credit: Jamie Panizales Model Instagram: @jpanizales Ph
Mike McGee Photography: Timely throwback!😊 Here’s one from my artistic fashion series for Savage Universal (@savageuniversal) to showcase their muslin hand painted muslin backdrops. This appears in the new Savage 2021 product catalog for Muslin Backgrounds. This time, the
Mike McGee Photography: Here’s some more hypercolor for my feed! 😊 Music Producer/Creator Passion Victim is incredibly talented and has created music for Netflix shows like Tiny Pretty Things, Cobra Kai, and remixed the theme song to the reboot of Queer Eye. His work is a
Mike McGee Photography: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s almost my favorite time of year again….SPRING! The field of grass shots are always my favorite, and are just around the corner. After the 2020 Springpocolype due to COVID, I can’t wait to get outdoors and start shooting soon in
Mike McGee Photography: Here’s a Vogue/GQ cover-esque portrait from my recent shoot with actor Andy J. Carlson. Love the vibe and really wonderful to see this shot as his main profile shot on his IMDB page. (Check out his IMDB page on his profile!) We shot a few different headsh
Mike McGee Photography: Here’s another throwback Thursday shot to my shoot with Yvette. She’s not a professional model, she just looks like one, right? 😀 Strong Catherine Zeta Jones (@catherinezetajones) vibes for sure! She booked a shoot with me for some modeling portf
Mike McGee Photography: Here’s another throwback Thursday shot from my denim fashion series with the always awesome Sheila Bauzon. Who doesn’t love denim? Not sure I’ve ever posted this *exact* shot from the series, so here goes another one because I love this series. This one w
Mike McGee Photography: In honor of @NASA rover Perseverance touching down on Mars today, here’s a throwback Thursday post with @sahharay when we did that magazine cover photoshoot on the surface of Mars. Good times. Oh yeah, we saved Matt Damon too. 😂 Oh, and I promise to s
Mike McGee Photography: Kalli was back in-studio and booked a session for some updated headshots and pageant headshots. We shot a few more high key beauty headshots for her main pageant headshot in various dresses, along with some lifestyle photos for her agency @nymmg. This was
Mike McGee Photography: Sugar plums, plum wine, and of course Eve Plumb who played Jan on The Brady Bunch. (Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!) 😂 Today’s word of the day is “Plum” as in the Plum seamless backdrop color from @savageuniversal used for this headshot. Stephanie booked a ri
Mike McGee Photography: John Wick 4 movie poster? Ok, maybe not, but this was a fun shoot and has great vibes. Ted came by my studio for some futuristic hypercolor looks, and he’s not a professional model, he just looks like one. Solid dude, great shots, and I really love class
Mike McGee Photography: Had a wonderful shoot with actor and all around great person Stephanie who booked a headshot session with me at my studio in Berkeley. We took a series of headshots with various backdrops and outfits, so there’s more to come from this great shoot. Here’s
Mike McGee Photography: Anyone like purple? 💜💜💜 Here’s another from my hypercolor colored gel series, this time with Dianna! I went with a new colored gel combo for this series, Purple/Pink/Teal, and there were so many that I love from this
Mike McGee Photography: It’s modeling/actor headshot time. 😄 Here’s a modeling headshot from my fantastic shoot with Amon. We shot some modeling digitals, fitness looks, and of course some headshots. Amon is so fit that he inspired me to start working out, but then 90 Day
Mike McGee Photography: 💕More vivid pink! 💕 Here’s another with my hypercolor colored gel series with Shruti! We shot with a few different color combinations, so here’s one with a wardrobe change and pink kicker gels with a blue gelled key light. This was s
Mike McGee Photography: Here’s another from my outdoor shoot with Tracie taken near my studio in Berkeley, CA. Love the complimentary color palette with her wardrobe and the rustic brick backdrop. I really like the full-length version of this shot, but here’s a square crop for I
Mike McGee Photography: Check out Nate Miyaki. This guy is absolutely shredded, and not only is he the author of many fitness books (including The Samurai Diet and Natural Physique Training for Busy Professionals), its no wonder he’s also a fitness model with MDT Agency (@mdtage
Mike McGee Photography: Summer fitness is here! Obviously 2020 has been incredibly challenging in so many ways, but Shari was awesome! She booked a fitness shoot with me for her upcoming fitness competition, and things changed a bit due to the coronavirus. However, we were still
Mike McGee Photography: Here’s a fairly recent throwback Thursday shot. Sometimes all-natural light headshots/portraits are the way to go. Here’s a headshot taken near my studio, with all natural light and no reflector. It’s all about finding the right light! Use the contact pag
Mike McGee Photography: Here’s a throwback Thursday beauty headshot taken with my DIY ringlight. I’ve never actually posted this shot from my series with Meg before, and I just love how the delicate softness of this ringlight really pulls out the beauty and glamour vibes a la Ma
Mike McGee Photography: Meet Bret, he is 50 years old! That’s not a typo. Since we’re in the middle of a Shelter in Place order here, and I can’t do any photoshoots, here’s a throwback shot from my fitness shoot with Bret who booked this fitness shoot to celebrate turning 50 yea
Mike McGee Photography: How about some butterfly lighting? 💡 Here’s a beauty headshot with Dasha shot using two Einstein e640s from Paul C. Buff @paulcbuffinc in front of a black background. . . Model Credit: Dasha Photo by Me: Mike McGee Photographer Instagram: @mikemcgee
Mike McGee Photography: Vivid pink! 💕 More with Shruti! In our hypercolor shoot, we actually shot a few different color combinations, so how about this one with pink kicker gels and a blue gelled key light. This was shot in my studio using three Einstein e640 from Pau
Mike McGee Photography: STAY SAFE EVERYONE!! Since we’re all stuck at home, here’s a throwback Thursday posts during golden hour, taken from the balcony of my studio. This one was taken a while ago, and I’ve posted a few from this series in the past, just not sure I’ve posted th
Mike McGee Photography: More with Shruti! We achieved that sci-fi almost metallic skin look, with colored gels in a teal/orange combo. This was shot in my studio using three Einstein e640 from Paul C. Buff @paulcbuffinc. One key light with a teal gel, along with two kicker light
Mike McGee Photography: A bit of a Thursday throwback even though I’m not sure I ever posted this exact shot. Here we go back a field of dry grass. And by “dry grass” I mean “tall weeds”, and by “field”, I mean “a patch of weeds near a parking lot near my studio”. Here’s anothe
Mike McGee Photography: Here’s another ringlight beauty headshot with Olga, this time in front of the Thunder Gray seamless backdrop from @savageuniversal. More to come! . Model credit: Olga Model Instagram: @oliolichka Model Representation: @hmmodelagency, @castimages Photo by
Mike McGee Photography: Let’s really dial up the futuristic vibes with this hypercolor series! Had a shoot last week with Shruti who really took these images to the next level. We achieved that sci-fi almost metallic skin look, with colored gels in a teal/orange combo. This was
Mike McGee Photography: Back to my bread and butter DIY ringlight. 😊 Here’s a beauty headshot of Adrienne taken with my favorite in-studio light, this time with a fashion gray background from @savageuniversal! . . Model Credit: Adrienne Beth Photo by Me: Mike McGee Photogr
Mike McGee Photography: Let’s try teal! Here’s another visor shot with Tracie at my studio, this time swapping out the red visor for a teal visor. This was shot with just a single Einstein e640 from Paul C. Buff @paulcbuffinc setup overhead with a gridded beauty dish, in front o