Final Post

Over the last 8 months D. Michael Photography has gone through a rapid period of expansion and retooling of the business. We have renamed the company Resolute Visuals and moved our focus of photography to underwater photography and large format portraiture. Yes, we still do weddings and have the great digital equipment but our creative focus has changed. This summer is quite busy with new and exciting projects both above and below the water. Please follow our new blog at http://resolutevisuals.blogspot.com/

We will be posting videos of our projects and travels throughout Alaska and beyond this year.

Thank You,
David Hayes

What a week

It has been more than a little crazy around the studio (and life) the past month. Now it is time to catch up and start shooting full time again. Holly and I got married this past weekend and had an amazing time in Talkeetna with all our family and friends. David Jensen traveled up and shot our wedding and wow, I'll share some of those images a bit later. Not to often you get a cloud free Denali let alone on the big day. Patrick Sweany ,one of our favorite musicians, came up from the lower 48 and played the reception and absolutely blew everyone away. Pat stopped by the studio between gigs and we shot some great pictures. Check out his website and give his music a listen, once your foot stops tapping order some up. Hopefully we'll get to see him back up here and get to check out another show.

Karla and Phil

Karla and Phil were married on 8/07/10 at the Snow Goose in Anchorage. We had a lot of fun and took advantage of a closed off street downtown for some fun photos. The weather even held off raining until all our outdoor photos were complete. Images have been delivered and now it is time to work on their album, it will be a great book with images like these.

Kael and Ashley

A storybook wedding with Ashley and Kael! What a great wedding, thank you for choosing our studio to tell your story. We have an amazing set of images to build your album from. I don't envy you having to choose the ones that go in. Here are a few photos that I wanted to share in anticipation of your complete package being ready at the end of the week.
Enjoy!

Dahl Family

Jim and Kristian stopped by the studio with baby Sophia and we had a great time. I have Jim and Kristian for some time and even photographed their wedding a couple summers ago. They had a beautiful wedding and now have a beautiful family. They didn't bring Tonka (their boxer) this time but maybe for the next family session we can get him for a photo or two. Congratulations you two!

Film is not dead, at least at my studio!

Simple cameras, big film and lots of summer fun! With the addition of a vintage Graflex Speed Graphic and less than high tech Holga 120 to the studio it has been quite a summer so far. There is something organic about using film (not in the save the earth sense) with these unique cameras. Instead of using computers to shape film to your vision you let the camera use the light and random chance for results. There is something refreshing about letting go a bit and seeing what happens and not perfecting everything in Photoshop. Don't worry the digital is still in the camera bag, just not on the top right now.

Back in the Office

After a couple months hiatus from the studio it is time to get the light meter out again. Spent the spring starting a long term project utilizing cameras that don't take batteries. That is the only requirement, no flash, no lightmeter, no digital, just large film and lots of patience. I'll be posting some work later on this summer and revamping my website this fall. This has to be the best public toilet in Alaska, yes it is real.