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About > Fashion
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Fashion pictures are more than just “a pretty face.” They need depth and emotion to be compelling. |
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When I was 13 years old, I announced that I wanted to be a fashion photographer. I was inspired by a picture in Details magazine. The image was of a woman’s legs wrapped in pearls propped against a metal bed frame. She was sitting in a large wicker chair and was photographed from behind. All of her was obscured except her legs, a huge straw hat and long black gloves. I still have that magazine page and occasionally look to it for inspiration.
With short stints as a model myself in childhood and again in my early twenties, I have a good understanding of what it feels like on both sides of the camera at a fashion shoot. Fashion pictures are more than just “a pretty face.” They need depth and emotion to be compelling.
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They must fascinate the viewer on many levels – the model, the clothes, the face & hair and the light are all elements that must work in harmony to create a greater vision.
Together Nathaniel and I work to create that vision, the magical blend that makes a fashion picture of note. We strive to find the right style and location for each individual model that adds a new dimension to his or her portfolio. Shooting fashion for us is like a muse. It is a place for both creativity and technical eloquence. It is a place of balance.
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About the Photographers...
Balance is the combination of Rissa and Nathaniel’s talents and creative passion. Photography at its core is the recording of light – be it natural or studio light. Light is what shows us where a picture is or is not. Small details and gestures become prominent through light. These are the strokes that fill in the larger canvas and they are what make up the vision of a photographer. The way a photographer sees light is what defines their style, makes them special. Rissa and Nathaniel join forces on nearly every project in some way. Balance is where their vision comes together and they create beautiful, meaningful images.
Rissa and Nathaniel are a married photography team. They met in college at Western Kentucky University in 1998 where they both studied photojournalism. On October 2, 2004 a dream came true for both when they were married at a huge wedding on Nathaniel’s family farm in Tennessee. |
Rissa Miller
Rissa has worked for two magazines and four newspapers in her career. Mostly recently she spent several years a picture editor for the Baltimore Sun, where she was part of an award-winning picture editing team. Prior to that she won contests sponsored by various professional journalism groups and Canon cameras.
Education credits include a degree in photojournalism and art history with study at Western Kentucky University, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and the University of Virginia. In her youth in Pennsylvania, Rissa was a model and state champion horseback rider. She also sold a few one-act plays. Her first camera was a Kodak disc – she got it from a Girl Scout cookie sale in second grade.
In addition to photography, she is also a professional bellydancer and has worked as a print reporter and a vegetarian chef. When she’s not behind her camera, Rissa reads all the time and loves yoga, dance, cooking and making cheesecakes.
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Nathaniel Corn
Nathaniel was born to be a professional photographer in a family of professional photographers. From his earliest days, he was taking pictures and learning the skills of this art form. He got his first camera, a Polaroid, at age 6. Before college, he already made a living making portraits and had worked in the studio of a fine art printer. Nathaniel studied photojournalism and multi-media at Western Kentucky University with a minor in History. He also studied abroad in Ireland.
In combination with photography, Nathaniel’s other great passion is travel. He has been to nearly every state and on three continents. Originally from Tennessee, Nathaniel loves camping and spending time in nature. He is also an Eagle Scout.
When he’s not traveling or making photos, Nathaniel is an avid gardener and enjoys painting, soccer, collecting wines and making jewelry.
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