PHIL HAWKINS PHOTOGRAPHY

Portraits

   
  
94 year-old Mickey Muzinich and his wife of 60+ years, Gloria, pose for a portrait at the Eagle Field Warbirds Fly-in and Benefit Dinner-Dance. Mickey was a flight instructor during WWII and was noted for being able to teach a student to solo in only three lessons.
     
  
The clouds were looking very dramatic, so I told them "Stand right there" and framed the shot for best effect.
   
  
I plopped the baby (Matty) in the oldest's lap (Cody) and started shooting. No posing, no props, just put them on the floor and shot what occured.
     
  
   
  
Laura with her new warmblood
     
  
Death Alley Motor CultFresno, CA
   
Death Alley Motor CultFresno, CA
   
     
  
   
  
     
  
Austin works during the summer as a cowboy for the Horse Corral Pack Station in Sequoia National Park while in school.
   
Zack has been packing mules in the central Sierra for 10 years.
   
     
  
   
Brady was packing a bridal as I shot his portrait. In the off season he's a hunting guide.
   
Wrightsville Beach, NC is her favorite place
     
  
Cherry (center) and Kelsey (l) and Tyler at Wrightsville Beach, NC.
   
  
     
  
Shot on the date of their 2nd wedding anniversary. I shot their wedding.
   
  
4year-old Shanna plays with an old UV filter. I was sitting on the couch and she walked up with it and I took her picture. You have to be ready at all times with children.
     
  
Jeremy basks in the great hit he put into shallow right field to make it to first base in a little league game in Clovis, CA.
   
Holly and her three children in Yosemite
   
     
  
   
  
     
  
One of my favorite people in the whole world and a very good friend. Shot in the Sierra National Forest near Clover Meadow.
   
Tyler caught a 6 pound catfish and this was the only fish they kept.
  
     
  
Woman at the Big Fresno Fair painting portraits. She was oblivious to my taking shot after shot, from all different directions...
   
  
     
  
   
Carise, portraits, Graz Graz. From France, she spoke little English.
  
     
  
Her senior portrait
   
  
     
  
   
  
     
  
Kelsey is 25 years old, with a graphic arts degree from North Carolina State now running her own business. Amazingly, she has never considered modeling.
   
  
     
  
   
  
As we were shooting for the jacket for her first CD release, the barn cats would not go away, so I decided to just let them do what they wanted. Turned out pretty good.
     
  
Although she's only 21, she's been riding since she was 5, and training horses and instructing riders since she was 16.
   
She's got beautiful eyes.
   
Their engagement shot displayed at their wedding.
     
  
Lindy, on a recent trip to Las Vegas, taken at 2am on The Strip. This is a 2 second exposure on the background while zooming wide on a 24-70mm with manual 2nd curtain synch on the flash.
   
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