http://slantphoto.com Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:32:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I shot a GREAT Engagement Shoot this past weekend. I got to use my new Canon 5D camera for an actual shoot, I already love it so much. Also had some time to play with some new lenses - like the canon 85mm 1.8! Love it. We shot these at the ... http://slantphoto.com/2008/05/07/tanda-matt-engagement-shoot/ Took a break from editing photos from a wedding I did this past weekend, and did a photo shoot with this awesome couple. They were so easy to work with, we got so many great photos for only shooting for an hour! Enjoy! <3 jon cooper http://slantphoto.com/2008/04/08/shannon-jared-portraits-maternity/ So I got this sweet orchid for my girlfriend for Valentines Day, and decided to take some artsy photos of it. I just love the cool abstract art that can be made with just flowers, plus it's good to get practice on detail shots for weddings! The cat is ... http://slantphoto.com/2008/02/15/awesome-orchid/ I took the pleasure of photographing a small personal wedding Yesterday! I was contacted last minute (day before) for this wedding, but I prevailed! Take a look at the photos from this wonderful couple, They did such a great job, especially for only having ~2 hours to shoot everything (aside ... http://slantphoto.com/2008/01/18/miranda-and-derrick-jenkins/ Shot this awesome couple and their cute dogs the other day. Photography is easy when you have a great looking couple. http://slantphoto.com/2007/11/12/jessica-satterfield-and-family/ I shot photos for this wonderful couple over the weekend. They liked the way my last Engagement Shoot photos came out, so we used the same location for theirs! It really is a cool little place in Farmer's Branch to get photos done. Yes some of these look similar to ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/10/17/kirstie-vern-engagement-shoot-bridal-bonus/ Went to the local Greek Festival yesterday, it was rather small but with good food. I always try to take my camera with me everywhere just to build inspiration for improvement. I went with my good friend Jerry, and my brother. It wasn't that exciting of an event, but I ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/10/01/dallas-greek-fest/ For those of you curious to what my Engagement Photo Magazine is included with my packages, here is a sample I created for the lovely Ashley and Dustyn for their engagement pictures. This is what I give to the client WITH a DVD of High-Resolution images for personal printing. The filenames in ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/09/28/engagement-photo-magazine/ WOW. Ashley and Dustyn are SUCH a great couple and these images show that! Such a WONDERFUL couple to work with, and attractive to boot! I couldn't have asked for a better shoot to be my FIRST Engagement Session. I know this is a LOT of photos, but i'm like ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/09/25/ashleydustyn-engagement-session/ Me and Jerry went to the Gay Pride Parade in one of the nicer parts of Dallas on Sunday. It was actually kind of fun and interesting. Lotta hot girls (that were lesbian) and lotta ugly guys trying to look like girls.(it's okay, you tried) We ran around like ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/09/17/cedar-creek-dallas-texas-part-2/ So me and Jerry were going to the Gay Pride Parade here in dallas. Well, when we got there we were informed that the parade wasnt until TOMARROW! Geez, we are dumb. Anyways, here are a few photos I took while we walked around town scoping out the area. These ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/09/16/oaklawn-dallas-texas-part-1/ So me and Jerry (i met dinoadventures online) got together yesterday to do some shooting and meet each other. Went to a park here in dallas, didnt get any shots really cause we were too busy talking, oh well :) Then we went to a badass sushi place in lewisville called ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/09/03/adventures-with-dinoadventures/ I met the extraordinary Kadynce yesterday at Starbucks. She is also a local photographer in Gainesville, Texas. She owns MT1337 Photography and is an awesome photographer and a very sexy model if I do say so myself. Here are a few impromptu snapshots Kadynce and I took while I was ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/08/23/kadynce-modelphotographer/ SOO in changing the blog to fit 800 pixels wide, it screwed up the way the photos were setup on the posts below. I'll try my best to get them so they are better visble and not stacked on top of each other! http://slantphoto.com/2007/08/18/crap/ So, after much research and much investigation, I have decided to use Smugmug for client print ordering. They have the best prices, the best display of the photos, and everything about the company is AWESOME! Which, I can't settle for less then awesome, so you'll thank me if you are ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/08/18/ordering-system-almost-complete/ Showed my support at a local Casa fund raiser, called Cowboys for Casa. They held a silent and LOUD auction which helped raise over $10,000 for Casa. My mom and our family printing business Cooper's Copies and Printing continue to show our support year after year for these kids that ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/08/14/cowboys-for-casa/ So, I've designed some new business cards to go with my new logo and website. I have gotten some interesting comments on them like always. Someone on a photo forum I frequent said they reminded them of a magician's business card. Awesome! So here are my 'holy shit im a ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/08/07/new-business-cards/ Quakecon 2007 was this this weekend! It's an event where tons of computer gamers come together to play games against and with each other on the computer. Intel, Nvidia, ATI, AMD, Logitech, Dell, were some of the sponsors this year. They gave away t-shirts, games, processors, memory, and even entire ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/08/04/back-from-quakecon-2007/ One of my favorite wedding photographers [b]ecker posted this, and I agree completely on his reason to do this. So I do it too! ------From [b]eckers blog------------------------------------------ The Digital Negatives I INCLUDE A DVD OF THE HIGH RESOLUTION FILES IN ALL OF MY PACKAGES. Brides love me for this, but a lot of photographers ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/07/28/i-include-a-dvd-with-high-resolution-files-with-all-of-my-packages/ What an excellent location for a wedding, trust me guys, this place is amazing! I shot this wedding as a second shooter, and helped the main photographer with what she needed. The couple run their own wedding cake bakery, so the cake featured in this wedding was of their own ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/07/23/josh-and-chelsea-married-at-the-timmaron-country-club-in-ft-worth/ How cool was it to do an wedding at the ballpark? Danny actually propsed to Alaina at a Rangers game, and how best to remember that day then to have your wedding there too! How sweet! I shot this as a second shooter, and I think did a rather awesome ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/07/23/danny-and-alaina-got-married-at-the-ranger-ballpark/ I did a photo shoot with my uncle Mike and his lovely wife and kids. Great guys to work with, good to have them in the family! http://slantphoto.com/2007/07/22/mike-and-kristi-coopers-family/ Here is my most favorite model so far. She lives in Crestview, Florida. She also does a little photography herself. She was VERY easy to work with, I was amazed she has never modeled before! http://slantphoto.com/2007/07/21/cati-shirley-wow/ Kimmi is a super gorgeous, under recognized, and totally sweet girl. These photos were taken last November, but I thought I'd throw them up on this site anyways. (who doesn't like hot girls?) This was her first time doing this sort of thing, so she was really nervous, but overall ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/07/21/kimmtastic/ So, These are some older images, but i figure I might as well post them on here so people can get a good look at my images. Also you can see how my quality of work as progressed. This is Tina, she hates being in front of the camera, but I ... http://slantphoto.com/2007/07/21/terrific-tina/ The two older boys are Kristan's kids, and the cute baby belongs to Shannon. I did a little photo shoot with them in the park near Texas Women's University. Kids are the hardest to photograph, they move so much and definitely make it a challenge, but I like a challenge! http://slantphoto.com/2007/07/21/kristan-and-shannons-kid-photos/