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Nick Johnson
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Photoshoot Preparation - Tips for Models
A few images from a recent shoot with Imari - who checked all the boxes and nailed this portfolio development shoot last week! Leveling...
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Nick Johnson
Jul 22, 20242 min read
Monochrome is Magic - Black and White Portrait Photography
As a young photographer in the late 90's and early 2000's my greatest influences were Avedon, Penn, Ritts, Haskins. All absolute masters of
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Nick Johnson
Jul 4, 20231 min read
Fireworks with Floofie
This didn’t start out as a 4th of July vibe series, but Floofie and I were putting a look together from the stuff she brought which...
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Nick Johnson
Jun 16, 20231 min read
Downtown with Mariah pt.02
In the last post I described finding transitions between hard direct sun and shade in urban areas. here I want to highlight a different...
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Nick Johnson
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Influences - Sam Haskins
THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM AN ARTICLE ON MY PATREON PAGE - FOR THE FULL STORY AND TONS OF IMAGES FROM THE SPAN OF MY CAREER PHOTOGRAPHING...
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Nick Johnson
Jun 9, 20231 min read
Downtown with Mariah - pt.01
One of many looks shot with the lovely Mariah on a particularly hot day last summer in Portland. We had a little bit of time to kill...
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Nick Johnson
May 18, 20231 min read
Huntress Moon
In shadows deep where secrets sleep, A haunting figure softly creeps. Born of darkness, a tale untold, A perfect huntress, her secrets...
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Nick Johnson
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Golden hour shoot with Cassie
This golden hour shoot with Cassie is a perfect example of what you can expect from a short outdoor mini-session. An hour and a couple of...
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Nick Johnson
Aug 28, 20222 min read
Opium Red Magazine with Gemini
This was another look from my shoot with Gemini that got picked up for publication recently by Opium Red Magazine. I've been a fan of...
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Nick Johnson
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Valorie Mazuma for BlueFrame Magazine
This first shoot with Valorie Mazuma produced several absolutely magical looks. It was one of those times where we went out without a...
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Nick Johnson
Aug 6, 20222 min read
Kansha Magazine ft. Gemini
These images were a product of a shoot that happened in early 2020, literally a few days before the state went into lockdown over...
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Nick Johnson
Jul 31, 20224 min read
Like a River - Editorial for Vigour Magazine ft. Patience Rose
Here's some tear sheets from this months edition of Vigour Magazine. Patience and I have worked together a couple of times in the past...
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Nick Johnson
Jul 27, 20222 min read
Video Test - DJI RS3 Gimbal with Patience Rose
I love working with video. I have not however loved trying to shoot handlheld video, even with image stabilized lenses. When shooting...
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Nick Johnson
Jul 21, 20223 min read
Micah Lynn for Kaiser Magazine - Inferno
Micah is probably a familiar face for those who have followed my work for any amount of time. Micah has been a frequent collaborator in...
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Nick Johnson
Jun 24, 20222 min read
Recent Shoot with Taylor Mae -
This was the first look of the day from a recent shoot with model Taylor Mae. We had been dealt a blow to our shoot plan due to weather,...
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Nick Johnson
Jun 22, 20222 min read
Dynamic Situations.
Over the last 6 months or so of the global "situation" we've been in, I took a bit of a hiatus from shooting and content production. I...
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Nick Johnson
Sep 8, 20201 min read
Recent Shoot with Kenna
A couple of images from a recent shoot with Kenna in Portland Oregon. Kenna was my second shoot of the day after a super early morning...
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Nick Johnson
Sep 8, 20201 min read
Marika Magazine - August Cover with Sammy G
I recently sent in some images from a shoot with Sammy G to Marika Magazine and was excited to get an acceptance letter as it was going...
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Nick Johnson
Sep 8, 20201 min read
Summer Portrait Session with Isabelle
I loved the shots I got during this quick portrait shoot with Isabelle! We only shot one outfit during this session but managed to take...
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Nick Johnson
Sep 8, 20201 min read
Kaiser Magazine Vol.07 with Olivia Preston
I was recently featured in Kaiser Magazine volume 7 for with supermegababe Olivia Preston for their Studio Limbo theme. The idea being...
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