Photography by Charles Hildreth

Liz on Flickr.

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:39:45 -0700

Liz on Flickr.

Kaitlyn on Flickr.

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:55:03 -0700

Kaitlyn on Flickr.

do you use an 85mm f1.4D or G? Love the photos by the way :)

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:29:52 -0700

I use the D, currently. Thank you for the compliment!

How do you prepare your photos for print, such as for a wedding or portrait session when your done editing them so when they go develope they come out as good as they look on screen?

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:10:38 -0700

The best way is to ensure you’re using a monitor that is color calibrated. I personally use a Spyder 3 Elite system to do a regular check on my monitor for color correctness. There are many ways to achieve this, but this is the only method I’ve used. Once you’ve got a setup that’s calibrated it would be best to start shopping around and doing test prints with a printer that meets your budget. I’d say, if you’re looking to make sure something looks as good as your screen, do the calibration setup first.

Lass Suicide

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:13:35 -0700

Lass Suicide

What gear do you mainly use lens, flash, strobes etc. and what's your all time fav lens for all your portraits and why? Awesome work by the way beautifully captured Charles.

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:40:30 -0700

I use a Nikon d700 and an 85mm Nikon D-series 1.4 lens. Nothing else.

Thank you for the compliment on my work!

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Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:34:28 -0700

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lovely work - where would you happen to be located fine sir?

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:19:48 -0600

Thank you. I am currently living in Los Angeles, though I frequent Denver where I’m originally from.

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Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:27:09 -0600

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What draws you to consistently produce the look you produce? The shadows are soft, almost gray-ish, and retain detail/information -much like film. One of the inspirations you list on your website has a similar look in their photos. To me, that is a major aspect of what sets your photography apart from others. What makes you go in that direction opposed to more common processing which results in high-contrast and black-shadows? Thank you for taking the time to answer.

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:14:00 -0600

I learned under the mentioned inspiration. His teachings brought me to further appreciate a “timeless” feel through muting blacks and subduing color. I feel like high-contrast, dark shadows certainly have their place, but for me they produce too much of a fleeting, popular culture feel. I associate a lot of my thoughts with traveling back somewhere in history and romanticizing it.

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Thu, 03 May 2012 08:18:00 -0600

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Photographer: Charles Hildreth

Model: Marianne Hagstrom

Makeup: Dina Bree Nast

Hair: Katie Maas

Styling: Amy Ervin

Clothes Designer: Gabriel Conroy

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Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:20:44 -0600

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Self-portrait. San Francisco.

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:54:07 -0600

Self-portrait. San Francisco.

Great work! Do you use a flash or a reflector for your portraits?

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:56:43 -0600

If it’s outdoors, I don’t use either. If it’s indoors and I don’t have natural window light available, I may use one or both. Though mostly everything I’ve published in my portfolio does not use either. I just mostly use Photoshop.