Michael Ray's Photography

Welcome to my website. I will try to teach others photography while I learn more myself. I teach Photoshop at Oklahoma City Community College in the Computer Aided Technology Department. My Job title is Evening/Weekend Student Computer Center Supervisor, a position that I truly love. When a student tells me that they couldn't have done it without my help, I am rewarded completely.

There is not much on my site right now, but I will add more on a continual basis.

I typically shoot with a Canon 7D with an 70-200mm f/2.8L series lens. This combination of camera and lens usually lets me do whatever I need with any situation.

Here at OCCC we have just installed Photoshop CS5 on our computers and will be teaching our students this amazing technology in the fall of 2010. I have the OnOne Software Suite 6 as well as NIK Software plug ins of Silver Efex pro 2, Viveza 2, Dfine 2.0, Color Efex Pro 4.0 Complete, and Sharpener Pro 3.0 installed on my computers. These plug ins do, indeed, save a lot of time when processing images, but I teach my students to do the same adjustments without the use of plug ins. I believe that a student should have an excellent base knowledge of Photoshop before using any software plug ins or filters.

Sharing my Photoshop/photography knowledge with students means a lot to me, because I have learned so much myself. People like Scott Kelby and all of his staff at National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) helped me understand the meaning of helping others learn. These individuals teach with humor which, to me, is great since it keeps the student engaged.

I love taking senior pictures for the graduating high school student. I am committed to doing an excellent job for the student so her family will have a treasured image for life. This point in my photography career I am giving fantastic prices to the customer and delivering quality material. You will be very pleased with the photos of your senior. These images will be cherished for their entire life. I will do a two hour session for $150, a 1 1/2 hour session for $125, or a 1 hour session for $100. You will receive a CD or DVD (Your Choice) of your images with a print release so you can print at your favorite print shop. I will gladly customize any image or images you choose in Photoshop for $25 per hour. You will have your disc within 24 hours of the photo shoot. I will send your pictures to a professional print studio for an extra fee. Price for prints will be available to you upon request.

A $100 deposit is due upon booking, with remainder due when the CD/DVD is delivered.

I will crop them to 8 by 10 at 300 dpi (Magazine Quality) at no extra cost unless otherwise specified.

YOU WILL BE EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHS!

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