Lyman Photography

01/05/2019

Happy New year everyone. I hope all of you find yourselves entering 2019 happy and healthy and inspired to prosper. Well, as it turns out, my decision to retire from photography was a bit misguided. I promise you that my intention was pure ,and when it comes down to it, I felt like I wasn't delivering the best work that I was capable of. I've spent the last couple of months doing some major soul searching and working on new techniques to hopefully excite us both equally.

Anyways, I'm back and ready to get to work. Here are a few samples of what I've been up tp lately. I hope to see you soon.

08/26/2018

Buenos Dias from Costa Rica everyone. Well, the day has finally come. After an incredible 16 year run, I am hanging up my camera. I can not even begin to express how grateful I am for the 1000’s of people who were so faithful to me over the years and made me part of their family’s story by letting me document their lives. I started countless careers in acting and modeling and have also photographed people from before they were born until they were practically done with high school.

For a few years now I have been called in a very different direction, and maybe it was laziness or the fear of change or the combination of both, but all of the stars have aligned now for me to make the move. More details about that later.

So, what does this mean for the people who have only ever had me photograph them and never anyone else? I am fulfilling my pre-booked obligations over the next few months and what I’m hoping will happen is that I will jump at the chance to photograph one of my faithfuls should they call, because it is no longer my job to do so, but instead a chance to get together and play without the discussion of money or print sizes and whatnot. (Tips will be welcomed)

Anyways, thank you again for all of your years of support and now it’s on to the next big thing. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

08/23/2018

Hey everyone. Last week as I was on my way home late at night, a man attempted to end his life by running into traffic at the intersection I was stopped at. I witnessed this young kid get out of his car and lead him to the sidewalk where he consoled him for about 20 minutes until the police arrived. After speaking to the kid, I found out that he had been at work since 4am that day and was on his way home to go to sleep. This was maybe the most incredible act of selfless compassion I’ve ever witnessed first hand.

I don’t know if any other way to reward this kid for what he did that night, so I set up a very small GoFundMe campaign just to remind him every time he looks at whatever it is he’s able to buy himself or the vacation we were able to send him on, what the decision he made that night was that sent him there. No amount is too small to give and I’d really love to reach the modest $1000 goal to inspire him and others to choose compassion before anger when challenged the way he was that night.

Thanks for whatever you can contribute

https://www.gofundme.com/a-random-act-of-kindness-rewarded?pc=ot_co_dashboard_a&rcid=b16ae8ef6f4144aaa87dd083fffc4106

02/07/2018

I get a lot of families that come in for portraits after years of being too busy or too distracted or simply not making portraits their priority. My dad died a week ago and suddenly all of the preaching I’ve done over the last 15 years about how incredibly important committing to one day a year at a minimum to do portraits of our loved ones is hitting home.

Get your damn pictures taken. Have them taken often and beautifully and stop making excuses why it’s too difficult to wrangle your family to make it happen.

01/27/2018

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Everyone knows that guys love bootyfull photos of the girl they adore. I still have a very open calendar, so it’s not too late to make your guy happy with a photo set just for him. Call or message or email me to make an appointment.

01/11/2018

I need a make up artist who can also do basic hair on the 19th at noon. If you know anyone who would like to get put into the rotation on my team, have them call me ASAP. I’d need to do one test before the 19h just to make sure we are on the same page. My jobs are always paid btw.

714-514-4771

Please have them reference my website for examples of my other work.

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01/07/2018

Hey everyone. long time no talk. Guess what. I'm back in business! My recovery process has gone so much better than I could have anticipated and I'm really looking forward to getting back to work. I'm still limited to portraits and head shots, no events or weddings or catalogs yet, but those days aren't too far off. If you are having a summer or later wedding, I'll be more than fit enough to do the job.

Meanwhile, have a look at a little sampling of what I've shot during my comeback over the last couple of months.

As always, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your support over the course of the last six months. I hope you all had a love filled holiday and many more to come.

11/29/2017

Hey everyone. I want to give you all a quick update and a big thank you for your support and patience during my recovery from my accident. It’s been just over 5 months and I’m very happy to report that I’m healing incredibly fast and am able to work again in a limited capacity. That means that I’m not quite up to shoot a catalog or a wedding just yet, but I can definitely do a portrait or a head shot with no problem. I’ve received so many messages telling me that people are willing to wait for me to be better until they do their family portrait or updated head shot and I can’t even begin to tell you how humbling that is to hear.

So, update done. Let’s get down to business. I want you all to benefit from my gratitude to be alive today and be rewarded for your incredible patience this late into the year. So let’s just make everything I do 50% off until Christmas so you can get the bigger print or more selection of poses. Message or call me and let’s get this done. Mention that you saw this post for the discount and please share this post and spread the word. I love you all and appreciate you more than you can imagine. Thank you for your continuing support.

09/20/2017

Hey everyone. Just a quick update on my progress since my accident.

06/29/2017

Hey everyone. I'm sorry to tell you that two weeks ago I was involved in a devastating car accident and I suffered injuries that are going to take me many months to recover from. I'm confined to a couch and the phone keeps ringing for new jobs, so I figured I had to let you all know what was happening so I don't have to keep having the same conversation over and over again on the phone.

I promise you that a better, more humble and creative version of me will come out on the other side of this. Please keep me in mind when you need portraits later in the year. I love you all and thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued support.

03/24/2017

Hey everyone. Long time no talk. I had to step away for a while to get some perspective. That doesn't mean that I haven't been working, just not doing any advertising to add to my normal flow of business. I always want to be the best version of myself for you. Towards the end of last year I realized that all of you being happy with my work wasn't enough for me. I needed to challenge myself again, and if I was bored while shooting, no matter how well my work was received, it wasn't fair to you.

I can't experiment on my clients that are paying me for guaranteed results, so I've taken some time and played around with film and imperfect conditions like when I first started out to get excited again. I feel like I've arrived at a place where I'm confident in delivering all that my brain has to offer without any speed bumps getting in the way. I look forward to seeing a lot of new faces this year and creating lots of new, lasting relationships.

01/09/2017

Hey. You know what's a little more than a month away? Valentines Day.

Hey. Did you know men are visual creatures?

Hey. Did you know that you don't need to change anything about your body to make him love you more?

Courage is incredibly sexy. Giving the gift of intimate photos is a turn on far beyond what they see in the pictures.

I've attached the review of how these photos were received. You really should be next.