Florida Portrait Photographer

Nicole Elias

Eric Heikkinen — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:43:06 +0000

Nicole Elias – Jeweled

Eric Heikkinen — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:39:29 +0000

This image set is from a photography event that I hosted in early January 2012 for a group of photographers from Central Florida. Every once in a while I organize a group shoot event where makeup artists, models, hair stylists, and photographers come together to make something beautiful. These images are examples of how artistic and creative the wonderful makeup artist Moira Hassler of Gainesville, Florida can be. The model in these images is a local Ocala girl Nicole Elias.

Whit Palmer

Eric Heikkinen — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:09:49 +0000

Ocala Magazine’s 2011 Man of the Year Whit Palmer.

Painting with Lasers – Sami Delish

Eric Heikkinen — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:50:54 +0000

These photos were taken about a week after the first shoot with Sami Delish. We were experimenting with a technique that I had come up with over a year ago that I like to call “painting with lasers“. What you need to know about these images is that they are all photographs, taken straight out of the camera without any additional post processing. For this session, we were experimenting with extremely long exposures where Sami would move positions to create a double-exposure type look. For example there are some shots with two heads or three pairs of arms.

Planet Cosmo – Clay Parton

Eric Heikkinen — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:17:02 +0000

Clay Parton is a model based in Ocala who has appeared in French Vogue and performed runway work for Dolce & Gabbana, but those experiences haven’t made him any less accessible or taken away his country-boy charm. Cosmo Easterly, of Planet Cosmo Salons, chose to work with Clay to promote his hair product “Planet Cosmo” (which my wife loves) and to provide content for his new website. Cosmo and Clay had collaborated on a project previously when I was shooting the November 2011 cover for Ocala Magazine.

Cosmo’s vision for the project was to shoot a series of images of Clay as he trimmed down his beard. With each new facial hair configuration Clay would present a different character. Leave me a comment below to tell me which character is your favorite.

Alexandra DiCicco Boudoir Session

Eric Heikkinen — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:33:56 +0000

Sami Delish

Eric Heikkinen — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:53:51 +0000

Samantha (Sami Delish) is a chameleon in front of the camera. She prepared a few different looks for me to photograph when she came for her session earlier this week. Each look made her look like a completely different person on camera, a skill that not many models can reproduce. Not only was Samantha skilled at bringing a new look to each outfit, but she was also a master at posing. For those looking to find a pinup or rockabilly style model, I highly recommend Samantha.

If you like Sam’s work, you might like a couple wallpapers that I made for her using these images:

Raggedy Amber

Eric Heikkinen — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:13:04 +0000

It’s Halloween time and that means it’s time to decide on a costume. In the October issue of “Ocala Magazine” I decided to celebrate the holiday with a Raggedy Ann outfit provided by Jezebel’s of Ocala. Our model was Amber from Gainesville, who was the perfect size for a rag doll concept. Hair and makeup are by stylists from the Planet Cosmo salon.

Tailgating Jewelry

Eric Heikkinen — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:13:25 +0000

Francisco for Ocala Magazine Dental Ad

Eric Heikkinen — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:08:03 +0000

Francisco was chosen as October’s featured patient for Dr. Yvette Gaya’s dental ad in Ocala Magazine. Every other month, Dr. Gaya runs an ad featuring one of her patients and you can quickly tell by looking at that smile why Francisco was chosen as this month’s model.