A Little About Me

I lead with my heart and let my eye follow.

I take pictures with an open heart and it has always helped draw my subjects out into the photo. My goal is always to bring the spirit of that person out in the photo. I love this work and the people I get to serve by doing it. God blessed me with the ability to see more and I love to share that gift with my community. Prescott was the home of my grandparents, Joe and Barb Gorman, for many years but choosing to live here had to do with my spirit of independence and wanting to serve this amazing community.

Growing up in Portland, OR I had to learn a lot for myself. It's a weird place, as I'm sure you've heard. I never felt like i belonged there but I am glad to have learned all the lessons I did there. My wife and I feel somewhat like refugees here in this state, but have no fear...we washed Portland off when we got here!

Photography was a hobby and passion from youth but as I matured, I was determined to be a pilot. After a brain surgery that helped correct extreme vertigo, doctors wouldn't certify me for the FAA. I learned how to lose, how to adapt and how to solve more problems than I ever expected myself to. Those years taught me a lot and as I built my photography business I worked in special education and learned a great deal of perspective. My heart for people has given me many opportunities like weddings, work for countless non-profits, helping produce events. I was blessed to become the Sponsor Photographer for the Miss Oregon Scholarship Program (served 9 years), build calendars for Pink Sistas (breast cancer survivors group), photo booths for events...its all been a blessing. 

Life is short. My camera is my version of a time machine and capturing a moment in the present is a gift, then delivering it to you in the future, allowing you to travel back in time to that beautiful moment. It is a powerful device and I use it responsibly. When I'm paid to take someone's photos, I am only the vessel of the images and don't always feel like they BELONG to me. The more meaningful the moment, the less it is about me. I always try to ensure every client recieves all of their images. Of course, that's after I review each image in the session and delete the ones I wouldn't want my name on. Each image gets some attention and I always balance my colors to the vision I have for the image. I love to include a variety of processes on one image when possible. I always leave room for client preference. If there's a style of photography you want me to pursue during our session, communication is never undermined from us.

I love my job. Solving visual problems constantly keeps me observant and I often see moments, details and angles differntly than many. I love people and it is one of the greatest joys in my life to deliver to my clients images they'll use, love and preserve!

My wife Andrea, and I are thrilled to begin a whole new adventure in Arizona. She's even a Realtor, in case you need a house or property!    

Testimonials

We hired Ben to shoot our entire line of frozen pizzas. He hadn't done food photography before so we negotiated a good deal. Ben did a great job and we used his photos across all our online presence. Our company hired a marketing specialist soon after this project who decided he wanted a major food photography firm to do new material for all company use in print and online. We ended up firing the specialist after he wasted a bunch of money on material the ownership didn't even like. We took a chance on Ben and he never let us down. We used Ben for several of our holiday events too, and he put on an amazing photo booth - more like a fun studio at our parties!    
Brittany H.

Working with Ben has been one of the best things we have ever done to document our families growth and monumental moments!

He has taken our photos from engagement to our third child and all the in between, being versatile, flexible and creative! We never have to worry about staging because he makes it easy to just be us and gets shots that truly captures our family’s personality. All our photos are unique, natural and true to the spirit and to say we love working with him is an understatement. If you’re looking for quality photos that are unique to your family and won’t look like all your fellow friends shoots - Ben is the way to go! 

Stephenie W.

Latest News

1 of October, 2021
Getting Settled in Prescott

Business is setup and ready to GO! Let's take some picture's, Prescott! I can now offer Matterport service for Yavapai County. Please contact me if you need real estate or Matterport specialties.


3 of September, 2021
Moved to Prescott, AZ!

Looking forward to getting established here. New website, business cards and new camera coming!


22 of August, 2020
Married to Amazing Andrea!

The year filled with disasters and tradgedy and bad omens couldn't stop Andrea and I from producing our own small wedding for the ones we love. After being behind the camera for over 200 weddings, I couldn't be happier to live through the turmoil, and do it next to such an wonderful woman. And if you need a recipe, she's an incredible cook! How lucky am I?!

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