I had the privilege to photograph one of the most extraordinary women I have ever met. This was a tremendously fun shoot, as I had to tap into my photojournalism roots, and document a talented artist paint her emotions onto a canvas. This is a 15 piece black-and-white series that shows every step to how she creates a masterpiece. Please …
Wedding Photography Featured in Orlando Home and Leisure Magazine
WOOT! My wonderful couple, Christoper LeCours, and Sofia Segami were featured in Orlando Home and Leisure Magazine. From old fashion attire, antiques, and amazing cupcakes; the unique style in which this wedding was conducted made a nice center spread for the February 2011 issue. You can see more of Christopher, and Sofia’s wedding by going here: http://www.erikabarker.com/photography-art/sofia-segami-and-christopher-lecours-wedding-photography/
Backing up your Photography with Jungle Disk
This tutorial will show you how to backup your photography and important assets to the cloud via Jungle Disk. Give your client the peace-of-mind of knowing their photography is safe in your hands; even in the worst case scenario.
Student Conservation Association (SCA) – Everglades
EVERGLADES FLORIDA – The Student Conservation Association (SCA) decided to bring me back for their Alternative Spring Break cleanup in South Florida. Alternative Spring Break is composed of college students, who volunteer their spring break to travel across America, and help clean up, or restore national parks. In this case, we were in the Chikika State Park, down in the …
New York Times Square Billboard
Woot! If you are ever in New York’s Times Square, you might get the chance to see my photography for the Student Conservation Association (SCA), on the American Eagle Outfitter billboard. The display spans over 15,000 square feet of pure LED awesomeness! http://followme.thesca.org/lauren-whittlesey/big-lights-will-inspire-you
Erika wins “Best Photo Story” and “Best Photo” at New Orleans Shootoff
First and foremost, I would like to thank Think Tank bags (www.thinktankphoto.com), Mannie Garcia (www.manniegarcia.com) and Adobe (www.adobe.com) for the free toys!!! I would also like to thank Johnny Bivera for assembling this amazing event, and Bill Auth, legendary photographer from US NEWS & WORLD REPORT for ensuring I was doing a good job. The theme for this year’s event was …
The Student Conservation Association (SCA)- Photojournalism
ORLANDO FLORIDA — I had the wonderful opportunity to document (photojournalism) the Student Conservation Association (SCA) in beautiful Christmas, Florida. The SCA is made up of college students who volunteer their spring breaks to protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks and community green spaces in all 50 states. In our case, I photographed them knee deep in …
Erika Barker Wins Best of Show at DC Shootoff
DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA — I want to start off by saying that if it was not for amazing photographers such as Bobby Mcrill, Chip Maury, Ken Hackman, Johnny Bivera, Clay McBride, Brien Aho, Todd Frantom, Shane McCoy, Mark Suban, Mickey Strand, Eddie Adams, and the countless others who make the DC Shootoff and Photojournalism such an important part of my …
Images For A Cure 2011
Images For A Cure 2011 from Erika Barker on Vimeo. I had the privilege to document and create this behind-the-scenes video for the “Images for a Cure” 2011 Workshop. The workshop was an event where photographers all over the nation gathered and all proceeds went directly to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The foundation was founded by Orlando’s very own Kristen Weaver. …
Why Models Should Be Careful With Photographers
If there is one thing that I have learned with my short experience modeling, and being a photographer, it’s you need to have a sixth sense for detecting folks who claim to be a photographer but are honestly just perverts. You need to be especially careful when you are on sites such as Model Mayhem. Here are six tips for …