Modern Art Photograph

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Welcome to Modern Art Photograph

My studio is currently available for  wedding photography engagement photography, advertisement photography, and  senior photos in the greater Portland area, the United States, and abroad.  I also work on projects for musicians, actors, artists, and models, shooting album covers and promotional photography.  Please feel free to look around and check out the examples of my work.  If you like what you see I would be happy to work with you.  

Whether you are in Portland or abroad, if you would like to view more examples of my work we can arrange a booking appointment in person or over the phone where you can view complete weddings, photo shoots, and albums, as well as discuss package pricing in detail.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about my work or availability.
 

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Multnomah Falls Engagement Shoot

Spectacular engagement photography all shot on location with you.  No stuffy studio photos will do for us when we have locations like this all over town.

Portland Engagement Photographer 

Show the world how much you love each other with a romantic engagement shoot.

We can shoot your engagment photos any place you like.  Perhaps even the spot you were engaged.  We can go out to the Waterfalls in the mountains, to the beach or the rose garden.   

Please enjoy these photos from my recent urban waterfront engagement shoot.  These two Light up the room toghether and it really shows.

  
 

The Ceremony at Grace Bible Church

Portland Photographers Robert Knapp and Carrie Bartel 05/09/09

Modern Art Photograph

Modern art photograph is a boutique Portland wedding photography studio specializing in complete custom wedding photography packages. 

The Portland wedding photographer you've been looking for.

Portland Weddings may just be getting more beautiful every day. 

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Portland Rooftop Engagement Photo Shoot

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Modern Art Photograph, Photographer Robert Knapp

Spring is finally here! The first Portland weddings are happening and everyone is enjoying the warm weather.   Take advantage of a free romantic engagement shoot.  All of my Portland engagement photo shoots are shot on location.  Together we will instantly transform your garden or balcony into the most romantic location in town.

Announce your engagement with breathtaking photographs you will enjoy forever.

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Winter Wedding At Viewpoint Inn

Wedding Photographer in Portland Oregon

Modern Art Photograph, Photographer Robert Knapp

Here are a few photographs from the wedding reception and an angelic portrait in the freshly fallen snow. Imagine your own winter wedding ceremony in front of a roaring fire.   

My work as a wedding photographer is unique and warm.  My approach is unobtrusive and full of remarkable observation.  I have no standard list of wedding photographs that will be taken at each ceremony.  Each wedding is photographed in a way that brings your personality and taste together with creative wedding photography.

Portland Senior Photography

Portland Senior Portraits

Modern Art Photograph, Photographer Robert Knapp

Senior Photo season is approaching fast. The first portrait sessions have begun.  My style offers a little something that you just don't see in the work of other Portland photographers. 

My senior photography prices start at only 350$.

The Ducati Shoot

Portland Advertising Photographer

Modern Art Photograph, Photographer Robert Knapp

Advertisement Photography thoughtfully constructed to engage your customer from click to purchase. We will tailor your advertisement to your every need.  Each aspect of your advertisement photography can be completed in house even on the tightest budget or deadline including the graphic and text content and custom file formats.

The Vinyarskiy Wedding

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11/08/08 at Quinn Mountain

Modern Art Photograph, Robert Knapp Photographer

Quietly elope at Quinn Mountain, a pristine rural location perfect for your wedding large or small.

One of a kind wedding photography that combines the traditional wedding photography with a classic photojournalist style. 

Remarkable contemporary portrait photography for unique Portland weddings.

The Eple Wedding

Portland Wedding Photographers

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Smooth, Elegant, Natural Wedding Photography

You know your wedding album will be what you look back on over the generations.  The wedding albums I offer are heirloom quality hand crafted Italian leather.  The album is filled with your selection of up to 120 of the 1000 photographs taken at your wedding. I don't send your photos off to be edited by a lab.  I edit each photo by hand.  I print each image with precision and I mount each photograph into your album with care.  Wedding photography is not my job. It is my "art". 

Modern Art Photograph, masterfully artful images of your wedding. 

Weddings of all sizes, from the simple and informal to the most elegant.

Autumn Evening

Portland Advertisement Photographer

Modern Art Photograph, Robert Knapp Photographer

Sleek, contemporary photographs. Each image is custom crafted to your exact requirements. 

Modern Art Photograph is a custom advertisement photography service for your products, fashion, and industrial needs.  You need photography that aligns your customer’s graphic content interests with their purchase behavior.  You can’t sell your product if you can’t show it to your customer.  You need the best, and you need it as inexpensive as possible.

The Berg Wedding

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The Lake House at Blue Lake Park

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The McGee Wedding

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At People of the Heart Sanctuary

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Thirteen years of experience as a professional photographer shooting romantic portraits, small alternative wedding ceremonies and large formal weddings.  Every wedding style and religious affiliation is welcomed.

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The Engagement Photo shoot is my gift to you. I suggest a tapestry print or matted 16x20 to have at the shower or on display at the guest registry the day of your wedding. 

Pre-Wedding Photos One or two hours of shooting is average before the wedding.  Photos of everyone preparing for the ceremony, separate photographs of the bride and the groom, overview photos of the location, all the bridesmaids and best men. All the standard photos taken with that twist that makes your wedding unique.

 
Wedding Photos  The ring bearers, your mother's tears of joy, the smirk on the best man's face, the nervous bridesmaids.  All the little things you will want to remember forever are captured for you in a style you can appreciate.

Post Wedding Photos  I typically shoot the wedding party immediately after the ceremony once the crowd has begun to filter out.  The families like to get in on the fun here as well.  These shots don't take long.  The more creative we get, the more fun everyone has while we produce these photos together.

Reception Photos  These images can create the character of the album.  As everyone loosens up and the real life of the wedding comes together.   The toast.  Cutting the cake.  The first dance.  I will be there to capture all these special moments in a classic photojournalist shooting style combined with all the posed photographs your family will want to see as well. 

My Commitment  All of my wedding packages include an unlimited amount of shooting time.  I believe it is important not to put a limit on the time I will be photographing your wedding, as the special moment we are all looking to capture may happen hours before the ceremony or near the end of your reception.  Once as a guest at a friend's wedding, I saw the groom asking if someone had a camera to take a photo of himself and his father together.  The photographer had completed her four hour commitment and had left, but the wedding party was just beginning to come to life.  These are the moments I am strongly committed to capturing for your new family together.

Booking

If you like you can book with me over the phone in just a few moments.

The first step is to confirm your date. 

Once we have a date scheduled we should sit down together and go over a few albums. Looking at past work is the best way to gauge what you will be coming away from the shoot with. 

Weather its a wedding you are looking to book or a photographer for your next CD cover its important to see a few photo shoots from start to finish.  See the good photos. See the bad photos.  Its better for both of us to know a little about each other before we commit to a large project with the other.

We can sit down together in my studio or in your favorite coffee shop to look over the albums and discuss the style you are looking for.

A gentle reminder

Book early.  Weekend shoots and summer dates can book years in advance.  

National, International and Destination

 Wedding Photographer

I am open to being your wedding photographer here in the Portland area and any other location in the United States or abroad.  Outside the Portland area I add my travel expenses to the cost of your wedding package.  These expenses include transportation food and lodging for myself and any assistants or additional photographers that your wedding may require.

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Wedding Photography Styles and Techniques

It is not important to select a style before your wedding. Digital Wedding Photography allows us the luxury of selecting many traditional styles after you have selected the proofs.  However, some of the shooting techniques I enjoy the most can only be performed while photographing your wedding.  Please review this information and let me know if there is a style you are especially fond of.

Printing Styles

Color Prints Traditional color photographs are a solid foundation to any wedding album.  Feel free to add your ideas about dropping out the color of all but the bride and groom or perhaps one flower.

Black and White Prints  A classic look, a timeless feel, you are welcome to choose between both the smokey/dreamy and sharp focus styles

Sepia Tone  Stunning antique qualities of brown and white.

Photography Techniques

Bokeh A Sharp focus subject contrasted by a dramatically out of focus background. 

Contre-jour Silhouettes of the subject against a light source like a sunset or large window

Full spectrum and Infrared Infrared photography lends the look and feel of a freshly fallen snow on any outdoor scene.  A perfect addition to any wedding package.  Full spectrum photography combines the infrared spectrum with color photography in some truly unique ways.

High Dynamic Range Imaging Intense detail in both the bright and dark ends of the light spectrum. 

Modern Art Photograph

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Thirteen years of professional photography experience. Over twenty five thousand portraits taken. Hundreds of advertisements published in fashion trade publications and snowboard industry related magazines. I have now opened my studio to wedding photography in Portland, Oregon.

My approach as a Portland wedding photographer is warm and unobtrusive.  Capturing your day as it happens. Allowing your day to revolve around you while quietly working around your party.  Half the price of other photographers delivering on average 1000 images of your wedding recorded to CD in high resolution or in the custom wedding album of your choice. Compare my packages to other wedding photographers in Portland Oregon.

My approach to advertisement photography is focused and exact.  Well composed images are on your desktop prepared for layout on the day of the shoot.  

Professionalism, attention to detail and reasonable prices are key in all of my work.

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