Cedar Rapids-Fotografen

Kyle Solomon is a freelance photographer who had training both in high school and college. He strives to continually better his craft through experience and trying different techniques and styles.

Davis Benton is a commercial photographer living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated with an associate's degree in professional photography in 2018. During his time in school he won several awards at the Professional Photographer's of Iowa print competition. At the end of his time in school his portfolio was selected as the top commercial portfolio as well as top portfolio overall in his class. After graduating Davis began working as a freelance photo editor and commercial assistant. He would batch edit photos for several different local wedding photographers. He also had the opportunity to work as an assistant for two different local commercial photographers. He assisted in studios and on location. In March of this year Davis accepted a job offer and moved across the country to be a full-time product photographer for a major online retailer. His time there was b extremely beneficial and helped him improve and expand on his skills. He photographed basic product images for e-commerce with a focus on quality of lighting and detail over quantity. He also staged images to show the products in use. This meant he was able to use and improve his skills in product, beverage, lifestyle and food photography. Davis took a personality test when he was hired on at Webstaurant. The results of the test said that he has the "perfectionist" personality type which is an excellent description of who he is as a photographer. He absolutely loves finding every little minor flaw in an image even when the task seems very tedious. Davis' biggest strength as a photographer is his skill level in photographic lighting. Another major strength is his understanding of composition. He has professional level skills in Photoshop, Lightroom and Capture One. Photography is Davis' passion and he loves using his creativity and technical skills to produce high quality imagery.