Mike Graves Photography

I was born and raised in Southern California and come from a very creative family. My father was a singer-composer who also worked in the marketing department at Capitol Records. My mother worked as a photographer and a wedding coordinator and to this day still books weddings in Las Vegas. I first started working with print photography way back in high school and truly miss the days of placing that photo paper in print solution and watching the images come alive!! Later I worked in Hollywood as a studio drummer for various record companies such as Warner Bros., MCA, CBS and others. Soon thereafter, once again, I became fascinated with taking still photos to include head shots, modeling and glamour images, portraits, landscapes, architecture design and buildings, wedding and reception capture, low and natural light settings, street action shots, and stock commercial photography. While signed to Warner Bros. as an artist I also helped create and design album covers working side by side with some of the very best graphic artists in the business. The 21st century has brought enhancement software such as Photoshop and Corel to the table along with an amazing selection of professional grade EOS digital cameras I get to utilize. I hope you enjoy these select images and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. Cheers!