The 45th floor is an outstanding place to take pictures.
Intentionally warmed up in-camera.
I was going for an almost infrared look at first, but later decided a filtered black-and-white looked better.
Over-saturated, for fun.
Made a bit bluer in-camera (what fun there is with Kelvin settings!) Read more [...]
This post marks the first photo shoot done in Bangkok - and Greg makes a great guy to break in the studio is open for business in Thailand. He basically wanted some new headshots for his blog and social media presence, so we'll see where these get used.
Even at f/8 it's not difficult to get a bit of background blur.
I love the look on his face.
For any aspiring studio photographers, this is a beauty dish off to the right with a 20 degree grid. The only photo manipulation Read more [...]
Sometimes being a professional photographer means going a little out of your comfort zone to give the client what they want. A local theater troupe contacted me to get some publicity shots for their next play, based on the book Venus in Furs, by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.
From a Korea Times article about the play: "[Stephanie Ann] Foster will portray women of various archetypes: the damsel in distress, the reluctant mistress, and the imperious goddess. Her acting partner, Chris Norman, Read more [...]
I had the pleasure of photographing a very cute couple in my studio recently - complete with his love of baseball hats!
As usual we always start off simple - smiles and easy posing. It's a little bit later on when I'll ask the couple to be comfortable, and to pretend I'm not there...
Occasionally, there's a pose or picture they'd like to emulate - I'm more than happy to try! Getting his head in the right place took some effort, though...
Later on, we took the lighting down Read more [...]
Coming to Korea means a lot of things: great food, fairly easy public transportation, and lots of stuff to see. It can also mean getting your photos taken, so you don't have to lug around the camera or ask strangers to take your picture in a foreign language.
We had a couple hours to take in some different sights, so my first suggestion was to head to a small palace in downtown Seoul:
Some cute couple shots later, we got them into some hanbok (a traditional Korean robe):
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Experience has provided a good rule of thumb: when it comes to very young children, allow them plenty of time to get them in a smiling mood. Sabrina proved that rule wrong, and was incredibly cooperative throughout the shoot!
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Seven bands, two clubs, one night - our Saturday night started off with a LOUD bang at Indifan in Hongdae.
Christf*** - the loudest, hardest, band of the night by far (and sorry, but printing the entire name would be offensive, to say the least):
The Veggers:Mixed Blood:
Moving on to DGBD for Dodge and the Bullets:
Damnear David and the Reality Tourists:
My personal favorite, the Queen Machine:
NOTES:
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Teniesha arrived with a beaming smile and a big belly, along with a few props of her own. Not everyone can be rail-thin, but she carried herself well, baby and all:
Because every studio session's gotta have a little fun for everyone :)
Shooting notes:
I'm reminded that making a person feel comfortable in front of the studio setup - lightboxes, camera, stands, backdrops, etc. - is all about connecting with them. Offering them a mood or a feeling helps to frame their concentration around Read more [...]
Happy New Year, everyone! It's snowed a couple times over the past week, and I wanted to share them here.
A number of drivers pull their windshield wipers up before a snow or ice storm to prevent them from sticking.
Barbed wire and snow - it was snowing right outside the Yongsan Garrison, near where I live.
The black gate and white snow make for some lovely contrast.
Uncleared roads.
The snow made the barbed wire pop.
The color is real, by the way - Read more [...]