Monday, October 27, 2014

The background. Pay attention to the background. The background anchors everything else.

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People agonize over where to put the "main light." Then they agonize over fill light ratios (very "last century...")...
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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Preferred camera of the day. Olympus OMD EM-5 with the Sigma Art Series 60mm f2.8 lens. Yummy.

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It seems like an eternity since I've been downtown for a good Sunday walk through the city. After a nap with Studio Dog I hea...
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A different look from the same session. How I shoot as an "amateur."

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People ask from time to time just how a portrait session progresses for me in the studio. I thought I'd answer that not from a com...
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It takes time to get a camera and lens and specific lighting zeroed in. It's not an automatic function. At least not for me...

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I love mixing up all the variables and starting from scratch. Move to a new type of light and it brings along its own influence on sty...
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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Color matched, continuous light sources can help you make images that look like there were captured candids.

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Fadya, mid-sentence, lit by two HMI lights. Can you tell lit from unlit? The better the lighter the fewer the cues... ...

Portrait made while playing with K5600 HMIs. Fun with friends.

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I photographed Fadya several years ago for illustrations in my LED Lighting book. We worked well together and I loved her look. Last w...
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Thursday, October 23, 2014

When it rains it pours. The perpetual motion of running a business and trying to do art on the side....

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Renee Zellweger from the old days. Just a nod to unalloyed beauty.  Back in the day we colored black and white prints for fun... ...
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