Picture of the Day | Cheerleader Day
20/09/10 18:47
Here is a quick edit before I head off to home. I had the opportunity to take the Lewis and Clark cheerleaders team and individual pictures this year. I did a last minute trip to Toys R Us and picked up a 3 foot trampoline. I quickly put it together and threw a bunch of gear into my car and headed off to Cliff Park to meet the team. While the idea was there, the lack of shots with hair not in the face and limited time to shoot 14 individuals made it so we had to stop. I did get a few good frames for the website and portfolio. I can’t wait to try this again on a day with less wind and a little bit more time!
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Portrait Shoot from Today
28/07/10 15:08
April dropped by today to get a new head shot for her organization Empowering Inc. Also, her daughter Sydney, with pointe shoes in hand ready to shoot her annual quick session. Her are a few quick shots as well as an improvised portrait of Sydney’s future sister. (Congrats April and Tom!)
Picture of the Week
01/03/10 16:07
Ali Vincent was in the studio the other day for a photo shoot for First Magazine. After it goes to the newsstands I will blog some of the behind the scenes images. Here are a couple of shots on the cyc wall (ok, white seamless) while I had it setup.
Photo.net Photo of the Week
26/10/09 13:44
I got a short email from the administrators at photo.net that I got the photo of the week. This is kinda of cool in that I have seen some stunning POW's and always wished I could have just a little bit of the skill-set of the many talented photogs on that great site.
This was a shot taken in the middle of getting some portfolio and audition pictures for Jaimi McGuire. I remember the idea came when she was putting on her pointe shoes and was sort of shoving her toes in while holding herself up with her hands. -It is really only possible to ballance for a second or so. Jaimi pulled it off by looking relaxed for that split second.
Ryan Callan was off to the side handholding a mono light with a medium softbox low to the ground. The white seamless had some water drip on it from a leaky roof the night before so the lower left has some bad haphazard photoshop done to it.
This was a shot taken in the middle of getting some portfolio and audition pictures for Jaimi McGuire. I remember the idea came when she was putting on her pointe shoes and was sort of shoving her toes in while holding herself up with her hands. -It is really only possible to ballance for a second or so. Jaimi pulled it off by looking relaxed for that split second.
Ryan Callan was off to the side handholding a mono light with a medium softbox low to the ground. The white seamless had some water drip on it from a leaky roof the night before so the lower left has some bad haphazard photoshop done to it.
The Ideas in my Head
24/10/09 19:23
This was an idea I had rolling around my brain for possible dance portraits for the Theatre Ballet Company. While we eventually opted for a simpler head shot instead of going with the silhouette theme, it was a fun learning experience.
The first ideas was to try to make you do a double take and with a mirrored version of the main dancer. Is that how a shadow works? Is this Photoshop? Or would it be subtle and the viewer would go "cool photo!"
My main light was a large softbox overhead and another monolight to the left, high and behind to get a little separation. I used a Nikon SB-900 speed light and fired it way off to my right placed on the ground with a snoot to keep it from spilling all over the background. I gelled it with a 1/2 CTO.
It was harder then I thought to get good consistent results in camera. The shadow subject needs to face straight on to the light (SB900) and not the camera. The light needed to go way back. -About 25 feet. The closer the subject to the wall, the smaller and more defined the shadow of the dancer. To get the timing for jumps I framed the shadow dancer so I could see them in the view finder and clicked at the peak action, cropping them out in the final image.
Thanks Adrienne, Ashley and Mackenzie for you patience and the smiles.
The first ideas was to try to make you do a double take and with a mirrored version of the main dancer. Is that how a shadow works? Is this Photoshop? Or would it be subtle and the viewer would go "cool photo!"
My main light was a large softbox overhead and another monolight to the left, high and behind to get a little separation. I used a Nikon SB-900 speed light and fired it way off to my right placed on the ground with a snoot to keep it from spilling all over the background. I gelled it with a 1/2 CTO.
It was harder then I thought to get good consistent results in camera. The shadow subject needs to face straight on to the light (SB900) and not the camera. The light needed to go way back. -About 25 feet. The closer the subject to the wall, the smaller and more defined the shadow of the dancer. To get the timing for jumps I framed the shadow dancer so I could see them in the view finder and clicked at the peak action, cropping them out in the final image.
Thanks Adrienne, Ashley and Mackenzie for you patience and the smiles.