jen

this is jen, i shot her the other day. this is just quick and dirty, f1.8 on the lens, small 24" softbox just above and in front of her face, and a silver/white reflector just out of frame below her chin. it worked well. the light source was very well controlled, the short depth of field worked to bring attention to her eyes, and the reflector created a more sophisticated lighting look to her face.

i'm pleased with it. i think we shot for 20 minutes and got up out of there. if it hadn't worked i had a backup plan or two, but luckily it worked. and that's it.

too many dresses, not enough trash

another shot of nicole from the trash the dress shoot last sunday.... i took this one using a ringflash, i liked that crazy weathered wall, and thought the ringflash would look good on it. i don't usually use the ringflash as a ring, but i figured might as well give it a shot. it came out pretty well.

super cool hair and makeup provided by Diem Angie Nguyen.

bonus shots of adrianna:

and another

another trashed dress

another picture from the trash the dress session on sunday.... i like the mysterious quality of all the shadows and darkness in the picture.

picture from winter trash the dress shoot

took this at a trash the dress photoshoot i attended on sunday. i like how this one came out, it was a great get together, great makeup artists, great models, everything was great. melissa diep put it all together, and she really made it great. more pictures to come.

btw...super cool hair and makeup provided by Diem Angie Nguyen.

smooth toned self portrait

i was experimenting with different lighting setups, and in between two different settings i forgot to change the aperture on my camera from about f20 (i was using my alien bee at near full power) to something more reasonable for my sb-28 at 1/8th power.

so i took a picture at that ridiculous disparity, and saw this image. and i liked it. something about the way the shadows are wrapping, and the grey tones that are there are very smooth and nuanced..... i don't think it's the most amazing picture of me ever taken, but there is something nice about it's simplicity and ethereal-ness. it's not a look that is going to work on most people, but i like it.