Friday, February 26, 2010

trying out a new style


thought i'd try something new with my post-processing. so for this one i restricted the gamut in order to give it more of a film-from-the-70s look, and put a fairly heavy holga-ish vignette on it, tweaked the colors a bit, and that's it. it's not my usual super-modern style, but i think it's an interesting departure. i could see using this approach on a alt-country band, or someone really old. looks a bit like an action, but it's not. 100% hand crafted.

Friday, February 12, 2010

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.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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:

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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.

Monday, February 8, 2010

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.