Posts Tagged lighting

Elizabeth High School Senior – Back From Texas School

May 7

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Well, I’m back from my week long stint at Texas School. I was working as a wrangler (assistant) for an amazing photographer out of the U.K. named Martin Grahame-Dunn. It was an exhausting week and my duties as wrangler made it difficult to get much shooting for myself in, but it certainly was a great, great week. My class was amazing.. great group of talented people.. and none of us particularly wanted it to end, even though we were all barely standing.

This was one of the few frames I captured out there.. Elizabeth isn’t really a high school senior – she’s not even a freshman yet – but I set out to photographer and process the image in that style.

Tags: lighting, photography, portrait

eMentoring Spots Available

Mar 27

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I’ve had a couple spots open in my schedule that allow me to open up a couple of eMentoring spots again.

What is eMentoring? Simply described, for a small monthly fee, you can ask me specific questions about photography. You will get my private email address and my IM screen name for access. Most inquiries will be answered within 24 hours. I can offer help on lighting, posing, composition, and all manner of other photography matters. I will also offer in depth critiques on your images.

If you are interested, please use the contact link at the top of the blog.

Tags: critique, lighting, mentor, photography, teach

Maternity for Jade

Jan 9

Posted by Brad in Portraits | 3 Comments

My friend Jade (who also happens to be my favorite makeup artist) is expecting her second child in May. We’ve been working on a series of images chronicling her progress and I really liked how this one came out…

(The name is pronounced JAH-dee, btw .. she’s American Indian.. Creek, if I remember right.)

Tags: classic, lighting, makeup artist, maternity, MUA, portrait, pregnant

New Year Countdown: Best Images of the Year Part 3

Dec 30

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This image and the one I finally chose as my favorite went back and forth in the running. I love both images for the feeling of the backstory… this one, an entertainer, down on her luck, smoking in a back alley. This was a set up shot, of course, done at After Dark in Austin. No instructor input on this, it was done away from the crowds. One other photographer was also working with Raina here, but she chose a different angle.

This was shot using my own strobist kit. The model is sitting at a receiving door, down in a hole of sorts. The main light is above her to camera right and there is another with a purple gel sitting near her hip,

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Tags: after dark, afterdark, lighting, music, photography, portrait, strobist

New Year Countdown: Best Images of 2009 Part 2

Dec 29

Posted by Brad in Headshots, Portraits | 1 Comment

The next image that was in the running for my favorite image of 2009 is this headshot of Austin. Not many people have the ability and attitude to pull off this particular pose, a combination of suave and rebellious.. and Austin managed to channel a little of James Dean, with attitude if not look.

Tags: actor, headshot, lighting, portrait, strobist

Classic Planes and Cars Shoot

Dec 11

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Zuzzie

Had a shoot with one of my photographer groups last week at a nearby small airport. We had classic planes and classic cars (and one Harley) as well as some local models at our disposal. This is a strobist group, so everything you see is lit with small flashes and modifiers mixed with ambient light. Of course, I made a few headshots while I had them as well.

Stephanie

Holleymarie

Rashell

Ashley (Who reminds me of an actress, but I can’t put my finger on it)

Lloyd

Deve

And a couple more of the lovely Zuzzie. I could shoot this woman all day…

Tags: cars, classic, Harley Davidson, headshot, lighting, motorcycle, photography, planes, portrait, strobist

Author Portrait: Toni

Nov 27

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Toni is an author and about to release a new edition of a book she wrote more than 10 years ago. She decided it was time to update her author’s photo with the book.

This was shot in her backyard in open shade late in the day with a bare flash as fill, strobist style.

Tags: author, headshot, lighting, photography, portrait, strobist

13 Days of Halloween: The Lighting Setup (Strobist)

Nov 1

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As promised, here is an image of the lighting that was used for the 13 Days of Halloween headshots…

As you can see, its fairly simple. A flash unit in the back with a red gel, lighting up the shelves behind the subject. Another flash is on the ground pointing upward to give that “horror lighting” look .. the same one you get with a flashlight under your chin in the dark. The subject is seated, so they could look up at me with their eyes easily.. which is equally creepy when done right. For those that had props, such as Disorder’s horn here, I had them hold it close to their faces so it could be included in the image.

Feel free to comment with your own blog links to your Halloween photos! I love them all.

Tags: chaos, halloween, haunted, headshot, horror, house, lighting, monster, photography, portrait, strobist