Archive for the ‘Behind the Shoot’ Category

January 25, 2012 0

Dr. David Crosby

By in Behind the Shoot, Portraits

David is the pastor of First Baptist New Orleans.  Last Wednesday we had the chance to do some pictures. Lighting was one a 580exII into a silver, reflective umbrella, probably around 1/16 or 1/8 power.  Lens was the 24-105mm f/4 wide open at 84mm and 97mm respectively. These are my two favorites:

October 11, 2011 0

Light Painting

By in Behind the Shoot, Black & White

So, I’ve been playing around with a new way of lighting. It’s very simple, and takes only a camera with manual exposure (which is most cameras), a tripod, and a flashlight. I’ve started small, like my amp here.  The idea is to take multiple exposures only focusing the light only on one area.  I’m using [...]

October 5, 2011 0

Lighting My Car

By in Behind the Shoot

I recently took pictures of my car.  Thinking about selling it soon, so I’m getting it ready. Car photography is kind of tricky. It takes huge modifiers, and there are lots of reflections. In the end, I went the easy route. I parked outside surrounded by trees (so my reflections/shadows would match my backdrop), and [...]

January 12, 2011 0

Yesterday’s Shoot [DECONSTRUCTED]

By in Behind the Shoot, Photo Shoot, Portraits

Yesterday I showed you a small handfull of my favorites from my shoot with Drew and Raheem. Today I’ll take about the lighting conditions (both natural and artificial), the gear I used, and some post production I did after it was all over. First, the gear. Shot on a 5D mk II with a 70-200mm. Flash was [...]