Tag Archives: Strobist
Kennesaw Photo Meetup
Notes: …two cameras as usual, one existing light, and one strobist setup (off camera speedlight), both good at different things, both with lots of potential, both requiring a different way of seeing. In the end it is still about recognizing the quality of light, if it should be added (as in using a car head light) […]
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Technical Notes: Stylist and MUA: Nhi, Trying out a couple of different ideas all at once for this shoot. Obviously the goal is to have fun, and supply flattering images for people, but learning the strengths of weaknesses of different gear is always a tertiary goal. Natural light low ISO is in the wheelhouse of the […]
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Notes: …cold wet rain actually made for the best photos of the day. Wet pavement always enhances out of focus streetlights that add to the dreamy bokeh. I like doing inside strobist shots (since there’s music and heat), but it’s never replacing environment shots with just one camera and a lens. In the time it takes to fill up my […]
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Notes: Strobist shots and photos taken with just the modeling light glow from the big studio strobes. f/1.4 is 1.4 regardless of make or model. X-processed some of the images to mimic the color cast of old film that I like. Nikon+Canon+Digital Photo Pro+Nikon Capture NX+Photoshop=low res .jpg for everyone to view. Hey, that’s photography these days. 🙂
Continue readingATL Model Meetup
Technical Notes: Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4 Ai-S on a Canon body. Focus ring is nice and smooth, and the glass definitely has the vintage look from that era. Bokeh is quite harsh and somewhat distracting compared to the newer lenses, and the lens aberrations can’t be fixed with the Canon software, but get over it, it’s digital […]
Continue readingPhotos: Von
Notes: Thanks Von and Thip for the spur of the moment photo shoot…hair, make up, and location by them…me, I just show up and click a button. 😎
Continue readingPhotos: Chrissy
…While I won’t be drawing much for awhile I guess I can still take photos…definitely actress material, very versatile…thanks for the talk on life and love over tootsie rolls…yep, I like ’em too. 🙂
Continue readingPhotos: R&N Pre Wedding
Notes: Weather has been unusually pleasant this week, and that made me forget how much colder the mountain top can be. Rushed the entire day, and barely made it to my spots. Lucky for us, there was a nice couple with a truck full of friendly doggies and puppies, one of which made for a […]
Continue readingPhotos: Random 85mm 1.4 Tests
Technical Notes: Random tests of the Nikon 85mm f/1.4, first impressions are: it’s not as versatile as the 105mm 2.8 VR Micro for portraits, definitely not as sharp wide open, and the minimum focus distance is limiting, but the bokeh is quite “painterly.” DOF is so shallow at 1.4 that you can definitely “buzz” a person […]
Continue readingPhotos: Lowrider Show
Pep Boys Lowrider Car Show | Doraville, GA …bottom frame…the Last Son of Krypton walks among us!…
Continue readingRoyal Lao Classical Dancers
Royal Lao Classical Dancers Clarence Brown Theatre | UTK, Knoxville, Tennessee
Continue readingPhotos: Studio 72
Notes: Speedlight in a softbox, CLS triggered, SB800 zoomed out to 105mm hitting the mirrorball made for some cool pix
Continue readingPhotos: Wild Bill’s
Notes: SB-800 Speedlight in a softbox, CLS triggered. Last minute notice on this shoot, so thanks to S.B. for backdrop. Dark as a cave in the lounge area, but the purple wall made for some interesting shots, also thanks to all the mua’s and stylists.
Continue readingPhotos: Casting Call
Took a friend to a casting call for a rap video (…crank dat…ohhh!). It was over pretty quick so took the opportunity to try some strobist shots around the ATL. Technical Notes: As you can see, SB800 with the diffusion dome, hand held.
Continue readingPhotos: Photo Barn Shoot
Dunwoody Model Meetup | Photo Barn | Lilburn, GA Notes: Nikkor 17-55mm 2.8, and 105mm 2.8 VR Micro for these shots. Shot some with the Photogenic studio strobes, but couldn’t get my usual results so went back to the good ol’ SB800 in a softbox for some images. Nextdoor was an old Chevy remodeling place. Mosquito repellant, […]
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