Motorcycles Are Dangerous
Tue, Aug 31 2010 10:36
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Everybody usually says that motorcycles are more dangerous than cars. Well, I guess they are if you ride them, but during this portrait session the cars proved to be more dangerous. These images were made near the Alton bridge during the middle of the day. I used to ride on this particular road a lot and I don't remember there being as much traffic as there was during this session.
In order to get these pictures I had two edge lights set up behind the subject connected with a power cord. The main light was set up on a stand with a boom just above Mike's head. Every time a car started to come I had to move all the lights and Mike had to get out of the way. Once the cars were gone then we had to reposition, remeter the lights and try again. This whole process took well over an hour.
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Everybody usually says that motorcycles are more dangerous than cars. Well, I guess they are if you ride them, but during this portrait session the cars proved to be more dangerous. These images were made near the Alton bridge during the middle of the day. I used to ride on this particular road a lot and I don't remember there being as much traffic as there was during this session.
In order to get these pictures I had two edge lights set up behind the subject connected with a power cord. The main light was set up on a stand with a boom just above Mike's head. Every time a car started to come I had to move all the lights and Mike had to get out of the way. Once the cars were gone then we had to reposition, remeter the lights and try again. This whole process took well over an hour.
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Children At Play
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It's August in Texas and we all know what that means. HOT! Here are a few pictures of children beating the heat. They're in black and white because I was practicing some black and white photo techniques for a new product that I plan on offering. One of the pictures is not actually playing in the sprinkler, but I thought I'd just throw it in since it was taken the same day while I was doing some black and white practice.
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Since She's a Stand Up Comic in L.A. does this make me famous?
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Here are pictures from a recent session with Kristin Weber. She performs stand up comedy in L.A., teaches voice and piano, tours with Kerri Pomarolli, and writes a monthly column, "It's Okay to Laugh at me," for Susie Magazine. Well, since I did a portrait session with her, does that make me famous?
Probably not, but I have known Kristin since she was about 10 yrs. old and it was fun taking pictures of her.
Some of these images were created in studio using a 3 to 4 light setup. The outdoor images were taken by a pool. The second pool image looks a little different because I adjusted the shutter speed to decrease the background ambient light. Kristin was lit using a speedlight and umbrella. Her mom shielded her from the harsh sun by holding up a high tech shielding device....a towel.
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EJ
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Here are pictures from a recent session with Kristin Weber. She performs stand up comedy in L.A., teaches voice and piano, tours with Kerri Pomarolli, and writes a monthly column, "It's Okay to Laugh at me," for Susie Magazine. Well, since I did a portrait session with her, does that make me famous?
Probably not, but I have known Kristin since she was about 10 yrs. old and it was fun taking pictures of her.
Some of these images were created in studio using a 3 to 4 light setup. The outdoor images were taken by a pool. The second pool image looks a little different because I adjusted the shutter speed to decrease the background ambient light. Kristin was lit using a speedlight and umbrella. Her mom shielded her from the harsh sun by holding up a high tech shielding device....a towel.
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Thanks for looking
EJ
I Want Better Vacation Pictures
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Returning from our first camping trip in July I looked at all of the pictures taken and boy was I a little disappointed. There either weren't enough pictures taken or there were too many taken of stuff like walking sticks. There was also the problem of not really knowing how to use my wife's point and shoot digital camera.
Well, during our second camping trip I made sure to prepare...I actually read my wife's point and shoot camera manual. I found and dusted off an old film point and shoot camera and gave instructions to the kids to PHOTOGRAPH EVERYTHING that moves. Well, as a result we looked like the stereo typical Japanese tourist group. There were bodies running everywhere when the big yellow van stopped to take pictures. After all of the appropriate taking pictures of each other taking pictures was done, the troops set off to document the daily events. Well, I'm happy to report that we had a huge amount of pictures to sort through, but we also did much better documenting our vacation.
Also of note....I really have a renewed appreciation for Film. This picture was taken with a 15 year old pentax point and shoot camera using 400 ISO Fuji Reala film. The only thing done to it was raise the contrast just a tiny bit. I had it developed and scanned at Costco. I think I'll shoot more film in the future. I noticed that I have more keepers shooting film than with digital because I take the time to slow down and think.
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This picture was taken using a Nikon D70. I saw the setting sun filtering into our cabin and ran for the camera. I used Lightroom to add a slight vignette to the picture.
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EJ
Young Soldiers In Highland Village
Caleb and Joshua grabbed their airsoft gear and let me make a some portraits of them.
Usually these guys don't like this sort of thing, but they suffered through it like champs. I used a three light setup and one very small soft box. The light on the right of the image was gelled to give an amber appearance like the sun. The only thing that was edited in the images was some very minor skin touch up.
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EJ
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Usually these guys don't like this sort of thing, but they suffered through it like champs. I used a three light setup and one very small soft box. The light on the right of the image was gelled to give an amber appearance like the sun. The only thing that was edited in the images was some very minor skin touch up.
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EJ
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She Lost A Tooth But She Still Looks Charming
Here is Jacque who recently lost one of her front teeth. The mission was to make a new portrait to update Mom's wall, but Jacque didn't want to show her new "gap" in the front.. So, we decided to go for a different look. This image was converted to black and white and also retouched. It has a formal and slightly dramatic look. I hope you like it.
This portrait was done using a four light set-up and a reflector. One light on the background, one for the main light, one for the hair light, one for the fill light. The reflector was also used to control contrast on the shadow side of the face.
If you like the portrait, let me know.
Regards,
EJ
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This portrait was done using a four light set-up and a reflector. One light on the background, one for the main light, one for the hair light, one for the fill light. The reflector was also used to control contrast on the shadow side of the face.
If you like the portrait, let me know.
Regards,
EJ
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The Pretty Red Head, Not So Red
Greetings again from Highland Village. This portrait has been edited again. No, the skin touch up etc.. was not done again, but rather the following was done to it:
- A vignette was added to the portrait
- It was converted to black & white
- It was also tinted slightly with some color
It continually amazes me how different an image looks when converted from color to black and white.
I hope you enjoy looking.
EJ
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- A vignette was added to the portrait
- It was converted to black & white
- It was also tinted slightly with some color
It continually amazes me how different an image looks when converted from color to black and white.
I hope you enjoy looking.
EJ
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A Pretty Red Head In Highland Village
Greetings and Happy July 4th Weekend.
I decided to take a moment to show once again the importance of retouching an image even though it is created under controlled lighting conditions in a studio. The following pictures are of Jessica. As you can see she is a very attractive young lady. I can brag a little bit because she is one of my daughters.
The first picture was taken after taking a custom white balance and carefully metering the lights to ensure proper exposure. It's a very complimentary picture, but it is being seen directly out of the camera without any retouching. You can even see evidence of some sensor dust from the camera in the image.
The second image is the same image after doing some of the following. Retouching the eyes, retouching the skin, adjusting the hue of the skin and removing some dust spots. Even if your skin is as smooth as Jessica's if you light a portrait correctly it will reveal the smallest of flaws.
The point I'm trying to make is that retouching a portrait is a must although the levels of retouching will vary.
I hope you enjoy viewing the portraits.
Thanks for looking,
EJ
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I decided to take a moment to show once again the importance of retouching an image even though it is created under controlled lighting conditions in a studio. The following pictures are of Jessica. As you can see she is a very attractive young lady. I can brag a little bit because she is one of my daughters.
The first picture was taken after taking a custom white balance and carefully metering the lights to ensure proper exposure. It's a very complimentary picture, but it is being seen directly out of the camera without any retouching. You can even see evidence of some sensor dust from the camera in the image.
The second image is the same image after doing some of the following. Retouching the eyes, retouching the skin, adjusting the hue of the skin and removing some dust spots. Even if your skin is as smooth as Jessica's if you light a portrait correctly it will reveal the smallest of flaws.
The point I'm trying to make is that retouching a portrait is a must although the levels of retouching will vary.
I hope you enjoy viewing the portraits.
Thanks for looking,
EJ
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Now, I think I'm even cuter
I was just doing a little photoshop practice today. I'm taking two of the same images to show what a little skin softening can do for an image. This skin touch up was VERY slight. If you apply too much it can make the image begin to look like plastic. Which image do you prefer?
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EJ
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EJ
I'm really cute now.
Another portrait day in Highland Village, TX.
This is another picture made during the June 26 session. Now, he's not trying to scare me and just playing around with me. This portrait is also one light and a reflector, but it was not converted to black and white.
Thanks for looking and Happy July 4th.
EJ
This is another picture made during the June 26 session. Now, he's not trying to scare me and just playing around with me. This portrait is also one light and a reflector, but it was not converted to black and white.
Thanks for looking and Happy July 4th.
EJ