Sunday Berries
Aug3
Love Blueberries. With cream and sugar is oh-my-God dessert.
Didn’t had much to do this Sunday evening, so from my boredom this picture happened.
You really think, just because you’re at home, you can’t make a nice photo?
Table full of boxes as flags, one light on background [0.5 meter away]to give a nice halo. Strobe in umbrela shoot-through on right,Lastolite reflector left.G
Guy I know.
Aug5
You think you know people.
When they are standing there- in front of a big eye, which you have instead of your face; with all that photoshoot buzz and lights- people change.
I know Michael for about a year now. He’s a nice guy with always something ironic on tip of his tongue. Happy, with attitude. But in front of a lens he’s someone completely different.
As you can see on the pictures – sensual and fragile side comes out. I didn’t have to tell him a thing.
Is this acting or it’s deep emotion?
Light: one strobe, umbrella and reflector involved. PS: not too much, big stain on the wall.
Valentina!
Aug4
Valentina- half Peruvian, half Scottish. Future model- that’s for sure. Natural and happy.
Ligh- bowens on background and strobe in umbrela, no fill. No PS.
Are you Comfy?
Jul0
As promised- more of amaizing Comfort.
This was a Bling-bling session. We wanted to make it a little more glamorous than the last one. Comfort was doing million poses a minute and we had an amazing laugh. Working in environment like this is a pleasure. Thanks goes to Aga for help.
Light: background one bowens,and strip softboxes both sides. Some PS involved.
Miss K’s eight month
Jul0
I love those assignments- very nice people, relaxed, that cooperate [read: do what I say].
We’ve had really good time and I think it shows on the photos.
Thanks miss M for help with this one.
Room was quite small with white walls and ceiling, which helped to achieve look of K wrapped in light.
Silhouette pictures was a problem coz light was bouncing everywhere, but we’ve managed.
Pictures one and two shows difference in ending media – No1 is for big canvas [contrast and color] and no2 for photo paper[soft].
Light: No1 and no2 – umbrella shoot through in front and bouncer on right. No3 umbrella left and small strobe background pattern [looks like wings] No4 is strobe half power in front, through bed sheet.
Dee nude
Jul0
Idea behind Dee’s shot was to show woman nudity in a simplest way possible. Simple and delicate, like nude skin itself.
Beautiful yet minimalistic form almost talk to us about it’s fragile nature.
Light couldn’t be more simple – all area covered in black. Camera left is a bare Bowens head behind two black panels with no more than 10cm distance between them- that gave only thin strip of light. No PS except dodge/burn.
Top place, top food.
Jul4
One of the best restaurants in Edinburgh. Royal Yaht Brittania Head Chef’s “Oloroso”.Best chips in town and magnificent view. From one side – the Castle, from another -Firth of Forth. Anyway. Is it hard to shoot there? No. Came day earlier, asked a manager. He said: no problem. As some say: If you not ask- you will never know.
This is Mariusz, nice guy and best graphic designer I know. [Witty Fox]
I’ve wanted to show that for him office is everywhere he wants, and doesn’t have to work between claustrophobic four walls like rest of folk.
This was part of college’s assignment – environmental portrait.
Radio triggered strobe is firing on a white sheet of paper blue tagged to the laptop screen. Background two stops down and some dodging and burning in PS.
Dont be distracted. By equipment or her eyes
Jul2
Sometimes equipment is a distraction. Lenses, cameras, lighting stands, strobes, cables, gels – and she is standing and waiting. Sometimes, you can lose it, even before you will start.
On this shoot on Edinburgh’s Arthur’s Seat I’ve taken just my camera, one lens [24-70] and a reflector. Natural poses, smiles, interactions – what I wanted to show. Think about Stefan Soell’s pictures. They are so light, fragile- almost poetic.
Maria was, as always, amazing model.
All pictures were made with beautiful setting sun as main light and reflector [silver or white] for fill. Not too much PS, except some bleach bypass.
Comfort A.
May0
Portrait of Comfort A, lovely Nigerian girl. Pictures are strong, full of power, and that was her firs time on a photo shoot. More is coming.
Light: strip softboxes either side. No fill or backlight[maybe next time]. As I see now, maybe a little spotlight on a background would be nice.
Dennis W
May0
College assignment: Lifestyle magazine cover shoot. I’ve tried to do Men’s Health.
They are doing mainly black and white covers. Quite sure they are using only one light on the subject with some reflection and pure white background.
Dennis was standing in front of black tunnel, and had one big beauty dish camera high right. Background was two bare bulbs 1.5 stop over him.
Blue cast to make it a little fashionable. Cast is cleared from the skin.