Grand Central Station
Old School
About a month ago I finally got around to developing a roll of film I shot back in May on my second to last trip to Falmouth, plus another roll of random test shots. I printed a few, but I got a chance to scan all of them to digital last Friday, and I’ve picked out a couple of the best ones.
Alice in Wonderland
This weekend I had the awesome opportunity to photograph a radio interview for the lovely and multi-talented singer Alice Laurissa at DTF Radio! If you love classic R&B with a hint of retro influence (think Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughn), she’s definitely one to watch.
Follow her on Facebook, and while you’re at it follow me too!
Lighting Exercises
Here are some photos from the latest photo shoot! I’ve been putting off posting them for too long…
The first ones were taken outside, and as the harsh sunlight isn’t always appealing for these purposes, we employed the use of various light modifiers, like diffusers and different kinds of reflectors. I would have liked to use a larger aperture to blur the background on some of these.
Next is the inside session. Here we used light modifiers on the strobe heads, used different lighting ratios, key/hair/edge lights, etc… and shutter drag which was a lot of fun to play with!
Yaaaas….
Cracks in the Facade
My first post of the new year, and I have to say it’s a good one, because I got to do the coolest shoot this past weekend! The organizer of our group got this amazing abandoned building for these photo sessions. It’s either coming down or getting redone, but it definitely made a great backdrop and mood for our fantastic models.
Have to say, I had a bit of a panic because I kept getting an error on my camera… but then I managed to figure it out — turns out my lens no longer works for shots wider than ~35mm, seems the shutter gets stuck or something 😦 But it was more than enough to get these shots!
There you have it! We were losing light fast by the end but it was a fun challenge to work with that kind of light. And as a final note, as every photographer knows, thousands of dollars worth of gear won’t magically make you a good photographer. It might help your file look nice, sure, but the most important thing is to use what we know and work with what we have to make good images! That being said.. I will need a new lens eventually… donations are welcome ;A; (j/k!)
Castle on the Lake
A couple of weeks ago I met up with some lovely folks at Central Park to walk around and take some photos. The destination was Belvedere Castle, which is apparently the location of the official Central Park weather station, and we took pictures along the way there. It was freezing and a bit windy and by the end I couldn’t feel my toes anymore but it was worth it! These are my favorite shots from that day.
Nice Day For A White Wedding
No actually it wasn’t… It was awful and wet and raining and kind of cold. But the show must go on! And it was quite toasty inside. Check out the lovely and talented models we were able to work with for this workshop. It was a wedding theme, and the dresses, makeup, everything went together really nicely.
Next post we’ll see photos from the last awesome concert I went to. Be on the lookout…
Darker Hues
At long last, I’m back with some more music photos! And a band I’ve been wanting to photograph for ages, no less. Meet Violet Machine! But don’t let the name fool you, there’s nothing floral about this Brooklyn-based quartet, with vocals reminiscent of Interpol backed by dark, edgy instrumentals.
Checking out Violet Machine is not an option so do click the link above. Go on, click it! More bands from this same night coming soon.
Shooting for Stars
What, another model photoshoot?! So, you will be seeing a bit more of these from now on, but not to worry; I’m not abandoning music photo ;P I had another opportunity to work with some great models at a different meetup, and it was hard to choose the best shots but these are a couple top picks.
I didn’t get to shoot with the first model for very long because of some technical issues, but that didn’t stop us from getting some great shots. Check these out.
And our next model was the fantastic Ica! So great to work with — you just have to see these for yourself!
Thanks girls, you were awesome! Hope to work with you again!
Stay tuned…
In Vogue
A couple of weeks ago I went to a photography meetup, and was able to shoot some fashion photography. It was great meeting new photographers, playing with the lighting, and of course working with our adorable model Kinga! She did several outfit changes and I took a good 400 shots but these are just a few of my favorites that day.
