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A few from a shoot I had last week.
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weclickyoupick.com - I'd love to have a photo like this of my son and I! Very nice shot!
Denise
Keith -
Thanks for stopping by and taking these photos of me last week ....much appreciated, they all turned out GREAT!
Denise
Beautifulcapture Sean! I am sure she is super happy with it too. Amazing.
Keith, love the lighting and subject. Good work.
Thanx Denise....I would have put more info but I've been having trouble with the forum and once I added the photo I couldn't add text.
This was shot with 7D and a 24-70L and two alienbees.
You can see our scheduler and we can take one of you and your son. We are in Cincinnati though!....LOL
Thanx again,
Jeff
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No problem. Anytime. I was worried that I didn't really capture how hot you really are, but if your happy I'm happy.[;)]
Thanks!
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Thanks Jayson!
I actually had fun with shoot for not so obvious reasons. This was the day I finally put my money where my mouth is. The terrain was tough and it would have been really easy to just slap the 24-70 on and zoom about. Instead I committed to the primes and shot everything with either the 50 1.2 or 85 1.2. I can see the difference in IQ and it really did make the shoot a lot more fun.
And, Denise was such a pleasure to work with.
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I would consider that an all time favorite as well. Great outdoor lighting man!
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Thanks! I always aim to please! [;)]
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Amber in the Tennessee Technological University quad. I graduated from TTU in 2005. She's going back to school to become a teacher. She'll be a good one, too. :-)
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This one is at the top of my favorites, Sean! Good luck, Amber! [Y] [Y] Sean ...no snapping photos when she's trying to study! [:)]
Denise
some of my son....rod
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Leica R 90 f2 Apo Asph on 5D MKII
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Wow obviously I missed a few shots last few weeks....nice shots everybody is in place![Y]
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Are you kidding me?[:P]
Nah, I think working with those primes definitely paid off, the shots look great. I really like mystique/dreamy-ness in the first one. Just out of curiosity: did you do a lot of lens-swapping during the shoot? I can imagine 85mm and 50mm being pretty close? Or do you have a favorite lens for different circumstances and shots? I couldn't tell if this shot was with a 50mm prime or an 85mm.
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I haven't taken any portraits of people yet, but here is one of my pug, Roxy.
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Thanks Jan.
I was shooting with 1Ds2 and 5D2I flip flopped them once and I can't remember why. All of those shots I posted are with the 85. I'll post a couple I shot with the 50. I chose focal length based on the terrain. It was really hilly and sometimes I couldn't get the angle I wanted with one lens so grabbed the other body/lens combo. There was also an occasion where I was nestled in the middle of some brush and moving in and out was an option so I used the 50 for full body and the 85 for tight shots. If I could have I would have shot all with the 85 to keep it simple but the 50 was quite handy and definitely no compromise. I had the 35 near by incase I needed it but the 50 was the widest I needed.
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I plan on PSing out the board under her feet. Not my favorite shot anyway.
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Ah of course... that explains a lot. It does make a lot of sense to use 2 camera's at an important shoot.
Those primes seem to make very nice photos. I know I love my 50mm, but still I'm using it too little since the almighty zoom works a lot easier for me in most cases. I'm guessing all of your photos are framed like this and are not cropped? Or slightly perhaps. I can see why the 35mm didn't get any work if it isn't absolutely needed.
I like the second and third photo, that backlighting looks really good. It shows her figure in a gentle way. I like that.
If I'm honest I must say that I'm not a big fan of the first shot. The overall picture doesn't work for me. It almost seems like your model (which is absolutely beautiful) isn't really in harmony with the environment in the shot, while in the other shots you managed to do this very well.
What was your lighting/reflector set-up? during the shoot? I guess the heavy backlighting is sun and you had 1 main-light? And do I see smoke in the first shot?
Overall the last shot of the last 3 is my favorite. And lastly...I'm curious, what's the purpose of this shoot? Is it going to be published/portfolio work/anything other?
Thanks for the explanation and also for showing the 50mm samples Keith. Much appreciated.
Jan
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All I can say is, commit to the primes! I think the thing that really made me want to switch is just thinking about all the great photo from the past were shot with primes and all the MF guys shoot primes. Once I got the 85L and compared shots to my 70-200 it was easy to see why. I'm still a little surprised Annie Leibovitz uses the 24-70 so much. You'd think with all the control she would have she'd shoot primes.
I'm with you on that full length shot. I want to like but I don't. I was a little exhausted at that point in the shoot and the model wasn't very experienced so I think I gave up. I wanted her crouching down in some fashion but she just wanted to stand on the board. I just posted it to show full length 50mm shot. That is smoke in the background. I think that is why I want to like it so much. I'll post one with a little post on it too. All the shots are uncropped. I have the mentality of, if you didn't nail it in the camera live with it. I hate throwing away pixels.
No use for the 35. Until I got the 50L I use to try to frame shot with the 35 and I was getting too close and it also started to distort features. It's funny when I bought the 35L I was on the fence with a 50 but all the bad reviews of just about every 50 made me lean to the 35. But I'm loving the 50L.
The purpose of the shoot was really just for portfolios. I found a spot that really inspired me so I looked on Model Mayhem for a local girl who needed some port stuff. I wanted some swimsuit shots and I was so tired of the same old beach scenes. I was going to do some other stuff but the model had a very limited wardrobe and the dresses she had were really bad.
The sun was the heavy backlight, the key was a 580EXII in 36" Softlighter with the silver insert. This has become my favorite light. I find it to be very similar to a beauty dish. The FL shot we don't like used same key and 60" umbrella camera right to light the smoke and give a little edge. I also used a 18" shoot thru umbrella for some edge and smoke on other shots. All the 580s were triggered with Radiopopper Jrxs.
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Sean, your ability to balance sun with strobe is simply amazing. Just
thought I'd remind you. When I forget how a balanced photo should look,
I turn to your stuff. Keep it up! Tell Amber good luck!
Thanks Rodger--your kind words are certainly appreciated. ;-)
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Hey Keith,
Sorry, I missed these shots. These are all wonderful, I especially like the softness of the first one. The model really looks like she is part of the environment.
Rich
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Hi Keith,
I haven't figured out how to respond to multiple posts yet. I also like these 2 as well; especially the 2nd one for the same reason that I gave above, which is that the model looks like part of the environment, instead of just being in the environment. Certainly, I'm sure that she still needs the full body shots for her portfolio.
Great Work!
Rich
Hey Sean,
Again, it goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway, the lighting on that Amber shot as well as all of your shots, is impeccable and I'm enjoying viewing your lighting setups on Flickr too. It looks like a really nice Campus too. Thanks for taking the time to share those, as well as your Strobist articles. I really need to finish reading those.
I mainly shot outdoors and since I don't do posed portraits, I never thought there was a great need for outdoor lighting, and I hardly ever use my flash.
I'm really starting to see the benefits of very even outdoor lighting for those shots.
Rich
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Thanks Richard!
Yeah the full lengths didn't really work for me. I got married to making a shot with the smoke work. The model was a little timid especially out in the open and I think I was exhausted at that point.
But this little guy knows how to work the camera!
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He certainly does. He looks like a Champ!
Rich
I may be out of line here, but I'm really not posting this photo for c&c. I am actually posting it to ask for your prayers. This one year old little girl is my granddaughter, EmmaLee. She is in the hospital tonight with severe breathing difficulty associated with her asthma.
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I consider many of you my very close friends and I'd like to thank you in advance for sending your thoughts and well wishes her way.
Denise
I'm sending as many well wishes as I can...we're all pulling for her.
Thank you so much, Sean. Very much appreciated!
Denise
Denise,
Our family will pray for EmmaLee. Keep us posted!
Jeff
Denise,
You don
Denise,
You are not out of line at all. We are all pulling for her. Keep us posted.
Tom
Our thoughts are withEmmaLee, you, and your family.
-John
Hi Denise,
I hope she is feeling better today! All of our thoughts are with you, and your family.
Please let us know how she is doing, when you get a chance.
Rich
Wishing EmmaLee a speedy recovery so she can be home soon.
--Brant
Denise, I sure hope Emma Lee will recover and get better. I wish you and your family all the best.
Jan
Sending prayers and best wishes Denise! Hope she gets better soon.
Jayson
Adding my prayers to those already listed here.
Dan
I hope she will be fine,Denise, she will be.