Sean's Recent Shoot: Panos Galore

[Sheiky]

Great set Sean! She sure does seem to race off any second there. To be honest I also really like the head-shoulder portrait you posted on Flickr.

[Steve U]

...with utter disregard for where the sun is positioned in the sky..

Who's your daddy, sun? ...Sean

...The (rather hard) transition from highlight to shadow would have fallen right across the bridge of her nose splitting her face in the middle.

Ouch, you make that sound painful....I'm surprised she's so willing...

[Sean Setters]

Here we have my wonderful lacrosse model, Katherine. She's a year older, and with a couple of semesters of college under her belt, we got together again to [once again] try something a little different.

This location has been in the back of my mind for literally years. It's a bit of a hike from the nearest parking area, but when packing relatively light (shoe mount flashes here), it's not so bad. The location is some sort of abandoned facility within the confines of the Cookeville City Lake park. In fact, the trail dead-ends at the facility. After happening upon the location years ago, I knew I wanted to shoot there. However, the circumstances were never quite right--until yesterday.

Canon 5D Mark II
28-70mm f/2.8 L
f/3.2, 1/60 sec, ISO 200


The Graffiti Artist by budrowilson, on Flickr

And don't worry, we didn't actually spray paint anything--the graffiti was done in Photoshop. ;-)

[Busted Knuckles]

And don't worry, we didn't actually spray paint anything--the graffiti was done in Photoshop. ;-)

You have given me a whole new set of ideas of how to fiddle with those that offend me fortunately these are very very few. I am really easy going.... no really I am

[Mark Elberson]

It's called a Baby Drop Down Pin. And yes, it makes mounting things on a boom much easier because you're not always fighting gravity with heavy modifiers. You can find a Matthews and an Avenger version at B&H (I bought the Matthews one).

Finally pulled the trigger on an Avenger E700 Drop Down Pin. I mounted a strobe with beauty dish attached and love the way it dangles regardless of the angle of my boom arm. I'll break it in this weekend but I think that it will become a fixture on my boom.

[Sean Setters]

There's a rather ancient motel on the outskirts of my hometown called the "Southern Motel." The motel's sign has seen better days--but that's exactly what drew me to it. I didn't drive by it often, but every time I did I would think to myself, "That would make a good backdrop." I even went so far as to drive to the location one day specifically to take a picture of the sign and add it to my "Possible Locations" folder.

Fast forward to today--Caitlin and I set up shop right in front of the sign. I used a Paul C. Buff PLM boomed above, camera left to block out the sun and provide the mainlight via a White Lightning Ultra 1800 monolight. I set up another mono with a Mola Demi to use as the rim light (camera right, behind subject). Last, but not least, I used a Canon 580EX positioned below the subject to fill in the shadows left by the high mainlight. I used a Singh-Ray Vari-N-Duo to polarize and underexpose the sky while maintaining a relatively wide shooting aperture (wide for sunny 10am that is).


Caitlin at the Motel 1 by budrowilson, on Flickr


Caitlin at the Motel 2 by budrowilson, on Flickr

There are a couple more on my flickr photostream.

[Steve U]

Such a high standard you set yourself Sean and you consistantly maintain that. Your work has a signature look and feel to it, great subject separation from the background. I get to see a few pretty girl in grungey location shots, but yours are at another level to most out there.

I feel you could work on a calender/portfolio type body of work where your model almost leaps out of her location with the separation/3D effect you have mastered.

Great series.

[DavidEccleston]

Sorry to break it to you Sean, but you're going to have to head back. This time, remember to bring zombie makeup and clothes for the model. Or not zombie, but something else to go with the run-down motel.

(ps. Nice shots. )

[Sean Setters]

Such a high standard you set yourself Sean and you consistently maintain that. Your work has a signature look and feel to it, great subject separation from the background. I get to see a few pretty girl in grungey location shots, but yours are at another level to most out there.

I feel you could work on a calendar/portfolio type body of work where your model almost leaps out of her location with the separation/3D effect you have mastered.

Great series.

I appreciate that Steve. The unfortunate side effect of my style is that people think it's Photoshopped.

"You mean you were actually there??"


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[Steve U]

I appreciate that Steve. The unfortunate side effect of my style is that people think it's Photoshopped.

"You mean you were actually there??"


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As well as a Copywrite, you might need a "No chromakey products were used" disclaimer.