Portrait

Dolled Up in Red Velvet for Halloween Flyer

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Clients themselves in make-up to appear doll-like for their own business' Halloween flyer.

I made this image for the people in the image.  They are the owners of RAW VIBES, whose grand opening was just a few days ago.  This time they wanted me to produce an image they could use in one of their flyers to promote their Halloween event.  La La (on right) really likes kind of gothic dolls.  She showed me some images of them before the shoot, so that was the look we went for in the shot, as best we could.  I think she had a real talent for posing with a very doll-like expression on her face.

This is the setup I used for making this shot: 

  • Nikon D300 on tripod with built-in flash on in commander mode
  • Tamron XR Di II 17-50mm f/2.8 lens @ f/5.6 & focal length 17mm
  • Nikon SB-600 Speedlight hand held by me directly over my head pointing down at the models 

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Treasure Island reflection shot critiqued by Scott Bourne!!

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I was browsing PhotoFocus.com from my iPhone which I do at least once daily, and to my great surprise I saw one of my own images right on the front page! It was quite a jolt of surprise and soon excitement!

Listen to Scott's critique:

Listen!

Others on flickr offered their critiques and versions of the photo:

flickr users versions

A while back I submitted the above pictured photograph to the flickr group scottcritiques. I am honored that Scott chose to critique it as he is my favorite photographer and whose photography knowledge and advice I trust the most. We have actually been in communication before via personal e-mail and Twitter also, though most likely only I remember those exchanges. Back when he was running twipphoto.com I offered a few suggestions on how to better implement WordPress comments and suggested adding gravatar support. Both suggestions he implemented! He holds a winter bird photography workshop nearby in the Ft. Myers area that I hope to attend some day. I own his book "88 Secrets to Selling and Publishing Your Photography." I respect his blunt opinions on all photography matters. I use and love Nik's Silver Efex Pro for making black and white images because of his praise for the app, and I will be buying a Drobo as soon as I can work it into my photography budget.

About the above photograph, before Scott's critique it dawned on me to crop out the crooked, gray sky.  I just never put the updated version onto flickr.  I will take all the other suggestions into consideration and post an updated version soon.

Thanks again to Scott Bourne and everyone else who took the time to post their versions of the photo.  The above image is one of my personal top 3 photographs I have ever made.  

 

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Special Candid Portrait Session -- Kimberly and Jack

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This morning's special candid portrait session was at one of my usual shooting locations:  The University of Tampa.  However, since I love bokeh so much it almost does not matter where the session is actually held.  The shoot was later in the morning than I recommend, but the client requested a later start time since her son does not wake up so early, and neither do I, so I was glad for the extra sleep after the long evening at the Business Showcase the day before.

The above shot was a requested "nose-to-nose" shot.  It was a fairly difficult shot to get since there are quite a few variables in such a shot:  both subjects' eyes open, eye contact made, noses touching just the right amount, and flash location.  This was the third attempt.  I like it because all the variables are met and the mother's hand touching her son's chin, I feel, adds tenderness to the shot.  

THE SETUP:

  • Nikon D300 handheld
  • Nikkor AF-S 105mm VR micro F2.8G @ f/5.6
  • Nikon Speedlight SB-600 tripod mounted to frame left & above

I was a bit wedged in between the chair the boy was sitting in and the guard rail on the front porch of the Plant Building.  Just enough space though to get the subjects in frame.

PROCESSING:

  • Nik Color Efex Pro 3
  • Aperture 2

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