Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Allison and Ian ~ Happy Couple

Allison and Ian ~ Happy Couple

Allison and Ian Romantic time..

love the pose because it is easy for any couple to do..

key is to show her shoes.. don't for get that!

lighting was Elinchrom Quadra with Deep octa camera right at 1.2 power on the scale..

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperturef/4.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed800
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Lauren Senior ~ The Photographer

Lauren Senior ~ The Photographer

Meet Lauren,

a very energetic, artistically focused senior, needless to say, she is a photographer..

we wanted to create an image that focuses on her, but also shows to the viewer that she is serious photographer..

so we did a sky shot... lol..

lighting on here is AB1600 at 1/3 power with a softligher 60 inch camera left about 5 feet away

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/4.5
Focal Length35 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Shane and Kristine ~ Engagement

Shane and Kristine ~ Engagement

Shane and Kristine to be wedded next year..

young happy couples.. that is what makes the world go round..

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Monday, May 23, 2011

Allison and Ian ~ Their Moment

Allison and Ian ~ Their Moment

Allison and Ian having their moment at the reception

Weddings make me smile.. seeing the newly weds so happy together is so rewarding..

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Courtney Senior ~ Senior or Platinum Model?

Courtney Senior ~ Senior or Platinum Model?

Alien bee was about 4 feet away at 1/2 power with 22 inch beauty dish
rear speed light was @ 1/4 power about 6 feet away

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/10.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Lilly Senior ~ Sunset


Lilly Senior ~ Sunset, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Lilly Senior ~ Sunset

Senior Madness is still going on for me...

AB1600 with 60 inch softlighter II

power was @ 1/3 power camera left just out of frame of camera..

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/7.1
Focal Length35 mm
ISO Speed250
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Lauren Senior ~ The Tall Grass Beauty

Lauren Senior ~ The Tall Grass Beauty

One of my Favs from Lauren's portfolio..

the action of her running and the fabric (10 feet of tulle material) just makes this magical for me...

Lauren loves nature so hopefully we capture her fun smile and the beauty of the tall grass and the midwestern warm glow..

lighting was a single AB1600 at about 1/3 power with a 22 inch Beauty dish

we had father stand in the focus sweet spot and then i locked on focus, then Lauren came running down the grass and gave us shot !

ND filters were used to get the 2.0 with shutter sync at 1/200

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/2.2
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed50
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Kristine and Shane ~ Rainy Engagement

Kristine and Shane ~ Rainy Engagement

started working with Kristine and Shane Engagements..

during the 40 min shoot, it rained ! so i went ahead and just added some more rain in photoshop.. since i had the layers premade this only took about 3 mins to drag and drop...

all natural light

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed160
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Friday, May 13, 2011

Kate and Aaron ~ Good Times


Kate and Aaron ~ Good Times, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kate and Aaron ~ Good Times

their engagement session was so fun..

young couples, happy and full energy makes my job really easy..

natural light

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperturef/1.8
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Megan Senior ~ Kicking Back


Megan Senior ~ Kicking Back, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Megan Senior ~ Kicking Back

senior madness continues..

lighting on this one was AB1600 Camera Left about 6 feet away from megan, with a beauty dish at about 1/3 power

trigged by Cactus V5's.. they are really worth the money.. have not had a miss fire

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed50
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Monday, May 9, 2011

Matt and Melissa ~ Pre Kiss


Matt and Melissa ~ Pre Kiss, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Matt and Melissa ~ Pre Kiss

part 2 of this series..

working with this couple was wonderful..

love creating the connectivity by simple expressions and basic hand and arm positions..

natural lighting

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperturef/1.8
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Matt and Melissa ~ Happy Engagement

Matt and Melissa ~ Happy Engagement

matt and melissa to be wedded this fall..

very easy couple to work with..

first of a 3 shot series..

they look so happy together !!! loved working with them..

all natural light

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Kelsey and Paige ~ Besties


Kelsey and Paige ~ Besties, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kelsey and Paige ~ Besties

working on Paige's senior photos(dark hair), but her best friend came along to help out..

Kelsey (blonde)is a photographer and has also been a second shooter with me in a wedding, apparently she can model too, so it made total sense to take a besties image of them..

kelsey's right hand has about 8 stitches so we had to minimized it in the pose..

rear lighting AB1600 with yellow gel bare at 1/3 power and front lighting was AB1600 with 60 inch plm as key 1/3 power

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/2.8
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed50
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Maddy Senior ~ Golden Art facebook

Maddy Senior ~ Golden Art facebook

just getting around to placing the order for Madeline..

this one makes me smile..

lighting was 2 speed lights in HSS triggered by radio poppers..

2 speed lights were about 2 feet apart on separate stands

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed50
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOn, Fired

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Janelle Senior ~ Sunny Woods


Janelle Senior ~ Sunny Woods, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Janelle Senior ~ Sunny Woods

Janelle's senior photos will be different from the others this year.. i haven't worked in the woods too much and when we walked by them i noticed this workable location..

lighting was 2 lights

1. back camera left rim "SUNNY" look was created by AB1600 with Yellow Gel at 1/2 power
2. key lighting AB1600 at 1/2 power with 60 inch PLM held down by mother..

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/1.6
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed50
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Janelle Senior ~ Yellow Flower Patch

Janelle Senior ~ Yellow Flower Patch

working on Janelle's senior photo portfolio..

the lighting here was all faked sun light..

2 AB1600 were used..

camera right rear for fake back lighting being it was really just cloudy and dark outside and cold !

key lighting was @ 1/2 power with 60 PLM mother held down the light so it wouldn't blow over

back lighting was AB1600 at 1/2 power with yellow gel..

looks like a sunny day eh? not !

all lights triggered by the Consistent firing Cactus V5's

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperturef/2.2
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed50
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Megan Senior ~ The White Wall


Megan Senior ~ The White Wall, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Megan Senior ~ The White Wall

Working on Senior photos for Megan..

she is a straight A student and will be going on to get her degree in the Medical Field..

mother held the quadra with the deep octa about 5 feet camera left

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperturef/4.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Chad and Emily ~ Midnight Romance

Chad and Emily ~ Midnight Romance

2 lights used for this

1. AB1600 with yellow gel at 1/2 power
2. AB1600 with White umbrella shoot thru @ 1/3 power about 7 feet camera right

all lights was triggered by the Consistent firing Cactus V5's

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/1.8
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed50
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire