Mamma's Sweet Shop Wedding Cake

Mamma's Sweet Shop Wedding Cake, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Mamma's Sweet Shop Wedding Cake

continuation of the Elements Spa Bridal shoot.

what bridal shoot is complete with out a wedding cake?

camera left was the 60 inch softlighter with AB1600

camera right was the 22 inch beauty dish with AB1600 with grid

backdrop was fabric 54 inches by 108 inches purchased from hobby lobby for around 60 dollars.

during the shoot i moved the key and rim lighting around depending on the shot we wanted but they always were in the cross fire arrangement

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/8.0
Focal Length35 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
Image Width5616
Image Height3744

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 31 Jan 11, 3.57PM PST.

Lori and Steve ~ Vintage Ring Shot

Lori and Steve ~ Vintage Ring Shot, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Lori and Steve ~ Vintage Ring Shot

a ring shot project i did for a wedding in October of last year

layers:

1 original ring data photo
2 vintage textures
3 cursive textures
4 colorized
5 bride and groom cut out with blurred over lay

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed800
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOn, Fired
Image Width5616
Image Height3744

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 30 Jan 11, 6.18PM PST.

Kim Model ~ The Royal Bride Chair

Kim Model ~ The Royal Bride Chair, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kim Model ~ The Royal Bride Chair

Elements Salon and Spa Bridal Boutique shoot..

Kim was a stunning bride that i worked with last Oct..
so naturally we had her as a model for this shoot.

MUA Team:

Cassanda Alsop
Megan Ketterer
Katie Looper

Lighting was 2 Alien Bee's AB1600

Key lighting was about 7 feet away from Kim @ 1/2 power with 60 inch softlighter
Rim lighting was about 5 feet away from Kim camera right with a gridded beauty dish

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/8.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
Image Width3669
Image Height5503

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 29 Jan 11, 1.10PM PST.

Makenzie Newborn ~ The Yellow Wall

Makenzie Newborn ~ The Yellow Wall, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Makenzie Newborn ~ The Yellow Wall

Continuation of Mackenzie's shoot

Meet Makenzie, born a premy so you can image how small and precious she is..
Parents and Grandparents are super proud..

lighting was one light from camera left
Elinchrom with Deep Oct at about 1.3 power

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/3.2
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 28 Jan 11, 5.07PM PST.

Kim Model ~ Royal Bride

Kim Model ~ Royal Bride, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kim Model ~ Royal Bride

Elements Salon and Spa Bridal Boutique shoot..

Kim was a stunning bride that i worked with last Oct.. so naturally we had her as a model for this shoot.

MUA Team:

Cassanda Alsop
Megan Ketterer
Katie Looper

Lighting was 2 Alien Bee's AB1600

Key lighting was about 7 feet away from Kim @ 1/2 power with 60 inch softlighter
Rim lighting was about 5 feet away from Kim camera right with a gridded beauty dish


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/8.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
Image Width3669
Image Height5503

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 27 Jan 11, 6.38PM PST

Makenzie Newborn ~ The Purple Texture

Makenzie Newborn ~ The Purple Texture, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Makenzie Newborn ~ The Purple Texture

Meet Makenzie, born a premy so you can image how small and precious she it..
Parents and Grandparents are super proud..

lighting was one light from camera left
Elinchrom with Deep Oct at about 1.3 power

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/3.2
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 26 Jan 11, 4.40AM PST.

Aurielle Bride ~ Snow Queen 1

Aurielle Bride ~ Snow Queen 1, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Aurielle Bride ~ Snow Queen 1

Continuation of Aurielle's Bridal Shoot...

here i have Aurielle lighted up by a single Light on a Red Wall boomed by Ryan O Hicks

pretty simple method but if done correctly it looks great.. well of course if you have Aurielle anything looks great.. even a flash light.. LOL..

power of the Elinchrom Quadra was around 2.3 and the Deep Octa was about 4 feet way camera left

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/2.8
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
Image Width3533
Image Height5299

set up shots here too..


www.flickr.com/photos/rohicks/5339339821/

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 25 Jan 11, 7.40PM PST.

Makenzie Newborn ~ The Purple Wall fickr

Makenzie Newborn ~ The Purple Wall fickr, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Makenzie Newborn ~ The Purple Wall fickr

Meet Makenzie, born a premy so you can image how small and precious she it..

lighting was one light from camera left
Elinchrom with Deep Oct at about 1.3 power

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/3.2
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 24 Jan 11, 4.45AM PST.

Aurielle and Josh's wedding ring shot ~ Magic Dust

Aurielle and Josh's wedding ring shot ~ Magic Dust, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Aurielle and Josh's wedding ring shot ~ Magic Dust

i am learning macro photography..

picked up the 100 2.8 L with I.S. to help me do the job better since i was fighting with the 85L for ring shots..

this new lens should help out and do things fast for me..

this was the first time using it and i think it is a huge learning curve !..

macro is totally different than people portraits.. and the Fstops are totally different.. i have to learn the ratio differences..

for people full body i like to be at 2.0 on the 85L..

but for objects that are small.. i think i need to be around 5.6 or higher to get everything in focus..

lighting was a single 580 triggered by a cactus trigger with a white card on the camera right to bounce the light back to the rings..

rings were on a wooden floor with small dust particles that made the sweet bokeh..


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperturef/5.6
Focal Length100 mm
ISO Speed800
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 18 Jan 11, 7.11PM PST.

Hanna ~ The Green Wall

Hanna ~ The Green Wall, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Hanna ~ The Green Wall

Last from the Newborn Session

Hannah looks so peaceful here..

lighting was Elichrom Deep Oct camera Left about 4 feet away

Power was about 2.3 on Elinchrom scale

we had Hannah on a Large Serving Dish so it is something different for me for sure..

makes me want to do more Newborn sessions.. (because this shot looks like most other newborn shots but there is only so much i can do with newborns)

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/5.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 19 Jan 11, 5.42PM PST.

Aurielle Bride ~ The Red Wall

Aurielle Bride ~ The Red Wall, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Aurielle Bride ~ The Red Wall

continuation of the Aurielle Bridal Series i have 2 more to share after this one..

here i have Aurielle lighted up by a single Light on a Red Wall boomed by Ryan O Hicks

pretty simple method but if done correctly it looks great.. well of course if you have Aurielle anything looks great.. even a flash light.. LOL..

power of the Elinchrom Quadra was around 2.3 and the Deep Octa was about 4 feet way camera left

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/2.8
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
Image Width3533
Image Height5299

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 20 Jan 11, 5.16PM PST.

Hanna Newborn ~ 6 days old Bling

Hanna Newborn ~ 6 days old Bling, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Hanna Newborn ~ 6 days old Bling

well my second newborn session

working with little ones is more difficult than i think...

lighting was quadra with deep oct boomed camera left about 4 feet away

elinchrom power at 2.7 to get this..

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/5.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
Image Width5616
Image Height3744

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 12 Jan 11, 6.42PM PST.

Aurielle Bride ~ The Piano

Aurielle Bride ~ The Piano, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Aurielle Bride ~ The Piano

starting the series of the bridal shots..

lighting was the Quadra with the Deep Octa camera right about 6 feet camera left.

power was 2.5 in the Elinchrom scale


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/2.8
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 16 Jan 11, 5.51PM PST.

Aurielle and Josh's wedding ring shot ~ Magic Dust

Aurielle and Josh's wedding ring shot ~ Magic Dust, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Aurielle and Josh's wedding ring shot ~ Magic Dust

i am learning macro photography..

picked up the 100 2.8 L with I.S. to help me do the job better since i was fighting with the 85L for ring shots..

this new lens should help out and do things fast for me..

this was the first time using it and i think it is a huge learning curve !..

macro is totally different than people portraits.. and the Fstops are totally different.. i have to learn the ratio differences..

for people full body i like to be at 2.0 on the 85L..

but for objects that are small.. i think i need to be around 5.6 or higher to get everything in focus..

lighting was a single 580 triggered by a cactus trigger with a white card on the camera right to bounce the light back to the rings..

rings were on a wooden floor with small dust particles that made the sweet bokeh..


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperturef/5.6
Focal Length100 mm
ISO Speed800
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 18 Jan 11, 7.11PM PST.

Hannah Newborn ~ Pink Baby Shower

Hannah Newborn ~ Pink Baby Shower, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Hannah Newborn ~ Pink Baby Shower

Meet Hannah.. 6 days old.. and such a sweety..

i figured a baby shower would be a good theme for a newborn shoot.. LOL..

lighting was Elinchrom Quadra boomed camera right about 4 feet

power was 1.3 on Elinchrom Scale

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/2.8
Focal Length100 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 17 Jan 11, 5.10PM PST.

Aurielle Bride ~ Winter Bride

Aurielle Bride ~ Winter Bride, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

once in a life time you get married to your high school sweet heart.. sounds like a fairy tale wedding story book right?

well it was true for Aurielle and Josh..

i must say i am very lucky to have been picked to do their Wedding..

one.. Aurielle is just stunning and two, Josh is a MLB who has worked his way up the ranks.. he played for 2 College Teams and is on his way to the Big Leagues.. well already has had experience in the big leagues.. but he will be there full time this year i believe... coming into his own rapidly..

during the wedding i took several shots of guys that i didn't even know, but it turns out they were also MLB players, just to name a few: Don Mattingly's Son, Preston, and Clayton Kershaw..

but back to this.. photo..

this was lighted up by just 2 LED flash Lights shined by her father..


the background is displayed below, SOOC.. the wall was red, but i changed it to blue and like blue better for the winter bride look..

the background decorations where held by Ryan O Hicks and mother on the right side.. you can see Beth's hand on the camera right... LOL..

the wedding LED decorations worked too.. and since the decorations had LED ends, i went to ahead and matched the KEY light with LED Flashlights.. so all the tones and colors match and post work was made easier..

the flash lights were boomed camera left about 4 feet out of camera..


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperturef/1.4
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed250
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Hanna Newborn ~ The Hallway Spot Light

Hanna Newborn ~ The Hallway Spot Light, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Hanna Newborn ~ The Hallway Spot Light

working with newborns is very new to me..

the lighting on this one was a piece of paper folded into a snoot over a 580EXII held by the father camera right about 4 feet away..

power was 1/16 power triggered by the cactus V5's


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed50
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 13 Jan 11, 6.53PM PST.

Aurielle and Josh ~ Wedding Baseball Mitt

Aurielle and Josh ~ Wedding Baseball Mitt, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Aurielle and Josh ~ Wedding Baseball Mitt

this is what the little ring bearer brought up to the groom during the ceremony..

this mitt was Josh's grand fathers mitt so it means alot to him..

taken with radio poppers in ettl mode light from above so simple

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperturef/4.5
Focal Length100 mm
ISO Speed800
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOn, Fired

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 11 Jan 11, 7.51PM PST.

Aurielle Bride ~ The Winter Wedding

Aurielle Bride ~ The Winter Wedding, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Aurielle Bride ~ The Winter Wedding

Aurielle's Wedding series..

first of many to come..

lighting was boomed by Ryan Hicks

Elinchrom Quadra with Deep Octa about 5 feet camera right

at about .9 in power


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/3.2
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed160
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 10 Jan 11, 8.18PM PST.

Aurielle and Josh Wedding ~ The Middle of the Aisle

Aurielle and Josh Wedding ~ The Middle of the Aisle, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Aurielle and Josh Wedding ~ The Middle of the Aisle

Well the time has come, Aurielle one of my favorite models just got married to her high school sweet heart..

they have dated since high school so it was fitting they tied the knot at the university church on purdue campus

this shot works for me because:

1. i always want to use the middle aisle for composition
2. goal with romantic connection is achieved between the bride and groom
3. because it was Aurielle.. lol..

lighting was Ettl with a speed light on top bounced off the ceiling


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed800
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOn, Fired

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 9 Jan 11, 7.48PM PST.

Jess Model ~ The Pillow Wall for flickr

Jess Model ~ The Pillow Wall for flickr, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Jess Model ~ The Pillow Wall for flickr

Jess was rocking the Helen Fashion Shoot..

Lighting was 2 lights..

1. AB1600 64 PLM boomed camera right 5 feet away @ 2/3 power
2. AB1600 beauty dish boomed camera left 6 feet away @1/2 power

triggered by the cactus V4's system..

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/9.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 2 Jan 11, 6.25PM PST.

Winter Sister ~ The Holiday Wish

Winter Sister ~ The Holiday Wish, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Winter Sister ~ The Holiday Wish

Lighting was 2 lights..

1. AB1600 64 PLM boomed camera right 5 feet away @ 2/3 power
2. AB1600 beauty dish boomed camera left 6 feet away @1/2 power

Composite on a grey screen

2 layers..

1. snowy trees
2. snow layers

lots of masking and blending on this one..


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/9.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
Image Width3744
Image Height3744

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 1 Jan 11, 5.49PM PST.