Kat and Jimmy wedding ~ Thinking of you

Kat and Jimmy wedding ~ Thinking of you, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kat and Jimmy wedding ~ Thinking of you

both kat and jimmy started out their relationship with written correspondence, being jimmy was in the military, so this composition came to us really quickly...

lighting was ab1600 with a beauty dish gridded camera left at 1/4 power

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/3.5
Focal Length24 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
Image Width5616
Image Height3744

Kathryn and Jimmy Wedding ~ Popcorn Fun

Kathryn and Jimmy Wedding ~ Popcorn Fun, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kathryn and Jimmy Wedding ~ Popcorn Fun

Wedding Fun at the Reception !!

Kat Carrs reception was at the Lafayette Theater so we had to make a memorable one !

Jimmy's Uncle Greg Carr helped held the lights.. for me.. thanks Gregg!

Connie, Kat, and i drew up the concept about 3 weeks ago on this one.. lots of prep when in to this one..

lighting was 2 lights..

1. key was elinchrom quadra with 39 octa, boomed by the grooms uncle who happens to work for canon in new jersey, thanks greg

2. rear lighting was bare speedlight with red gel for some color

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperturef/4.0
Focal Length35 mm
ISO Speed1600
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOn, Fired

Kathryn Bride ~ Antique Bride

Kathryn Bride ~ Antique Bride, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kathryn Bride ~ Antique Bride

well, one of my favorite models just got married...

we did this with 2 lights..

1. Key Lighting is AB1600 with grid camera left about 7 feet
2. back lighting was bare speed light 4 feet out of frame..

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/5.6
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Caitlin and Caleb ~ Coming Home

Caitlin and Caleb ~ Coming Home, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Caitlin and Caleb ~ Coming Home

working on the engagements for this young couple.

Caleb works at the air port so he set us up with this TEXAN T-6 war craft ...

with 2 alien bees and a beauty dish, we were able to get this dip kiss shot for them..

coming home just makes for a good title..

both bees were at 3/4 power

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperturef/7.1
Focal Length20 mm
ISO Speed100

Katelyn and Caleb ~ Happily Married

Katelyn and Caleb ~ Happily Married, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Katelyn and Caleb ~ Happily Married

working on some engagements with a pair of Purdue Students that have a large love with photography..

Caleb is also very much into Aviation so we did the shoot at the airport..

between all three of us we came up with the concept on the foto..

lighting was single AB1600 with Beauty dish at about 3/4 power.. camera right about 5 feet

Nick DJ ~ Pump Up the Volume

Nick DJ ~ Pump Up the Volume, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Nick DJ ~ Pump Up the Volume

Working with a talented Local DJ... Powder Rogby

i wanted to create something with color, light, and action..

concept is him being the master of music, controlling speakers and sound like the Jedi Master..

hopefully it looks like it.. haha !

lighting was 2 speed lights in the rear and the Alien Bee for the front lighting at 1/2 power

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/9.0
Focal Length35 mm
ISO Speed50
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Amanda and Joey ~ Romance on the wall

Amanda and Joey ~ Romance on the wall, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Amanda and Joey ~ Romance on the wall

from a recent wedding..

keys for good posing for me

place the groom first
then place the bride around the groom..

and the foreheads together and smiling always creates the romance..

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed200
Exposure Bias+1/3 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Amanda and Joey ~ The Kiss

Amanda and Joey ~ The Kiss, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Amanda and Joey ~ The Kiss

from a recent wedding..

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperturef/2.2
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed320
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Magical Winter Wish Publication ~ Light and Shoot 50 Fashion Book

Magical Winter Wish Publication ~ Light and Shoot 50 Fashion Book, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Magical Winter Wish Publication ~ Light and Shoot 50 Fashion Book

Well this image has had quite the Odyssey, been one of my favorite images, been on a billboard, in a major magazine, and now published in a Mainstream Fashion Book for photographers.

this book is a new publication by Chris Gatcum. Light and Shoot: 50 Fashion Photos features the work of photography Masters Miles Aldridge, Perou and Rankin and its a real PRIVILEGE to have been part of this project.. actually mind blowing.. :)

The concept of this book is pretty simple - Lighting Handbook for fashion photographers

shows the shot and on the opposite page, the set up of lights and captions about HOW to do the shot and a little background of the concept or history of the shot.. and small tid bit of the photographer.. :)

"The key to this book though, is on the back cover- that “lighting styles come in and out of fashion and are constantly evolving… Some would say there are no rules abut lighting..-or that lighting is something you never truly master; but the more you shoot the better you get at it.”" i couldn't agree more, there is no limits on creative lighting and concepts..

winter shot here Katie ~ 4 Seasons ~ Magical Winter Wish

spring shot here Aurielle ~ 4 Seasons ~ The Beauty of Spring

summer shot here Kate ~ 4 Season ~ Summer Dream

fall shot here Aurielle ~ 4 Seasons ~ The Splendor of Fall

places to get this book:

www.amazon.com/Light-Shoot-50-Fashion-Photos/dp/0240817222

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/light-and-shoot-50-fashion-photo...

www.walmart.com/ip/14954465

www.focalpress.com/books/photography/light_and_shoot_50_f...

www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/725405...

Vinya Model ~ The Sari

Vinya Model ~ The Sari, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Vinya Model ~ The Sari

Had a chance for some personal work finally,

Vinya Sister of Vivick (skyline owner) and i had wanted to create something cool in the ways of her Tradition so last night presented it self ..

the sky gave us a good backdrop and her friend also helped in throwing the Half Sari Scarf around to give us this amazing flowing shot..

lighting was 2 AB1600 at 1/2 power

key lighting had a Beauty Dish with a Grid

rear side kicker was bare and pointed downward to light up the back side and ground..

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperturef/7.1
Focal Length24 mm
ISO Speed320
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Tarra Senior ~ Art Work

Tarra Senior ~ Art Work, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Tarra Senior ~ Art Work

working on Tarra's Senior photos..

she is an artist too..

lighting was 2 lights

1 AB1600 @ 1/2 power with beauty dish gridded for spot light effect
1 AB1600 @ 1/2 power with yellow gel for rear lighting

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
Image Width4871
Image Height3248
Bits Per Sample8 8 8

Wedding Fun.. Group Shot

Wedding Fun.. Group Shot, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Wedding Fun.. Group Shot

this is my go to set up group shot for weddings

put the bride and groom up front.. either left side or right side..

then have crazyness happen behind them :)

works every time.. haha..

Bree Model ~ Perfectly Balance

Bree Model ~ Perfectly Balance, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Bree Model ~ Perfectly Balance

working with Bree on this fun shot...

lighting was AB1600 with Beauty dish about 12 feet away camera right...

triggered by the Consistent firing Cactus V5's

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/3.2
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Lauren Senior ~ Purple Flowers

Lauren Senior ~ Purple Flowers, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Lauren Senior ~ Purple Flowers

Continuation of Lauren's senior images..

being she is an outdoor nature photographer, into wildlife photography and loves colors, we framed here with all of that.. add some studio lighting in the outdoors and you get this.. Lauren's Senior photos..

Credit goes to her father who spotted the flower patch in a turn about near the parking garage we parked in..

we found a small window of flowers that didn't have a distracting background and did some compositional studies before we brought out the lights.. (we had lauren go into the flower patch 3 different times and locations before we settled on this framing.. )

lighting was 1 speedlight bare with a blue gel taped at 1/8 power about 10 feet behind Lauren

key lighting was AB1600 with 60 inch Softlighter II camera right about 5 feet away from Her.. at 1/3 power

triggered by the Consistent firing Cactus V5's

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOn, Fired

Allison and Ian ~ Reception Table

Allison and Ian ~ Reception Table, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Allison and Ian ~ Reception Table

Allison and Ian having their private moment at the reception...

Lighting was a LED flash light held by Allison's brother camera left..

flash light used was this one..

www.gadgetinfinity.com/product.php?productid=17565&ca...

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed800
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOn, Fired

Isabella ~ Pink Dress Cutie

Isabella ~ Pink Dress Cutie, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Isabella ~ Pink Dress Cutie

From last nights Session...

she is such a little cutie..

working on some different post work here..

changing it up a little..

Allison Bride ~ Almost Married

Allison Bride ~ Almost Married, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Allison Bride ~ Almost Married

Allison to be wedding in about 30 mins..

i always try to do a shot up the middle of the aisle.. creates a different look because most shooters use the Alter area, but rarely do i see the center aisle being used..

lighting was held by her brother camera right about 7 feet away..

power was probably 1.2-1.8 on the elinchrom scale..

ameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperturef/4.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed800
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Jessica and Scott ~ In the Park

Jessica and Scott ~ In the Park, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Jessica and Scott ~ In the Park

working with more couples..

it is great to meet this young family, Scott is a teacher at the local high school and as it turns out, i did one of their friends wedding last year.. small world

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperturef/1.8
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Lauren Senior ~ Golden Fields

Lauren Senior ~ Golden Fields, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Lauren Senior ~ Golden Fields

continuation of Lauren's Senior Images..

lighting on Lauren was an AB1600 with Beauty dish about 1/2 power camera right about 6 feet camera right

ND filter was used to get the shutter to sync on this one..

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

Kaylee and Chase ~ Holding On...

Kaylee and Chase ~ Holding On..., originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kaylee and Chase ~ Holding On...

engagement for Kaylee and Chase...

natural light and with purple bronze processing..

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