Megan Senior ~ The Fall

Megan Senior ~ The Fall, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Megan Senior ~ The Fall

just getting a chance to post some new seniors shots i took from the fall..

lighting was Elinchrom quadra with deep octa... about 5 feet camera left @ about 3.5 - 4 power on the Elinchrom scale still haven't needed to fire off a full power shot on it yet with the deep octa..

had to use a ND filter to get my camera to sync up with this bright sunny condition

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 30 Mar 11, 4.19AM PDT.

Shelby Senior ~ The Hippy Guitarist

Shelby Senior ~ The Hippy Guitarist, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Shelby Senior ~ The Hippy Guitarist

A gem from last fall, just been too busy to post all my clients work, but this one stood out for me..

lighting was the Elinchrom Quadra boomed by mother..

power settings was 1 - 1.5 on the Elnchrom scale, too long ago i can't remember, about 6 feet camera Left

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 26 Mar 11, 6.28AM PDT

Goddess of Light

Goddess of Light, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Goddess of Light

this is a photo manipulation (really starting to like doing stuff like this for personal work)

lighting on model was 2 lights..

had 2 AB1600's one with 64PLM and hair light was the 22 Beauty dish with grid both on boom arms.

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/9.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 24 Mar 11, 6.33PM PDT.

Molly Model ~ The Red Brick Road

Molly Model ~ The Red Brick Road, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Molly Model ~ The Red Brick Road

this was a fun shoot for molly, the model that started my career.. she was photographed by both Myself and Ryan O Hicks that night.. oh so long ago..

this was the night Ryan O Hicks used the radio poppers for the first time i think..

here is the video i did for Ryan O Hicks shot..
www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=394941338356

and after wards, i wanted to do just one shot for me...

this shot was lighted by the radio poppers px system in a westcott 28x28 box.. boomed by Nick..

the cross red lighting was gelled on a 580EXII @ 1/32 power i think..

being it was pitch dark, i always find some ambient light to balance the photo out..

the westcott was boomed about 6-8 feet camera right 8 feet or so up..


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed250
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOn, Fired
Image Width5616
Image Height 3744

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 22 Mar 11, 7.56PM PDT.

Evelyn and Joe ~ High Power Love

Evelyn and Joe ~ High Power Love, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Evelyn and Joe ~ High Power Love

Evelyn and Joe were off to a fast start... i mean fassssst...

we went to the top of my fav parking garage just after the wedding to do this shot..

Joey was like hey.. Pham.. you want to race? i was in my outback.. haha..


Cayenne Turbo

The 1st generation Cayenne Turbo had 450 horsepower (340 kW), and accelerated from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.3 seconds. A Turbo S version was built in 2006 to compete with the Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG. The Cayenne Turbo S included a low-range case, a locking differential, and the height-adjustable, off-road suspension also standard on the regular Turbo model. It was powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.5-liter V8 that produced 520 bhp (390 kW) and 700 N·m (520 lb·ft) of torque. Acceleration from 0–60 mph (96 km/h) was 5.0 seconds and the top speed was 171 miles per hour. It featured a 6-speed automatic Tiptronic transmission.
A new Turbo was revealed at the 2008 Beijing auto show. It received 50 hp (37 kW) more power, and now accelerated from 0–60 mph (96 km/h) in 4.9 seconds. Also revealed with the new Turbo was a new 550 horsepower (410 kW) Turbo S. Acceleration from 0–60 mph is 4.7 seconds and has optional ceramic composite brakes.

this SUV sounded great as it looked too..

congrats to the newlyweds..


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure1/3200 sec
Aperturef/2.5
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 21 Mar 11, 5.53PM PDT.

Evelyn Bride ~ The Toss

Evelyn Bride ~ The Toss, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Evelyn Bride ~ The Toss

one of my favs from the wedding this weekend..

this bride has 2 Masters degree and also has a PHD in biochem.. does work in genetics field for a seed company..

but talking to her you would have never known.. she was so down to earth!

lighting here was 3 speed lights

1. 430 EXII @ 1/32 power bare triggered by the cactus V5 system

2. 550 @ 1/64 power bare triggered by cactus V5 system

3. 580EXII on top of camera set to 1/32 power

magical settings was:
5DMKII
1/80
ISO 1000
F2.0

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 20 Mar 11, 4.09PM PDT.

Kate and Patrick ~ Blurry Love

Kate and Patrick ~ Blurry Love, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kate and Patrick ~ Blurry Love

Kate and Patrick's recent wedding shot..

i tell you this shot was crazy difficult to get..

first it was super windy, cold, and we didn't have a great background ... but the team looked around to find this cool fence and we all agreed to do a shot infront of it..

the maid of honor (Gillian) was just out of frame camera right holding up the veil and releasing it on que..

we did about 4 times to get shot..

give kate credit.. i swear it felt like 10 degrees outside with the 20 mph winds


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed500
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 18 Mar 11, 2.00PM PDT.

Nina Senior ~ The Going Green

Nina Senior ~ The Going Green, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Nina Senior ~ The Going Green

sorry i haven't had time to post anything..

in between weddings right now and working with a contractor on getting a new home right now.. it is taking so much of my time..

but the theme on this one is great.. nina going green because the lighting on this was all solar powered.. thus not using anything other than that.. pretty simple eh?


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 16 Mar 11, 7.41PM PDT.

Kate Bride ~ The Girls

Kate Bride ~ The Girls, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kate Bride ~ The Girls

more from this wedding..

bounced flash from on top of camera

this one makes me smile!

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperturef/2.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed500
Exposure Bias0 EV

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 14 Mar 11, 10.29AM PDT.

Kate and Patrick ~ The Misty Bridge

Kate and Patrick ~ The Misty Bridge, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kate and Patrick ~ The Misty Bridge

another shot from my recent wedding


CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/2.8
Focal Length185 mm
ISO Speed320
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
Image Width3861
Image Height2574

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 10 Mar 11, 6.46PM PST.

Kate and Patrick ~ The Private Room flickr

Kate and Patrick ~ The Private Room flickr, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Kate and Patrick ~ The Private Room flickr

a recent wedding, meet Kate and Patrick..

they are such a cute couple..

we did this as the last shot of the night.

kate already went into party mode and it is difficult to get the couple off the dance floor... lol..

wide angle lens 20MM 2.8 canon EF series, and a flash light was used to light this shot up..

well not a normal flash light but this one from gadgetinfiity the color balance on the 128 led is amazing.. it is really white and bright..

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

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 8 Mar 11, 8.17PM PST.

Lindsey Bride ~ The Balcony

Lindsey Bride ~ The Balcony, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Lindsey Bride ~ The Balcony

working weddings you must always look for the coolest shot for your clients..

for me i always look to take shots upstairs in the Balcony area..

Lindsey can make any shot look great, but add the balcony and her amazing Veil, things just mesh perfectly..

lighting was: single speedlight.. you tell me what i did.. lol..

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 2 Mar 11, 5.38PM PST

Vivik Skyline ~ GT-R @ Warp Speed

Vivik Skyline ~ GT-R @ Warp Speed, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Vivik Skyline ~ GT-R @ Warp Speed

my vision of a sports car with a proud owner like Vivek is like this:

Color and Lighting and the car in motion - going Warp Speed.

Meet Vivek.. A Purdue Grad, A Pharmacist, and a Military Captain.

Vivek will be doing a 1 year tour of duty in Iraq, starting 2 weeks from now.

his father had asked me do a photo shoot of him and his car..
when i first meet Vivek 2 weeks ago, i thought father bought the car for him, but it turns out Vivek earned this by him self..

it totally makes me smile that if you work hard enough, you can meet all your goals.. congrats to him to make it out of a difficult program at Purdue.. and to serve the USA in the armed forces..

it is fitting i did the SKYLINE shot on a SKYLINE top of the parking garage..

The Legendary Nissan Skyline has quite the fan far in Japan, but few know about this car here in north america..

i was lucky enough to drive this amazing piece of engineering at the end of the night

quick specs...

0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds.. and if your a bad drive, then maybe 3.5 seconds.. lol..

some 450 LB torque
some 500 stock HP

a total of 5 lights were used for this shot

1 back lighting was AB1600 with 60 inch softlighter with an orange gel, camera left for the orange glowing look

2 key lighting on Vivek was Elinchrom Quadra with deep octa about 5 feet away held by dad @ 3.0 power boomed downwards

3-4 also had 2 speed lights on the rims held by my japanese Co Workers at Subaru Research Design, (Koga and Kubo - San) they tagged along to see the Car of course.

5 AB1600 with red gel with shoot thru to light up camera right @ full power

alien bee triggered by triggered by the New Cactus V5's

elinchrom triggered by the sky port

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperturef/4.5
Focal Length20 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 26 Feb 11, 10.51AM PST.

Jess Model ~ Silent Fall

Jess Model ~ Silent Fall, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Jess Model ~ Silent Fall

trying my hand at some art.. hopefully it works..

this is a photo manipulation (really starting to like doing stuff like this for personal work)

lighting on Jess was 2 lights..

had 2 AB1600's one with 64PLM and hair light was the 22 Beauty dish with grid both on boom arms.

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperturef/9.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 22 Feb 11, 7.11PM PST.

Vivek ~ The Nissan Skyline GTR part2 flickr

Vivek ~ The Nissan Skyline GTR part2 flickr, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Vivek ~ The Nissan Skyline GTR part2 flickr

Vivek ~ The Nissan Skyline GTR

Meet Vivek.. A Purdue Grad, A Pharmacist, and a Military Captain.

Vivek will be doing a 1 year tour of duty in Iraq, starting 2 weeks from now.

his father had asked me do a photo shoot of him and his car..
when i first meet Vivek 2 weeks ago, i thought father bought the car for him, but it turns out Vivek earned this by him self..

it totally makes me smile that if you work hard enough, you can meet all your goals.. congrats to him to make it out of a difficult program at Purdue.. and to serve the USA in the armed forces..

it is fitting i did the SKYLINE shot on a SKYLINE top of the parking garage..

The Legendary Nissan Skyline has quite the fan far in Japan, but few know about this car here in north america..

i was lucky enough to drive this amazing piece of engineering at the end of the night

quick specs...

0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds.. and if your a bad drive, then maybe 3.5 seconds.. lol..

some 450 LB torque
some 500 stock HP

it was a tricky shoot.. windy and cold.. and the sky was changing so fast i just got what i could and i wanted to get more lights out of my outback, but i couldn't , time was of essence.. so instead of messing around and getting all the lights, i settled with a 2 light set up..

back lighting was AB1600 bare at 1/2 power about 10 feet out
key lighting on Vivek was Elinchrom Quadra with deep octa about 5 feet away held by dad @ 3.0 power

alien bee triggered by triggered by the New Cactus V5's

elinchrom triggered by the sky port

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperturef/8.0
Focal Length20 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 24 Feb 11, 8.58PM PST.

Vavick ~ The Nissan Skyline GTR

Vavick ~ The Nissan Skyline GTR, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Vavick ~ The Nissan Skyline GTR

Meet Vavick.. A Purdue Grad, A Pharmacist, and a military Captain.

Vavick will be doing a 1 year tour of duty in Iraq, starting 2 weeks from now.

his father had asked i do a photo shoot of him and his car..
when i first meet Vavick 2 weeks ago, i thought father bought the car for him, but it turns out Vavick earned this by him self.. it totally makes me smile that if you work hard enough, you can meet all your goals.. congrats to him to make it out of a difficult program at Purdue..

it is fitting i did the skyline shot on a skyline top of the parking garage..

The Legendary Nissan Skyline has quite the fan far in Japan, but few know about this car here in north america..

i was lucky enough to drive this amazing piece of engineering..

quick specs...

0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds.. and if your a bad drive, then maybe 3/5 seconds.. lol..

some 450 LB torque
some 500 stock HP

it was a tricky shoot.. windy and cold.. and the sky was changing so fast i just got what i could and i wanted to get more lights out of my outback, but i couldn't , time was of essence.. so instead of messing around and getting all the lights, i settled with a 2 light set up..

back lighting was AB1600 bare at 1/2 power about 10 feet out
key lighting on Vavick was Elinchrom Quadra with deep octa about 5 feet away held by dad @ 3.0 power

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 23 Feb 11, 7.58PM PST.

Madeline Senior ~ The Orange Hat

Madeline Senior ~ The Orange Hat, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Madeline Senior ~ The Orange Hat

simple natural light for beautiful Madeline's senior portfolio

snowy ground makes for perfect lighting since it reflects light back upwards

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperturef/2.2
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 22 Feb 11, 4.39AM PST.

Laurie and Matt ~ Romance in the Air

Laurie and Matt ~ Romance in the Air, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Laurie and Matt ~ Romance in the Air

Getting ready to start off the Engagements with all the couples to be wedded this coming year.. about 16 weddings on the book this year..

so i was going thru my couples study and looking for good poses to add to my phone and found this one i haven't posted and totally love..

editing was:

1. desaturated this file to sepia
2. colorized the image to my likings
3. added the rain textures from another project - Kate Sitting in the Rain , because i have the layers already made, i can just drag and drop into this project and it was like 2 mins of work total..

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 19 Feb 11, 10.17AM PST.

Whitney and Nate ~ Summer Loving

Whitney and Nate ~ Summer Loving, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Whitney and Nate ~ Summer Loving

one of my fav's from whitney's wedding from this summer.

i am using this winter to study processing

with this one i did this:

1. started out with black and white or even sepia
2. over lay 2 gradient colors of my choice

pretty simple but it seems to be a trend in fashion photography right now to do these over lays on black and whites..

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 17 Feb 11, 7.08PM PST.

Madeline Senior ~ The Yoga Senior flickr

Madeline Senior ~ The Yoga Senior flickr, originally uploaded by ~Phamster~.

Madeline Senior ~ The Yoga Senior flickr

Working with Madeline on her senior photos..

With her artistic creativity we were able to fashion something she and her family will cherish..

Madeline is in a classic Yoga Pose for her Yoga Art..

this turned out kinda like a windows desktop or magazine quality.. i am very happy with this one..

believe it or not.. it was super sunny and i had to put both of my AB1600's on one side and balance out the sun to her other side..

i was out to like F9-F11, ISO 50 i think..

so we showered her with 1200 some watts of power to get this shot..

makes me want a Elinchrom Ranger Rx haha..

i had both units with shoot thru umbrellas camera right and i had to clone out the edge of one of them so you know it was like 5-6 feet away from Maddy..

Both were full power

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/9.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed50
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
Image Width3744
Image Height5616

Uploaded by ~Phamster~ on 15 Feb 11, 7.08PM PST.