More Studio Work...

This time I used a real studio. Sonya Tedder and I will be working together on weddings, commercial and portrait photography effective February 1st, so I will have access to her professional studio for indoor portrait work. I shot these of the family on Saturday afternoon as a gift for my Mom and Dad's anniversary.

My "Studio" Apartment

Actually it's a one bedroom, but I turned my living room into a "studio" to get some headshots of Charlotte shooting my Canon Speedlite through my new Westcott 43" Umbrella. All of the photos were taken with the umbrella at camera right anywhere from a 45 to 90 degree angle, and a 24" X 36" piece of white foam board propped up immediately to Charlotte's left acting as a fill card. The Westcott has removable black backing so I shot the first and third photos using it as a shoot-through diffuser, the second and fourth photos were with backing on and shooting into the umbrella. I also added a CTO gel to the flash to warm up the light a bit on all but the last shot.

I hope to add a second light to the set up soon. We'll see how that goes.

i love the snow...

I'm hoping it stays cold this weekend 'cause I have a pair of skis and a snowboard propped up against the wall in my apartment just begging to go out again.

Bluemoon Guitars

I spent part of Saturday afternoon getting some shots at Bluemoon Guitars for owner Randy Pasley to use on his website. The place was hopping and Randy didn't have a chance to pose for for any of the photos, so I have to swing back by to get a couple of him this week. Here are a few...

Happy Birthday Mamaw!

Granny Jackie turns 76 years young today. We had a party for her on Sunday and she still likes to tell stories about when we lived just up the road for her and I would sneak out of the house and run just as hard as my four-year-old legs would let me to go see her. She would bring me back home and not let mom give me a whipping because "he just wanted to see his mamaw".

Same Barn, Different Angle

I posted a photo of this barn back before the summer, but when
I drove by it yesterday afternoon, I liked the light so well that I snapped another photo.

I think I like this one better.....

Gracie and Sara Beth

I took some studio shots of Patrick and Wendy Green's daughters, Gracie and Sara Beth last week. This was my first attempt at studio portraits and I already have some ideas of things to do differently. I'm fairly pleased with the lighting, but I promise to do better next time.