Tag Archive for: photography

Working with hair

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Today a small tip that can really boost your photoshoot to the next level.
When you work with a model that has longer hair (and a strong color really helps), don’t forget to play with the hair in your shots. A portrait can be great but at one point you’ve probably had enough of standard portraits, now as soon as you start seeing hair as a “prop” you can get some really interesting shots.

 

In this blogpost a few shots I took from our model Marie during a workshop, it’s a very simple light setup and as you can see, when the subject is interesting enough…. 😀

 

Marie Mei 30 2014 (80 of 119)-Edit

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4K video shot during the New York workshops

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Today I share a video we shot during the workshops in New York.
This was the first trip we used a 4K camera, the Sony AX100.
I have to say, it rocks….

 

I will post a small review later in the month.
But today here is the link to the video shot in New York.
You can select the 4K option from the YouTube preferences.

 

If you like what you see and also want to join one of these workshops, I have some great news.
August 29-30-31 I will be back in New York and do a 3 day Ultimate Workshop Weekend in this location, we still have some tickets left, visit this link for more information and registration.

Small flash outside with Sigma 35mm 1.4 and Sharon

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During a small flash workshop with Sharon it was the first time I tried out the Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art lens.
I was looking for a wider angle lens that was fast for some time now and finally ended up with the Sigma 35mm 1.4 due to it’s many many positive reviews. And I have to say WOW I’m not easily impressed by lenses but this lens is something else, even on 1.4 (wide open) it’s pin sharp and the whole lens just feels very solid and professional, well done Sigma (I will post more about this lens in the coming weeks).

 

Back to the pictures.
One of the things I really love about small flash is the option to use HSS *high speed sync, which makes it possible to shoot a lens wide open and still cut off the ambient light. When you use the zoom of your strobe and let someone hold it really close to the model you can create some really nice “flagging” effects which I always find very interesting.

Sharon Mei 31 2014 (46 of 101)-Edit

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Close to the background

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Often when using seamless we are almost automatically placing the model far away from the background to create a shadowless shot.
However it can be very dynamic when you place the model very close to the seamless and let her/him start playing with the shadow that is cast, in other words make that shadow part of the shot, but when you also add some aimed light (in this case an Elinchrom 1.00 mtr Deep Octa with grid) and some motion and expression you can have a striking shot.

 

I converted the shot to BW to give a bit more of a rough edge.

Roosmarijn Mei 22 2014 (7 of 155)-Edit