Portrait Class: Collage

For portrait class I had to design two collages. I went for a look that would be suitable for an 10×20 album.
 I really enjoy the previsualization aspect of this assignment. Hope you like.
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Portrait: High Key

Here is my latest assignment for Portrait class. Nothing special, just high key lighting techniques. Check out the rest in a slideshow.
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Portrait: Multi Light

Here is my latest shoot for my Portrait Class. This is Kisha, she is Communications major here at UCM. I had a blast and will definately be using her in the future.
Check out the slideshow of the entire shoot.
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Portrait Assignment: Monolight

I recently got in the studio and shot with the Photogenic monolight. I am still learning, but I felt  I came away with a few keepers. Shayla, my model, made it a lot easier to get good images. Next assignment I will use numerous lights and hopfully continue to get better.
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Portrait: Reflector Assignment

I recently had the privelage of photographing Jessica, a good friend of mine. Walking the streets with a 5 in 1 reflector, I looked for shade and diffused light. Using the reflector to bounce back light onto the model, really made the images pop. The gold side of the reflector really helped with warming the face and [...]

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Portrait Assignment: Window Light

This weeks assignment for portrait class was “window light”. Using the window as the primary lighting source, enabled me to focus my attention solely on the subject. If I would have been using a flash, I do not think I would have been able to shoot as quickly and smoothly. Using the Canon 5D, I [...]

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Available Light Demo

Here is a shoot we did in portrait class the other day. We were practicing outdoor available lighting techniques. This mainlyincluded subtractive lighting with a California Sun-Bounce. It was quite intriguing how the smallest change in subject to camera position could make all the difference. As a predominately nature photographer, I find the class challenging [...]

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Valerie

I have to say that I am quite fortunate sometimes.
Today, as  I was driving through Peartle Springs I envisioned a photo opportunity  immediately. The image I saw turned out to be of a lady named Valerie. She is 82 years old and has been a fisher-woman since she was twelve. Originally from Kansas City, she [...]

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A Snaphot

I consider a snapshot something that is instantaneous and candid. A simple turn of the camera, snap of the shutter, and an exposed piece of film(sensor). Producing a snaphot while bracketing on a tripod may seem like something more complex to the outsider. Even with my camera set up for methodical image capture, I captured [...]

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A little thought provoking?

It is up to the viewer to decide how they take this image. This too is part of my identity search project. Enjoy.
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