Christopher & Shekinah
Canon 5D, Canon 24-105 f/4L lens – 1/40 second, f/6.3, ISO 400
Brittanie in Black & White
During last week’s stock photo shoot with Brittanie I took a small detour and captured a few portraits for non-stock use. This is one of the images. In this shot, I wanted to shoot her in a non-classical type of pose. The goal was to have everything but her skin blend into the background. Here is a diagram of the two-light setup used.
What this diagram doesn’t show is the large gobo between the key light (on the right) and the background used to eliminate light spill. Additionally, I placed a 3×4′ piece of black acrylic in front of Brittanie to use as a table and to add a subtle reflection to the bottom of the shot.
I’m pleased with the result, especially the lighting on her face which converted very nicely into black & white. If I were to shoot this again, I would use one additional light as a low-power hairlight to add a slight bit of separation between her shoulders and the background.
Canon 5D, Canon 24-105 f/4L lens – 1/125 second, f/4.5, ISO 100
Keyword Mania
It’s always fun to take a look through my website stats to see where my traffic comes from. I thought I’d share a peek under-the-hood of LeggNet.com for today’s post. Here are the keywords used in search engines over the weekend that led web surfers to LeggNet.com.
I get the feeling the the person searching for “Bedroom Photography” didn’t get what they were looking for.
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Canon 5D, Canon 24-105 f/4L lens – 1/100 second, f/11, ISO 100
Friday the 13th
With today being Friday the 13th, I looked for an appropriate image to post. I thought that I might have a shot of a black cat, but the closest thing I could find was this fuzzy little kitten that belongs to the receptionist of the office next door. It’ll have to do.
Canon 5D, Canon 24-105 f/4L lens – 1/125 second, f/9, ISO 100
Keeping Busy
I’ve had a busy few days working on the stock photography side of the business. I have a goal of increasing my portfolio size by a minimum of 200 images a month, and this past weekend I made great progress in creating June’s additions.
On Friday, I spent some time shooting a first-time model for a high school student themed series. Kylee did a great job and I look forward to working with her again in the future.
On Saturday the theme was “Women’s Hands”. I worked with Kattie again (she was featured in April’s “Cafe” shoot). We had a great time coming up with poses for her great looking hands.
After taking Sunday off, I got busy again on Monday with a studio session with Brittanie. We shot a diverse set of images ranging from basic headshots to lifestyle images. And to answer the many questions, I have not modified her fantastic eyes – that’s how they really look.
Today will be spent finishing the processing, keywording and uploading of these shoots. Then it’s time to begin planning the next sessions. Simply put, that’s my formula for being successful in stock photography: Plan, Shoot, Edit, Upload, Repeat…
To view these sets as they become available in my stock portfolio, visit the following links:
Kylee – High School Student
Kattie – Women’s Hands
Brittanie – Young Woman
Hands, Hands, and more Hands
…or maybe a more appropriate title would be: How I Spent My Saturday Morning. A big thanks to Kattie and her beautiful hands.
The Typist
Today’s image is a sample from this morning’s photo shoot featuring close-ups of hands. In the session we shot over 200 images of model Kattie’s hands in various scenes.
Canon 5D, Canon 24-105 f/4L lens – 1/100 second, f/11, ISO 100
