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Over the last couple of weeks I have taken a step back to focus on basic lighting practices. Working with no more than two lights and a reflector on this shoot, I wanted to remove all other elements from the equation to create a sleek look using a simplified set up in my studio. This was the result.
Shaping Light
I have a fascination with shaping light and controlling it to do different things. This is a practice I apply in many of my shoots. The photos you see here are a result of different ways I have manipulated off camera TTL flashes to be a separate entity in my photographs.
Model: Kendall Gassen
Check out her website!
Mrs. Ladylike and Hotel LeVeque: Part 2
We traveled up stairs in the new Hotel LeVeque to have a sneak peak at one of their new suites. Just as the rest of the hotel the rooms in this suite were decorated in the same modernized art deco constellation theme as the rest of the hotel. The hints of gold light fixtures, chairs and drawer handles incorporated throughout the suite gave the rooms a luxurious and sophisticated feel. Liz's choice of a jewel tone color palette ended up complimenting the guest suite so nicely. Her green twist shift dress, midnight blue fur stole and Manolo Blahnik heels played homage to the 1920s art deco era with a contemporary touch.
Similarly to the photos in the lobby of the hotel, I knew I would have to mix natural light and my TTL flashes for the shots in the guest suite. Throwing in a reflector here and there (held by the ever so wonderful Quinn and Danny) to bounce some light into the frame gives us the final shots you see above!
Make sure to check out Liz's post here!
Mrs. Ladylike and Hotel LeVeque: Part 1
I had the pleasure of getting a sneak peak of the newly renovated Hotel LeVeque to photograph the lovely style blogger, Mrs. Ladylike. The iconic LeVeque Tower has been around since 1924 and has been a landmark in the Columbus skyline ever since. The hotels art deco style is reminiscent of the roaring twenties, featuring the original characteristics of the building with a modern twist. This unique and historic hotel houses hints of gold and a celestial theme, coupled with Mrs. Ladylike's vintage chic styling showcases the stunning beauty in both the building and fashion.
Going into this shoot I knew I wanted to incorporate the details of the hotel with Liz's styling. The hotel provided beautiful natural light so I didn't need much equipment on this shoot. I packed my camera, a couple of different lenses, a 5-in-1 reflector, my cactus transceivers and TTL flashes, and a few of my new magmod light modifiers. I found that these tools with the natural light pouring into the spaces was plenty to work with to create different lighting in the different spaces.
Stay tuned for more images from inside one of the guest suites!
Click here to read Liz's post!
Grey Goose rebranding
UPDATE: The first image has won a Student Silver ADDY award for Still Photography
Sierra Clark Design & Strategy contacted me and asked if I would shoot some studio shots for her Grey Goose rebranding project. I was more than happy to help contribute to this amazing project! Below are a few images from the shoot!
Be sure to check out the final rebranding on her website!
http://sierraclark.co/#/grey-goose/
On Location at The Jeffery Mansion
On location shooting is some of my favorite stuff to do! Not only do you get to photograph in some really interesting places but it also raises a challenge of working with the available light at your location and mixing it with the studio lights that you brought.
Mixing light is something most people don’t often think about while they are shooting and if you aren’t aware of it, your images can turn out looking nothing like what you planned on. If there’s a lot of artificial light in your location that you don’t want included in your images at all. then you really have to crank the power on your studio lights to overpower the artificial and vice versa if you want some of the environmental artificial light to be included in your image.
Model: Ellie Kozan - check out her website here!
Under my umbrella...
Editing Process- BEFORE & AFTER
Before and After of my editing process
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