Well this is not a headshot per say but I was diggin it. You can see more from the shoot here http://www.flickr.com/photos/passion2imagine/sets/72157617393053756/ I think we will go back and shoot here (Texas Ave) this coming weekend.
I just took one light with a refelctive umbrella, Homemade beauty dish and grid spot. So I dropped the stand and started shooting. Again we were pressed for time because as we were leaving we got a call that my mom was one her way over to visit. So we could not stay long.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
headshot Practice
Jayce is in desperate need of a new head shot for his resume… So we did some practice shots out in the backyard Saturday and I just thought this one kind of cool. Sunday we drove down to Texas Ave. and did a few more I will post them later….
C Ya!
C Ya!
Purely Squanto
Just thought I would play around with the garage mounted flood lights. I want to shoot some more night time shots. Silas finally agreed to stand in as my model as he ate his Reeses Peanut Butter Cereal right out of the box. I can see a lot of potential just out in my drive way as far as location goes and even in the street light.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Shelby's Senior Photo Shoot
I finally got the opportunity to do a photo shoot with my lovely niece Shelby. She will be graduating in May, or at least walking because she finished early in December. Way to go Shelby I am really proud of you and your determination to continue your education. I know you will achieve what ever you put your mind too.
Ok so I have wanted to do a shoot with Shelby for some time now. She reminds me of one of my favorite models Adriana Lima. I shall not compare the two just that they share similar looks.
Adrian Lima Backstage
From MOD-TV
We shot at a couple locations downtown, because that’s just what I do, but I have not had a chance to process those images yet. So those will be forth coming.
Shelby wanted some pictures at the beach, another place I have wanted to shoot for some time. The haze was incredible once we got to the beach. We drove from 71st Street down to the Flag Ship Hotel which is still out of commission from Hurricane Ike. I liked the location under the hotel and felt the piers would be a nice change to the background. I really like natural light lately and I am trying to shoot more with it. Being under the hotel in total shade, meant that anything out in full sun would be blown out in the final image. I had my assistant (Smish) using a reflector to add fill.
After the Flagship we traveled down to the strand and found a plethora places to shoot at. So we just walked and shot. I am definitely going back really soon to shoot on the strand and in the back alleys. I did use a single speed light and my homemade beauty dish that I thought worked flawlessly and I spent less that 20.00 building it.
Ok so I have wanted to do a shoot with Shelby for some time now. She reminds me of one of my favorite models Adriana Lima. I shall not compare the two just that they share similar looks.
Adrian Lima Backstage
From MOD-TV
We shot at a couple locations downtown, because that’s just what I do, but I have not had a chance to process those images yet. So those will be forth coming.
Shelby wanted some pictures at the beach, another place I have wanted to shoot for some time. The haze was incredible once we got to the beach. We drove from 71st Street down to the Flag Ship Hotel which is still out of commission from Hurricane Ike. I liked the location under the hotel and felt the piers would be a nice change to the background. I really like natural light lately and I am trying to shoot more with it. Being under the hotel in total shade, meant that anything out in full sun would be blown out in the final image. I had my assistant (Smish) using a reflector to add fill.
After the Flagship we traveled down to the strand and found a plethora places to shoot at. So we just walked and shot. I am definitely going back really soon to shoot on the strand and in the back alleys. I did use a single speed light and my homemade beauty dish that I thought worked flawlessly and I spent less that 20.00 building it.
Ok I am running out of lunch time so I will post more later… enjoy the images. You can also view my flickr site to see more images http://www.flickr.com/photos/passion2imagine/sets/72157617020233794/
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Tayler Bridal Shoot
Well Taylor tied the knot this past weekend March 21st. Wow just seems like yesterday she was in my youth group at church.. Taylor your are so beautiful and a gorgeous bride. Coby.. there is a God, is'nt there son…
Taylor wanted me to shoot her Bridal but I declined the actual wedding because you miss so much behind the lens and I didn’t want to miss this dear event. Coby and Taylor many blessing to you. You guys are so fun…
So were to shoot Taylor??? Well Downtown is my studios because there is so much character there. I just love it downtown… I am in search of graffiti if someone knows were there is a good graffiti wall that would bee fun… This day did not produce a whole lot of images. Taylor was stressed because of other commitments and it took awhile for her to make the connection I was after. But toward the end of the shoot the magic made a brief appearance with a little help from the wind… I love wind.
Taylor wanted me to shoot her Bridal but I declined the actual wedding because you miss so much behind the lens and I didn’t want to miss this dear event. Coby and Taylor many blessing to you. You guys are so fun…
So were to shoot Taylor??? Well Downtown is my studios because there is so much character there. I just love it downtown… I am in search of graffiti if someone knows were there is a good graffiti wall that would bee fun… This day did not produce a whole lot of images. Taylor was stressed because of other commitments and it took awhile for her to make the connection I was after. But toward the end of the shoot the magic made a brief appearance with a little help from the wind… I love wind.
This session was a good trial run with Taylor and we had scheduled to go to Brenham to shot at the old Baylor site. I couldn't wait until then and hoped for better from the both of us.
The day came for us to make the trip to Brenham. I had two events in on day so the pressure was on again. I am learning slowly not to book anything else on out of town shoots. Taylor was getting her hair done in Humble so I proceed on to Brenham and planned to stop at Chappell Hill Sausage Company http://www.chsausage.com/ for lunch and wait for Taylor to catch up. This day was cold and blustery. I think it was a high of sixty which was not good for a bridal shoot with a bride in a halter type dress. Can we say goose bumps…?
The day came for us to make the trip to Brenham. I had two events in on day so the pressure was on again. I am learning slowly not to book anything else on out of town shoots. Taylor was getting her hair done in Humble so I proceed on to Brenham and planned to stop at Chappell Hill Sausage Company http://www.chsausage.com/ for lunch and wait for Taylor to catch up. This day was cold and blustery. I think it was a high of sixty which was not good for a bridal shoot with a bride in a halter type dress. Can we say goose bumps…?
We made it to the site and began. Already Taylor was making the connection. The wind was a little to fierce but we prevailed. I just had received my new ABR1600 and beauty dish and I could not wait to break it out. However I am liking more natural light right now and I trying to use it as much as I can with minimal supplemental light as possible.
I only brought the ABR1600 for some dramatic shots I had in mind with the old truck. Misty (my loving wife) had picked up some old suite cases from a garage sale and I brought them along as well to add to the drama. I love drama in the artistic sense of the word. For these images I broke out the ABR1600 and it was quite fun to see Derease bear down to hold the light steady. This is like 30 in salad bowel mounted on a flag pole and with an easy 25 mph wind it was quite entertaining watching her hold it. It was easy to beat the sun with ABR 1600 and created some images I enjoyed.
Bregason's Downtown
I had a senior shoot with Carli and Rachael in Downtown Houston. We started at Sam Houston Park and worked I way around the park and eventually downtown to Main St.
The girls had changed into their black dresses and I thought of the blue lights beneath the highway down by the bayou. By now it was quite dark and I should have had my tripod. It was beginning to rain and the girls were hungry and tired but they were up for a couple more shots. Being rushed is not fun and I was afraid the bottom was about to fall out of the sky. I quickly set up and started shooting. This is one of the things I have to work on is moving to fast. Someone once said you can’t rush greatness. I say you can’t create greatness if you’re rushed…. At least that’s true for me. I guess once I am as good as Chase Jarvis http://www.chasejarvis.com/ or Martin Pirhoda http://www.martinprihoda.com/ then I can rush….
The girls wanted a shot with the city in the background and I have wanted to capture the sun set on the city buildings for a long time now. The clouds moved in quickly and created a very dramatic sky. It was not quite what I had anticipated but it was cool all the same. I was so pleased with the girls that we are going to reschedule another shoot for the sunset skyline plus a little more
The girls had changed into their black dresses and I thought of the blue lights beneath the highway down by the bayou. By now it was quite dark and I should have had my tripod. It was beginning to rain and the girls were hungry and tired but they were up for a couple more shots. Being rushed is not fun and I was afraid the bottom was about to fall out of the sky. I quickly set up and started shooting. This is one of the things I have to work on is moving to fast. Someone once said you can’t rush greatness. I say you can’t create greatness if you’re rushed…. At least that’s true for me. I guess once I am as good as Chase Jarvis http://www.chasejarvis.com/ or Martin Pirhoda http://www.martinprihoda.com/ then I can rush….
Carli and Rachael did very well! The girls had a natural connection with the camera and it made it very fun to shoot them. I like it when I have to give very little direction. It just makes a better finished image because there is not Photoshop action for that. Thanks girls and I can’t wait for our next shoot…
Friday, August 29, 2008
New Website
Well I finally got my site published checked it out. http://www.iconicastudios.net/ It is truly a learning experience and I have come away with some new knowledge of how the internet works. It can be a full time job just managing all the different links. As I tune it, I am finding other things that I have to update. This self taught stuff is for the birds. I just want to shoot some images. I am going to have to find some high school student to hire and kept up with this.
Brianna in Galveston during the Houston Lighting Esstential Workshop. Next Workshop Septemeber 27-28. find out more here:http://www.dongiannatti.com/workshops/houston.html
Brianna in Galveston during the Houston Lighting Esstential Workshop. Next Workshop Septemeber 27-28. find out more here:http://www.dongiannatti.com/workshops/houston.html
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