Upcoming Events and Workshops

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BH Photo, fashion, glamour, Hensel Lighting, Hensel Workshops, motorcycle workshops, off camera flash, Off camera flash workshop, portrait, Strobe lighting workshops, Unique Photo

Hi and welcome back.

Here is a list of what is coming up for the rest of June and beginning of July.

June 15,Photo Center, Bricktown, NJ, Rogue Flashbender shooting workshop. 

June 25, Foto Care, 44w 22nd St, NYC, Rogue Flashbender shooting workshop.

June 29, the Motorcycle Workshop, Prospect, CT, If I have my new Hensel Lights by then, we shoot Hensel and not Profoto.  

Here’s the look for June 29:

 

July 8, BH Photo Event Space, Herald Square Shooting Workshop, 1-5 pm, link forthcoming.

In August look for Hensel Strobe lighting workshops at BH Photo and Unique Photo.

That’s it for now. Check back often to see what’s going on.  The Summer is going to be great with the new sponsorship from Hensel and a bunch of great gear to use, including:

Porty 1200L with two heads

Porty Ring Light

Hensel 3 light 500ws kit

Various modifiers and softboxes and everything!

Hope to see you soon!

From Saturday’s NYC OCF Workshop

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NYC off camera flash, NYC workshops, off camera flash, portrait, Workhshop

Hi and welcome back.

Here are a few quick raw to jpeg conversions from Saturday’s OCF workshop in NYC.  It was a blast and we got some great images.

Shoot through umbrella with reflector.

Reflective umbrella with reflector

Shooting outside with my SB900 and omnibounce only

That’s it for now.

Look for more NYC workshops soon!

 

Linley Channnels January Jones

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beauty, black and white, Corporate Headshot, Creative Light Grid, Creative Light Softbox, CT Boudoir Photographer, CT Wedding photographer, education, fashion, fun, Model, modeling, Nikon, Nikon D3, off camera flash, Pocket Wizards, Portfolio, portrait, portrait photography, professional photographer, Rogue Flashbender Grid, SB800, SB900, strobist, studio, teaching

Hi and welcome back.

It has been a crazy time this past few weeks, but in that time I ran a workshop on high contrast black and white advertising imagery.  I took my inspiration from an ad campaign for Versace shot by Mario Testino last year.

We used two speedlights for Linley, my model for the shoot.

One SB900 into a gridded Creative Light 24×36 softbox

One SB800 into a Rogue Flashbender Grid for the lower fill light.

Here’s a finished shot and the BTS shot: Enjoy!

I got incredible shots with the most basic equipment.  It’s amazing what you can do with some forethought and a wonderful model.

Thank you Dave for letting me use the space and Linley for being so great.

Till next time, happy shooting.

Simply Eliza

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Bat Mitzvah, beauty, brunette, Corporate Headshot, creative, CT Wedding photographer, education, fashion, headshots, high school senior portraits, light, modeling, Nikon, Nikon D3, off camera flash, one light, Photoflex shoot through umbrella, Pocket Wizards, portrait, portrait photography, professional photographer, Sassy, SB900, strobist, studio

Hi and welcome back.

Eliza came in the other day for a fun pre-Bat Mitzvah portrait sitting.

We had a blast and used of course off camera flash for all these shots: SB900, Photoflex shoot through umbrella.

Congratulations to Eliza, and I’ll see you May 14th!

Many thanks to Sallie’s Airbrush Makeup for giving Eliza the royal treatment!

That’s it for now.  Till next time, happy shooting!

The Simple Three Light Executive Portrait

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Corporate, Corporate Headshot, Corporate Photography, creative, CT Wedding photographer, education, Executive Headshot, headshots, Lastolite Ezybox, light, milford, modeling, Nikon, Nikon D3, off camera flash, Pocket Wizards, Portfolio, portrait, portrait photography, professional photographer, SB800, SB900, strobist, studio, teaching, Westcott 28 Apollo

Hi and welcome back.

Today we’ll look at the simple executive style portrait.  I’ll be using three lights to complete the job.  This may seem complicated, but it really isn’t.

Let’s take a look at two shots.  Both of these photographs employ the same person, the only change is the background.  The lighting is the same for both photos.

And here’s the three light setup.  It’s simple, quick, and gives you that perfect light for the classic corporate portrait.

Need a new corporate look?  Then contact me and let’s get together to create the best look for you and your company.

Till next time, happy shooting.

Mixing Strobe and Off Camera Flash with Stacey

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beauty, Beauty Dish, creative, CT Wedding photographer, education, Elinchrom, fashion, fun, headshots, Lastolite Ezybox, light, Model, modeling, Nikon, Nikon D3, off camera flash, one light, Photoflex shoot through umbrella, Pocket Wizards, portrait, portrait photography, professional photographer, Profoto, Sassy, SB800, SB900, strobist, studio, teaching

Hi and welcome back.

Yesterday I ran a workshop where we mixed strobe lighting with off camera flash.  We used a combination of lighting modifiers and techniques to get fantastic results.  I tried to show how you can seamlessly integrate the two systems.

Here’s Stacey when she arrived at the studio pre-styling: Nikon SB800 into a Lastolite Ezybox 24 x 24:

Here’s Stacey after makeup and using the mixed source technique.

For this shot: Profoto 300 ws Compact with White Beauty Dish for main light and a SB800 into a Lastolite Ezybox for a bit of separation and skim light on the gold shear:

For this shot we swapped things around a bit: Main light is a SB900 into a Photoflex shoot through umbrella, back light is a Profoto 300 ws Compact and Elinchrom 39 x 39 softbox:

For this last shot in the workshop we really switched things up: Main light is a Profoto 300 ws Compact with a 60″ Photek Softlighter, back light is a bare head SB900 outside the building shooting into the white shear to give a nice bright backdrop:

The workshop was a success!  I was able to mix and match lighting systems and use strobes and speedlights for both main and back lighting.  And, we even put a speedlight outside in that nasty cold and windy day to light from behind: awesome!

Many thanks to my workshop attendees, Stacey, Sallie’s Airbrush Makeup, and Salon Lui for really going all out for us.

Till next time, happy shooting.

Congratulations to Crystal and Wayne!!

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beauty, black and white, creative, CT Boudoir Photographer, CT Wedding photographer, headshots, Lastolite Ezybox, modeling, natural light, Nikon D3, off camera flash, one light, Pocket Wizards, Portfolio, portrait, portrait photography, professional photographer, strobist

Hi and Welcome back.

After last Saturday’s workshop, I was privileged to photograph Crystal and Wayne’s wedding in Norwalk.

They were amazing!

Good luck Crystal and Wayne and enjoy Paris!!

Simply Kim

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50mm 1.8, 70-200 vr, beauty, brunette, Capture One Pro 5, creative, creative editing, CT Wedding photographer, education, fashion, fun, Kubota Actions, Me, milford, Model, modeling, Nik Color Effex Pro, Nikon, Nikon D3, off camera flash, one light, Photoflex shoot through umbrella, Photoshop, Pocket Wizards, portrait, portrait photography, professional photographer, SB900, strobist, studio, teaching, Totally Rad Actions

Hi and welcome back.

This past Saturday I ran a small one speedlight workshop.  Kim came to model for us and she was just fabulous as always.

Here are a few shots.  I processed them heavily in software to get I look I don’t do too often:

I used a combination of these processing techniques:

Capture One Pro 5 for RAW conversion

Totally Rad Actions Boutwell Magic Glasses for an initial contrast adjustment

Kubota Makeup Artist for skin smoothing

Nik Color Effex Pro Kodak Portra 160 VC film effect

Nik Color Effex Pro Cross Process

This is a style of editing I don’t do often but really liked on these shots.  Many thanks to Kim who just rocked the house.

That’s it for now.  Till next time, happy shooting.

Last Sunday

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beauty, Bride, creative, CT Wedding photographer, education, Event, fashion, fun, Groom, headshots, light, modeling, off camera flash, on camera flash, Portfolio, portrait, portrait photography, professional photographer, SB900, wedding

Last Sunday Brooke Alison from Brooke Alison Photography and I ran an event at the Meadowlands in Darien.

We ran a three session event on Branding, Marketing, and Shooting your way to success. This was installment three where we ran a mock wedding complete with food, flowers, a gorgeous location, and two wonderful models.  Our models were fantastic and the day, while a bit cool and wintry, was just awesome.

Many thanks to the Darien DCA for the location and excellent food and hospitality.

Check out these shots from our workshop:

Alan and His Saxophone

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Band Photography, beauty, creative, CT Wedding photographer, education, fun, headshots, light, Model, Musician, Musician Portrait, off camera flash, one light, Photoflex shoot through umbrella, Pocket Wizards, Portfolio, portrait, professional photographer, Saxophone, SB900, teaching

Hi and welcome back.

For my Advanced Digital Class we took one of our students, Alan, who is also a musician outside for and impromptu shoot with off camera flash.

All shots Nikon SB900, Photoflex Shoot Through Umbrella, Pocket Wizards:

Then we took him inside and did some on camera flash:

Many thanks to Alan for sitting for us and bringing his saxophone.

That’s it for now.  Till next time, happy shooting.