Did another portfolio shoot for a local aspiring model. Chase was a lot of fun to work with and brought along his own entourage. I always encourage new models to bring along some friends as it helps them to relax and that is what allows the pictures to flow. Ended up with too many good frames, but here are my two favorites.
This weekend I helped to organize another meetup for the Portland Strobist Group (www.pdxstrobist.org) with a theme of “Fight Club.” It was a great event where I found them an abandoned looking building and we were able to cram 40 photographers, 2 makeup artists, and 6 models into its expanses. It is always fun working to help teach lighting to new people as well as getting to play with new ideas myself. Here are a few of my frames from the shoot.
Had a quick shoot with a couple of the girls from Speakeasy Lingerie this past weekend. Was lots of fun and was able to play with a couple of cool ideas including going for the “bad girl” look with a motor cycle. Also got to play with high-speed sync (1/8000 sec) to drop the ambient exposure at least two stops for the bike shots.
Zuzzie is a gorgeous model that lives in Texas but used to live in the Portland area. I have worked with her several times in the past and she found out that I would be in the Dallas Fort Worth area and decided she would love to get a portfolio refresh shot while I was in town. Well we both happened to have a free day and things turned out pretty well. Since I was traveling light all these were shot with a D40x and an SB-800. Actually, there is one shot with an additional speedlight in it as well. Maybe you can figure out which one?
This month for PDX Strobist I setup a meetup at an condo in Beaverton, Oregon. Think we have about 30 photographers and 6 models present and everyone seemed to have a blast. I was able to step out on the roof for a few shots, and was the only one really to take up a model’s offer to shoot in the shower.
I was happy to get asked to come back and shoot some more pictures for the really cool haunted house in Portland called “Scream at the Beach.” The goal is always to get some new photos for promotion and their website, but it also ends up being a ton of fun too. I worked with Kaytee Rose Hime as a model and we were going for that high school horror flic type of feeling. The picture with the giant bugs isn’t really a favorite, but it was campy and fun so I am sharing it.
Quick portrait set with MindyJo
Quick update with some pictures done with the lovely model Kaytee Rose Hime
Went down and joined the local Strobist group for their July meetup. I wasn’t really heavily involved this month in organizing things which turned out letting me spend more time shooting which was a nice change. We were shooting in a warehouse and luckily were able to make use of the roof. Plenty of fun had by all, and I highly encourage aspiring photographers to join the group. Just go to their website for more information.
I was asked by another photographer if I wanted to join him on shoot for the local haunted house called “Scream at the Beach.” It seemed like a really cool gig, and I decided to tag along. Ended up having a blast and getting a few really interesting captures.
