portraits

We have a new grandson, born on 19th September. No name yet ;)

This is a double exposure of one of my wife's China Victorian dolls and an illuminated stone container with a face on it ,needless to say , my wife doesn't like this at all :D

Post your Before and After shots of your portraits. What you did. Tools…. Some talk. Questions, some help & advice.

Princess Jasmine, by Maya Goel. Thanks, #OttawaPhotographyMeetup

From a headshots workshop. Model was Audrey La. organized by #Ottawaphotographymeetup

Lisu Grandmother

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Some of you may have noticed that I have twin Granddaughters. I will post pics here to keep you updated, if you are interested. This is an older pic, but I love it.

Stars of the show: humble TTArtisan 35/1.4 and my wife Anna 😁 I would say, rendering is not that bad as for 73$ lens I guess? And.. im starting to like using manual focusing during photo shoot. It makes whole shooting experience more immersive, and tactile. Interesting. Anyway, enjoy! 1) 2)...

Let's say we are at home, after an evening watching Oppenheimer and chatting away into the night, feeding the cats, and meeting for an early light lunch - all this before venturing Outside, fetching pastries and a plant, and heading East to celebrate B&F in their new home The usual suspects...

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Calgary Ladies did not look the same as they do now! In many ways I prefer this old style. One of the above ladies became a Miss Canada contestant, popular model, a highly skilled criminal lawyer, and a teacher of law. She married a well respected musician in the classical and jazz world.

Summer is just around the Corner. Summer means Pools and the Beach. I'm ready for it. Some shots of Summers past. My friend at the party had his M9 with 50/1.0 Noctilux, borrowed it to take these shots. I bought my M9 about a year later.

The most amazing thing happened whilst I was on holiday near Dinan in France.. 10 years ago I saw the guy below in a bar in the town centre. He had a lived in face and I thought he would make an interesting portrait. I asked if I could take a photograph of him and he agreed. He was next to a...

Last week I had the unexpected opportunity to shoot for a private event featuring celebrity chef Curtis Stone. Most of my shots featured other people, so I’ll limit it to those exclusively of him or the “setup/background”. He seemed like a pretty cool guy. Came over to me to introduce himself...

Dick (Jeppo) Jepson, on the right with moustache. Dick peacefully passed away, at home, during the evening of Tuesday 14 January 2020. He was 86. I worked with him in the mid-80’s, whilst serving at Scotland Yard SO11 (Confidential Section) dealing with serious organised crime on a national...

Hi, I have a question I'm using lightroom. I shot some images at the Art Gallery using an external flash. Is there anyway I can get rid of this shadow? I should have been more careful while shooting. Can someone do it for me If I send them the edited Jpeg, or the raw file? I don't know how...

Not an original idea of mine, but I came across this somewhere online and tried it... A nice piece of texture ( treebark ) combined with a tough face and then trying to make a nice blend of both... I'm happy with the result ! Please add your work !

Hello, a friend of mine asked me (wellore like volunteered me at emotional gun point) to photograph her wedding, it's not going to be a big event, just a main family and a couple of friends at the legal office and at home before that. She specifically wanted not a professional because it's going...

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I don't normally take photos of kids as young as this, but since it was a request from a friend I made an exception yesterday.....

A few days ago my son went for a walk in a local county park. He came back with several phone shots of mushrooms. It has been a warm winter so far, so the fungi have been taking advantage and coming out all over. It took me a few days, but I finally had some time to go out to the park...

My Nephew and his fiance. DxO Filmpack 5 processed with Agfa Vista 200 film simulation. Wish the weather was better, but you do what you gotta do with what Ohio gives you this time of year!! :) Used the Z6 with the Z 24-70/S and Tamron 70-200G2 on the FTZ. eye-AF used with AF-C and low...

This is from a wedding I shot a long time ago.

Ro wanted some of her and the dog ..... too pink? Never ending battle of the white balance!

Four light set up. AD300 in 64" PLM camera right, AD300 with wing umbrella front lower, AD300 with ADS60 camera left 180 from main light slightly behind subject and AD100 with round dome(a little too hot) on white V-Flat.

Portraits with the kid and her cousin A6400 and 50mm and 18-135mm

I shot this at a show where a group of local cosplayers had set up a charity fundraising area for Kosair Children's Hospital. Calling it Heroes for Kosair. Aside from from being able to help them out by taking photos. This shot in particular made the entire day worth it. A little guy who was...

Window light is still my favorite.

We spent some time at our local park with a cousin and her mom. The stuffed dog was not supposed to be part of the shoot but the little one would not let it go so we went with it. I am not a Pro Portrait shooter so be gentle.

An informal place to post portraits, products, and practice with all things flash. Techniques, modifiers, gear, etc. Please join me with your thoughts, tips and creations. My dad. An exercise with my new to me V-flat. In this case as a small footprint, easy to up and down black backdrop - I...

To go with all the announcements from Disney today

A few from a portrait shoot today for friends. Mixture of Z6 and Z35/1.8, Z50/1.8 and adapted f-mount 85mm f/1.8. Natural lighting, no reflectors or strobes. Ran them through Lightroom and Portrait Pro 18. No face sculpting, only some image warmth and slight blemish removal and skin tone...

We had as much of a fun time as we could considering the Covid Pandemic A6400 and 50mm SEL A6400 and 18-135mm

Baptismal Photoshoot with our adopted daughter. It's been a crazy, exciting Summer and Fall. Her Birthday in Aug, adoption in Sept and baptism this Friday. All amidst Covid concerns and hybrid schooling A6400. 50mm SEL all-natural light outside and 18-135mm SEL and flash inside.

It came up at a different website, for a different reason. But still, I have a tiny handful of photos that I know exactly where and when they were made and with which cameras and lenses. They are the exceptions as most blur into the nothingness of memory. But those ones I do? Thank you, god...