Used Here With Both An Environmental Portrait and a Themed Portrait
If someone could let me know where I can find an old vintage American flag like the one below that would be fabulous. I had a blast shooting Allyson in this themed portrait session. We used a blue smoke bomb to get the effect you see here. I loved the black and white version as well. Smoke bombs are difficult to shoot, but it helps to have your model keep moving toward you so that they don’t get blocked by the smoke. Otherwise you will be shooting portraits of smoke instead of a person.
the bushes in the background were originally much brighter, but thanks to some radial filter action, I was able to fix that. If you are wondering what a radial filter is and how to use it, you can visit this link from helpx.adobe.com. I like to have a picture that was well exposed to begin with, then I turn down the overall exposure of the photo and bring back light using the radial filter. I feel like it really helps my subject to pop. I like to apply Dave Black’s motto of “if you want something to look good, only light part of it.”
This themed portrait was taken using a smoke machine and two speed lights covered with colored gels.
This environmental portrait of Kory the Cowboy was a learning experience. I have never tried to light paint a human before this. To do it we flashed a speed light on him once or twice and then had him hold really still for the rest of the shot. This allowed us to have him well exposed as well as the barn, sky, etc.
For this shot we flashed him with the speed light while he was standing still and then we had him spin the rope over his head.
I have never really fished in my lifetime, but I have always been fascinated by fly fishing. I love that most of the lures are hand crafted by the fisherman himself. This environmental portrait was taken in natural lighting. It was a bit blurry so I boosted the clarity and did a little color correcting.
Both of these pictures were taken at Schwabacher Landing near Grand Teton National Park.
