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I was watching a CreativeLIVE class and got inspired to photograph my sisters during the break. :) I really liked this one of Emily -- her blue shirt really makes her eyes pop! There is a window to camera left, and unfortunately one a ways behind her making the highlight on the right top. I was able to darken it down a bit though, so it wasn't too distracting.
For round 42 of the Get Pushed! group, my push partner Safar challenged me to do a portrait where a shadow pattern is visible on the subject.
The typical portrait usually includes the use of mini-blinds to create a striped shadow effect. I knew I could use that as a fallback if necessary, but the blinds in our house are bigger and would not have as pleasing of a look.
Fortunately for me I found a grid at work that goes under a bank of fluorescent lights that had broken and was going to be discarded. It was just the right size to fit in front of my 2x2 softbox. In order to get the grid shadow, I had to play around with not only the distance from the softbox, but even removing the front cover of the softbox to get a stronger light source to better define the shadow.
I knew I wanted half of her face in shadow, but how dark to have it be? Option 1 was to use a black cloth opposite the light and grid so as to reduce the amount of light reflected. The other option was to use a reflector to bounce the light back on her face to give it better lighting. Obviously I chose the second setup for this picture.
Finally, in shooting raw you get your choice of color or black and white. It just seemed that the B&W versions were a bit more classic and timeless. (converted to B&W using the green filter setup). This image is my favorite of the set. My wife's favorite is the previous one.
Thanks to my wife for agreeing to sit for the portrait session (and let me try some portrait tricks learned from free photography classes on CreativeLive.com) And thanks Saf for the push - the shadow pattern portion definitely kicked up the challenge a notch or two, and helped me learn more about lighting and shadow use and definition. Hope you approve!
As always, thanks for your views, comments and faves!
I learned so much at the creativeLive workshop with Sue Bryce. This portrait is all about the light and posing as you can see. There is no make up or hair done to the model, however i love it just the way it is. I am very happy with it and I thank Sue for it.
This CreativeMornings/NewYork event was generously hosted by the Auditorium.
Alex Rappaport, Shawn & Devin Young, Duncan Wall and Sallomé Hralima were our speakers.
The event was sponsored by CreativeLive, Mailchimp, and FreshBooks.
All photos by Bekka Palmer (bekkapalmer.com).
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🌵☀️ Rising from the rugged desert landscape, this wooden frame marks the beginning of a new dream cabin! Surrounded by towering saguaros, rocky hills, and endless blue skies, the structure stands as a testament to creativity and self-reliance.
🔨 With its sturdy foundation and simple lines, this build captures the spirit of adventure and the beauty of off-grid living. A perfect blend of rustic charm and modern possibilities — your own desert oasis in the making!
Joey Sturgis, producer behind some of the biggest names in metalcore including Asking Alexandria, Of Mice & Men and I See Stars, will host a free, three-day CreativeLive “Studio Pass” workshop next month, February 4 – 6 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. PST (12 p.m. – 7 p.m. ...
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Made this for my brother, as part of my prep for my upcoming T-Shirt Quilting course on CreativeLIVE.com.
Blogged: www.craftypod.com/2014/05/29/manly-quilt-and-how-it-got-way
I have been so inspired lately and it seem that alot of my permission for inspiration has came from CreativeLive sessions. This image in particular was inspired by Jen Hudson this week, and her tintype images. (I am getting so much inspiration from CL!).
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From the same shoot as the previous photo.
Amanda and I watched Sue Bryce's CreativeLive workshop and got inspired. So we collaborated and did a photo shoot. I played photographer and she provided the space and did the makeup. We both worked on coaching our models. She post processed some of the images herself you can see her images here.
Amanda is a regular in my photostream. You can see more images of her here and here and over on my tumblr too.
This is a shot of Karen from last may. I finally got around to doing the post processing work on it last week.
Aylanah and I had watched Sue Bryce's CreativeLive workshop and got inspired. So we collaborated and did a photo shoot. I played photographer and she provided the space and did the makeup. We both worked on coaching our models. She post processed some of the images herself you can see her images here.
Playing with my new Expodisc - what an amazingly handy little tool. Turns the light meter in your camera from a reflective to an incident light meter, and gives you perfect color!
Thanks to Zack and Jody Gray's CreativeLIVE weekend I had to run out yesterday and grab one of these.
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🌵☀️ Rising from the rugged desert landscape, this wooden frame marks the beginning of a new dream cabin! Surrounded by towering saguaros, rocky hills, and endless blue skies, the structure stands as a testament to creativity and self-reliance.
🔨 With its sturdy foundation and simple lines, this build captures the spirit of adventure and the beauty of off-grid living. A perfect blend of rustic charm and modern possibilities — your own desert oasis in the making!
I was inspired to do this shot while watching Don Giannatti on creativeLIVE. My "AhHa Moment" was when he was using a diffused light behind the still life. I have had these vases for three years and have played with shooting them several times, but was never satisfied with the results. It took almost three hours this morning of experimenting with getting speculars on the front of them, but it was worth it! I'm much happier with the results!
Such an amazing week of classes!
Thank you CreativeLive and all the instructors who are sharing their wisdom!
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Thank you so much to Simona Janek for teaching a CreativeLive Workshop. This is a self-portrait glamour shot for makeup after Simona Janek taught Hair and Makeup for CreativeLive. I went bold with red lips and purple eye shadows. I work long hours so I couldn't find a model and finally just set this on timer!
I decided to curl my short hair with a curling iron and put primer, foundation, concealer powder, a bit of blush, lined my eyes, traced my brow with the same eyeliner pencil I used for the eyeliner. I only had one! After priming my lids, I put eyeshadow and and curl my eyelashes and put mascara.
As for the pose I tried Sue Bryce's technique of ballet hands across the decolletage.
Our Daily Challenge - "Change"
This is my attempt to implement some of the techniques presented in the CreativeLive workshop this weekend, "Beyond Photography - Artistic Post Production with Doug Landreth." Very cool workstop with crazy amounts of information given. I am going to have to go through the videos several times.
Looks much better on black - Press "L" to see.
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens/Exposure: 18-105 mm f/3.5-5.6@66 mm / ISO 800 / ¹⁄₂₀₀₀ sec at f/5.3 / Aperture priority / Handheld
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After watching Andy and Mikey ( www.lightenupandshoot.net ) on www.creativelive.com it has got me into gear to approach people and ask them if they would like their photos taken and do a "100 Strangers Project" so here is Number 2. All my shots for this project will be SOOC with only cropping done in Lightroom 3 so that I can gauge my photography skills slowly progressing and not my editing. Please feel free to critque as it will give me better insight into where things could be improved .
Thanks
Strobist: SB24 @ 1/2 in 28" Apollo
I've just completed Day 1 of CreativeLive's Beyond Photography - Artistic Post Production with Doug Landreth.
This is my homework assignment. The task is to:
1. Start with a photo of a single element that is regional to our area.
I started with the seagull on a post, (same bird, different pose here).
2. Create a layered file, with that single element image, blending in some textures.
To create my texture I combined a couple of different beach sand shots from last summer, as well as the sailboat shot I posted here.
I like the composition. Now that it's posted though, i think my texture layer is a bit strong.
I'm looking forward to Day 2 of the course tomorrow!
I was wondering what to shoot lastnight for my part in the CreativeLIVE comp and I decided to try shooting a flower from a nice bouquet that my wife got from her birthday.
*Lighting*
This shot was taken with a softbox behind center and above (the softbox has extra white material added to the sides to surround the subject), with a gridded strobe on the right. A small white card was placed at the front left.
Since she is a senior I guess I better get going on Sr. picks. Advantage - we get to do them all year. Trying to go lighter on processing ala Voclain on CreativeLive. Einstein in Apollo 50" CR, Einstein in umbrella next to camera for fill. AB800 in gridded BD on hair from behind. Flash and gel on background from fabric store. White reflector either underneath or CL.