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A captivating portrait showcasing the beauty of a young woman with fiery red hair and piercing blue eyes, bathed in dramatic lighting. The intense gaze and dark turtleneck create a moody and striking visual.
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend a workshop put on by the Arizona Professional Photographer's Association at the Canyon Creek Ranch in Arizona. There were a series of workshops put on to teach us various techniques for lighting in different scenarios using all different methods of providing light. This workshop provided the models, the settings and the instructors to show us appropriate lighting for different scenarios.
This shot was from a lesson put on by one of the instructors, Bob Coates, who was demonstrating lighting using continuous LED lights and modifiers which were provided by Westcott Lighting. The model's name is Jerry Thomas. The advantages of LED lighting are that you see what you're getting in real time. The disadvantages are that the lights are not as strong as regular flashes, so you end up using higher iso's, but with today's camera sensors, higher ISO's are not so much of a problem as they used to be. In this shot a large softbox with a grid was positioned at camera left and above the model, but the participants could see what the lighting results were before taking the shot. I used NIK software's Silver Efex Pro 2 to convert my image to black and white.
Other images that I took during the day long workshop at Canyon Creek Ranch are in my Canyon Creek Ranch Album.
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Other portraits that I've taken, either by design or by luck, are in my creatively titled Portrait album.
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Other black and white images that I've attempted can be seen in my creatively named Black And White Album.
One frame, a lifetime beneath the surface.
Shot on Canon EOS RP 24-105mm f/4
Edited on Affinity Photo
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Summer Sunset ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
South Florida ~ Palm Beach County, Florida
6-Shot Summer Sun Set ~ Quarta Sunset 283
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Althought some people might be tired of sunrises/sunsets, I believe that it is the most dramatic part of the day, therefore I've decided to post another photo that was taken during this time of a day. Colors of this sunset remind me more of painting than photo. I've chosen this composition where the silhouette is very small and give lot of space to the sky/nature, which is exactly how it is in Mongolia - vast areas of nature and pure nothing.
This photo with amazing sky was taken in Ongiin Khiid monastery. The ruined monastery lies in two halfs on the banks of the Ongiin river. It was destroyed by the communist purges of the thirties and is being restored by a number of monks. It is an amazing site and stretches across the valley in the mountainous area around the river. There is not much left from the original place therefore I was happy to capture that beautiful sunset with the silhouette of pavilion.
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL, f/8, 0.008 sec (1/125), ISO 400, 59 mm
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...and I move about this world
with a healthy disbelief
and approach my days and my work
with vaporous consequence
a touch that is translucent
but can violate stone.
~J. Kilcher
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This fine art black and white portrait explores the delicate tension between light and shadow, strength and fragility. The subject’s half-concealed expression and textured hand gesture create a raw, emotive portrait that leans into vulnerability while quietly radiating resilience.
The interplay of dramatic lighting and shadowplay draws the eye toward the subtle details — every freckle, crease, and imperfection telling its own story. By removing color, the photo emphasizes depth, mood, and authenticity, inviting viewers to pause and look closer.
This is not only a monochrome portrait but a piece of fine art photography meant to connect through emotion and storytelling.
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A sky of deep, mystic blues, tinged with pinkish purple, all above my Tree-Across-the-Field.
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Very strong winter sunshine and deep shadows create a dramatic scene in this view from Bail Hill above Mickleton.
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That waterfall again! Rained all day the previous day and swollen the beck.
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Strong winter sunshine lights up a large part of Ettersgill under a dark sky.
Portrait of Sangeeta in her dining room. Sometimes you don't need a full studio and strobes - this was done with a single bounce flash while sitting at the dining table.
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Talk about a day of contrasts! One minute its bright, next minute its chucking it down. Some quite spectacular lighting created by this bright interval even as the heavy rain falls.
Hi I met Esmee as part of this project recently at Hyde Park as she was walking to Art Gallery. She is hailed from Holland and came to Australia for her studies. We talked about her life, upbringing, likes and dislikes, work etc. It was long fun encounter where I tried different aspects as composition background.
If you are interested about the whole episode, please head over to my website following this link as it contains much more information and many more images.
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This picture is #39 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
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Still working on this nice sunset... incorporated many different foreground elements and angles... was a fun summer night.
South Florida ~ Palm Beach County ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
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I really thought a reddish background against the reddish outfit would be a mistake. Well, with processing in Lightroom, the colors blend quite well.
On Koh Rong Island, Cambodia, moments before a tropical storm arrives, the atmosphere shifts. The sky darkens with heavy clouds, the wind picks up, and the sea grows restless. Brightly painted boats docked near a wooden pier seem to pause, waiting. A stilted structure—part restaurant, part shelter—stands above the water, its red chairs still empty. The contrast between the vibrant colors and the looming sky captures the tension of coastal life on the edge of weather.
Sur l’île de Koh Rong, au Cambodge, juste avant l’arrivée d’un orage tropical, l’atmosphère change. Le ciel s’assombrit sous des nuages lourds, le vent se lève, et la mer devient agitée. Les bateaux colorés amarrés près d’un ponton en bois semblent suspendus dans l’attente. Une structure sur pilotis—à la fois restaurant et abri—surplombe l’eau, ses chaises rouges encore vides. Le contraste entre les couleurs vives et le ciel menaçant reflète la tension de la vie côtière face aux éléments.
A portrait of timeless glamour—this image captures a woman poised in a deep red gown, her presence both regal and cinematic. The off-the-shoulder silhouette, adorned with ornate embellishments, evokes the artistry of old-world couture while the painterly backdrop of crimson, gray, and shadow frames her like a living canvas. Her voluminous waves and jeweled earrings shimmer with sophistication, embodying both strength and grace. This is not just fashion—it is a reverie in red, a moment suspended between dream and performance.
"The Woman in Red"
She stands where shadow meets the flame,
a sovereign draped in crimson’s name.
Her gown, a river of molten fire,
threads of desire, of will, of empire.
The brushstrokes whisper—storm and sky,
yet she does not bend, nor bow, nor sigh.
Her earrings chime like bells of night,
her gaze a lantern, fierce with light.
She is not merely dressed, but crowned,
her silence louder than any sound.
A living canvas, poised, divine—
the world reframed in her design.
I saw this flower outside the photo arts building in Balboa Park in San Diego, so I picked it, and brought it home to exploit. I'm told that it is a Cup Of Gold (Solandra maxima).
I lit it with a SB600 in a snoot to illuminate the flower parts that look as if they're blowing in the wind and two softboxes with strobes to take care of the overall lighting. The snoot was positioned camera left at about 8 o'clock, one softbox was at camera left at 11 o'clock and the other at camera right at 5 o'clock. I set the strobes on manual power and adjusted until I got the look that I wanted. The strobes were triggered by the pop up flash on my D90 in commander mode.
Other plants and flowers that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my strobe lit plant set. In the description, I list resources that I've used to learn how to do this. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/...
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A particularly vivid rainbow made more dramatic by a dark sky background drops onto East Shaws Farm. Westwick. Teesdale
This image captures a moment of elegance and motion within the modern architectural space of SKP Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. A woman dressed in a black off-shoulder dress stands out against the dark, reflective background, her red lipstick adding a vibrant contrast.
Model: Fanny
SKP, Chengdu, Sichuan province, China
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This is a the view we had when we woke up on the roof of a hotel in Seef in the Wadi Dawan. The Wadi Dawan is located roughly halfay between Sayun and Al Mukhla on the coast.
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, f/16, 0.002 sec (1/640), ISO 200, 72 mm
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I caught a 5:30 AM flight from Seattle to Houston. I was feeling sorry for myself because I had to be at SeaTac at 4:30 for the 5:30 flight. That meant I had to leave Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island at 2:30 AM. Of course, that meant no sleep the night before.
It was eerie driving across Deception Pass at that hour - no cars and a wispy ground fog filling the valleys. I really started to enjoy the drive. It was so different in the dark and at that very early hour. Getting through Seattle was easy and that was a pleasant change.
The first gray light of dawn happened sometime while I was going through security. Another nice surprise - security was not a problem, no lines and pleasant exchanges.
I watched the dim gray light slowly brighten while I sat at the gate. I could see a light ground fog drifting over the airport as dawn intensified. The sky changed from black to deep ink blue.
We boarded and taxied to the end of the runway, again, without any delay. As the colors of the day started to appear, I could tell there was a high cirrus layer but it looked clear above the lacey ground fog.
With a roar, we were hurtling down the runway. By now, I could see lights blinking on in the homes - Seattle was waking up. We took off to the North and were soon banking to the right to turn back to the Southeast.
As we climbed, I could see the orange of the sun begin to near the rapidly dropping horizon. I looked to the right and Mount Rainier was quickly approaching as we accelerated to the Southeast. I grabbed my camera bag from under the seat and as soon as I pulled my camera out and looked through the viewfinder, the first direct rays from the sun flooded across western Washington and spot-lighted Rainier.
I was mesmerized. It somehow felt primitive, like I was witnessing the first light to ever fall on Rainier.
It is funny, I will always treasure and never forget that early morning that I was dreading. I doubt that I will ever learn...
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Strobist ~ One Light ~ AB800 ~ 50" Westcott Apollo Softbox ~ Triggered Pocketwizards Plus II
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The briefest of bright intervals highlights autumn tints starting to form on the riverbanks in this view of the River Tees, looking upstream from Demesnes Mill at Barnard Castle, Teesdale under a menacing dark sky.
1 month earlier (scorching hot bank holiday weekend):