Saturday at the Studio

SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
edited April 1, 2008 in People
I have so many shots it's stupid..LOL. Managed to get some done. In no particular order as there were a few different settings. Wonderful girls to work with.

High Key Beauty

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A really cool stairwell

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An angel

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A nice pose

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Fun portrait

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Thanks for looking :lust
Swartzy:
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Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,955 moderator
    edited March 31, 2008
    Great stuff, Dave. clap.gif In the first one, I love the shadows on both hands combined with the absence of a visible corner on the background. I'm not sure I like the third one--too much arm and not enough face for my taste--but all of the rest are have wonderful color and exposure. Very well done.

    Post some more.

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  • ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Very nice job. 1 and 3 are my favorites. Would love to see some more.
    LadyTX
  • VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Very nice Swartzy! angel is my favorite! not real impressed with the other model's mouth hardware... great shots none the less! mwink.gif

    Winston
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  • BriShayBriShay Registered Users Posts: 274 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    I love the first one! They are all great though!
    Shayna
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Thanks peeps
    It was a great day for sure. Still processing some others that catch my eye. Just as an aside, for those who are glass freaks: The first is the Tamron 28-75 shot at f/2.8. The stairwell shot is with the kit lens at f/5.6/18mm. The last was shot with the 28-135 @ f/5.6/115mm. This demonstrates (in my mind anyway) that it's not so much the glass as the technique. Naturally, a better body will make significant differences. These were shot with the 40D.

    Here's another with the kit lens:

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    Swartzy:
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  • TravisTravis Registered Users Posts: 1,472 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    All are great with 1, 4, & 5 being my faves. I agree with the arm in #3 being too dominant. It looks like you had an awesome day!
    Travis Owney Photography
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  • mr peasmr peas Registered Users Posts: 1,369 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Love the high-key work, how did that exactly work with it looking like there's a wall around here? Did you simply wrap the background around her or something? That's interesting!

    Love the skin-tones, colors, the exposures are pretty much dead on. thumb.gif

    Nice play of DOF on the 4th and 5th one.

    The 3rd one could have used a reflector to give her right-side more light, but thats it.

    Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Nice work David! thumb.gif
    I'm also interested in your #1 HK setup. bowdown.gif
    Very nice light overall, except for the last one in the lead post, where it looks too flat for my taste ne_nau.gif
    Wating for more! iloveyou.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • M. LentzM. Lentz Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Nice shots, Swartzy! I suspect you bought Scott some beers for him letting you in on the shoot. :D
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    Mike
  • RBrogenRBrogen Registered Users Posts: 1,518 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Great shots Dave....must be nice having the models to work with...while I'm also not a big fan of the hardware, the shots themselves are excellent. thumb.gif
    Randy Brogen, CPP
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Nikolai wrote:
    Nice work David! thumb.gif
    I'm also interested in your #1 HK setup. bowdown.gif
    Very nice light overall, except for the last one in the lead post, where it looks too flat for my taste ne_nau.gif
    Wating for more! iloveyou.gif

    Nik & Mr. Peas: The HK shot was fairly simple. Bought 2 4x8 sheets of foamcore at the lumber yard..pink on one side, reflective white on the other. Set these up between a long window in the studio, supported them at the top with some pvc piping/masking tape. Put model inbetween, one softbox, blow out the background and wahlah...high key. The first was shot at f/2.8 with the tammy.

    The last shot of the first series Nik....shot with an AB800 ringlight. I realize some don't like the look as there aren't really shadows/modeling but I really dig that look at times. That silly flash is somewhat idiot proof and is fun to use. I'll be getting a beauty dish soon for one of my AB's...can't wait to give that a whirl.

    Still working on some..will post when ready..Laughing.gif Thanks for weighing in...really appreciate it.

    Thanks for the kind words Mike & Randy! I'm not real wild about the hardware either but of course I'm like from another era :D. Mike, we'll be buying each other beers for certain mwink.gif
    Swartzy:
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    David, thanks for the explanation! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • eL eSs VeeeL eSs Vee Registered Users Posts: 1,243 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    I like one, three and four. As for two . . . where's her right arm? Number one is my absolute favorite: I love high key. clap.gif Number five is beautiful.

    Great work, Swartzy! thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    eL eSs Vee wrote:
    I like one, three and four. As for two . . . where's her right arm? Number one is my absolute favorite: I love high key. clap.gif Number five is beautiful.

    Great work, Swartzy! thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thanks....yea, her arm is behind her...thought about that but loved her face and look....I have more :D

    Thanks for the kind words...high key rocks!
    Swartzy:
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  • ~Jan~~Jan~ Registered Users Posts: 966 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Wow, nice job! I love the first one. I stink at high key, but you did an excellent job!
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2008
    Nicely done, Swartzy! Great job on the HK. My favorite though, is #5. She looks so fresh and radiant. Looks like a magazine cover. thumb.gif
  • evorywareevoryware Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2008
    I like 1 and 5. #2 would be my favorite, nitpick though is her legs dominate because of the wide angle lens.
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  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2008
    Very impressive work, Dave! The lighting is phenomenal. bowdown.gif

    And your models (especially the 1st) did an amazing job. Wow! I just love the cheekiness of #1 and the sexy contrast of #2.....whoa! That's a gorgeous shot. I also love the lighting in #4, keeping the reflections down on a shiny top like that is no small feat. Ya done (very!) good.
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2008
    Wow. I love the (shot of the) redhead. And for me the light's not too flat at all. Really nice work.
    John :
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2008
    Wow, thanks! yep, Lynne, those shiny tops are tricky for sure.
    Swartzy:
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    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
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  • FlutistFlutist Registered Users Posts: 704 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2008
    Great shots and lovely models!
    ~Shannon~

    Canon 50D, Rebel XTi,Canon 24-105L, Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 28-75 2.8, 430EX
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    looking for someone to photograph my wedding 8/11
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