ART Arlene & Sam - b&g photos! c&c

[pantheR]

some shots from last week.. taken in old town alexandria. they wanted a mix of natural light/dramatic. they also were down with some TS shots which was cool since i randomly picked up the 90mm ts-e recently so this was the first time using it

c&c would be much appreciated before i blog the set. thx fellas

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[OlafBeserka]

beautiful set. That last one is just epic, great job

 

[Idyfohu]

Jeff,

Holy shit, this set is amazing. I quickly scrolled through to get the overall feel and when I saw #28, I was speechless. If the bride wanted dramatic, she got it! Looks like armageddon was coming (details on the that one please).

I love #1 (looked at it on FB) but I'd see if you can minimize the building and what not on the left).

#2 is awesome but the lines of the fence are slightly distracting...

I love #9...just the contrast of a regular day and then an awesome B&G strollin'

Framing on #11 is bauce!

#13: Not a huge fan of her face...looks like mid-blink/constipated.

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#26: I really dig the shot, but it's so damn busy that the couple and specifically the bride gets lost in the blue cover of the boat.

#28:


This set has got to be one of my favorite ALL-TIME sets (not just from you). Mind me asking how you lit them? Details, details, please!

 

[The Cable Guy]

Very nice.

 

[Girth]

 

[charles foster kane]

28 is absolutely epic


I love offset WB shifting, never seen it used so creatively. Very impressed

 

[Wobistdu]

nicely done

does the couple hoof it around with you for these? looks like you covered a decent distance

 

[Total Xenocide]

28

 

[Gvidon]

Hot damn, amazing lighting control.

 

[Marix]

Master of light! holy shit

 

[mr_ecktid]

need more info on 28, its so

 

[Biskit]

14 my fav!

6 on the left - least favourite because of the focus, took me a second to figure out whats going on

 

[GlobeGuy]

28 is absolutely epic


I love offset WB shifting, never seen it used so creatively. Very impressed

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I usually do not like flash photos without colored gel for WB, but love that shot.

 

[pantheR]

thanks everyone for the comments!

most of the lit shots were with a 10' stand + B800 + vag mini with the bare reflector.. no diffusion. still wasn't powerful enough for every shot i attempted so i ordered a b1600 to try this weekend

in #28 the light is on a stand behind the left column, you can actually see it, but not so much in these 800px images

 

[pantheR]

nicely done

does the couple hoof it around with you for these? looks like you covered a decent distance

yeah, i usually have to be careful to not go too far. but in this case, as you know, old town provides a lot of different environments in a small area

 

[Idyfohu]

thanks everyone for the comments!

most of the lit shots were with a 10' stand + B800 + vag mini with the bare reflector.. no diffusion. still wasn't powerful enough for every shot i attempted so i ordered a b1600 to try this weekend

in #28 the light is on a stand behind the left column, you can actually see it, but not so much in these 800px images

Sweet! Thank you for the info and seriously, this set is nuts. I'm surprised no diffusion, just the reflector, looks solid!

I assume you had an assistant to help out or did you lug everything around yourself?

 

[pantheR]

Sweet! Thank you for the info and seriously, this set is nuts. I'm surprised no diffusion, just the reflector, looks solid!

I assume you had an assistant to help out or did you lug everything around yourself?

thx dude. i usually have an assistant but this time i lugged everything with me. i just sat the lightstand down when shooting natural light, wasn't bad at all.

 

[Waddup you?]

fucking amazing

 

[charles foster kane]

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I usually do not like flash photos without colored gel for WB, but love that shot.

Um... did you read what I wrote?

That IS with a coloured gel for WB... just completely offset from what it should be (strong blue), so when the image is balanced to neutralise the flash temperature, the ambient light shifts as well, thus the totally orange ambient

Unless he did it in post, which I doubt (falloff looks genuine)

 

[pantheR]

charles is correct

i did enhance the sky color though and essentially gave the clouds some clarity

 

[charles foster kane]

charles is correct

i did enhance the sky color though and essentially gave the clouds some clarity

Well like I said, looks great. Most creative use of that technique I've seen

 

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Scrolled down, hit last image, and

 

[charles foster kane]

 

[Idyfohu]

Um... did you read what I wrote?

That IS with a coloured gel for WB... just completely offset from what it should be (strong blue), so when the image is balanced to neutralise the flash temperature, the ambient light shifts as well, thus the totally orange ambient

Unless he did it in post, which I doubt (falloff looks genuine)

Ahhhh, totally new to me. Thanks for splaining, for real!

Wondering if this would be easier with AWB or just tweaking WB in LR afterward.