Back to the Lauren bridal shoot for this one. In this alley in Galveston, there was a doorway about 5 or 6 feet off the ground. Weird, I know. Galveston never ceases to amaze you with its quirkiness. I guess it's part of the charm ... or local flavor as they say. Anyway, this doorway to nowhere was on a cream-colored wall and was just too good to pass up. Luckily Shirley brought a ladder so we were able to get Lauren up there. A flash in a softbox was firing from across the alley -- about 15 feet away; and while most people shot, I decided to change lenses to the 70-200. So from my position farther away and down the alley after changing lenses, I decided to shoot some really shallow depth of field shots. I asked Lauren to lean out, and I shot away at f/2.8. The vintage texture was added and masked into the shot in Photoshop. The three protrusions from the wall on the left are part of windows in the building, not part of the texture. Cindi has a good shot of the scene here on her blog.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Lauren #3
Back to the Lauren bridal shoot for this one. In this alley in Galveston, there was a doorway about 5 or 6 feet off the ground. Weird, I know. Galveston never ceases to amaze you with its quirkiness. I guess it's part of the charm ... or local flavor as they say. Anyway, this doorway to nowhere was on a cream-colored wall and was just too good to pass up. Luckily Shirley brought a ladder so we were able to get Lauren up there. A flash in a softbox was firing from across the alley -- about 15 feet away; and while most people shot, I decided to change lenses to the 70-200. So from my position farther away and down the alley after changing lenses, I decided to shoot some really shallow depth of field shots. I asked Lauren to lean out, and I shot away at f/2.8. The vintage texture was added and masked into the shot in Photoshop. The three protrusions from the wall on the left are part of windows in the building, not part of the texture. Cindi has a good shot of the scene here on her blog.
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Great job Steve! Colors, lighting and texture all make this a winner for me. It looks like you connected with Lauren on this shot too, as she is focused right on you. You would never know she wasn't just there for you.
ReplyDeleteNicely done Steve. The only problem is, between you, Shirley, and Cindi, what's Lauren going to do with all the great BAPC photos?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love the shallow dof, the light, the texture, her expression. She looks like a real bride, not just a model. Which, I agree with Larry A, too bad she is not a professional model because she would have some awesome portfolio shots, IMHO.
ReplyDeleteOk, of all the shots I have seen of her...all being good...this one goes to the top of my list. I like the pose with the leaning and the lower flowers, her eyes seem to sparkle and the gotcha smile. In this one she IS the bride. Awesome in deed!
ReplyDeleteDavid A.
The softness of the background and the repeating patterns really brings her to the forefront of the image. Nice relaxed pose. Fine work.
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