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iPhone, Hipstamatic app w/Lucifer VI Lens, BlacKeys SuperGrain Film.

Nicole & Derek (II)

When I upgraded to Photoshop CS5 I got to choose a freebie from a short list... I ended up choosing "Phototools 2.5" which is a Photoshop plugin which adds several hundred effects which can be layered and modified, much like actions, except with much more control. I haven't had much chance before today to play with it. It's very cool. This one is called "Dirty Money". I quite like it. Doesn't really work where you've got a lot of skin showing (the texture makes people look excessively hairy!), but I think it works with these shots.

Nicole & Derek (I)

More to come... just about done!

Nicole & Derek... FIRST!

Just had to beat Rhonda... that's all! We shot Nicole & Derek today... the engagement session. Wedding will be in August. More to come!

Tait Update III

These cracked me up...

Tait Update II

Tait update (hey that rhymes)

More to come.

This cracks me up:

More from these two later...

Portait Session: Victoria

Geek details:

Nikon D700 w/ MB-D10 grip
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG
Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Micro
Alienbees B800 Strobe
Paul C. Buff 32x40 collapsible Softbox
Manfrotto 420B Combi-boom
Nikon SB800 Speedlight w/ shoot-through umbrella
CyberSync wireless tranceiver system
and a whole lotta cheese!

Studio Practice... The Hall girls

The setup:
Nikon D700, Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG, Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Micro

New and exciting:
Alienbees B800 Strobe
Manfrotto 420B combi-boom
Alienbees 32"x40" softbox
CyberSync Wireless Transmitter/Receiver system

Backdrop: 105" wide seamless white paper (roll mounted to ceiling)

I used my Nikon SB-800 Speedlight mounted to shoot through a 32" translucent umbrella as the secondary/fill light, with the softbox and the speedlight both at 45 degree angles to provide soft, nearly shadow-free lighting. Very simple and a lot of fun. The softbox RULES. Now I need another one.