Happy New Year! I thought I would use this little bit of free time and throw up some photos from last week’s test shoot that I did down at Smash Photo Lab in Long Beach. I teamed up with Janet Pippins (makeup artist) from San Diego and Yarley Arauz (Model) from LA and set up a few looks for potential portfolio display.
I kept these very simple and wanted to stay as clean as possible. For you photographers that read my little slice of web-land… I used no more than 2 lights on any of these. The first couple beauty shots were lit primarily from camera left, with a little fill light fired in on camera right. The red couch shots were ring flash only. The last one was done using my right flash as well… but this time, I put the light up on a boom and fired it about 45 degrees down, straight in front of the model. The ring flash becomes a beauty dish at that point and gives you that familiar “butterfly” shadow under the nose.
Anyway… I hope you enjoy the photos. As always, feel free to contact me with any questions and/or leave comments below. Have a safe and happy new year!!
A Very Happy New Year to you Shawn!
Always enjoy reading the Strobist info, so thanks for that. All the shots are very good but the last shot is my favorite, good use of the ring flash.
Very nice work, our couch has never looked better
Hope to have you back at the studio again soon.
Bill & Shirley
hey shawn… we don’t shoot with a lens baby and we don’t do it in post we use a lens called a tilt/shift it produces a much cleaner “lensbaby” effect.
rockin the sparkles!
are you ready for some football?!
GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!
I am LOVIN those sparkles!
Love the last one, could be on a magazine !
That last one is magical! Nice job!!!
Very nice blog to get lots of information. i will certainly come back and read more..