Miracle Guillory, my model was lit by 2 Speedlites inside my small Octodome softbox and also another on fitted with a grid on the left of her. The small Octodome was on the right just out of camera frame.
It’s been a while since I led a small flash lighting workshop, so I’ve scheduled one for Sat Oct 31,2015.
We’ll be using the auditorium on the 2nd floor at the city of Riverside’s Main library.
I’m planning to have 4 models, possibly more, but that would depend on the number of students that actually pay and show up.
Fairmount Park is a frequent haunt of mine because of the innumerable possibilities as a backdrop for portraits. Lots of shade any time of the day makes it ideal for my purposes.
If you’re a reader of this blog, you might realize I seldom photograph landscapes or scenics.
I thought long and hard about why.
I suspect it has to do with my need to come up with something different even if it’s a very common subject that’s been photographed countless times.
Think of Machu Picchu, the Great Pyramids, the Taj Mahal, Zion, Yosemite, Borobudur, Angkor Wat and all the other Wonders of the World.
They are amongst the most photographed manmade structures on Earth.
I almost missed Miracle this year. I had already packed up and she had dressed to leave so I was fortunate to see her. Click on the image to see a larger version.
Recently I participated in the 5th annual Graber Olive House group photoshoot.
Looking down from the Ferry Street bridge on the pedestrian/bike path at sunset, I used a 75-300 mm lens on my Canon 5DM2 body and shot in raw
Summer has a way of getting in the way of my using the camera.
I’m busy.
With the family being home, everything gets consumed much faster so there’s more trips to the grocery store.
Even while traveling, I don’t actually have much time to use my camera.
I’m mostly mostly playing chauffeur if not short-order cook and not thinking about where I could go to take pictures.
When we do go places on trips, like my recent one to Eugene, Oregon, we inevitably arrived when the sun is too high and we don’t stay long enough so that the light gets interesting.
On one of those evenings when we had dinner at a restaurant by the paved banks of the Willamette river in Eugene, we took a stroll afterwards.
My gang took off while I hung back because I recognized the potential for a picture when we were walking underneath the Ferry Street bridge.
It was also about that time when I heard a voice from above.
Heavens, it wasn’t from that high up, maybe 20 feet above me.
It was the very friendly voice of Martine Keller who happened to be taking pictures above me from the bridge above.
So great minds think alike.
We both recognized this spot had potential.
I’m sharing Martine’s pictures to provide context.
I’ve since become Facebook friends with her which is how I am able to share her wonderful captures here.
Scenes from the Ferry Street Bridge over the Willamette river in Eugene, Oregon by Martin Keller
This is the bike/pedestrian pathway along the river
Up there was where I stood with Martine whom I just met when she saw me below and called out to me
Color or Grayscale (BW)
Looking down from the Ferry Street bridge on the pedestrian/bike path at sunset, I used a 75-300 mm lens on my Canon 5DM2 body and shot in rawGo ahead and click on the pictures to see a bigger version. Then let me know which you prefer. I definitely prefer the GRAYSCALE version. Thank you for the feedback everyone.
