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Pretty Shadows, Nacogdoches TX My beautiful wife in the shadows! Nini spent all morning getting a massage, and her hair and makeup done, but after lunch the sky darkened quickly. I had planned to shoot with natural light but brought my lighting equipment just in case. It started sprinkling and Nini was cold, but she toughed it out in her dress and we got a few good shots before packing up and heading home. This is the widest portrait I have of Nini or anyone else for that matter. One of the goals I had for this shoot was to make some wide portraits. My portrait gallery is filled with too many closeups and head and shoulder shots. I have two major challenges when shooting wide-angle portraits. The first challenge is finding a wide enough background that is not cluttered or distracting. The second challenge is lighting the subject without getting lights and light stands in the frame. For this series I used a speedlite beauty dish on a light stand, which is just out of the frame to the right in this photo. Check out my other full body portrait of Nini here. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: February 28, 2013, taken February 9, 2013
Pink Skies after Sundown, Lake Sam Rayburn TX This is the view to the Southeast about 10 or 15 minutes after sundown. There was an abnormal amount of color going on in that direction and neither I nor Sarah (who was shooting with me) were set up to capture it. We were ready to leave, but the sky had other plans. I worked fast and got a few shots before the color faded. The composition turned out pretty horrible, but color like this is pretty forgiving. This is a single six second exposure. I used a circular polarizer to create more contrast in the sky and enhance the reflection. I’m happy to have received some constructive feedback yesterday on my portrait of Nini. Several people mentioned found the pole on the left side of the frame distracting, and nobody came out in favor of the pole. So I updated my post to balance out the conversation. Check it out here. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: February 27, 2013, taken February 23, 2013
Nacogdoches' Mason Proctor works his way around Kimani Jackson. (© Christopher R. Vinn/www.etsn.fm)
Seguin's Greg Wesley puts up a shot. (© Christopher R. Vinn/www.etsn.fm)
Seguin's Marcus Frazierputs up a shot while Jeron Garrett tries to block. (© Christopher R. Vinn/www.etsn.fm)
Red Wisps, Lake Sam Rayburn TX We caught a beautiful sunset at Lake Sam Rayburn this weekend. We had a great time hanging out on the beach, watching the sun go down. This trip was extra special because we were joined by wedding photographer extraordinaire Sarah Williams and her 13 month old baby boy! It is so fun to hangout with other photographers, especially when they are as cool as Sarah. And our little puppy Sala must have sensed that there was someone near his own age there, because he could not get enough of the little guy. Click on Sarah’s name above and check out her award winning photography. This is a single six second exposure. I used a three-stop soft-step graduated neutral density filter and a two-stop soft-step graduated neutral density filter to even out the exposure between the sky and the water. The sky was cloudless most of the day, so I felt very lucky to have these clouds during the blue hour. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: February 25, 2013, taken February 23, 2013
Beauty, Nacogdoches TX My beautiful wife Nini in downtown Nacogdoches. For our anniversary she received a massage, hair and makeup at Julia’s salon, while I was given this photo shoot! It was fun, my wife is awesome! In this photo Nini is lit with one light, a beauty dish just out of the frame to the camera left. I like how the beauty dish looks on Nini, but I also like how it creates a natural vignette on the brick wall. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: February 22, 2013, taken February 3, 2013
My Shot, Nacogdoches TX I decided to jump in front of the camera after setting up these lights for Nini’s anniversary shoot. I put the camera on a tripod and pre-focused. Unfortunately I didn’t step into the right spot so that I would be in focus! Making self-portraits with shallow depth of field is always difficult. I also discovered that posing is much harder than I thought and I’m especially bad at posing for men. Yesterday was really busy for me, both at work and at home. At home we’re dealing with a lot of problems with our landlord because our house is falling apart. Hopefully they will take care of the problems or let us out of our lease without having to go to court. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: February 20, 2013, taken February 9, 2013
Nacogdoches' Mason Proctor works his way around Kimani Jackson. (© Christopher R. Vinn/www.etsn.fm)
Nacogdoches' Mason Proctor works his way around Kimani Jackson. (© Christopher R. Vinn/www.etsn.fm)
Nacogdoches' Mason Proctor works his way around Kimani Jackson. (© Christopher R. Vinn/www.etsn.fm)
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