I began this session by asking Ms. Tew what she had wanted to be when she was little. She replied, A Dentist!
Most kids are adverse to the practice of dentistry, but not Kriissa.
Floss, 31 May 2010, Rexburg ID
Canon SX120 F3.5, 1/60″ ISO400
Ahhh the Piece de Resistance… 31 May 2010, Rexburg Idaho
Canon SX120 F2.8 1/125″ ISO400
Edits: Levels
This is my favorite by far. It was pretty tough to get all the elements right, especially timing. I didn’t have an assistant to pull the curtain for me, so i set the timer and ran to do it myself. Krissa signaled me when to pull. It only took us four tries!
Born in the Wrong Decade, 31 May Rexburg Idaho
Canon SX120 F3.2 1/160 ISO 400
Edits: Cropping and Levels
This was a fun group picture. I’m the other model; I used the timer again. I gotta get me a remote.
If I could do this one again I would move the spotlight so our feet got the more dramatic light, since I had planned all along to crop the faces.
Shooting the Breeze, 31 May 2010 Rexburg Idaho
Canon SX120 F3.5, 1/50″ ISO400
Edits: Color Balance
After the Dentist shots, we took the rest with folk instruments, since that is a much more up-to-date interest for Krissa. It was really fun to use the stage lighting in the kirkham, but I found it kind of hard to set a good white balance since I had flourescent ambient lighting, a yellowish stage wash and a white spotlight. I really like using the hard-edged spot!
3 Comments
I think what I like best about your portraits is how original they are to your subject. I think that’s whats so important to remember when taking portraits is to be different than the normal poses and let the photo help define who the subject is. Awesome creativity!
I really like the shot with your model and the floss. It really captures the idea of dentistry. The red from the curtain added a lot to the photo as well. I also like the last photo “shooting the breeze”. Great ideas!
Justin The work put in to those seemed pretty tedious. I really liked the flossy photo as well as the instruments.