July 20, 2010

my sister




Had her and her fun-loving husband in this studio tonight for some large format fun. Couldn't help but pull out the digital and get so very many many more. Sometimes quantity wins.

To see more, check out my proofing site at http://alishastamper.instaproofs.com

July 19, 2010

Briana: Large Format




To see the rest of our shoot, go HERE.

Exercises and Challenges



another exercise. I'm happy with both images, though I will be doing some adjustments via photoshop on the skintone. To get the detail I was after, I had to scan it so that it is a tone lower than I wanted. I have found this to be common when I am using harsh light and am not compensating by doing manipulations in the processing of the negatives.

On another note, one of these images may be in the MATTER project. I wrote previously about photographing Megan again and how excited I was about it. About this image particularly, I love knowing how I shot it in the first place, but from an IMAGE standpoint, I love the way her eyes and lips look in this image. The posing of the last image is pleasing, but of the two, I think this one is more what I wanted.

July 17, 2010

meeting the challenge



another directed harsh light exercise.

July 16, 2010

yet another summer session



Did some headshots for Sara. You can see the rest HERE.

July 12, 2010

the first of the summer commissions


This one is my favorite, but you can view the infinitely *tamer* ones HERE

July 7, 2010

challenging


working with directed, harsh light right now in the studio. the sharpness and detail of large format fits it well.