This particular scene interested me a lot; I was shooting portraits and I saw how these walls are torn down and how many layers of wall can bee seen through it. It’s a little difficult to put the model here but it makes a good landscape subject, so I clicked! Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f8.0 | 1/100 | ISO 100 Post process: 3 exposures blended manually using DRI Multiple curves adjustments to enhance the tones Dodging […]
And I’m back with landscapes! This was taken after the portraits sessions. This is the post blue hour when the sun sets and the sky turns magenta for a few minutes. Gear: Canon 7D + Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Settings: f8.0 | 1/6 | ISO 100 Post process: 3 exposure DRI’d Dodging and burning Blending modes Curves adjustments Have a great weekend guys! /Mike
This is probably the last from set 2. The place has got a lot of potential and it’s a lot of fun to take pictures of… I want to thank Alika for being a nice model throughout the shoot. Cheers! Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f5.0 | 1/200 | ISO 320 Strobist: 430exii + umbrella on camera right @ 1/4 power Trigger: 7D’s transmitter Post process: Curves adjustments Dodging and burning Did some cloning on […]
As the sun was setting, I was waiting for clouds but… somehow they went away; they would have been a good background. Anyway, there’s plenty of interesting background in this place. A close up shot this time. Again, using one light and the sun as a mild rim light. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f5.0 | 1/250 | ISO 320 Strobist: 430exii + umbrella on camera right @ 1/2 power Trigger: 7D’s built in transmitter […]
The sun went down too fast on the second set and since my other lights were not working, I had to depend on my one light which is a 430exii… Anyway, this particular one was a test shot but I sort of liked it, so I included it in the 2nd set. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f3.2 | 1/50 | ISO 100 Strobist: 430exii + umbrella on camera right @ 1/2 power Trigger: 7D’s […]
This is probably my last post for set 1; Set 2 will still be in the same place but a different location. On this particular shot, I asked the model to walk towards the camera, giving a sense of motion to the shot. I applied the same ‘cinematic’ post process to complete set 1. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f5.6 | 1/200 | ISO 160 Strobist: 430exii + umbrella on camera top left @ 1/4 […]
A close up shot from the same set. Trying to stick with the cinematic feel for the entire set, a few more pictures from the same set are coming up. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 100 Strobist: 580exii + umbrella on camera right @ 1/4 power Trigger: 7D’s built in transmitter Post process: Levels and Curves Adjustments Hue and saturation adjustments Applied some blending modes (Overlay) on selected areas Dodging […]
Again, applying the ‘cinematic’ feel on this image. Some people are asking me if I have a photoshop action for this effect; The answer is No. I rarely do actions (almost never), I only use actions for saving my images and adding watermarks. The problem with actions is that they treat images all the same, and the thing is, every image is different and should be treated individually. Gears: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f5.6 | […]
I wanted this set to look ‘cinematic’; I love watching movies and everytime I go to the theaters, I always look at the posters and try to deconstruct the lighting used and the post processing applied. This is my beginner’s skills take on cinematic 🙂 Gears: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f5.6 | 1/250 | ISO 160 Strobist: 580exii + half closed umbrella on camera top right @ 1/4 power Trigger: 7D’s built in transmitter Post […]
We had a long vacation here in Dubai because of the Eid holidays; Perfect for a fun shoot 🙂 I’m trying to mix landscapes and portraits in this set, which will be featured over the next days. I had 3 lights for this shoot, unfortunately 2 of them didn’t work 🙁 So, I just made the use of what I had at that moment since this place is an hour drive from Dubai. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 […]