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 have been very busy the last weeks and I really have no time to shoot or process any of my shots 🙁 Anyway, I got some free time last night and processed one of the shots I took over the weekend. I know I already have a few Burj Al Arab shots, but I can’t help it, I really like this building 🙂 This was taken by my newly purchased lens, Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 OS HSM which I’m really […]
I had a similar shot before, only this time I wanted the flame to be the main subject. I really like the shape of the flame. Gear: Canon 7D + Canon 100mm f2.8 + 580exII with LumiQuest softbox III Settings: f4.0 | 1/200 | ISO 200 Strobist info: 580exii + Lumiquest Softbox III @ 1/128 power on the front right Trigger: Canon 7D built in wireless flash transmitter Post Process: Cropped the image Applied some brightness and contrast adjustments Thanks […]
This is my brother Richmond. Just a very “random-spur-at-the-moment” shoot 🙂 This was taken in front of our house in the Philippines. Gear: Canon 7D + Tamron 18-270mm VC Settings: f7.1 | 1/250 | ISO 200 Strobist: 580exII + white bond paper (as a bounce card) @ 1/8 power on camera left Trigger: Canon 7D’s transmitter Post process: Skin retouching (healing brush) Dodging and burning Curves adjustments for overall toning Cheers! /Mike