Outtakes from my shoot with Kelli. Kel was drafted for this project not once, but twice. Both times were last-minute requests, and one time was the morning after a fairly celebratory evening.
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The Very Private Citizen
Outtakes from my shoot with Karen. My very first photos for this project are ironically of my most private friend. She also happens to be one of my most loyal companions and really did not have the option of saying no.
Read MoreLearning to shoot -- sometimes size matters
I am new to working this side of the camera, and must say it is MUCH harder than it looks in the movies. I am lucky to have access to a basic studio where I can use lights, set backdrops, listen to music, and control the environment a little. I started this project about a year ago and early shots were taken with a Nikon D300 and I now use a Canon 5D Mark III with a 20-70 Canon L series and a Canon 70-200 L series lens. I know it's not necessarily the most Art School Purist thing to say, but nice equipment does help -- and having more pixels to work with in post is an ego save for someone who can't seem to keep backdrop creases out of a shot.
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