Saturday, February 27, 2010

Bridge on a Cold Night

Time to cool off after all those images of Rex.  By the time you see this image of the Hennepin Avenue Bridge, several days will have passed.  Gotta love scheduled blogs!

I took a similar shot almost a year ago now, but I wanted to get out there again with the new camera.  I practically froze to death though!  An icy wind was blowing and it took forever for this half of the bridge to light up.

Techie Corner
I used a much slower shutter speed this year.  I like the smooth look it gave the water.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Rexposé


Today is the last of eight blogs on the fantastic fashion shoot I was able to enjoy.  And I'm ending it the same way it began, with Rex.


Rex was a true professional.  He put up with a lot from the female photographers.  Poor guy.  I'm sure he put a lot of effort and thought into his wardrobe, but we just wouldn't let him wear it.

See, I did get a shot of him with his shirt on.  Well, mostly on.  I asked him if he was cold.  He said no.  So I asked him to take his shirt off again.  I am so helpful, aren't I?



Praying won't do you any good.  We still won't let you put your shirt on.  Even the male photographers liked Rex.  Although they were too busy trying to make him look mean.  And I'll tell you, some of the "mean" poses looked pretty ridiculous.  



Ok ladies, get out your laundry.  The washboard is ready.  Good-bye, Rex.  It was fun. 

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Don't Mess With Us


As things were winding down near the end of the shoot, I asked the person in charge if all three of the models could pose together.  They did tons of different poses, but all of us photographers were shooting so rapidly that the main octo light in this setup started to overheat and dim.  That created the dramatic lighting in this image.

The image below was shot with the same setup, but with the main light at full power.


I set up this pose, with the ladies rebuffing Rex and Rex wondering what is going on.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Tearra



Tearra, looking as lovely as ever after her clothing change. 

Techie Corner
Tearra is lit by the same dramatic one light setup that was used on Rex.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Nicole


Continuing with my fashion shoot images, I finally found out the names of the ladies.  This is Nicole after her clothing change.  I like this outfit much better than her wrinkled yellow rain dress.

Techie Corner
Nicole was lit by the beauty dish/rim light combo for this image.