headshots?

Man i have no idea where to start, im so used to just going in to a shoot and shooting what I want. Just last week I had a chance to shoot for a fellow langara student from the acting part of town and he needed some headshots for his new career. Suffice to say I have no idea what casting directors want and where to start at all. So I boiled it down, what have I learned about how to light for portraiture? What have I learned about how to deal with posing, positioning, framing and exposure? Swipes might help (thanks Catherine :p). I thought from there id be ok, I think it worked out and I think I'll be able to get some good shots from the shoot but repetition is def. key. All this aside there's a little something I like to call pillow talk that helps to have up your sleeve cause these things tend to take a while and making your client comfortable is key. So without a due here's a few shot I shot. I used three speedo's in a simple setup that included one for fill, one for hair and one to create a gradated background.

autumn fashion

There's an assignment coming up for me at school for autumn fashion and I got a chance to shoot with a friend of mine. It was a really good chance to work on lighting and guiding the subject. I lit him with a shoot through umbrella that was gobo'd to create a gradation down lower. I lit the background with a warm gelled light for separation. It was a fun learning experience and enjoyed it immensely.

night shot

just wanted to post up a quickie just before I head out to school. The other night I was working on shooting a night shot of some architecture and as I was heading to my location I came across this building. I see it all the time just not late at night and for some reason I was compelled to shoot it. From both this and the other building I shot, I have a new found respect for architecture photogs cause it aint easy trying to find a good spot to shoot from that shows the whole building in the best possible way. I definitely didn't do the it justice and I challenge you all out there to find a better spot cause Id like to see it.

the Bay

Hey all, shot a fashion shoot today for the Bay's olympic clothing launch. I'm not gonna say that the runway is my cup of tea but i did get some time to hang out with my mom and sister. Also got a chance to step outside of my comfort zone which isn't so bad either.

beverage shoot

I just woke up waaaay to early to shoot a photo i probably wont look at more than once, but thats photography (i guess). I digress, on to the post. I just wanted to post up a test shot of a beverage shoot i had to do recently at school that I quite liked. It was a simple setup with 2 kickers giving a rim light and a strip softbox overhead. Thanks to Eric Stewert for the strip softbox idea.

Enjoying the last days of summer

Just recently Kat (my wife) and I spent some time up at queen elizabeth park. I was messing around with the one flash I brought with me and came up with this image. Kat doesn't like it but I on the other hand think its quite becoming.

and so it begins

First post! Thanks for coming to check me out. Here's a few images ive taken as school has started. Been preety busy lately at school so the images are more related to that.

my brother inlaw playing tennis

michelle fish shredding the squamish park