Brought an adorable couple to 50th state fair. more “Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir at the Fair”
Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir at the Fair
June 15, 2018
Tag: nikon d750
Nikkor 35mm f1.8 Lens Unboxing
January 20, 2018
Picked up the Nikkor 35mm f1.8 to have a nice walk around lens for the Nikon D750. At the moment I’m not ready to drop the loads on the higher end f1.4 line that Nikon has available. This lens is totally capable of getting the job done for a budget price. more “Nikkor 35mm f1.8 Lens Unboxing”
Studio Practice with Aiko
December 10, 2017
Creating a very ghetto rigged studio out of my living room has been surprisingly constructive. Shoving around all the furniture and setting up some sort of background brings out a little creativity to get things in order. more “Studio Practice with Aiko”
Gundam Night
December 8, 2017
@ryo_cosplay had a little robot to photograph. DeathScythe had a few issues that night, the wings didn’t want to cooperate with us so we had to tone it down a notch. more “Gundam Night”
Beach D.VA
October 19, 2017
The wonderful thing about Overwatch is the huge variety of outfits available for the cosplay community. Masapuff picked up a swimsuit and we hit up the beach for some photos and snacks. more “Beach D.VA”
Nightwing = Best Waifu
February 17, 2017
The night was dark and full of sexy Dick pics, Dick Grayson to be exact. I had the opportunity to shoot with the elusive @takacosplay as he portrayed Nightwing. We hit up downtown in the early evening and ventured into an alley that gave a creepy vibe but didn’t scare us away. I brought out the Nikon D750 and borrowed an 85mm f1.8 G from my friend. Nightwing forgot his weapons at home so we had to improvise a few stances. After reviewing the photos and talking with another photographer, I got a few tips on how to make an action hero more imposing. Highly unlikely that I’ll remember to use them when the time is needed, but I’ll try.
In the end, Nightwing took it upon himself to rescue a young damsel from boredom.
Catsmas lights
February 9, 2017
A few weeks ago, I was approached about trying to do a shoot with Christmas lights. I didn’t realize how fun it was to play with these during a shoot, or think about the warmth created when having the lights directly around you. We had a powwow to get a general vibe for the shoot and got started. We shot with just the Christmas lights as a source and brought out a strobe for me to get some practice in. There was also a mixing up of the gear even more so than usual since I had random items on hand. Even though the final images could have been edited to match, I took a different approach. The specific cameras gave me a feel, the Nikon was dark and “contrasty” while the I felt light and softer with the Fuji.
Nikon D750 with a black backdrop
Fuji XT-2 on the couch with light walls
Kitten on the Beach
January 7, 2017
Met up with Kitten on a beach without really thinking of what the area would have for lighting at night. It turned out to be pitch black and pretty damn creepy. Luckily we didn’t run into anything and I had my flash. In really dark spots like this, it helps to have a flash light so your camera can focus a lot easier. Using an off camera speedlite is still a bit foreign to me if the light is heading straight for the subject. It took a while to find a groove with the flash and where to set it, I’m really trying to focus on speeding up how long this adjustment period takes. Due to the sketchy feels and pitch black scenes, I liked the hard shadows coming across everything.
