Yeah, this is one of my favorite poses of all time. I actually have a Gil Elvgren tattoo of a pinup doing this pose!
Model Lindsey, hair/mua Jessica Belknap, assistant Thomas Lindsay
lingerie photographer portland
February 28th, 2010
One of my favs from today. Shot @ ISO 1000! We couldn’t get a strobes to look right so everything for the shoot was basically lit with ambient and/or the modeling lamp from a White Lighting.
Model Lindsey, hair/mua Jessica Belknap, assistant Thomas Lindsay
beauty and fitness shots
February 25th, 2010
Trying my hand at a couple different looks with the same model — some beauty shots and a studio fitness shot. I’m starting to be intrigued by the idea of dropping fashion from my repertoire and instead pursuing fitness photography along with beauty and swimwear. Portland is just far too limited in terms of a fashion market.
Model Gretchen, hair/mua Megan Root, assistant (and prop stylist for the fitness shot) Thomas Lindsay
beauty photographer portland oregon
February 24th, 2010
I really enjoy shooting beauty photos and had a chance to try some different looks yesterday. More to come!
model Gretchen, hair/mua Megan Root, assistant Thomas Lindsay
fashion portland
February 24th, 2010
Super fast edit (still needs retouching) of one of my fav photos from today. Took forever to figure out the best lighting here but finally settled on an octa as key, gridded strip dome as rim light, and a softbox on the background. I may crop the final a lot tighter but also like this version.
Model Gretchen, hair/mua Megan Root, assistant (and prop specialist) Thomas Lindsay
portrait photographer portland
February 23rd, 2010
Couple rough edits from a studio portrait session with Damali today. And while I know a lot of local photographers work solo on shoots like this, I can’s say enough about how much working with an assistant helps cover much more ground in less time than is possible than when I work solo. Having a hair/makeup artist is also crucial. So while my fees are more than say, Sears, there’s a reason.
hair/mua Jessica Belknap, assistant Thomas Lindsay
fitness photos
February 22nd, 2010
Taking advantage of the awesome weather yesterday and shooting outdoors. Still working on my action fitness pics though!
model Crystal, hair/mua Jessica Belknap, assistant Thomas Lindsay
latex group photo
February 20th, 2010
Finally had a chance to work a bit on this project and post a retouched version of a group shot from this photo shoot.
Clothes by Squeak Designs, models Rebeca, Wenseay, Audi, and Hannah. Hair/mua Jessica Belknap (Audi did her own makeup though), assistants Thomas Lindsay and Yasmin Khajavi
fitness
February 20th, 2010
Okay, this isn’t really a fitness photo but it is from a fitness shoot. I was shooting and noticed what a great shot this would be of just the model. And I’m not disappointed. I love her intensity in this shot.
model Nina, hair/mua Jessica Belknap, assistant Thomas Lindsay
I have spent the last two days trying to find redeeming qualities about LinkedIn after being inspired by fellow photographer Ben Reed. I have approached my LinkedIn efforts with a very open mind, seeking networking opportunities and writing all kinds of recommendations for folks I know to help them out and network.
In fact, this here blog is included in my profile (though it doesn’t display by default, loads slowly, and doesn’t display photos). But with Ben’s help, I figured out how to use an app to add some photos of my own work (in pdf format– not jpegs like most other site use).
So my conclusion? LinkedIn is clumsy, poorly designed, and incredibly un-user friendly. It contains far too much text and simple items like requesting a recommendation are hidden under layers of menus (and when you finally find it, turns out you’re requesting an endorsement, not a recommendation!) And worst of all, Ad Block Plus doesn’t block the text ads on top of your profile!
The main advantage I found with LinkedIn, though, is it’s useful for SEO listings.
Beyond that, I can pretty much guarantee LinkedIn is not the next facebook. LinkedIn is fun for about, oh, ten seconds but you’ll probably be left feeling that if you only check it once a month, you won’t be missing out on anything. Try that with facebook!
Anyway, if that doesn’t discourage you, feel free to look up my profile on LinkedIn. But you’ve been warned– it’s as text heavy as this blog post!