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Saturday, April 10th, 2010
Let’s say you drive two hours for a swimwear shoot. Model, assistant, mua, photog– everyone is ready — except mother nature! For this shoot, it literally started dumping rain about 15 minutes before hair and makeup were done.
Plan B was to shoot simple beauty shots. Photo on the left was shot just inside a garage with a reflector for fill. Photo on the right was shot in front of a white wall with a couple strip domes to lighten up the wall. Nothing fancy but still some nice images considering it wasn’t at all what we intended to shoot that day.
It’s always good to have a Plan B for shoots (and in life). Sometimes it rains, sometimes it doesn’t. When you do a lot of location shooting like I do, a backup plan can make the difference between sitting in bar while it rains or actually shooting some decent pics– then going to the bar!
model Parveen, hair/mua Jessica Belknap, assistant Thomas Lindsay
Pete Springer Photography, Portland, Oregon
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Friday, April 9th, 2010
There’s a cool Jantzen exhibit through April at The Art Institute of Portland. Jantzen was founded in Portland a hundred years ago. They’re now one of the best known swimwear companies in the world.
In fact, Jantzen is responsible for changing the term “bathing suit” to “swimming suit”. And their diving girl logo has become iconic. The exhibit includes a 21-foot diving girl suspended from the ceiling. Longtime Portland residents will remember the diving girl from the back outfield wall at Civic Stadium.
If you have the slightest interest in swimwear, design, or how a Portland company went international (Jantzen is now owned by Perry Ellis and based out of Miami) — the exhibit is worth checking out.
Jantzen swimsuits are available in Portland at Popina.
Pete Springer Photography, Portland, Oregon
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Friday, April 9th, 2010
There are lots of different ways to photograph a model on a bed. This is one method– single light, shooting from a ladder above the model.
When you’re hiring a photographer, it’s important to find someone who knows how to shoot different angles to get the look you want. It sounds simple, but you’d be surprised by how many photogs shoot the same style of images over and over.
For example, it’s easy to always shoot the same angle of a subject or model. But it’s also a little boring. Look for variety in a photographer’s portfolio and try to find someone who tries different angles– like getting up on a ladder above their subject– instead of one who just shoots the same angle over and over and over. You’ll be much happier with the results if you take the time to find a photographer who is truly creative when it comes to shooting.
Model Taci, hair/mua Jessica Belknap, assistant Thomas Lindsay
Pete Springer Photography, Portland, Oregon
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Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Model Jonathan, hair/mua Jessica Belknap
Single light in an octabox for key. Note the darker shadow on the image on the right. That’s from foam core painted black acting as anti-fill light.
Pete Springer Photography, Portland Oregon
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Here’s an easy way to shoot fashion– use an octabox as your key light and that’s it. Throw in some white seamless and a bit of foam core for fill, and you have a very simple, yet effective lighting set-up for fashion-style pics.
Book your own fashion-style photo session today! Check my website for rates.
Model Kelly, hair/mua Jessica Belknap
Pete Springer Photographer, Portland, Oregon
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Jumping shots are a lot tougher than they look, at least when your model is wearing heels. Your best bet is to use a strobe to freeze the action. But I wanted a different look for these images– a little rougher and less polished than a typical fashion magazine editorial.
So I used natural light from a window as key, reflector as fill, and another reflector as a hint of a rim light. Also cranked the ISO up to 800. The camera was set to al servo and constant shoot mode. I find counting to three out loud then holding the shutter down as the model jumps and shooting five or six frames seems like a good method to get at least one “keeper”. Any other tips from fellow photogs?
Model Holly, hair/mua (and rim light reflector holder) Jessica Belknap, assistant Thomas Lindsay
Portland, Oregon Photographer Pete Springer
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Saturday, March 27th, 2010
Lil’ Oregon coast twist on the traditional swimwear photo.
BTW: for photogs reading these posts– I’m basically using the healing brush and that’s it for retouching on these images. Good makeup, lighting, and an awesome model make all the difference!
Model Parveen, hair/mua Megan Root, assistant Thomas Lindsay
Pete Springer Photography, Oregon coast
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
Your daily swimwear photo fix! That last one was one of the model’s favorites. Amazing what a bit of overexposure can accomplish.
Photos shot on the Oregon coast and yeah, as photoshopped as that first one looks, it was done in camera using a strobe and a softbox.
Model Parveen, mua Megan Root, assistant Thomas Lindsay
Pete Springer Photographer, Portland, Oregon
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Couple of headshots lit with a reflector. There’s a scrim held behind the model to filter the light behind her.
Model Crystal, hair/mua Jessica Belknap, assistant Thomas Lindsay
Pete Springer Photographer, Portland, Oregon
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Had a friend inquire about shooting some passport photos this weekend and did a little research. I discovered 123PassportPhoto online. It’s a free service that makes it really simple to create six duplicate government regulation passport photos ready for printing.
Of course, you still have to have a decent photo to begin with (lighting here is a beauty dish for key, reflector for fill, and two softboxes on the background). Anyway, thought I’d pass the link on and also offer up $10 passport photos– printed and ready for a passport application– to friends and family.
Yeah, you could go to Kinkos and pay $13 for only two photos lit with harsh on-camera flash. But for less money, you’ll get six photos that not look better (when was the last time you saw a beauty dish in a kinkos?), but cost less. Email me for details.
Pete Springer Photography, Portland, Oregon
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