DIY Vagabond II test drive: dark studio under the sun

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This type of shots is not what I usually do, but when my friends asked if I can do their seniors promo shoot (never heard of such type before:-) my answer was: yes!

I always glad to host any of my good friends in the studio: I can always test new gear or learn some

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Food photography with Shirley O. Corriher.

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This is a half a year old photo-shoot, but I would like to share the outcome here, the post is following this ONE. I was not able to release the details of the shot due to a restriction from a client, and now they seems to be OK with it

Shirley Corriher the one

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Portrait photography lighting: when ONE color is not enough

Kevi Redding portrait

I do not understand modern black and white photography, did you know this? It is like cutting off one dimension from the photography world, and I always wanted to have more… more dynamic range, more sensitivity, more colors! That day we tried to expand our usual color palette 5 times more: 5 different colored lights

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Spring in Atlanta: blooming trees, beautiful girls and a photographer:-)

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It was a late sunny afternoon in North Atlanta, when we had a nice walk and talk with Irina, a good friend of us. I had my camera and 2 Canon 580EX flashes attached like this, sun was one hour away from a horizon, and full set of kids jumping around

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Photographing business portrait: the light and model

Studio lighting for a business portrait

Several days ago we had a chance to do a photoshot for good friend of ours, Lana Kravtsova (dreamfollowers.com). She is true positive thinker and highly motivated business coach as well as a great model:-) I was surprised how easy it was to work with her. She was needed a few headshots for social media

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Photo-session Warehouseman of the Year 2009 Winners for RefrigiWear, Inc.

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Did you ever feel what a frozen chicken feels ? I recently had a chance to get an idea

I was hired to shoot annual winners for Refrigiwear, Inc. These tough guys are working in a huge warehouse refrigerators and freezers, 25F – 0F temperatures around! It was quite refreshing environment to work I

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