It’s always refreshing to get a carismatic couple that just jumps right in! Brett and Heather were awesome and I had a great time shooting their engagement photos… it all shows in the photos!!! I’m looking forward to the big day!
Here’s a simple light setup I used for a shot during our shoot yesterday. Depending on the shoot I’ll use strobes or hot lights. In this situation I chose to use my hot lights so I could control my Depth of Field by keeping it super shallow. I used my Photoflex Starlight kit which is the first set of lights I bought 4 years ago. I quickly found that you can’t use these in very many situations for still photography but they worked great here. To the models right you’ll see a nice soft blue light seperating him from the background. That is the ambient light coming from outside, it really turned out great. My Photoflex kit is Tungsten balanced so the daylight really pops.
I did a shoot for a local magazine today, I had a great time. The images you see below WILL NOT make it into the magazine, they’re wayyyy too conservative for that. That’s not a bad thing, it’s just their style. Anyway, got some great stuff and worked with some very talented models!!!
I’ve been playing around with this editing style for quite sometime… I’m waiting for someone to use it in a publication. It prints so well and has a great editorial look. I’d love to see it in a mag… Maybe I need to work with some national magazines before that will happen, we’ll see!
I’ve made salsa for quite some time now and I have a lot of my friends asking for the recipe. Really there’s nothing to it.
Start with 2 large tomatoes. Cut them up and throw them in the food processor, or blender if you don’t have a processor.
Grab your onion, cut about a 1/2 inch sliver off and dice it up, throw it in the processor.
Now for the important part that I learned just over the last couple years. Mezzetta Deli Sliced jalapenos! If you want Hot salsa buy the “Hot” if you want Mild by the “Tamed” I put a 1/4 cup of the jalapeno juice in the food processor and then put about 15-20 slices of jalapenos in as well.
Salt and Pepper to taste and walla!!! Tastes really good after about 1 hour of refrigeration, but mine never lasts that long. Keeps well for about 1 1/2 weeks.
Enjoy!!!!! Lemme know if you likes!
Justin
So a few weeks ago Janet and I soared out to uncharted territories to find new locations to shoot Senior photos. I can’t help but think that mine look just like everyone else in Wichita. I was perusing a site the other day of a local photographer and saw my image, same location, same crop, same chair… everything but the subject. I’m not saying that the photographer has even seen my image but it happens all the time. They probably look at my site and say, “Hey, he ripped off my photo”… but don’t flatter yourself, I try and keep my head level by saying every photographer in Wichita is equally creative. Anywho, found some great spots and I’m not done. I have a whole new outlook on outdoor portraits now. Can’t wait for my next session to explore some more!
Canon has announced the release of the new Digital Rebel. 15.1 MegaPixel with HD video recording capabilities. If you’ve been waiting to upgrade to a DSLR the time has come!!!!
So… today I had the pleasure of stepping into the recording studio with some super talented musicians… We hope to be releasing a full length by June… should be a killer record!!!
I’m tired… up late last night… up early this morning… 2 hour shoot lugging generator and lights around… thanks to the guys in Intercept for moving the genny around everywhere! Preview, there will be more.
Some really good friends of mine are on tour and stopped in Wichita to play a show for their family and friends. They are an amazing band and an amazing group of guys! Cruise by iTunes and pick up their album “Magnolia Road”, you won’t regret it!!! Here’s a couple of shots from last night.
These shoes are unreal cool! Kayla picked them up from Target for $11… gotta love that! They were too cool to not share.
Justin
Justin Cary Photography