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a model actor i e entertainer has less range than a regular person but what i will argue is that the raw and natural exposure to emotion that we all possess as humans gives us a range of posture and position that can create photos like this this photo makes me recall images of famous leaders that have carried their torch through our cold world there are several factors that make their images inheritently more powerful context history significance to name a few but that doesn t mean we can t attempt to re create those same powerful images technically speaking i find that a close crop is going to be the best way of bringing the power to our protaganist shooting too far away invites distractions into the scene marginalizing our subject and ultimately diminishing his her power for the model simplicity is best there are a range of emotions we as humans can express but it isn t the what as much as it is the how how should you express sadness fear strength simply do not overthink the easy and while modeling for a non model may seem hard it isn t if you just channel what you already know i can give more advice on techniquie but i think it is self explanatory and it would be more fun to experiment which is what i advocate on this blog some post processing was used for the photo i worked with contrast and saturation but it pretty much communicated all on its own now go get out there and shoot some powerful portraits comments 1 comment tags emotion modeling posing power categories life lessons learned tips uncategorized alternative wedding shots 24 11 2009 her walk originally uploaded by kamikaze productions i shot my first wedding not too long ago i didn t have any of the camera equipment that a pro would recommend nor the experience for that matter i just came with my love of the camera and the art of finding the right shot why was i able to do this well quite frankly this wasn t a paying gig it had to be one of the great opportunities i ve ever had being at a friends wedding and being able to capture some not so contemporary not so cookie cutter not so yearbook shots making the wedding into you re own personal artistic rendition if you ever have the chance to do it please do by all means sitting in the audience is boring anyway so get up and try it out the picture above illustrates what i meant by artistic most wedding shots and event photos for that matter concentrate on a subject in sports it s the players and at a rally the orator but how you capture an event is really the fun part how do you transcend the subject so that the meaning becomes less simple the best advice i can give is step outside the comfort zone apply your street photography sense to the situation in my case a wedding the baseline there is more than one way to skin a cat is that the right adage in this picture i shot the subject from the diagonal rear the focus is her but you get a sense that you may feel what she s feeling as she is escorted past her friends and family by her loving father you feel her regalness as all eyes are on the groom s queen she is holding court this isn t a feeling you could capture by shooting her dead on center also consider the crop which is tight in this case but encompasses enough of the supporting cast to draw you into her mind trial and error always wins in my head so just shoot and don t be afraid to take the unnatural the less normal of shots good luck and good shooting comments 1 comment tags alternative angles photography wedding categories life lessons learned tips the world s a studio 14 03 2009 next originally uploaded by kamikaze productions ok so i m exaggerating but then again i m not whenever i m asked by a friend to help them with some modeling shots the first thing i say is you have to understand 1 i don t have any sort of studio lighting and 2 i don t have proper equipment backdrops etc but i never turn down an opportunity to capture another subject learn another skill or just pick up the camera my friend chelsea was in town and asked for a favor so we tried to navigate my apartment in a way that would give somewhat usable lighting and background now here is where the whole anywhere is a studio idea comes in we made a white wall be the equivalent of a backdrop and propped up lights to help eliminate shadows biggest downside regular lights aren t white but creativity is the important part of the experience there was no way pictures were going to come out and be worthy of her final portfolio but the practice and the experience yield returns as well one thing i learned when you get in tight you can mimic a studio quality image now this picture i have edited of course but the point is you can make an ordinary wall be a plain backdrop i ve contemplated taking the idea to another level and hanging paper to change a background color as well the ultimate lesson is that anything is possible with a camera and an idea studios traditionally have the fancy equipment lighting etc but if you follow the mantra life s a stage then it won t be that hard for the photographer like you and me without the fancy stuff to adapt the phrase to say life s a studio just make sure you bring the camera with you when you leave the house comments 1 comment tags model modeling photography portraits studio categories life lessons learned tips lack of inspiration 17 02 2009 winter walk originally uploaded by kamikaze productions it was somewhere around 15 22 degrees fahrenheit that day i was planning on doing some portraits in central park but my date couldn t make it i decided because it was such a well lit day to hang out anyway and see if i could catch some good shots it had been awhile since i had just tried to capture landscapes and scenary and i won t pretend like it was easy i felt mediocre at best couldn t put anything into frame it was just rough on my ego couple that with the frigid temperature and well inspiration was clearly absent i may have taken somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 shots and luckily i did walk away with a few i could be proud of the picture above happened when i was really justt rying to capture some depth by focusing on the shrubs with the majority of the frame lending itself to the walkway however a group of young people walked onto the ice and started to trek down the path i snapped about 10 images making sure i blurred the passerbys on purpose i thought it would add to the effect and it did i have a picture that served its purpose wintery imagery depth and a cool feeling reminiscent of the cold climate i learned two lessons from this adventure 1 when you don t see anything you want to take pictures of take the pictures anyway frame and re frame just keep taking pictures until your brain kickstarts or you get a lucky moment 2 never ever choose to not shoot just because of a cancellation i was already on location with gear worse thing i could have done would be do go home after complaining to myself how cold it was keep shooting and never cancel on yourself a sure fire way to come out with at least one photo to smile about comments 3 comments tags central park inspiration lessons photography categories life lessons learned short photo story tips a portrait doesn t always have to contain a face 2 02 2009 an inaugural bow originally uploaded by kamikaze productions lengthy title i know but this is a relatively easy topic a face must not always be the criteria for a portrait according to wikipedia org a portrait is a painting photograph sculpture or other artistic representation of a person in which the face and its expression is predominant well not all rules are made to be broken but this is one definitely is or atleast they can give this type a shot a new title either way next time you are engaged in a photoshoot or simply just taking pictures on a photowalk do me a favor break your subject down into fractions start looking at your subject as a whole and then look at it as the sum of it s parts in the picture above i believe that i have captured the same amount of elegance as would be captured with the full body and face displayed in the frame as well shooting at different angles gives us different perspectives a choosing alternative subjects within subjects gives us new way of conveying our message without destroying the original intent of the shot now get out there and try that this should help with any mental blocks giving you a new range of images to capture comments leave a comment tags composition photography subject categories tips poetry and photography take 1 27 01 2009 no more originally uploaded by kamikaze productions i ve have decided to start writing again poetry prose whatever moves me when i finish processing a shot i used to write a lot more and it only seems write not to abandon the craft especially when the arts are incredibly interwined and touch the human emotion centers in many of the same ways here is my second poem but first blog posting to start 2009 no more there is a calm before the storm but a calm follows swiftly in its wake the lull of destruction swirls with the unknown reality of limbo will it end will i move on what do i do live a tongue tied heart and a teeming kettle of a brain an inability to silence the hurt nor to communicate the joy yes joy jealousy brought about this pain never again and no more i will not feel like this the world may ignore but i weeped for you to have witnessed was to have felt to have listened was to have fallen with and to have recovered was to love one day they will weep too comments leave a comment tags emotion photography poetry prose story categories poetry prose short photo story shooting sexy 21 01 2009 appeal originally uploaded by kamikaze productions it wasn t until recently that i really got into shooting a model in a photograph most of the subjects in my work are my friends turned guinea pigs or strangers unaware of the new found celebrity via my lens i had a friend that approached me looking for some basic shots to start off her porfolio it was an extraordinary challenge given my lack of experience not to mention the yellowish tint of light and low light at that throw in no use of flash in my apartment so instead of really getting portfolio work done it became a learning experience in what work and what doesn t in low light no flash situations and i found out that you can salvage a shoot if you don t mind getting artistic this photo exudes sexy classy sexy there is one element in this photo that keeps it sexy as opposed to the reaction she s hot that you would get from a regular photo on some bikini modeling website that element is absence of light the vacuum that creates one of a photographer s favorite tools shadows don t get me wrong i did use a preset in light room when i processed this shot but the shadows are what make this photo what it is there are both subtle shadows and overwhelming shadows subtle shadows have their role in a light ballad down the center of the chest while heavy shadows drench her right side and even medium shadows have some play across her face photography is capturing an image based on lighting i have several other definitions as well but regardless pay attention to how you use the absence of lighting as well as the presence of lighting to capture the context emotion and aesthetic that you are looking for when shooting comments 2 comments tags low light model photography sexy shadows categories life lessons learned tips oh the difference a crop can make 18 11 2008 intent originally uploaded by kamikaze productions i m back sorry for the delay so i decided to pick something simple to warm myself back up the crop above is a picture of one of my best friends as you can see she has a strong but simple intent expression on her face the framing of the picture is verticle with the subject slightly left with excess space towards the top think about how you feel what the picture conveys to you now take a look at this crop now you how do you feel what does the picture convey i m not going to describe how you should feel how i feel or even try to speak directly on the differences between the photo why well because this photographer operates largely on experimentation and i don t want to rob you of the same liberty the point is that slight crops can work wonders and change images significantly i feel totally different when i look at the second version of this picture moving subjects forward in a frame can add a since of urgency show ore detail and answer more mental questions moving subjects further away can give you a more abstract approach more view of the background in the photo etc shifting to the left or right can add a twist and give you a fresh perspective not to rock the boat too much but you can also cut significant subject matter out whether it be because certain things are a distraction to the central focus or because you find that one area of the photo yields a better feel you can use crop as loosely or as strict as you d like it is a simple tool but an amazing one when used effectively good luck using it and remember to always experiment comments 1 comment tags b w crop editing framing photography portrait categories image editing tips the silhouette 21 07 2008 by the water originally uploaded by kamikaze productions hmmm so i realize it is about time for a blog post and i decided to tackle the use of silhouettes in photography just so happens that digital photography school recently showcased 12 super silhouette shots so i guess great timing with this post i d like to describe in layman s terms how to take a silhouette shot as well as tell you how i think your collection of photos can benefit from a couple well done silhouettes first let s understand what a silhouette is a silhouette is a view of some object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior with the silhouette usually being black source wikipedia org as you can see in my photo above the subjects the people appear featureless as described with much of the detail coming from the background skyline horizon now there are definitely variations on this technique so keep that in mind and make sure you take into account some other examples i will include in this post how do you take a silhouette you ask or maybe you didn t but if you are curious on how to black out the subjects i will now begin to explain in this article i will essentially mirror a bit of digital photography school so here is your credit dps because i mean there really isn t that many different techniques i figured it out on my own but i will blend my process with their explanation in the scene above i was set up behind the subjects i wanted to shoot this was fine because i didn t care too much about capturing their faces or what was going on in their world the important part about the direction i am facing is that it is in the direction of the light source this is your number one priority shoot with the light source behind your subject there is a 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