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03/09/2005 12:38:52 PM · #1

any comments welcome

Canon EOS-20D

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

03/09/2005 12:40:52 PM · #2

This looks like the ads for The Sims. :)

parrothead

Canon EOS-40D

03/09/2005 12:51:00 PM · #3

Those are all AWESOME! Looks like a reality show family! Great technique, and expressions!

utro

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Pentax

03/09/2005 12:52:04 PM · #4

great shots! what a family!

Artyste

Sony Ericsson W810i

03/09/2005 01:18:54 PM · #5

Finally.. a Family with my kind of a sense of humor..
BAHAHAHAHHAHAA..

Poor Issa.. she's got some anger issues. LOL

aronya1

Nikon D70

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

03/09/2005 01:40:40 PM · #6

That's a session that had to be an incredible amount of fun. Well done.

peecee

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

03/09/2005 02:12:14 PM · #7

Eric, these are superb, great imagination and excellent results.
Love em all.

Paul.

jeffzoet

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

03/09/2005 02:20:13 PM · #8

first off...these rock!

any chance you could share with us the lighting used to make such crisp photos that pop?

totally rad.

aKiwi

Canon EOS-7D

03/09/2005 02:23:04 PM · #9

Too funny!!

A family with attitude!!

03/09/2005 02:43:54 PM · #10

Originally posted by jeffzoet:

first off...these rock!

any chance you could share with us the lighting used to make such crisp photos that pop?

totally rad.

sure, it's a very simple 3 light setup, 2 main lights with umbrella's, left and right of camera, and a smaller light aimed at the background to keep the background white. you can see the shadows in the group shot through the legs. There were too many people on the seamless to get a good directional on the background without spill. If my studio were only a bit larger...

Message edited by author 2005-03-09 14:45:42.

gloda

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

03/09/2005 03:36:49 PM · #11

Wow these look so great. I'd love to be able to do such pictures with my family. I especially like the last one. Those faces are hilarious!

Node

Nikon D300

Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

03/09/2005 03:40:43 PM · #12

Fantastic set... I love them.

kdkaboom

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

03/09/2005 03:50:44 PM · #13

These are just so damn cool!!

I'd so hang on my wall a photo of that little girl flippin' the bird :)

Discraft

Canon EOS-20D

Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon

03/09/2005 04:50:46 PM · #14

really gr~eat photos and the setting is perfect you just gotta love these... Very nicely done wish to see more... and diferent styles why not a really mannered family. :) just keep it up.

jeffzoet

03/09/2005 04:57:10 PM · #15

Originally posted by ericlimon:

ok, i promise i won't bug you anymore about it, but i am really looking at starting up some portrait photography soon, and have been analizing anything that i like, so....what kind of umbrellas did you use?

a silver/white bounce or a translucent white?

just trying to get a feel for what certain lights do.

RayEthier

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

03/09/2005 05:04:01 PM · #16

These are absolutely priceless.

Jinjit

03/09/2005 05:09:58 PM · #17

These are just awsome!!!
So fun to look at.
I bet they will be amazing as b-day or x-mass cards!

I wish I had such fun family... :-)

MadMordegon

03/09/2005 05:13:01 PM · #18

Awesome pictures Eric, love em.

03/09/2005 06:38:06 PM · #19

Originally posted by jeffzoet:

Originally posted by ericlimon:

sure, it's a very simple 3 light setup, 2 main lights with umbrella's, left and right of camera, and a smaller light aimed at the background to keep the background white. you can see the shadows in the group shot through the legs. There were too many people on the seamless to get a good directional on the background without spill. If my studio were only a bit larger...

ok, i promise i won't bug you anymore about it, but i am really looking at starting up some portrait photography soon, and have been analizing anything that i like, so....what kind of umbrellas did you use?

a silver/white bounce or a translucent white?

just trying to get a feel for what certain lights do.

I love my Alien Bees. Small, light, consistant. I actually have 1 white/black (not shoot through) umbrella, and a silver/white (shoot through) umbrella (but I barely use it that way, i prefer the reflection) and a softbox that I use sometimes. I really recommend getting a good, big softbox.

jeffzoet

03/10/2005 10:19:33 AM · #20

Eric,

thanks for all the feedback. i have been drooling over the alien bees website a lot lately, and it is very refreshing to hear that photos that i really like use the lights that i plan on getting.

keep up the good work. you might have found a niche that we can all appriciate with those wacky family photos. it's just something different that we can all get a laugh out of.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/10/2005 12:44:54 PM · #21

Originally posted by jeffzoet:

Sure Jeff, I really think you will enjoy AB's. I'm gonna start advertising crazy family portraits i think. There might be a market for it, who knows?

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

03/10/2005 12:55:50 PM · #22

Scary family... my list just got 1 person shorter for the next GTG. ;-)

FWIW, I have the exact same three lights at the office.

tristalisk

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

03/10/2005 01:38:08 PM · #23

simply wonderfull... Yes I think there might be a market for this stuff... Heck I think every family should have shots like these.. thanks for sharing.