Skyler's Getting His Picture Made!

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

12/05/2006 06:32:51 PM · #1

Okay, after posting LisaJane's galleries earlier, I feel a bit self-concious about my own work now.... but.... I had a session in the studio today with an adorable 2 year old named Skyler.

He was so sweet and so pleasant, god I wish all kids were as much fun to work with. Here are a few samples.

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Nikon D50

12/05/2006 06:42:35 PM · #2

What a cute kid. Wonderful Cindi.

justine

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/05/2006 06:50:21 PM · #3

You did a wonderful job here. I'm sure his mom is thrilled, I know I would be. Little cutie.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/05/2006 07:14:06 PM · #4

Well, they're no LisaJane's, but they are pretty dang good! If I was a real photographer, I'd specialize in shooting little kids. :)

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Nikon

12/05/2006 07:55:08 PM · #5

One more of Skyler - this may be my favorite of the group..

muckpond

Nikon D200

12/05/2006 07:58:04 PM · #6

let's hear about the important stuff here. what was your lighting setup?

12/05/2006 08:14:23 PM · #7

I set the studio well before they arrived and had everything metered so I wouldn't have to worry. In that last shot, he is looking straight at my keylight - An AB400 with umbrella. On the opposite side I had the AB800 with softbox turned way down as fill light. Just behind the softbox, between it and the background I have a 5' silver reflector, reflecting the key light onto his back and hair. Then the final AB400 is near the backdrop and set bright enough to blow out just a litte.

That's it. Again, I metered the light and shot several test shots (with the first christmas set-up) until I thought I had the right balance. That way when they arrived it was all about Skyler and him having fun. :)

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

12/05/2006 08:39:52 PM · #8

I took a shot of the studio as it is right now (nothing has moved) to give you a better idea. Does this help?

Louis

Nikon D800

12/05/2006 09:39:00 PM · #9

Originally posted by idnic:

I took a shot of the studio as it is right now (nothing has moved) to give you a better idea. Does this help?

Lookit those pink bees!

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

12/05/2006 09:49:58 PM · #10

Originally posted by Louis:

Lookit those pink bees!

Pink for love, cause I LOVE my bees! :D

xianart

Canon EOS-7D

12/05/2006 09:51:59 PM · #11

nice setup, great shots, but i'm intrigued by the maple leaf on your backdrop?

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Nikon

12/05/2006 09:57:58 PM · #12

Originally posted by xianart:

nice setup, great shots, but i'm intrigued by the maple leaf on your backdrop?

Thanks so much, glad ya like them. To the left of my main backdrops is a Canadian flag, hung to hide cables and things against the wall - to the right there's a Dutch flag. Both were freebies from a friend ages ago. :)

muckpond

Nikon D200

12/05/2006 11:44:48 PM · #13

that is really interesting to see. and the shots are great too!

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

12/06/2006 09:24:56 AM · #14

For those doing holiday portraits, I thought I'd share this little set-up since it didn't cost me a penny.

The little boy is sitting on a small set of stairs that I bought for my dog to climb onto my bed. Dog hated it and refused to use it, so it went to the studio. Perfect size for little kids. I covered the little stairs with a scrap of white felt, the draped it all over with some red holiday beads that I've collected for years. The red stripes in the background are strips of red velvet ribbon (again from my holiday stuff) that I hung from the backdrop stand with scotch tape. And finally a little reindeer (also from my holiday decorations) for some further interest.
To give the shot that 'snowy' look, in processing I used a paintbrush set to white, 25% opacity and just drew along the edges enough to white them out a bit. Total processing was about 1 minute per image.

So a totally free holiday set-up that took about 20 minutes of digging through our holiday decorations and a touch of imagination. :)

AlexSaberi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

12/06/2006 09:30:31 AM · #15

nice shots + lighting, BUT if I was critical I would say nothing blows me away.

Simms

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/06/2006 10:04:39 AM · #16

Originally posted by alexsaberi:

nice shots + lighting, BUT if I was critical I would say nothing blows me away.

Agree, good lighting but fairly average shots. Mum probably loves them though so mission accomplished I guess.

Pixlmaker

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

12/06/2006 10:16:30 AM · #17

Okay, what I'm about to say is completely useless and WAY off topic, but when I saw the title of this I thought this was another twist on the show "Heroes". Maybe the heroin addict was going to paint a picture of Skyler blowing up the city or something. Yeah, I'm lame... :o)

Okay, now that that's said, these are some REALLY impressive portraits here, and I love that you took a picture of your setup. I always use my softbox/AB800 as my key light, but I may switch things up a bit based on your setup. Always experimenting...

Thanks Cindi!

-Don