Howard’s Knob Sky

June 22, 2009  |  by paul  |  BOONE  |  , , , , ,  |  No Comments

Driving home tonight I was enamored with how the clouds were forming and how well the colors were coming out.  So I did as any well meaning photographer would do and took a quick trip up Howard's Knob (while managing...

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HDR rocks my world

June 18, 2009  |  by paul  |  BOONE  |  , , , , ,  |  No Comments

I got wowed today when I started messing around with HDR processing.  Which stands for Holy Dramatic Render!!  Well not really, but it made me a new believer in post processing.  I took a few shots on a tripod at...

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Drinkin’ a Doogh

June 10, 2009  |  by paul  |  BOONE  |  , , , ,  |  6 Comments

Doogh (dooqh, also dugh) a yogurt-based beverage popular in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Doogh is prepared by beating unflavored yogurt until smooth, and then diluting with water to a consistency similar to whole milk.  Salt, pepper and dried...

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Couples portrait

June 8, 2009  |  by paul  |  BOONE, Lighting  |  , , , , ,  |  3 Comments

My buds Jacob and Brittney have been married one year as of yesterday.  Britt wanted some portraits of themselves that they didn't get during the wedding day, so we went back up to the spot of their ceremony and went...

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making people look cool

June 4, 2009  |  by paul  |  BOONE, Lighting  |  , , , , , ,  |  3 Comments

i get the question all the time:  "Paul, how do I take a picture to make a person look cooler than they actually are?" Find a model that isn't cool Create a dark and gloomy atmosphere by darkening out the background...

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shoot through it!

I had a quick little assignment today at work, and I'd like to take a moment to introduce (to those that have never heard of it) the shoot through technique.  What you need: an external flash a shoot-throughable light disc thing a technical...

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Comparison…

May 25, 2009  |  by paul  |  BOONE, Lighting  |  , , , , , ,  |  4 Comments

The first crop I made of this image looks like blood to some, obvi it's wine, right??  Maybe not, I made a different crop, to include the bottles in the shot.  It's seems a little more distracting to me, and...

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What to do on a rainy Sunday…

Can’t play outside? Want to avoid movie overload? Keep yourself entertained and explore your creative side, take pictures, why not?

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Wine to Water shoot

Spent the evening yesterday with Doc Hendley of Wine to Water doing a photoshoot for a story that a mag is running on him.  Used my ringlight and a few SB-800 strobes for the dark super-hero like look.  Doc was...

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ringlighting

May 12, 2009  |  by paul  |  BOONE, Lighting  |  , , , , ,  |  No Comments

I was testing out some lighting techniques today for a shoot tonight.  Using my Alien Bees ABR800 ringlight, and a few Nikon SB800’s I created this image.  I’ll post the shots from tonight later, check back.

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