Hibbah Senior Portraits

Had a great senior session with my first ever senior rep. Ms. Hibbah in Frisco We wandered around the park till the lights were gone, and kept taking pictures despite! Little sister also hopped in for a few images and got to see the great relationship between the two really shine in their interaction. Special thanks to mom for coming along and helping out  - additionally a classic example of Kiran smoothness:

Me: "I'm not so much on this guy creepin' around my camera bag over there"
Hibbah: "That's my dad."

Anways, I'll let Hibbah's images do the talking from now on... ;-)

Chroma Key with Sara

This week, I got to do a Chroma Key session with a lovely young dancer. I can't say I'm honestly converted to the camp of chroma key vs. high key, but it does make it easier to pull the subjects out. One great helpful thing, though somewhat tangential that I learned is how to organize and create my actions in Ps, which will save me a lot of time. Here are the results!

More Seniors Part II

 

Just finished the post processing on this shoot from late May. Great time out at the train tracks with some beautiful young ladies and so many potential poses. I definitely learned the hard way about bug spray in wooded areas. Alot of these shots came out a bit soft for my taste, so I think I like a range of 1/125-1/200 for shutter range and then just pop it in AV and let the camera do the work. That seemed to give me sharper images which is pretty much always a plus. I am certainly ready for Fall/Winter to return.

Seniors, Seniors, & More Seniors! We love it!

I gotta say I'm really excited seeing how these pictures came out. It's amazing, but I'm actually caught up in my photo processing queue! It was definitely helpful that I got sick and the Dr. made me stay home, during which time I reorganized my entire lightroom catalogue, standardized my file naming formatting, and processed like a mad fiend! I'm definitely getting more comfortable with lightroom and photoshop (though I still feel like I have a ton to learn on the latter). And I think I'm starting to get quicker at seeing what needs to be fixed, how to fix it, as well as streamlining my workflow to get it done faster. All good stuff. In these sessions I really worked on lighting especially outdoor lighting, and I think I see where I can really take it to the next level with composition and managing dynamic range. So here's a smattering of some of the most recent work I've gotten finished! I'm definitely ready to get going on some more sessions; I feel like I need more guys in my portfolio.