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A taste of what's next to come on my photostream! Fellow Flickristi photographer and buddy Jonathan Cole and I met up for an unexpected photoshoot in my garage/studio.

I finally put to good photographic use my grandfather's (now my father's) antique gun collection as well! The revolver seen in this shot is an authentic Colt. I will follow up with more interesting details on this gun...

The smoke was partly shot on camera using a few incense sticks and partly added in Photoshop using some outtakes of my smoke art photography.

Strobist info:
1x 430EXII left of model fired at 1/2 power 35mm with a DIY snoot to keep light off the background.
Triggered by PT04M

Comments and faves

  1. Will Cook Photography (WCreations46) (31 months ago | reply)

    Great lighting! Nice use of smoke!

  2. Hundredaire[JCole] and Chris Farrugia (chrisfarrugia.net) added this photo to their favorites.

  3. BP Chua (31 months ago | reply)

    Sense of mystery.. NIce portrait.

  4. Gremxul (31 months ago | reply)

    The smoking gun!!

  5. Tyllionaire (31 months ago | reply)

    Great light...perfect shot! Love it with the smoke!

  6. Jason Xuereb (31 months ago | reply)

    If Cole had some beard he would look like Gigen from the cartoon Lupin!
    Well done Claude!

  7. Andrew.gd (31 months ago | reply)

    Great stuff guys! The photo really stands out and Jonathan looks truly bad-ass! Love the smoke too... how did you achieve it?

  8. bybel (31 months ago | reply)

    genial!

  9. RedXibi (31 months ago | reply)

    Very good work, especially with the light. I like the detail in the textures too. Keep the good work up!

  10. ianpace (31 months ago | reply)

    this is great! prosit to both the photographer and the model! :)

  11. Light Student (31 months ago | reply)

    well done claude... very creative!! :D looks like the new indiana jones :P if I may add something... i think less smoke would have been better! have you tried to place the smoke (using PS) at the tip of the barrel?

  12. claude.attard.bezzina (31 months ago | reply)

    Thanks Guys! More shots to follow later on :)
    @ Clayton! stenna naqa u tara :P hehe.. i placed smoke at the tip of the barrel but not with photoshop! i didn't shoot the gun either (unfortunately) :)

  13. Light Student (31 months ago | reply)

    ok great!! looking forward!! :D

  14. Khalid Al Sahaly [ Khalidness ] (31 months ago | reply)

    Wow !!
    what an piece of art

  15. raed al-sane (31 months ago | reply)

    this is extremely Good:)
    Congratulations! from
    *★ Beautiful Shot ★

  16. sordojr (31 months ago | reply)

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  17. RaKama (31 months ago | reply)

    wow
    Superbe !

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  18. Fred van Daalen (31 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful !

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  19. Objektkontrast (31 months ago | reply)

    Super, shot from a film in the 1930s, great with the smoke: smoking cigarettes and guns!

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  21. wojtt (31 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful !

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  22. melmif [aka melvin mifsud] (31 months ago | reply)

    very very sharp.. i like these last ones.. well done.

  23. claude.attard.bezzina (31 months ago | reply)

    thanks Mel! Appreaciated :)

  24. sdmartinez Sandra (31 months ago | reply)

    amazing pic! really cool:)

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  27. belti90 [Daniel Borg] (31 months ago | reply)

    hehe Jonathan has got quite a menancing look! Looks mean! "Luca Brasi will sleep with the fishes"

  28. titter85 (31 months ago | reply)

    as for unexpected session very nice and clever shot Brian Shaler's AutoSmile for Flickr
    I like the smoke and look Brian Shaler's AutoSmile for Flickr
    cheers

  29. Sadhbh Flood, satishgoda, gnvm, and Eternity With Elegance added this photo to their favorites.

  30. wolfmanmoike (26 months ago | reply)

    This photo took my BREATH away

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  31. marpino, Reckless Dream Photography, and geralditellys added this photo to their favorites.

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