Family Photo 2012

    My 2012 Family Photo - BTS photos and a writeup on my blog: www.JVLphoto.com

    Strobist info: I started by filling the room with an "ambient" level of flash, which was with a Elinchrom Ranger Quadra asymmetric pack, one flash head was high and angled up at the ceiling to create an upper light that would fall downwards, and the other was positioned just below camera level, bounced off the wall & diffused through a 60" umbrella for fill (both at camera left).

    To fill in a bit of the right, there is a LP160 bounced into a silver reflector and into the room to, basically, evenly light my feet & lower pants.

    Window light is a 3x3' Lastolite Skylite with another quadra pack blasted through it to mimic sunlight (the day was overcast).

    There's a Lastolite strip at camera left, behind my wife, providing some accent to her shoulders using a 580exII

    Finally, everyone was "hit" with a 580exII through Lumiquest Softbox Ltp on a painters pole to give their face a bit of key.

    Comments and faves

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      Lazy_Artist added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)

    2. Lazy_Artist (4 months ago | reply)

      I see you got "hit" the hardest. :)

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      Jhascrapmom and Perry McKenna added this photo to their favorites.

    4. evanbrennan|photo (4 months ago | reply)

      damn it, this is awesome.

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      evanbrennan|photo added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)

    6. anewsocialcontract (4 months ago | reply)

      Nice!

    7. *m5 (4 months ago | reply)

      I love your wife. Please let her know that.

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      Licia De Benedictis and AИДЯЭЩ К AirTeamImages added this photo to their favorites.

    9. gregpettit (4 months ago | reply)

      Man, did that hurt when the knee came down on your face?

    10. esslingerphoto.com (4 months ago | reply)

      Another great shot. You must have some hours in processing.

    11. michaelnugent (4 months ago | reply)

      I didn't see the glass at first, so my first glance at this photo was fulfilled with awkwardness.

    12. Justinvl (4 months ago | reply)

      HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

      The more prep I do pre-shoot, the easier post-processing becomes. That said - yes - there's always a lot to do.

      Totally.

      I sent her an email with a screen cap, you'll probably be invited over for dinner soon.

      Thanks everyone!

    13. Love, Lisa (4 months ago | reply)

      This is hilarious. Looks like a typical day in my family as well.

    14. Geoff Ridenour (4 months ago | reply)

      Been there :)

    15. mateamiche (4 months ago | reply)

      Always loved your SAHD series...!!!

    16. lilbunnyrabbitz (4 months ago | reply)

      I love these pics, but so do my lils. they frequently ask to see them :)

    17. BAKOakville (4 months ago | reply)

      There's a reason Costco offers really shallow - really wide prints and board mounting of off sizes. Grandparents should be clearing wall space now.

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      ia&a and S1ON added this photo to their favorites.

    19. S1ON (4 months ago | reply)

      Excellent setup and great photo

    20. Éothain (4 months ago | reply)

      lol i'd like to win :p

    21. Younes B. (4 months ago | reply)

      Am i eligible? :)

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      Younes B. added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)

    23. Frances Schermers (4 months ago | reply)

      This is a whole lot of awesome. So funny!

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      Frances Schermers and nehasingh7 added this photo to their favorites.

    25. funtik.cat (4 months ago | reply)

      This made me smile! Awesome family extreme portraits!

    26. Justinvl (4 months ago | reply)

      I was about to give it to you before I thought of the contest. But the contest is way more fun ;)

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      tasselflower added this photo to her favorites. (4 months ago)

    28. tasselflower (4 months ago | reply)

      I love Mel's expression. Tells more about you than you could ever tell yourself. ;)

    29. MuddyBootsPhoto (4 months ago | reply)

      Mel is SUCH a good sport!

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      MuddyBootsPhoto added this photo to her favorites. (4 months ago)

    31. cabernar (4 months ago | reply)

      Awesome concept, fantastic execution. Makes me want to try compositing.

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      Omair Haq added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)

    33. SmittySmiles (4 months ago | reply)

      Makes me want to play with lighting more....so fun...great job!

    34. thinkitcreative (4 months ago | reply)

      Priceless!

    35. GlidingLara (4 months ago | reply)

      Lol. Love it! Also, your wife's slippers rock. :)

    36. fredjspics (4 months ago | reply)

      If that's planking, that's the laziest planking I've ever seen. Props!

    37. dml82 (4 months ago | reply)

      i like that you've shot this in a very normal place; the sofa. I can see why you get a lot of business out of this kind of shoot as it appeals to a lot of people. On the lighting, it definitely pops, but for me the shadow on the left looks a bit strange. Still, very well executed - great timing and direction, impressive photo.

      I think it's the polar opposite of this quick family portrait I did the other day:

    38. Red Ships (4 months ago | reply)

      Nifty!

    39. Justinvl (4 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for all the great comments everyone! In case you didn't know, I was also giving away a free 1 year of Flickr pro which, according to Random.org, goes to - Congrats!

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      Summer Solstice Girl added this photo to their favorites. (4 months ago)

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