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I finally got an umbrella kit. It’s been a long time coming. Until now I’ve been way too lazy to venture into that part of the game simply because I just didn’t feel that I’d ever need anything this complicated. But I see some pretty wicked shots on Flickr from people who have strobist setups so I wanted in on the fun.
Anyway hopefully I can get some good shots with my new setup. I’ve only got one speedlight right now so I need to pick up a 2nd. I was thinking about just going cheap with a Nikon SB600. I'm debating between the $500 SB9000 or the $225 SB600. Any suggestions?
I've got my SB800 as my primary and it's great so I'm leaning towards the 600.
Taken with a Nikon D300 w/ a 35mm f/1.8 Nikkor Lens
Nikon Speedlight SB800
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Uploaded on Nov 14, 2009
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Kara
Prettier On White
This is actually a product shoot. This is probably the prettiest product I’ve shot so far.
www.silktansf.com
SilkTan is a spray on tanning salon in San Francisco located in the Marina district. They’re a great little boutique and aside from me having a challenging time finding parking, it was really fun shoot. Kate and Alla, founders of Silk Tan, are redesigning their website and I was called in for the Before and After product shoot.
We were making jokes about how in most before and after shoots, the “before” photo is dismal and unflattering while the “after” photo the model looks amazing and ecstatic. While we were taking this photo, I said something on the lines of “Kara, now that you’re tan, your life is going to be completely different and a thousand times better so give me a big smile.”
I actually have really pretty photos of Kara before they applied the spray tan but I’ll upload that to Flickr later.
Taken with a Nikon D300 w/ a 85mm f/1.4 Nikkor Lens
Nikon Speedlight SB800
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Uploaded on Nov 13, 2009
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The Yellow Room
On White
Each room in my house is a different color. When we were taking shots in the house, we simply referred to the rooms as the lime green room, the turquoise room, the yellow room, etc. There’s something sweet about this photograph and I don't mean the model. This shot just reminds me of candy or a sugar rush. Maybe it’s the yellow or the bright colors.
Back when I was in college, my professor was asked how long the assigned essay should be to which he responded with…
“Think of a girl’s skirt, long enough to cover the subject, short enough to keep it interesting.”
That’s one of the few things from college (outside of bonds and securities) that have stuck with me and I think that’s how I feel about the photo. I love the way the shirt falls off her shoulder, the subtle bra with the strap showing and her legs being slightly covered. I wouldn’t call this a revealing photo in an explicit sense but more so in an implicit.
Taken with a Nikon D300 w/ a 85mm f/1.4 Nikkor Lens
Nikon Speedlight SB800
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Uploaded on Nov 11, 2009
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Sweet Emotion
View Large on Black
I don’t know about you but I can’t think of what’s not dreamy about this shot; gorgeous gal, tank top, underwear and a sweet guitar. My favorite thing about this shot is actually the way her hair falls on the ground, the subtle appearance of her tattoo and the guitar. I know it’s not a macro but I got close and I think that’s been acceptable within our group.
Pictured above is my friend Katrina. We went to high school together but after graduation I never saw her again until my friend’s birthday. My friends and I were at this fairly ghetto club called 330 Ritch in San Francisco with this “famous DJ” (he sucked big time) named DJ Premier. They had rappers on stage performing. I was very inebriated to say the least and long story short, I hated their act and I started to loudly cuss out the performers.
After a few broken bottles and a lot of angry stares in my direction, my friends said “shit we’re going to get shot if we stay here” so we left and that’s when I ran into Katrina.
You can read the full story of me and Kat here… [Comes with a nice photo]
Btw, she happily informed me that having her ass against the wall and legs in the air is really uncomfortable when you've got a guitar crushing you as well.
This is for the group Macro Mondays. Every Monday a macro photograph is submitted for the week's challenge. This week's theme was "Dreamy".
Taken with a Nikon D300 w/ a 35mm f/1.8 Nikkor Lens
Nikon Speedlight SB800
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Uploaded on Nov 8, 2009
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Kat
View On Black
I haven't seen Katrina in years. I was at a club in San Francisco and while very inebriated this girl grabs my arm and turns out it's my high school friend Kat. I have to admit I didn’t recognize her at first, but in my defense I was really drunk, really angry at the DJ because he sucked and actually on my way out so I was caught off guard.
Anyway, I bought Kat a drink at the bar and we were chatting and catching up. The funny thing is I actually completely forgot about my friends who were outside waiting for me for half an hour. Needless to say when I finally left I got a ton of crap from my friends. It was worth it though; I got the chance to reconnect with an old friend and a few months later (today) we ended up hanging out for the night. What started off as catching up over a few beers lead to a photo shoot followed by 1am Thai food .
Taken with a Nikon D300 w/ a 85mm f/1.4 Nikkor Lens
Nikon Speedlight SB800
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Uploaded on Nov 7, 2009
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