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25
Jan 10

Self-Portrait Day 25|365

Today is our last day in St. George but before we left I wanted to check out the St. George skatepark. Or as they call it the SK8 George skatepark (insert laugh here). The last time I skated that park was back in the day with my buddy Skyler and the whole time we were there it rained, so it was nice to have the dry concrete. I knew before even setting up the shot that I wanted to shoot it with my fisheye lens on a quarter pipe. Just so I could get that cool distortion you get with those lenses. So lucky for me I found a quarter pipe that I could put my sun to my back and some flashes in front to fill in the shadows. My dad was a real trooper with this shot, he laid on the ground with the camera for a good 30 photos (thank you dad).

Trigger man: JR Thompson

Strobist: One SB600 to camera right. Another SB800 on camera for fill.

Camera info: Nikon D700 | 16mm ƒ/2.8 Fisheye | ƒ/14 | 1/250th | Triggered with CS.

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18
Jan 10

Self-Portrait Day 18|365

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It came to me today that I haven’t taken a picture of me outside my new home. I moved there when I got back from Hallmark. It was a pretty big deal considering I had been living in my previous home for 15 years a.k.a. my whole life. But its not that bad I’m really only a five block away from my old home. So it wasn’t a big move or nothing plus everything is closer to home. So with this photo I did it full length, and shot it horizontal to get a lot of the condo in the background. I tried to wear a shirt with a logo on it at first and it just didn’t work. Ever since Hallmark I can’t stand logo shirts unless there a cool design that helps the photo. I really wanted to park my junk car where that black car is, but I guess its a plus because when I look back on this photo I’ll think that ride was mine ha-ha. So there anyone willing to guess which door is mine?

Trigger man: Myself

Strobist: One SB600 with shoot though umbrella to camera left. Rim light produced by sun.

Camera info: Nikon D700 | 50mm ƒ/1.4G | ƒ/10 | 1/250th | Triggered with Nikons CLS.

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12
Jan 10

Self-Portrait Day 12|365

Today was one of my days off and I haven’t done an outdoor portrait yet. So I figured it was about time. With this image I really wanted it to be all natural light just to prove you can get an awesome image without flashes, and that’s exactly what it is. It turned out pretty good because it was a pretty overcast day. Everywhere you went was amazing soft light, perfect for portraits. Also I was reminded why I wasn’t so eager to jump outside and do a self-portrait…its COLD! We froze. But we got a good image out of it all so it was all worth it. Just a note in post processing the image I added a slight cooling effect because it didn’t look as cold as it felt.

Trigger lady: Judy Thompson

Strobist: All natural light, overcast skies.

Camera info: Nikon D700 | 50mm ƒ/1.4 G | ƒ/2.2 | 1/160th | ISO 200 |

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