Posts filed in: Portrait
Self portrait: staring at the sun
Rare self-portrait. Novita says I look ‘serem’; (mean) in this one. Taken yesterday with the sun to my back filtering through the window, bouncing off a mirror with me holding my Canon 5D off to the side and hoping for sharp focus. Handheld / existing light with Novita yellin at me to hurry up and get in the car. Larger Photoblog versionRead more
Kebaya: heavy manipulation not for everyone
This one wasn’t very popular on flickr. Perhaps the heavy manipulation isn’t for everyone. However, I believe she is more drawn to more heavily altered images, so I’ll be playing with a few different ideas. I tend to go light on the Photoshop side of things, so this could get interesting.Read more
Ella: Portrait in Kebaya
More portrait work, both taken with a Canon 5D, the color shot was taken with a Canon EF 24-105mm F/4L IS, and the black and white with a Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 lens at f/2.Read more
Ella in kebaya / getting into more portraiture
I’ve been doing portrait work for some friends. It’s something I’ve been meaning to do more of anyway, so this is a decent, mutually beneficial way of breaking new ground. One of the two friends likes more natural images, whereas the other seems to enjoy much more heavy manipulation. Hope I can please them both. I’m actually considering doing more of this type of a thing on the side to help support my lens lust. (currently dreaming of a CanonRead more