We did a shoot with Noella last week in the studio and Gillian did the makeup and styling.
Everything shot on the Fujifilm GFX 50r and my new GF80mm 1.7 which creates an incredibly soft fall off of the in focus area.
Native Botanical Fine Art Series
Last month Gillian and I went foraging for perfect specimens of last year’s native vegetation. We wandered around a nearby park with a cardboard box collecting dried plants from last year’s growth. I’ve always been fascinated with the forms and shapes plants take but people usually disregard them once they’ve died, even though they naturally preserve themselves on the stalk. I wondered what would happen if I took the color out of them and presented them on a clean background. This would force the viewer to respect the beauty of the shapes for what they are. If you couldn’t tell it was dead, would you still look past it? So, we took a day to try out whether or not the results would be worthy of sharing and we think they are. Let us know what you think and which ones are your favorites!
These images would look amazing when presented on a large format print with a white frame. UPDATE: They’re now added to my Etsy store for purchase. Local customers can always buy prints directly and get your signed copy hand delivered!
Behind the scenes in our studio during our Native Botanical series shoot.
Sam
We had a really cool fashion shoot with Samantha Burton of Wilhelmina Denver last week. Gillian styled and did the makeup and I… took the pictures. Low light, low key is my thing now. So, let’s roll with it.
Everything was captured with the Fujifilm GFX50r and the 45-100f4. All images were lit with just one Westcott FJ400 strobe but I varied the modifier. I used a large octabox for the first look, and then different reflectors and grid combos. There was a wall of black cards and diffusion net to further soften the light and prevent spill on to the background and for the last look we employed a smoke machine for that dreamy, ethereal look.
Moody studio still life
Gillian and I have been creating some new portfolio work lately and we’re really pleased with this one in particular. I’ve really been feeling the low light, low key look lately and think I may just do everything this way from now on. I think it’s who I am. I tend to change my mind on this kind of stuff every other week, so we’ll see.
Captured with Fujifilm GFX50r with the 50-100mm f4 and 2 Westcott FJ strobes.
Bright and colorful till life work in the studio
We’ve been experimenting with the new studio and how easy it is to create more elaborate lighting situations. It sure is freeing when you have the space to do just about anything you want! Here’s a watermelon drink with some bright and cheery lighting on red and almond seamless.
Ansel Pierce for Wilhelmina Denver
We did a test shoot with our new buddy Ansel Pierce of Wilhelmina Denver. Gillian did the styling and we shot in both studio and location in Rino district, Denver. Then stopped for Shake Shack. Shot all of these on my new digital medium format Fujifilm GFX50r and Fujifilm 45-100. I just love the image quality and usability out of this camera. The files are impeccable and superior to even higher resolution files from full frame cameras. The black and whites are also so good it’s inspired me to shoot black and white again.
