Photo Blog
May 30, 2009
Kari and Jarrod
A few photos from this past weekend. Kari and Jarrod were fun, easy going, and ready to try anything. I have a feeling they are going to make a great couple. I really enjoyed working with them.
Kari and Jarrod
October 27, 2008
Emilia and Michael
Its been forever since I updated this blog - we've had a very busy summer and fall. Here are some previews from our most recent wedding. For weeks, we worried about the rain and our chance to take some outdoor pictures at Chagrin Falls. It turned out to be a beautiful day.
(note - you may get an 'image is missing' error - be patient and the slide show will start to play after 3-4 seconds).
Emmi and Michael
May 27, 2008
This is from a recent engagement photo session. Stepfanie and Jeremiah were a lot of fun - creative and willing to endure cold temperatures to get the shot. This is one of my favorites:
Technical details: Olympus E3 DSLR with wireless FL-50R flash shot through white umbrella, set to TTL auto and minus 1.3 exposure compensation.
I'll let them unveil the image that they picked at their wedding later this summer.
Here are a couple more shots:
May 7, 2008
Haven't posted in a while - this spring has been kind of crazy (good crazy). Between engineering, photography, and getting our home ready for my sister's big party - we've been very busy. Laura was putting her portrait lens through its paces and found this scene of Al Pacino doing his best Jeremy impression.
Technical details: E330 with 50mm f2 Olympus Zuiko lens at f2.8, late evening available light.
March 25, 2008
What happens when you take a bunch of cute kids and have a birthday party at a fire station? I'm not sure how this happened, but the firemen talked the moms into suiting up. As a result, my website has gotten more hits in the last 2 days than in the last 3 months combined. Come on people - you're supposed to be looking at the cute kid pictures....
March 15, 2008
I took some more pictures today with off-camera flash. Strangely, my favorite is the technically poorest one of the bunch. But, the look on Grandpa's face says it all. See how her tiny hands tightly grasp him with genuine affection.
Here are some others. All shot with E1, 14-54mm wide open with FL-50 (1/64-1/8 power) on separate stand with shoot-thru umbrella off-camera. Flash triggered by radio slaves.
Feb 24, 2008
Here are some recent images from another city in the midwest. It reminds me quite a bit of Akron. Anyone care to guess what city? First one to answer correctly wins a free spring portrait sitting fee + a free 8x10 print.
All images E1, 14-54mm lens, no flash, with color conversions performed in PS CS3. Cathedral is a composite image of 3 vertical shots.
Feb 22-24, 2008
I've been working on some downtown images of Wadsworth, OH. I'd like to create some helpful links for wedding related services - below is Ann's Pastry - they have an excellent reputation for baked goods in the community (ie wedding cake).
Shot with E-1, 14-54mm at 14mm. FL-50 camera left on lightstand. High sync speed (1/160) to reduce daylight fill and make shot appear as though it were dark outside.
Feb 10, 2007
I realized today, during a bout of winter blues, that I miss my Grandmother. She passed away a number of years ago. Here is a small tribute. Some of the smaller elements in the scene have special meaning to me - hopefully they don't appear as just too much clutter to the casual viewer.
Technical details: 1st image: e330 50mm f2.0 at f2.0 ISO 125, umbrella'd fl50 at camera right, fired remotely with Gadget Infinity Cactus V2 radio triggers. Exposure was 1/30 sec to allow some of the ambient tungsten to warm the scene.
Tech info: 50 f2.0 lens at f2 and 1/125 s ISO 250. Backlit with FL50 in umbrella.
Tech info: F11, 1/100 s, ISO 160 fl50 undiffused slightly camera left.Original album photo copyright 1994 Tom Scott.
Jan 28, 2007 - Studio Lighting with little flashes
I just got back from a lighting seminar yesterday in Akron, OH (
www.vivitarworkshops.com) and it was a really great class, taught by Shannon Smith.
These shots of model Crystal Hunter were all made with Vivitar 285HV flashes, which are great little workhorses, can be powered externally, can be safely attached to your digital camera (HV version only), and (get this) are inexpensive.
January 2008 - Wide Angle Photography
This is an area to discuss photography technique and gear. I will cover my experiences with Olympus digital cameras, Pentax 645 film cameras, and other equipment.
Ultra Wide Angles
To start, here is a slideshow of ultra wide angle images, taken with one of my favorite lenses, the Olympus 7-14mm zoom. You can see other users' impressions of this lens at
www.biofos.com or
www.wrotniak.net
I love the 7-14 for creative perspective distortion, and capturing large interiors. Despite all the old jokes, I haven't found the wide angle to be particularly flattering to heavyset people. This lens also has the ability to be used in low light, because you can use a slow shutter speed and still get good results. Here is an example of a 1/2 second hand-held exposure.
It's not ultra sharp, but its useable. The boiler was in near-total darkness, and was lit by a single mag-light flashlight and 'painted' with the flashlight during the exposure.