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Meghal's
First Photo Shoot
December
18th , 2009
A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to spend some
time shooting a good friend of mine and co-worker,
Meghal. She & I have worked together for about
6 months now and during that time we've talked about
doing a photoshoot together numerous times. Finally
our schedules agreed and we were able to get together
at a park near our St. Pete office. As you can see
from the samples below Meghal is exceptionally beautiful
and a natural in front of the lens. Our time together
was short but very successful. During that time I
was able to capture a few hundred images of Meghal
in a variety of poses. The ones shown in this gallery
are particular favorites of mine from the shoot. I
am hopeful that this is the start of a great photographer/model
relationship that will allow us both to grow in our
respective hobbies. She's such a wonderful person
and being fortunate enough to shoot portraits of her
was a real honor. Thanks Meghal! - Dave
Note:
Click on image to the left to view the gallery.
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Provenza
Family Photo Shoot
August
9, 2009
The
Provenza family are some friends of my wife and her
former boss, DJ. I met Virginia and her husband this
past 4th of July at a party hosted by DJ and her husband,
Dan. During the party my wife was photographing various
attendees, while doing so she struck up a conversation
with Virginia about shooting portraits for her family.
My wife approached me about the idea the following
day and I was thrilled to have an opportunity to get
some more practice. Sunday afternoon I ventured over
to the Provenza's home and got to work. We shot multiple
images in the front yard, until the heat and humidity
became too much for us all to handle. We then moved
the shooting inside. I think I came away with a few
nice shots that they will be happy with. It was a
great experience and I am grateful to them for inviting
me into their lovely home to take these pictures.
I really hope they enjoy them! - Dave
Note:
Click on image to the left to view the gallery.
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Deepa's
Third Photo Shoot
July
26, 2009
Last
Sunday I had the opportunity to spend some time with
my friend Deepa and her family. This also gave me
a change to work with my new strobe lights in a family
portrait and modeling setting. Deepa's family was
great, as always, and I think I provided them with
some wonderful pictures to take back with them to
India. The bulk of the morning, however, was spent
shooting modeling photos of Deepa. As you can see
from this collection she is stunning and could potentially
have a great career as a professional model. Deepa
was awesome and so fun to work with. My new lights
performed flawlessly and I couldn't be happier with
the outcome. Thanks to Deepa and her family for allowing
me to spend time with them shooting these wonderful
photos. I hope they enjoy them. - Dave
Note:
Click on image to the left to view the gallery.
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Sierra
Collins' 1st Photo Shoot - Apopka, FL
July
18, 2009
Last
weekend, Sierra and I did each other a favor...she
got her first opportunity to do some modeling and
I got my first opportunity to use my new Off-Camera
Strobe Lights. Sierra is the daughter of my wife's
sister and was down visiting for the summer break.
Knowing that she'd be a willing participant for me
to try out my new strobe lights I asked her to model
for me. This was her first time ever posing in front
of a camera for any type of modeling. I think she
did an awesome job and once the butterflys were out
of her sotmach she was a breaze to work with. I hope
she enjoys these pictures. I think they are a fine
addition to my portfolio and I am forever grateful
to Sierra for working with me on this project. Thanks
Sierra...you rock!!! - Uncle Dave
Note:
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Fun
with Bubbles - Apopka, FL
June
14, 2009
Sunday
morning Mommy & Madison went outside to try out
Madison's new bubble blowing machine. I peered out
the front bedroom window to see how it was going.
I was amazed at how huge the bubbles were that the
machine was creating. I quickly grabbed my camera,
threw on my 85mm lens and ran out the door to see
if I could capture some cool shots of the bubbles.
After about an half hour of shooting I figured that
I had enough shots and came back inside to download
the pictures from my camera. I was thrilled to find
that I had about 50 shots that were great. This gallery
contains a few that I really liked. I hope you enjoy
these images as much as I do. - Dave
Note:
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Brianne
Lambert Photo Shoot #3
December
2008
This
past December my good friend Brianne gave me another
chance to shoot some pictures of her. This time however,
I was lucky enough to have John Francis from Catchlight
Studios mentor me on an official studio shoot.
John showed Brianne and I, both, the ropes to shooting
professional looking images using studio strobes and
ring lights. It was an awesome learning experience
for me and I am forever greatful to John for his mentoring
and tutoring. I know Brianne was thrilled to do the
shoot and I think the images we created together were
fantastic. I am looking forward to doing more studio
lighting type of shoots in the near future. I hope
you enjoy these images. Take care! - Dave
Note:
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Brianne
Lambert Photo Shoot #2- May 3, 2008
Uptown
Altamonte - Altamonte Springs, FL
I
asked Brianne if she'd be willing to do another photo
shoot with me. After the first one I felt that there
were a few things that I could've done better. Thanksfully
Brianne agreed to do another one and so we met Saturday
evening at Uptown Altamonte. The weather wasn't exactly
cooperating but we did manage to get a few shoots
in when it wasn't raining. Thanks Brianne for coming
back out, braveing the weather and helping me gain
some valuable experience! - Dave
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| Photo
Shoot Archives |
2009
-
Cubs
Baseball - Altamonte Springs, FL
- May 9, 2009
- Airfest
2009 Airshow - MacDill AFB Tampa, FL - March 28, 2009
2008
-
Deepa's
Family Photoshoot #2 - December
2008
-
Special
Olympics of Florida Fall
Classic 2008 -
Nov 1, 2008
-
Scott
Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk: Hyde
Park - Tampa, FL -
August 23, 2008
-
Madison
& Benjamin's Ponce Inlet Play Date
- Kathryn
& Camille's Big Sis & Little Sis Photo Shoot
- Deepa
Bachhusetty's Family Photo Shoot - May 4, 2008
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Brianne
Lambert Photo Shoot - April 20, 2008
-
Mother
and
Daughter Photo Shoot - April 12, 2008 Ponce
Inlet, FL
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What
to Expect
Fun
and lots of it! That, to me, is just as important as the gear
I shoot with or the location I shoot at. Having fun is critical
to bringing out the true personality and character of the
person or persons I am trying to shoot. You can expect to
be very active at my shoots, allowing me to capture you, or
your family, in a number of different and spontaneous activities.
I will shoot literally hundreds of pictures in hopes of catching
the true essence of your character or that of your family.
Don't worry, I will never ask you to do anything that makes
you feel silly or uncomfortable. Honestly, I'd never ask you
to do something that I wouldn't do myself first. As a matter
of fact, I may turn the camera over to you and let you take
a shot of me doing the pose or activity I am asking for, just
to show you what I am trying to get out of the shot. So, you
can rest assured that you will have a great time and I will
be just as involved in the activity of creating the look and
feel of the shoot as you, and your family, are.
What
to Wear
What
you wear to the photo shoot plays a key role in how your pictures
turn out. Typically, portraits look best in muted colors such
as light blue or green, white, tan or black. Wearing either
a nice dress, khaki pants or jeans is always a great choice.
Keep it simple and comfortable. Go for jeans if you would
like a really casual look to your shots. You don't have to
dress in one color, just colors that complement each other.
Black shirts always look really nice with jeans or khaki's.
Most women look best with a 3/4 length or long sleeves. Please,
whatever you do, stay away from sleeveless shirts and T-shirts
with logos on them. It is better to keep the focus on you
and your smile then on distracting clothing.
What's
in my Bag
Right
now I am carrying Canon's newest pro-sumer digital SLR camera,
the EOS 40D. This 10 megapixel camera carries the new DIGIC
III processor and offers the flexibility and controls that
I need to ensure I get the shot I want. Feel free to check
out the latest review on this camera over at Photo.net.
As for lenses, which are key to capturing that perfect image,
I am using Tamron's AF 28-75mm f/2.8 Standard Zoom Lens for
full body, action and nature shots. For portrait shots, primarily
head shots, I am using Canon's EF 85 mm f/1.8 and Sigma's
30mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM lenses which offer unbeatable image quality
and depth-of-field on each shot. For up close shots I am using
a high quality lens, Canon's EF-s 60mm f/2.9 macro lens. For
long range and telephoto shots I am using another pro-series
lens, Canon's 70-200mm f/4L telephoto lens. For lighting I
am using an Alien Bee B800 Strobe and Canon's 430EX Speedlite
Flash both shot through diffusing umbrellas to guarantee even
dispersement of the strobe light. I carry multiple 4 gb compact
flash cards to ensure that I have plenty of shoots available
to capture that ever so elusive great shot.
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