Sean and Ashley

I was able to have two sessions with Sean Smetona and Ashley Snyder last Thursday, the first session was out on the streets of old town Pasadena with cars running by. None of the pictures on the first half of the shoot called out to me so instead of giving you guys some “almost made the cut” I decided to just show you the stuff I was feeling. After sunset we took my alien bees and white lightning studio lights out to the alley a block away and got some great shots. Most of the shots were up against walls, something I almost never do, but it was a good time to try something new. So you’ll see these shots are probably a little different from what I normally do and what i’ve learned in lighting classes, but its good try experiment and try new things right? Some of them came out nice and here they are.

If theres also something I’ve learned that I can share with fellow studio photogs, its whenever shooting outdoor studio, always try to mix ambient and available light with your strobe, and never overpower excess light completely. Thats something we did great here in these pictures. Go home and try some of this stuff on your own if you get a chance :)

Sean and Ashley have also agreed to also come out and shoot during my Project: Paradise Production on the 27th of february. I’m excited about that shoot because we have a cast and crew of over 15 people, from assistants, make up artist, hair, wardrobe, and models. Sean and Ashley are such great models I couldn’t help but ask. Thanks guys! You were awesome, i hope you like the shots!

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Kacee and Eric’s Wedding Ceremony

Kacee and Eric’s Wedding Ceremony session was another thing i got to shoot last Thursday. It was really fun trying out new things and interacting with the court. All of them were so fun and estatic and it was easy getting laughs and real smiles from all of them. I noticed later that other photographers shooting them werent as fun and out there as i was. I guess that just backs up the justinelement style i’m working on: fun, real, and enthusiastic pictures full of life. I’ve never really enjoyed posing people and having them stare at the camera as much, thats why i lean toward candid photos and editorial photos where the models are looking away. Something i take from Todd Laffler (my favorite fotog) that i will always cherish. Hope you like these pictures of the ceremony. It was definitely a great learning experience. P.S, Garrett Davis of Garrett Davis Photography led this workshop, other than the useful information and expertise he shared, it was nice hearing advice about what and where to be shooting from a learned wedding photog :)

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Jenn’s Bridal Session

Last Thursday was the Socal Photog Shootout in Pasadena where I shot different sessions and got to hone my skills in wedding photography. This was the first session of six, Jenn’s Bridal Portrait Session. Jenn King is actually a photographer herself, so she knew exactly how to make the poses just seem right. I had an amazing time working with everyone and shooting her. I even got to come back and shoot her some more later on, but i’ll post those pics up later. I’m going to try to edit a couple pictures every day and post up the different sessions i have on my blog, so keep me bookmarked to see the progress! Thanks to everyone that made the shootout possible, i absolutely had a great time!

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Stephen Knuth - 02/14/2010 - 2:22 am

Great work!!! :-)

Stephen Knuth - 02/14/2010 - 5:22 am

Great work!!! :-)