Just a fun Wedding Wednesday share from my recent gig in Maryland. This is also an example on when you have every permission do a selfie. Short of being a bridezilla, if you’re a bride, you should be able to do whatever you want on your wedding day. It’s your day!
Also, if you are a unicorn, you can friggin’ do anything you want as well. You’re a friggin’ unicorn!
Painting is silent poetry.
One of most gorgeous faces out there, Candice shot by el Jong for today’s Portrait Tuesday.
Shot with a 70-200mm on a 5D Mark II lit by an Alien Bees B400 with a silver reflector below for a basic clamshell set-up. Shot is all natural, not even a lot of make-up. Just cleaned the background to make it super white. Post-processing time: 2 minutes.
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Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
Very simple Fashion Friday share withe nurse, model and host, Jamie shot by el Jong.
Shot with a 50mm on a 1D Mark III lit by an on-board Speedlite. Fixed the levels a bit and cleaned the background in post. Post-processing time: 2 minutes.
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Art is what you can get away with.
Another one of designer, model and dancer, Maria shot by el Jong for Tantalizing Thursday.
Shot with a 24-70mm on a 5D Mark II lit by an Alien Bees B400 with a beauty dish light modifier. Added a bunch of cyan and dodged and burned the shot to get the faux spotlight look. Post-processing time: 3 minutes.
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There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.
Tomoko & Jonathan’s New York Wedding
After months of work, I was finally able to finish the wedding album of my good friends Tomoko and Jonathan. This was special because this was my first photographic wedding gift and admittedly there were a few jitters on my part to not disappoint them with the final results. I know it was a gift, but in the end, it’s tough if you lose lose clients and even tougher if you let down your friends.
This was also special because this was the first time I shot a wedding in a place extremely crowded all the time, Grand Central, and I am really happy how things turn out.
EXIFs: A Mini Rant for Those Who Ask and Those Who are Being Asked
Photography, in a way, is a community activity. We shoot, we share shots, people comment on said shots and we comment on others. We do it in forums, social networks and sometimes in person.
We have art in order not to die of the truth.
Another favorite model and friend, Emily shot by el Jong for Portrait Tuesday.
Shot with an 85mm on a 5D Mark II lit by an Alien Bees B400 modeling light with a beauty dish light modifier. Added cyan to cool the shot and a touch of grain. Post-processing time: 2 minutes.
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Been out the past couple of days catching for a family reunion out in San Francisco. I wanted to come back to Monochrome Monday with a strong share. Here’s a favorite Jaclyn in the serious version of her Brooklyn Nets shirt shoot by el Jong.
Shot with a 50mm on a 5D Mark II lit by an on-board Speedlite. Desaturated and added some grain in Photoshop. Post-processing time: 2 minutes.
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