Exploration with Culture
A George Hurrell-inspired photography assignment creating a classy black and white 1920’s film noir/glamour shot. Involved set construction, props, wardrobe and some serious lighting skills. Here is my mortician with a new patient waiting behind the walls.
Location: SCCA Studios, Seattle, WA
Model: William O’Donnell
Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens
70mm, 1/100 sec at ƒ/7.1, ISO 100, tripod mount.
Post: Adobe LR3 & PS5
Favorite edited version of a one-shot on-location assignment in Georgetown (Seattle, Washington).
Location: Georgetown, Seattle, WA
Models: William O’Donnell and Paris Gore
Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM Zoom Lens
24mm, 1/250 sec at ƒ/7.1, ISO 500, tripod mount.
Post: Adobe LR3 & PS5
I had to previsualize, find a location, bring models/props, light and execute for this pass/fail one shot on-location assignment. A homeless individual, living in squalor with his meager slice of privacy. A dirt bike rider, out for a thrill, looking to shred. The two collide in this scene.
Lit with four lights, I had one Q-flash camera left on the bum’s shelter, two Q-flashes camera right to spotlight and fill the biker, and one Speedlite with a blue gel behind the homeless person.
Location: Georgetown, Seattle, WA
Models: William O’Donnell and Paris Gore
Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM Zoom Lens
24mm, 1/250 sec at ƒ/7.1, ISO 500, tripod mount.
Post: Adobe LR3 & PS5
Cameron Karsten's Imaginarium 