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365 Project : Day 271

Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 85mm f1.4 Settings: f1.4 | 1/1000| ISO 100 Post process: Cleanup in Photoshop CS5 Curves Adjustments Dodging and Burning Cheers! /Mike

365 Project : Day 269

Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 85mm f1.4 Settings: f1.4 | 1/2000 | ISO 100 Post process: Just dodged and burned 🙂   Cheers! /Mike

365 Project : Day 268

Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 85mm f1.4 Settings: f1.4 | 1/1600 | ISO 100 Post Process: Dodge and burn only 🙂   Cheers! /Mike

365 Project : Day 267

I was invited to do a shoot with a local photography group here in Dubai.  It’s a wedding theme shoot and I haven’t done anything like this before so I’m happy to join the shoot.  It’s hard to shoot with a lot of people but, its a good experience 😀 Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 85mm f1.4 Settings: f2.0 | 1/1000 | ISO 100 Post processing: Curves Adjustments Dodging and burning Hue and Saturation / Color balance Cropped Cheers! /Mike

365 Project : Day 265

Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f2.8 | 1/250 | ISO 125 Post processing: Clean up in Photoshop Added the rays Dodge and burn Curves Adjustments Cheers! /Mike

365 Project : Day 264

Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f2.8 | 1/250 | ISO 125 Post processing: Dodge and burn Curves adjustment Cheers! /Mike

365 Project : Day 262

  I have been busy and I really had no time to update my blog and I have this huge backlog of things to post.  This was taken some time back, her name is Anna and she contacted through facebook and asked if we can do a photoshoot of her. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f2.8 | 1/250 | ISO 125 Strobist: 580exii + 60″ umbrella on camera right @ 1/64 power Silver reflector as […]

365 Project : Day 261

Trying to get some Cinematic feel on this photo.  Alexandra is one of the few models I have worked with that have really great skin and requires no skin enhancements. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 100 Strobist: 580 exii + 60″ collapsed umbrella on camera left @ 1/8 power Triggered by 7D’s built in transmitter Post process: Curves adjusmtents Dodging and burning Color balance adjustments Blending modes Cheers! /Mike

365 Project : Day 255

One thing I learn about doing an environmental portrait is that,  when you do your composition, you have to already take note of what post kind of process you’ll do.  Knowing the look you wanted before taking the shot will help a lot in post production. Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 OS HSM Settings: f6.3 | 1/250 | ISO 100 Strobist: 580exII + 60″ umbrella collapsed on Camera top left @ 1/16 power Post process: Curves Adjusments Hue […]

365 Project : Day 253

This was shot in one of the abandoned villa in Ras Al Khaimah. It was a fun shoot and I would like to thank our model, Alexandra Lyubimaya, who’s very fun to work with. She’s our model, our stylist and make up artist! Gear: Canon 7D + Sigma 8-16mm Settings: f6.3 | 1/250 | ISO 100 Srobist: 580exii + 60″ umbrella (collapsed) on top camera right @ 1/4 power Trigger: 7D’s built in transmitter Post processing: Clean-up in Photoshop (clone […]