Wedding Bells

Wedding bells.

Over the years I've shot many weddings and I'd like to share some of my favourite images with you.

Weddings are made up of constantly changing locations and lighting conditions. When you couple that with all the interesting people who make up a wedding party, you've got all the makings of some really great images.

You can see these and more at robseguin.com

 

Showcase

If you've been following my blog, you know that this version of my website (www.robseguin.com) is still very new.  When I originally launched it on December 3rd, I wouldn't say it was what one would call 'bare bones', but I didn't have everything that I wanted in place.

Since that day I've set up a For Sale section for my stock work, and today I am happy to announce that I've added a new page titled SHOWCASE.  I've been wanting to add this for quite some time now and finally have the time to put this together for you.

On this new page I will be showing you different places where my work is being shown or 'showcased'.

At the moment there are a couple Pigott Brothers videos where my images are being used, a video of a big night shoot with Alycia Gallagher, and a one page spread in Salon Magazine. 

I'm always looking to hear from you.  If you've got any ideas for something you'd like to see, or some crazy ideas for my stock images.  I'd love to hear all about it.

Cheers,

Rob

light

: something that makes vision possible 

: the sensation aroused by stimulation of the visual receptors  

Welcome to Tech Tuesdays.  Once a week I'm going to discuss photography on a more technical level than I have in previous blogs...which won't be difficult because techno-babble is pretty much non-existent in any of my earlier blogs.

I'm going to keep things light and fun and just talk about my experiences and show examples when possible. 

I hope to hear from all of you.  I'm officially inviting all of you to fill my mailbag with questions.  You can send your emails to rob@robseguin.com. 

Today I'm going to discuss different things that you can do with one light source.

Exhibit 'A'

Here's an image of Maiu which was shot in the studio.

I am using a studio strobe, shooting through an umbrella.  The strobe is placed at a 45 degree angle and about 4 metres away and about half a metre higher than the Maiu's face.  My model is on a light coloured seamless backdrop.  The effect gives a nice soft shadow on the backdrop and lights her up just right.  

This is a very versatile setup for one light.  You can also shoot this using the umbrella as a reflector.  The light will be a bit more harsh.  Removing the umbrella altogether will enhance any edges and make any shadows more defined, giving you a lot of contrast.

Exhibit 'B'

Here, we have an image of Alycia Gallagher.  This was shot on location in an art studio in Toronto.

Once again, I'm using one studio strobe.  This time I am using an umbrella as a reflector.  I have it placed about 6 metres away and at a 45 degree angle of the model and just a bit higher than Alycia's head.

You'll notice that because of the angle of the light that only one side of Alycia is lit up.  The other side is in the shadows.  We're getting a lot of light everywhere due to the umbrella  reflection.  This really works for this situation.  It's lighting up the entire area around her, and because of all the shadows, we're getting a lot of definition in everything.

Exhibit 'C'

Last image of the day is of Oliver Pigott.  

For these portraits, I wanted some really edgy.  This was shot in the studio on a black seamless backdrop.  I had a studio strobe placed at a 45 degree angle once again, but because I did not want any light spilling on the backdrop, I used a snoot.  

If you're not familiar with a snoot, it is a cone shaped reflector with the small end of the reflector placed where the light is exiting.  This way the light is shaped to a very narrow beam. It gives a very dramatic effect.  I don't use this a lot, but I'm so thankful that I have it. 

So there you have it.  There are many other things that can be done with a single light source.  I hope this small sample gets your creative juices flowing.  

Let me know your thoughts.  I look forward to hearing from all of you with your comments and any ideas for future Tech Tuesdays.  Please send your emails to rob@robseguin.com.

mu·sic

: an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.

When working on photography projects, I have often worked with very talented people.  This has usually been makeup artists, wardrobe stylists, fashion designers and models of course.  Last summer I had the opportunity to add musicians to this list - enter Oliver & Sebastian Pigott in need of some updated photos.

The Pigott Brothers have been putting the finishing touches on their latest album, and have also just launched a new website (www.pigottbrothers.com) and needed images, images and more images.  Well, we succeeded. 


They're a couple of very talented guys, and a blast to work with.  You'll find our main shoot under PROJECTS and a couple portraits of Oliver under PORTRAITS.  


Also involved in the shoot was makeup artist Trason Fernandes (www.trason.com) and wardrobe stylist Alisha Hanif.  An amazing team with incredible results.


High Five gang!!!

cel·e·brate

a : to honor (as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business  

b : to mark (as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine 

 

Happy New Year

This year (technically last year) for New Year's Eve I finally had the opportunity to shoot some fireworks.  It's been a long time coming.  Although the actual fireworks show was quite disappointing, I was very happy with the results of the images I was able to get.  We had what one would call 'a room with a view'.  35 floors above Nathan Phillips Square, across the street from Toronto's city hall.  I highly recommend renting a room at the Sheraton in downtown Toronto for a special New Year's Eve. 

I will have all of these images available in my For Sale area of the website (www.robseguin.com) shortly.

jour·ney

: an act or instance of traveling from one place to another

: something suggesting travel or passage from one place to another

Ah, just the thought of traveling brings chills to my body.  We can travel to somewhere familiar, to visit family and friends we have not seen in some time.  This brings brings back memories of times past.  We can also travel to somewhere new; a far away land where we have never been.  This brings feelings of nervous excitement, anticipation.  How will everything look, smell and feel like?  Will we get to experience everything that we hope?  Will this trip be everything we hope it will be? 

It's difficult not to fantasize about something that has not happened yet, to build it up bigger and more exciting than it will be.



I had the pleasure of working with a couple young ladies this week who get to travel a LOT.  They're hard workers and really great people.  Respect should be given to all the people along your journey.  A thank you and a smile goes a long way.

Soak it in my friends.  Take it all day by day and enjoy to the moment.  Everyday is a journey.  Treat it like one.

pup·py

: a young domestic dog;  : one less than a year old 

This past weekend I had a good friend of mine come over with his puppy.  He is the proud owner of a really cool pug called Billi Beau Diddley.  I've been wanting to take some shots of him for a while and we were finally able to get together for this.  Here's a sample of what we got.  You can also see more of these under the For Sale section of my website (www.robseguin.com).


Thanks Paul.  Billi Beau Diddley was a blast to work with.

PS. My wife wants a puppy more than ever now.  Thanks.