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Monday, February 11, 2008

jump composite breakdown


jump composite breakdown
Originally uploaded by brendan.oshea
I did this shot last year, and I'm often asked how these guys were able to jump so high. This is actually a composite of 3 different shots, and some messing around in Photoshop.
I work up there in that room top right. I had the shots downloaded and the final comp finished by the time the guys got upstairs thanks to a little pre-planning.
Shadows are always the dealbreaker with composites.
I couldn't do this on a sunny day as the light would have moved too much. The lighting had to be very simple so I didn't make life difficult for myself later on.
Click on the image for a blow by blow breakdown of the shoot...

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Katie in the Studio


Katie in the Studio
Originally uploaded by brendan.oshea
Part of a shoot where we tried to get a few different looks for singer Katie Weston. As usual, a couple of trusty Sunpak 383's triggered by Pocket Wizards. There was quite a bit of Photoshop work with this shot, but I never make public the "pre-Photoshop" photos. Unless of course, I find one of my photos being used uncredited somewhere. Somewhere like, shall we say, MySpace? Hmmm?

Katie and a Sunset


Katie and a Sunset
Originally uploaded by brendan.oshea
After the studio shots, we headed down to the Docklands here in Melbourne to get some sunset type shots for a different look. A sunpak behind Katie and to the left gave some backlighting, and a Sunpak camera right through a brolly lit the front.

Katie with a tilt-shift


Katie with a tilt-shift
Originally uploaded by brendan.oshea
I've recently acquired a 45mm tilt-shift lens and I've used it on every shoot since. Maybe over used. But I LOVE it!
Part of a shoot with singer Katie Weston.

TBWKTM


TBWKTM
Originally uploaded by brendan.oshea
Part of a 3 hour session with Melbourne band "The Band Who Knew Too Much". After some more formal band shots, we headed down to a local gym for some ring shots. If you want a client to loosen up and give you great expressions, you need to be prepared to be a little goofy yourself. Single Sunpak triggered by Pocket Wizard. The most important consideration with shooting groups is making sure everyone's face is lit, and lit evenly. When there is alot of movement that can be tough