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Scarlett ?

kweide — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:52:58 +0000

Ups, i was asked how i managed it to get Scarlett Johansson in front of my cam. Well, i laughed out loud but Yes, there is a similar look. And Yes Sandra is a beautiful and stunning looking girl. But she is not Scarlett… she is Sandra, a woman with a colorful personality and a creative spirit.

Olympus E-M1 + Metz AF 58

The Amazone

kweide — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:36:58 +0000

Ever had the situation that after inspecting your photos from the last session over and over again and suddenly you discover one picture which was always overseen ?? That´s what happened here. Always thought, nag, she is too tall, way to imposant, way too blond, way too sexy, way too… what so ever.

But with a bit of curves and a bit of tweaking, here is the result of a blond amazon. Enjoy

Blue thoughts

kweide — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:32:49 +0000

While shooting is running there are moments of silence. Moments were something is going on and you cannot name it for sure, but you can see it. Like in this picture

As if she is asking herself questions. Am i pretty ? Am i beautiful and attractive enough ? Does HE like it the way i move, the way i behave, the way i present me as a person ? Those are unspoken questions which cannot be answered by words. Only your behavior as photographer can do that. When you stop working, you answer “NO!” to all her question but doing even more pictures, addressing thru your mimic that she is fantastic, this way you will earn even more such blue thought moments.

Just like this above is a result of a positive photographers reaction. And she asked: “Really ? ” I gave her a smile instead of words…. That the way the emotional layer works.
All done again with Olympus E-M1 again

Give me a smile

kweide — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:43:27 +0000

Thats what i asked for and now see what she gave me back. That is a soft smile. You can see in her eyes that something is going on in her mind. Her smile is intensive and soft and she knows how to play with her smile, her lips, her hair. Enjoy

Olympus E-M1, what else

From the land of fairies, elves and other mythical creatures …

kweide — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 14:17:42 +0000

Enjoy them, enjoy what you can do with a portrait. Starting point is always a classic portrait with all the stuff you already know. The make up, the tricky hairdressing, the wardrobe, the pose, the facial expression and all this little things need to compose an attractive portrait. Do not forget earrings, necklaces and such stuff girls always love.

After this is all done you can start the second part of the job. Cut her free from the background, layer it, compose the mood you have in mind. Add some other things to the layers for adjusting. This is something which need some experience. You should already know what a layer is and how a mask is working. Otherwise you will fail. But here, it was fun, fun and again fun.

My Open Heart

kweide — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:30:55 +0000

Last posting to the Blog in 2014. Thanks to all of you following this Blog, watching and looking the pictures. And let me say this:

Happy New Year 2015
Have a wonderful time..

Olympus E-M1 did it again

Lollipop

kweide — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:52:54 +0000

Be creative, get closer, have the emotional layer established. Do you remember ?? Everything is true in this picture. Without emotional layer there would have been no trust at all and the picture would have never been taken. And i could get closer to her, very close. So close i could smell her skin, smell the odor of her fantastic blond hair and we got creative with a scarf. Wrapping her blond hair in that way costs a lot of time and my fingers are still working :). The rest was easy. A bit of light, a camera and a lens. You know, i like the simple approach to get the results i have in my head.

Olympus EM-1, single speed light thru Firefly softbox

Resistance ?? Forget it, Mr. Sultan

kweide — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:40:54 +0000

Again you can see a single light flash with softball and a reflector from the other side, filling the shadows. And again a simple setup. No tricks Everything, flash and cam were set to M Mode. Do not trust TTL. It will give no constant light from shoot to shoot. But M mode does.
By the way, a breathtaking girl, Sandra, the new face. A wonderful woman, a wonderful soul…

EM-1, 1/160 second, f4, ISO 100, Flash with 1/16 power

After all

kweide — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 12:03:43 +0000

And after all is done, she he is already gone, she will wait for a while, starting to pick up this and that, rearranging her cloth, still feeling him. Happy for the time with him.

Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40, one single flash

Details

kweide — Thu, 22 May 2014 10:42:16 +0000

Today we go into details: Jewelry, necklace, bracelet, rings. I took some tribal gems. Whatever you can find will fit too. Those details are a great stuff for stills. Place them on some dark veil or fabrics and take your picture. You can even combine it with a sweet texture to get some special effects to it or convert it into a strong BW composition as i did.

Olymis E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40 @ f2.8