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Face Your Fears

Aug, 2021

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Inspired by Beetlejuice, my wife and I bought a cheap bedsheet from Walmart and took a few shots in the yard. One of my favorites.

Part of a series of pictures from a long walk around the city, looking for interesting urban-cyberpunk scenes. This one has a bit more post production

Commissioned couple's shoot outside Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY.

Part of a family photoshoot for these three. This is one of the few I posed for my own portfolio

Commissioned couple's shoot in Lexington, KY. Chase Bank fountain

A shot from my first boudoir shoot. This shot started my current aesthetic of cropping to a 2.35:1 and emulating film to give it that "I just pau

Part of a boudoir series in the local creek

Wrestling match in Maryville, Tennessee. Seen here is Juicy Jimmy Feltcher.

Part of a series of pictures from a long walk around the city, looking for interesting urban-cyberpunk scenes

This is the first shot I ever took when I first started actually going out and shooting. Back then I just slapped a black and white filter on it and c

Shot in a creek as an anniversary gift for the model's husband. I used an aerochrome preset to turn the background trees from green to pink

Commissioned couple's shoot in Lexington, KY. Top of a parking garage

Forcht Bank on the corner of Broadway and Vine, Lexington KY

10 minutes before this picture was taken, it was a clear sunny day. Where there's a sudden snowstorm, there's a photo shoot

Taken from the window of a plane with a Samsung Z Flip3

Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken in a parking lot in Lexington, Kentucky. One of those "I bet this will look cool" moments.

Time

Near midnight

Lighting

The red light on her face is actually from the LED on the lot's toll arm. I knew that since the street lights were white, I would be able to make a really cool contrasting blue/red look in post to really bring out that cinematic look

Equipment

All I had on me was my Canon 6D and, I think, a cheap plastic 50mm 1.8 prime lens.

Inspiration

We were walking around town looking for interesting places that could look cyberpunkish and we came across this parking lot. The arm of the toll booth was so bright and looked futuristic.

Editing

Yes, I added letterboxing, cooled off the street lights behind her, added film grain, and a couple of the orange bokeh in the back were really offputting red tail lights so those had to be corrected.

In my camera bag

Aside from my camera, the only things I have are my 50mm prime lens, 2 batteries, a charger, a speedlight, and a cleaning kit.

Feedback

Im a self-taught photographer. Ive spent 4 years learning the ins and outs of photography, how to get the "film look", etc and honestly, this one is the one Im most proud of because it was a happy accident. I have no idea how it turned out the way it did. Even the oval bokeh looks similar to an anamorphic lens, which I definitely didnt have. The only advice I can give is dont be afraid to go a little crazy in post. You dont have to get it right in camera. Dont be afraid to experiment.

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