#542. The Violinist

I haven't had too much spare time lately but I did take some shots of my daughter Emma the other day. This is one of my favorites. I was going for a low key shot but I'm not sure I achieved that. If you think you know what "low key" is (not sure I do) I would be interested in your opinion as to why this portrait is or is not low key.



Shot data: 1/125s f/11.0 at 47.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Lights: Alien Bee 800 to camera left with a large softbox > Alien Bee 800 camera right with a 20% grid
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viveza plugin

Emma at Lake Travis

I took this shot two weekends ago while visiting Pace Bend Park (approximately 30 miles west of Austin on Lake Travis).

Title: "Emma at Lake Travis"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom

Coming Storm

This photo was taken on Ingram Dam in Ingram, Texas this past weekend. I took this shot intending to push it toward surrealism. With the cloud cover we had that day I didn't have to push it too hard! :-)

Title: "Coming Storm"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom