#587. Danielle

Here's another portrait from last Saturday's field trip to Galveston with the Bay Area Photo Club.

Title: "Danielle"


Shot data: 1/125s f/6.3 at 170.0mm iso800
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 100-400 L zoom
Post-processing: Photoshop CS4 > Red Paw Media Beautifier plugin > Topaz Adjust plugin > texture from Flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#586. Crystal

I did take a few portraits at Gately Paper Company in Galveston last Saturday. That was the point of the field trip after all. There were around twenty photographers on this field trip and four different groups of models. I have seen some of the shots taken by some of the other photographers and they are for the most part all better than mine. I'm OK with that: I realize that I'm still learning the portraiture skill set. Because of where I am in my development as a portrait photographer I feel lucky when I have any success at all and the two photos I'm posting today were pretty much all the "luck" I had that night (thanks to Crystal being such a great model).

Title: "Crystal #1"


Shot data: 1/100s f/6.3 at 370.0mm iso200

Title: "Crystal #2"


Shot data: 1/100s f/6.3 at 300.0mm iso200

Post-processing (both images): Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Virtual Photographer plugin

#585. Gately Paper: Loading Dock

This is the loading dock at Gately Paper. This dock area and the steps in the front of the building (see #584) were the setting for our photo club's portrait session on Saturday evening.

Title: "Gately Paper: Loading Dock


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 7 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin