Lionheart Boxer

On Nov. 5th, i had the pleasure of shooting the boxers at Lionheart Boxing gym located in Port Arthur, TX. This is a type of shoot have always wanted to do. Male boxers in the gym in the ring. The Staff and team were great and very helpful. In total that day we shot a total of approx. 400 images, some still shots and some action of the boxers sparring and shadow boxing, speed bag and heavy bag. This is an image i picked out to show the lighting and PP work.
For this look the PP work was much easier when the image out the camera gave me alot of what i was after.

Three Light Set-Up

As you can see we have the build-up shots, one to test rim light placement, and one with main light added.  All the combined to get this image image.

Pre-Final Image

Next we did a little photoshop work.  to add a little mood and darken background.  Added skin highlights and skin smoothing.  We use TK Lumino. mask, a little dodgeing and burn to create this our final image.

FINAL:

Lighting Essentials Workshop

Nov. 1 and 2nd, i attend the Lighting Essentials workshop with Instructor Don Giannatti. If you have never attended his workshop it is a must for any photographer who wants to learn light or to brush up on your skills. Don teaches so clear an am. casn get it and a seasoned pro will not be bored. This workshop really helped me developed my natural light photos along with strobe outdoor and studio. Being this was my first workshop ever, i was surprised that it was not a commercial for Don or some equipment sponsor. It was about the students and how to improve. Don took the time to really make sure we understood each concept. I would highly recommend this workshop to any and everyone. Here are a few of my shots from the workshop. Also see more of Don's Work at http://www.dongiannatti.com/ or http://www.lighting-essentials.com/


Jercoria Outdoor Shot


Outdoor Ambient Light and Strobe.




Studio Hard Light

Mr. Hilton Kelley

Mr. Kelly is a community organizer in Port Arthur, TX. He is an amazing man who is doing so much for our area and the community he loves. Read more here it's worth the read:

http://www.cleanhouston.org/heros/kelley.htm
http://blip.tv/file/6053/
http://www.refineryreform.org/Kelley_testimony071602.html

White is Right!!

Been doing alot of shooting on white background. For some reason i have been on this kick for awhile. Tomorrow i am shoot a local Cityman Mr. Hilton Kelly of Port Arthur TX EPA Rep.) and Of course on white. My biggest hurl i had to learn was to light my background in a way to min. spill and flare. Shoot with Canon 40D, 4 light setup.

FashionPhotographyblog.com

I found a wonderful site for fashion shooting. The Photograher is Melissa Rodwell ( www.melissarodwell.com ) . She also has a flickr page by the same name. So take a view and enjoy. She has updated with a tutorial of a recent model. Shoot wait till you see this.
http://fashionphotographyblog.com/

Shooting with Pro Models - FashionPhotographyBlog.com from Melissa Rodwell on Vimeo.

Q. Guillory Promo Video 1

Q. Guillory Photogrpahy Promo Video Trailer 1
Model Errika Hobbs of Dallas, Texas
Video By Chance of Ikon Media Group
Photography by "Q" of Q. Guillory Photography
Location Lake Charles, LA