Color

A fashion image took for Kloset, using Canon 1Ds Mk3, EF 85/1.2L, the focus of course is to highlight the dress. The lovely model, Dasha has a fair skin and nice blond hair, I use the light, a Bron-color Para 220 with Pluso G powered by a Nano A4, burn the skin and hair while keep the vibrant color of the dress the center of focus of this picture.

Eye Contact

Taken in Krabi, Thailand, with Canon 1Ds2 and EF 24-70/2.8L. I made this picture with myself in the pool, the model on the rim of the pool, so I can get myself to able shoot with an angle a little lower than the level of the ground the model was lying.
Why? Because human eyes are very sensitive, we are able to sense something we know subconsciously, without our brain telling ourselves. In this picture, because I am able to level the camera on lower than horizon, the model will appear to be larger than life, and have a larger impact.

Water

One of the most interesting object to shoot, for me. This shot, made again in Changburi Resort and Spa, Koh Chang, with Canon 1Ds2 with EF 24-105/4L, setting at around 55mm, so the perspective remains natural. I use a bron-color mobile power pack to light up a mobile light to balance with the ambient light.
I have the model sit in the narrow water way of a masjectically designed pool of the hotel, so I can position the model the way I want. The saturation of the trees and sky and the lovely model herself was kept low so more focus will remain on the model.

Natural light

I use lots of artificial lights for work, but still, plenty of works made simply with the available light, for its natural color temperature, tone and contrast, especially for presenting beautiful natural skin like this one.
Taken at Changburi Resort & Spa, Koh Chang, Thailand. The mid afternoon sun shine thru the window, flooding the room and floor with warm southern sunlight. I use Canon 1Ds M2 for this image, with EF 35/1.2L, to give a wider view of the room and a perspective that represent the model in a more dramatic approach.

Sun Bath

Taken with Canon EOS 1Ds M2, with 24-70/2.8L, I use a dish for the main light and 2 other light to fill to reduce shadow, and to lit the model in a more smooth way, so that the focus on the sun glasses will not be taken from high contrast skin tone. However, to give the overall image a little more punch, and out of necessity - of course, I use some feather to cover the model's body to create a graphical effect.
The overall tone of the image becomes very simple, pure skin tone, black, a touch of red on her lip, and the visual focus - the sun glasses.

Shadow and Light

Shadow is everyday experience, and there is shadow because of light. The relationship between light and shadow can often be an interesting object itself, and play it with another object, architecture work, interior or fashion, can be quite fun.
This image, taken at Rajaprapha Dam in Surat Thani, Thailand, another favorite place to visit, and to photograph. Using Canon 1Ds Mark 2, with EF 24-105/4L setting at around 28mm, I use a bron-Color mobile powerpack to power a mobile lite, thru an umbrella defuser, to control the constrast of the shadow on the model's body. It was a beautiful day helping me capture the vibrant color. Uisng a wider lens also allow me to work in tiny area. The shadow is cast from the sun sceen usually use for garden, and in this case, the boatman use to cut the strong southern Thailand sun. Everyhing is there, I just made use of it.

Mood of the day

This image again taken in one of my favorite location, Koh Chang, Thailand. The lovely Polish model, Gabriella, after a photo session late in the afternoon, still in excellent spirit even the daylight is well seeing its end. I have Gabi sit by the pool at the Changburi Resort & Spa, with the background pool seemed to extend all the way to the sea. Taken with Phase One P45 on Contax 645, lens in use was Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar 45-90/4.5. I use a bron-color mobile light to balace the ambient light also to reduce too much shadow reduce the detail of the lovely model herself.
I developed the Phase One raw file in Capture Pro, add a little touch of the color to make the overall mood and tone represent what I felt of the day.