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Kevern and Sabrina Beeput

taylor — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:50:04 +0000

One week later post negril I was scheduled to shoot Kevern and Sabrina’s wedding all taking place at the jamaica pegasus. It was a rainy morning but by the time I got to the hotel it all kinda just faded away. here’s the BTS for this wedding and below are some of the photos, Enjoy

Peta-Gaye & Malcolm Brown

taylor — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:45:33 +0000

I’ve been finished with this images about a week or so but I’ve been super busy so I never got a chance to posting any of them. there was a BTS video on youtube which was shared on facebook and on tumblr check it it out if you wanna here anyway thats enough rambling here are the photos. Enjoy

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On assignment: flair magazine cover photo

taylor — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:27:25 +0000

Early last week I had an assignment to photograph a lovely lady for the cover of the flair magazine. The location was an office setting which thou small I absolutely loved. The problem is the subject wasn’t dressed in cover photo wear so to speak. So I did the images I wanted to do just invade a reshoot wasn’t possible before the deadline later in the week. If was luckily able to re-shoot the subject the following day though, however this time I had to do it at the gleaner company and that day not many locations were at my disposal. Eventually i was able to get a board meeting room to use for 15 minutes which was more than enough time to do what i had in my head was a one lit image. Hd the subject kinda leaove a chair, Filled the frame with the subject, she got her game face on, 1 light cam left 1/4 pwr and presto. To put it out there i couldn’t have done it so easily had the subject Mrs Thompson not been so easy to photograph all in all a good days work in good time . Which kinda led me to my next assignment.

Oh one key thing i kind of left out is, on the first shoot in the office location, on getting there my cybersync trigger battery was completely zapped. of course its not standard batteries so i ended up using the sb900 in su4 mode stopped the flash exposure in camera down to -1 to compensate from the on camera flash that’ll be triggering the sb900 the results from those are what was actually used for the feature. see image number 2 in the image slider.

On assignment: Flair magazine fashion photo shoot with D’angel

taylor — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:19:19 +0000

Sloop shortly after tha cover shoot I had to run scarf some food and drive up to my next assignment, all I knew is i was shooting some fashion, not who nor where, in transit to the assignment the reporter made me aware I
Would be photographing Michelle Downer, lovingly and popularly know as D’angel. I wasn’t really nervous because I had photographed her before aaggges ago anyway that shoot sucked as I sucked a lot more then than i do now. I wanted to make a statement with these images as best as I could with the limited time i would probably have with the artiste as I had previously learned on a photoshoot with bet 106 and parks host, Roxie .
Luckily time wasn’t a big issue for reason i cant explain as i have signed a non disclosure agreement. Anywhoo there where 8 looks total and I had the ability to use anywhere I wanted to at the location. Mostly I had a 1 light setup as i didn’t take much with me cause i didn’t now who i was photographing but I did make the best of it. I used the sb900 in su4 as my kicker light in a few shots that i wanted that effect here’s my favorite image from the set. My reason for liking this image is the Contrast in theme A juxtaposition of her attire and location. enjoy and see the rest of the images and article in the Flair Magazine Online

On Assignment: Jermaine and Keisha Bailey Part Duex

taylor — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:15:55 +0000

As I had mentioned in the last post , I had a follow up to do with the client. I should have posted this ages ago but the holidays had me supremely busy with work for the Newspaper, Stush as well as My own business. anywho here we go.

The location was Morgans harbor yet again Followed by the palisadoes strip ( a little spot that i picked out on the way to morgans harbor that i wanted to use for some twilight imagery with the couple). On this assignment I had some help from Don Giovanni of IMGwire sadly not much help as he had his own business to attend to. I got about an hour of assistance from him which i used to do as much off the off camera stuff I need to do. then after he left I pretty much winged it with 1 speedlight as it was kinda windy and I was afraid of smashing my lights. for the 2 light setups that i did use i went with hard lights to eliminate the wind as a problem. All in all the assignment went smoothly could have been smoother If i had sandbags or an assistant for the entire session but I’ve learnt to not complain and to just make the situation work Here’s a composite of some images from the session, enjoy.

On Assignment: Keisha & Jermaine : Wedding

taylor — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:52:44 +0000

This is actually a few weeks off. Yes shame on me, I have officially entered blogging backlog. better that than post processing back log I always say.anyhoo, This assignment was fun but i was slightly disappointed because of 1 problem. Time Constraint. There wasn’t enough time to make use of all that I had available and man did I have some awesomeness available. Get this. The wedding was at Forte Charles, based on the time constraint I never even made it over to the Giddy house where I once crafted a really nifty image that i intended to pull off and add on some extras to it alas that will have to wait for another day, on ward with this assignment.

The bride and groom were getting ready by Morgans harbor, I picked up my back up who was played by Giovanni Powell of IMGwire and drove over to port Royale (damn that place is far) made it in good time. and started the prep shots As usual Men only take so long to get ready so that was over quickly then it was on to the Women, got the make up, hair, details, dress, shoes etc dealt with it all in good time. As soon as they were ready what we did next was a first for me but man was I happy about it. The bride and groom broke the tradition of (no we cant see each other before you see me walking down the isle) they were all about the photography man, The allowed us to do some formals before the wedding Which I was elated for because I knew light would go fast as its November so I’ld much rather nail some formals now and get some great stuff rather than battling it out in the dark and getting some Okay stuff. n we did just that. Morgans harbor had some really nice areas to work with so that was easy. after wrapping there we headed over to forte charles for the wedding and reception.

The wedding started when the light was at its finest (yes i was saying in my head man we should sooo be shooting the rest of the formals now) the ceremony went as expected no surprises or difficulties really, I was already aware that I’ld be shooting on camera flash and directional as well cuz I had no ceilings to bounce light off at forte charles. after that was completed we did some formals before the reception in the forte good images but it was so dark that it really was tricky There were a few that were exceptionally awesome though.

now I delivered the images days after. and everyone was happy but then they said three words that made me happier than them. and that you’ll have to stay tuned for.. ok ok I’ll spill what it is. TRASH THE DRESS!!!

On Assignment: Jayden

taylor — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:53:24 +0000

There is always a first this year were a few first time stuff for me, First Maternity, First Corporate Profile photo-shoot [ had to remove that from the blog though ] and then some other stuff. Recently I had my first baby photoshoot and maaaaayne i was soo nervous initially but I kept that all bottled up so the client was confident by my air of confidence (yes i lied, and i lied gooood ). The subject was a six month old boy named Jayden. and within seconds of the first trip of the shutter the little man was throwing smiles and expressions all over the place. it was beautiful and truely the most fun I’ve had photography a person in a very long time.

I was shooting with my trusty Canon 30 D and switching between an 85mm 1.8 and a 28-75mm 2.8 lens for close ups and wide shots His mom was happy, I was happy, and from the looks of the Mr Jayden, I think he’s always happy lol. I had a 3 light setup going modified using a softbox umbrella (not the soft liter, but a new ebay softbox umbrella I’ve been testing out) an Ebay softbox (the ezybox clone) and a diy beauty dish.

Dropped of the DVD and two Prints today and needless to say His mom was Happy

On Assignment: Roaming Donkey Jamaica

taylor — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:40:10 +0000

First thing no its not a donkey. Second It was fun Third props to @jamaicapegasus and @susiesbakery Third… ok I got nothing else.

The photoshoot was set to begin at 5:00pm to work with the Twilight into the night however @roamingdonkeyja Also known as Monique Powell was late so I had to alter my concepts a bit. which worked out fine anyway. The first location was @jamaicapegasus. The roof (top of the world) was perfect for what I had in mind.I found that i needed a stepladder to achieve a shot concept I really wanted but had to work around and come to a creative / cool looking compromise.@linkinmchenry was my trusty VAL.

We were using a 2 light setup for the most part 3 where needed (third added for fill). It was lots of laughter n goofing around but make no mistake we handled our business. @roamingdonkeyja was really happy with the results and I’m sure surprised her self by how cool the photos looked as she thought she wasn’t photogenic. fOR The shot I’m featuring in this post.

I had her close to the railing kinda comfortably leaning over there as you can see. had the photek softligher modifying an sb28 at about 1/4 power held overhead. at first that was the plan but i didn’t like how her hair / locks got gobbled up by the darkness as the light quickly fell off. So i grabbed an sb900 and another cybersync trigger ran all the way to the other end of the top of the world *lol* setup a lightstand and gelled the sb900 with a full CTO threw some light against the wall for separation and a warm look to balance off the white light I’m throwing on @roamingdonkey. The overall look She was most happy with . That was our last shot on the top of the world we then made haste to our second location @susiesbakery wher we did 3 quick shots got it right and had some amaaaaazing coffee n called it a night.

Great Shoot, Great Times. Next week wednesday I’ll be blogging about Erica’s Boudoir Photoshoot Stay tuned.

On Assignment: Kenya & Marlon’s Wedding

taylor — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:25:27 +0000

What: Wedding
Who: Kenya and Marlon
When: October 30th, 2010
Where: Uwi Visotors Lodge {nice place but man it was hot)

It was a 3pm wedding and we were blessed with good weather (no rain at all). I was at the visitors lodge from approximately 1pm waiting on the bride and bridesmaids to show up for prep photos. Since I was there early I decided to get a few details out the way Gift bags that were grouped to one corner of the room. and some other decor details.

The bride showed up at about 1:30 and work was underway. I was working this wedding alone as my backup had another engagement. Made it through the prep and ceremony absolutely fine. I was surprised at one thing that happened that surprised me. The minister requested that i not take any photos during any prayers. I think i’m gonna make an amendment to my contract to deal with that for future clients. now to break out the off softliter, cybersyncs n monopod for off camera lighting.

I was wondering if i’ld have to do this alone buuuut luckily @9970000 was able to make it to assist me where i definitely needed the help though (formals, as a voice activated light stand). Got these done in about 45 minutes everything was looking great. wrapped that up and then it was on to the reception.

Reception was smooth sailing really. Got some images of the bridal party entering the reception area, The first dance and then chilled while dinner was happening cuz I dont shoot while people eat (makes unflattering photos trust me). after that it was toasts, speeches and lots of fun. I was mainly running and gunning with on camera flash for the reception. the ceiling was pretty low so I was able to angle and bounce for some really nice results. The bride was happy with the images from the little peeks she got off the lcd of my camera. I’m happy with the outcome that i saw while reviewing after the wedding.

On Assignment: Horace and Rochelle

taylor — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:00:31 +0000

and another weekend of couples deeply in love. Today we were working with Rochelle and Horace. Location: Hellshire, Assistant: @linkinmchenry and his friend Brian (dunno his twitter handle).

The original idea i had for this day was to shoot in a cave I had visited once however I had no idea how to find it so we improvised with another location I knew of. We had to park and trek through bushes and over some serious rocks but it wasn’t that bad.

We didn’t waste much time after arriving at the location as the weather didn’t seem like it’ll hold out for much longer. @linkinmchenry was my key light controller and brian the fill and some times kicker.

Setting for the main light didn’t change from 1/4 power at all. The presence of those clouds kinda kept the ambient diffused and fairly constant for the time we were out there.

@linkinmchenry kinda pitched in some artistic direction which I tweaked a bit.

Let’s break Down the shot that I’m showing you guys.

Here we have Horace in the foreground as the main subject, and Rochelle goofing off in the background the softliter was the only lightsource illuminating Horace and a sb900 in su4 mode at 1/16th was used to light Rochelle in the background. It all came together nicely though.