A few weeks ago I shot a wedding for my friend Ryan Case. I have finally gotten through all the images and thought I would share a few. Sarah is his lovely bride and she put up with my itchy shutter finger all day. Thanks guys...
I posted some of these shots on my Facebook page already, but I had some more to share and I wanted to post them here instead.
This is David and Emmie Sellers. I met them about a year ago at Mulligan's Pub on 2nd ave. (Emmie had to remind me that we met that night... lot's of Tullamore Dew and Guinness) They live right outside of Atlanta and are photographers as well. A few months ago, Emmie emailed me and asked to book a session when they made it back to Nashville. We did, and it happened. We started at our friend's condo (Stan, thanks buddy), then moved to various locations downtown. Yeah, I took em to Shelby bridge... I had to.
I've kinda fallen in love with these shots and the Sellers. They knew exactly what I wanted every time. I barely posed them, they just acted awesome all day and I shot that awesomeness. If every shoot could go the way this shoot did, I would be the happiest boy in the whole wide world. Note: Bloody Marys and Mimosas were mixed and consumed during the day. That was Emmie's idea... David and I just went along with it. Here they are...
This is Wolfe, a musician and bartender here in Nashville. We had the opportunity to photograph him in the basement of Broadway Brewhouse (Downtown) the other night. After knocking out some setups in the keg room, we moved out to their storeroom. It's a photographer's dream (if moody and grungy is making it's way into your dreams). This is a setup that Jim wanted to try and I think it's one of the most successful shots of the night.
It's been a long time since I braved using my DIY ring light adapter and today seemed like the perfect day to break it out and create a photograph. I figured since I was using one DIY modifier, I might as well use two so I broke out a grid I fashioned out of black straws and a Sto-Fen Omni Bounce. It fits perfectly on an SB-800 and you can make one during the commercials of an episode of "Lost". Check them out:
The ring light adapter has seen it's fair share of shoots, thus sporting the tattered look. This was one of the first times, however, that I have ever used the grid. Worked like a charm and I hope to use it next week when we shoot a band called "Country Music". This is the final product...Jim on the phone: