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p.2 #1 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

4b is my favorite. such a natural expression. they are all fantastic. props to you.

Jan 06, 2009 at 06:27 PM

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p.2 #2 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

Deb Brundage wrote:
Wow, Spence. How do you carry your lighting with you? I have a travel-worthy apollo softbox that I make my husband drag around. But I will be doing a few sessions by myself and would love to know how you carry your gear with you.

Thanks again all, much appreciated. I was sure excited about the results and they were as well!

I'm on my last leg home, sitting in Dallas till I board again.

Deb, I took a quick snap of all the equipment I had with me while still on the location, I'll do a quick documentation of what I brought and which bags etc . . .

Jan 06, 2009 at 07:51 PM

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p.2 #3 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

#9 is yummy!
how portable is your set up...what exactly are you using?

Jan 06, 2009 at 08:03 PM

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p.2 #4 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

You know... I'm not sure what it is, really... but I'm not feeling these like everyone else. It seems like she's disconnected from the location. Like it's one of those instances when someone was attempting to go for grunge, but the bride just didn't really fit it. It could be the poses... just sort of standing and not matching the drama of the scene.

I agree that the one with the water in the background is nice... but that doesn't show that it's an abandoned location. And I think the first one works for the location. And I love #9.... and I like 4B (the right side image).

The first set-up shot begs for a "real" version of her that far away in a sea of blue plaster. But the pool shots you have seem lacking, compositionally. The lighting is certainly fine on everything... but I don't know. I wish I was better at explaining what I'm thinking.

Jan 06, 2009 at 09:39 PM

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p.2 #5 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

Hey Spencer, I've loved the work you've done with Amber and Carraig so far. This certainly is outside of your norm, and indeed a fun/cool spot to shoot. Am I to understand correctly that this was your 2nd trip to St Croix? Because the 5DII wasn't out yet when you did the e-session stuff. Must be nice to have them fly you out twice!!! Talk about primo clients (and rich).

I'm sorta with Mel and a couple others on this one, it seems a bit out of place for you-- Evan pointing out that #9 is the best (8 and 9 are my faves BTW) just goes to show that the shot showing the least of the resort is the favorite. If you had the pose in #9 with the location of #1 then #1 would be the best. I know, it sucks.. when you get good at one thing, everyone suddenly expects you to do just that style (see Dave Hill or Anne Geddes).. and here you are trying to do something else and getting some flak for it. I guess we're all just saying you are great at your style, and that superb standard wasn't quite met with this set (since this style is outside of your norm, you're less practiced at it). Good results though-- just not your usual excellent results.

Did you do any closer headshots or head-and-shoulder or 1/4 portraits? I could see those types of shots incorporating some decaying element of the resort (such as the crumbling tiles) as the backdrop.

Oh and one final question-- how did you carry all that lighting and photography gear through customs without getting some grief?

Jan 06, 2009 at 09:49 PM

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p.2 #6 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

5!!! Kills man. I want to learn how to do that.

`Sam

Jan 06, 2009 at 10:57 PM

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p.2 #7 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

I like 5 the most. The old torn up pool was cool. That is one crazy place to shoot at.

Jan 07, 2009 at 01:57 AM

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p.2 #8 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

5 is the stuff bro! But where is the dang light? maybe the she was closer to the arch than she looks, but I can't see how you got the light in there. where was it?

-Zach

Jan 07, 2009 at 04:13 AM

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p.2 #9 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

2 -

Seriously love her expression...

5- kick @zz / We all dream o dis

9 - same as above...

Jan 07, 2009 at 04:44 AM

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p.2 #10 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

The Grays wrote:
5 is the stuff bro! But where is the dang light? maybe the she was closer to the arch than she looks, but I can't see how you got the light in there. where was it?

-Zach

Wondered this myself!

Please tell us!

Scott

Jan 09, 2009 at 08:54 PM

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p.2 #11 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

4b for me as well...

Mark

Jan 09, 2009 at 10:11 PM

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p.2 #12 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

Love the lighting work!

Jan 10, 2009 at 01:43 AM

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p.2 #13 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

SICK!

Jan 10, 2009 at 02:13 AM

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p.2 #14 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

DBPhotography wrote:
The Grays wrote:
5 is the stuff bro! But where is the dang light? maybe the she was closer to the arch than she looks, but I can't see how you got the light in there. where was it?

-Zach

Wondered this myself!

Please tell us!

Scott

My guess: Bright sun, 45 degrees off camera/subject axis to camera right, bouncing off of bright stucco wall gave enough fill. Close?

Jan 10, 2009 at 02:20 AM

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p.2 #15 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

Thanks again all . . .

I'll try and get a lighting diagram, my computer is down right now. Basically, the Octa was to camera left, and low enough not to cast any light onto the top archway, but to push all the light right at her. It was tricky to get it right without any light hitting the archway, and also keeping the Octa out of the frame as well.

Jan 10, 2009 at 02:50 AM

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p.2 #16 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

8 is my favorite. What a cool location.

Jan 10, 2009 at 03:37 AM

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p.2 #17 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

Very cool, my favorite is 9 of her sitting on the sea wall then 5 and then 1.
Very nice location model and lighting.
Really nice work!

Jan 10, 2009 at 05:35 AM

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p.2 #18 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

hey spencer - technically gorgeous images, the lighting is breathtaking - both natural and supplemental.

but my crit is with the posing. lots of hand on hip/hand on rail/hand on lap going on that makes these feel very posey and not at all typical of what i love about your stuff. i'm very used to seeing strong natural connection/emotion and i'm missing that here. (she seems to wear the same expression throughout, even in her bridal stuff, so maybe she's just not a real expressive kind of gal

)

i think the vacant expression and what comes off as lack of energy in her carriage may contribute to what mel is saying about her seeming disconnected from the location.

hope the feedback helps

Jan 10, 2009 at 07:22 AM

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p.2 #19 · amber | TTD | abandoned resort

My favs are 5 and 6, 9 would be a fav if her arm didn't look funny (the one holding her up)

Jan 10, 2009 at 09:13 AM


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