This is Joe Jitsu...

Some out takes from a session earlier this week...

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and a couple more, but the jpgs don't do justice to the sweaty detail on the last one...

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All excellent shots. Second one is outstanding!

Nice shots. Love the post production.

Don't care for the tilt in the first one but that is just a personal preference and think it would have been better without the dude standing in the background staring at your light stand. I think the last one would have been better with a bit of fill light in the eyes, just enough to see them but still leaving the shadow effect.

Great series! Great job on 1 and 3.

Lol -the dude in the background is my son running the fog machine

thanx for looking over the shots - cc is always appreciated...

klynam wrote in post #8963906
Lol -the dude in the background is my son running the fog machine

At least you are keeping him busy.

What type of fog machine do you use and are you happy with how it performs. I have been looking to get one so any thoughts would be appreciated.

The fog machine was a spur of the moment thing.

In my research, I found a cool shot in a gym that was really hazy, so I thought I'd grab a fog machine on the way to the shoot. I called a local Party City and they were packing up all their Halloween stuff that very afternoon. The manager said he had one left - but no juice - that I could have for $15. You bet - I'll take it!!! So I picked it up and went to Target at the other end of the strip center. They had a shelf of juice bottles in their clearance Halloween section for $2.50 a quart. (Sometimes in life, things don't work out. But sometimes they just do!)

I actually don't even know what brand unit it is, but I remember it is 400watts. It only stays on for about 10-15 seconds then shuts off for about a minute. That didn't produce enough fog to put a good haze in the room, so we fell back to just pointing it behind the fighter, then down low at his knees.

I found out quickly you don't need much fog to create a nice effect, especially w/ strong back lighting. What looks good to the naked eye is usually WAY too much in camera.

klynam wrote in post #8966560
The fog machine was a spur of the moment thing.

In my research, I found a cool shot in a gym that was really hazy, so I thought I'd grab a fog machine on the way to the shoot. I called a local Party City and they were packing up all their Halloween stuff that very afternoon. The manager said he had one left - but no juice - that I could have for $15. You bet - I'll take it!!! So I picked it up and went to Target at the other end of the strip center. They had a shelf of juice bottles in their clearance Halloween section for $2.50 a quart. (Sometimes in life, things don't work out. But sometimes they just do!)

I actually don't even know what brand unit it is, but I remember it is 400watts. It only stays on for about 10-15 seconds then shuts off for about a minute. That didn't produce enough fog to put a good haze in the room, so we fell back to just pointing it behind the fighter, then down low at his knees.

I found out quickly you don't need much fog to create a nice effect, especially w/ strong back lighting. What looks good to the naked eye is usually WAY too much in camera.

Thanks for the info. I am going to start my search. I really like that effect.

Thanks again.
Forgot to add, you have really outstanding work on your website. Very impressive.

Thanks Big K - but I got a long way to go, and a short time to get there. (hopefully not TOO short...LOL !!!)