Rocking the Lens with Kathryn and Laine ~ Editorial Stuff

I had one fun and frustrating evening all in one.

the fun part :

a shoot with my friend Ryan Hicks AKA "Skill" - Recently Ryan Graduated and is in the real world and he has been working full time and hasn't had a chance to shoot for about 2 weeks.. so this night presented it self as a reunion for us to hang, shoot, talk and had a late dinner together

the other fun part was to work with Kathryn, a 6 feet tall model - high school senior - that has a lot going for her in the modeling world.
( she was the bride in the holiday fashion show.. https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=791617 )

the frustrating part:

we all got kicked out of an amazing location - an abandoned ware house , but still on property near a rail road, the security people were nice about it.. they say they kick out people ever other day.. darn it ! it was a sweet location ..


these photos or images are a new representation of my ever changing style in photography..

i classify these as personal art.. in this art there should be a sense of Movie Like Poster or a Still from a scene..

also must have:

- motion
- tell a story
- be interesting to look at

so those are the fundamental building blocks for making a great image in the way i am currently thinking

thanks to this forum and the 2 years i have been here, and what the members here have done for me.. interact, critique, and friended me, with out this i would never be where i am in photography career..

recently i had interview by Mike Panic , it tells a story about me.. who i am , where i want to be in the future and everything in between..

link is here http://www.randomn3ss.​com …her-ct-pham-aka-phamster/

thanks Mike for this opportunity for me to speak out and spot light publicity..


and the photos

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Kathryn the Drama Queen.. very fitting title for this shot..

you just had to have been there..

this concrete ledge is a drop off to about 30 feet.. she wanted to lay on it !!! and did lay on it.. mother was there, i was like no !!!

but as soon and i looked over she way laying on the ledge !!! i couldn't not believe it! one mistake and she could have been seriously hurt.. thus the drama Queen Title.

lighting used is 1 AB1600 with 64 PLM

camera right at about 1/2 power and about 10 feet away.. still produces soft light..

also i am doing some serious post processing learning.. (meaning it is a composite)


Camera:Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure:0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture:f/3.5
Focal Length:35 mm
ISO Speed:160
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Flash:Off, Did not fire

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Pham,
I have been constantly amazed by your shots. Very inspirational! Can't wait to get my first AB and start experimenting in the hope of one day producing something 1/100th as good as this.

Pham, my goodness man you are just sick! some of the shots in here are truly inspirational.. not really sure why you are working a day job.. I think you should start doing workshops, i'm sure people would come to learn from you.

rmendis wrote in post #10394812
Pham,
I have been constantly amazed by your shots. Very inspirational! Can't wait to get my first AB and start experimenting in the hope of one day producing something 1/100th as good as this.

with the help of this forum, you will be well on your way !

Fred Eric Norris wrote in post #10394817
Pham, my goodness man you are just sick! some of the shots in here are truly inspirational.. not really sure why you are working a day job.. I think you should start doing workshops, i'm sure people would come to learn from you.

day job provides great health insurance.. and thanks for positive comments..

it would be a huge leap of faith to do it though..

phamster

Geez this is some great work...

Wow...outstanding!
The one with the two girls in the car...you shot that through the windshield? I would have thought I would see some reflection on the windshield?

Some amazing work here Pham! I love this style of yours...it definitely tells a story!

Amazing Pham, I seriously can't pick a favorite cause every single one is great. The first car shot is very creative, awesome job on that and the rest of these!

Good pics. Keep it up!

Also, how do you go about finding your models and how do you even convince them to model for you?

Thanks Pham! You continue to be an inspiration. I so appreciate your work and the details you provide.

I love these..Your work really amazes me at times mate.

...but I thought that I might add some hopefully constructive observation.

The first pic which is stunning but obviously is a comp, has some bad masking around her heel and sole of her shoe on the right leg.

Since its an easy fix for you I thought I would mention it. Then it would be perfect!

great job done, phamster
girl in a water is my fav shot

great work as always bud. I hear you on the day-job comments. at times I think it'd be great to switch over and do the photo gig full time, but i like being able to just not shoot in february if I don't want to...and still know I get a paycheck regardless

your work continues to improve by leaps and bounds and i really (as we all do) appreciate the extra mile you go to help us all understand what it takes to make these beautiful photos

Thanks

Great shots as always!!!!

you make my 40D look like a Brownie...

And I will hop on the "thank you" wagon for always being assessable and giving with your knowlege and expirience!

@Tsxn - I think he is in Indiana... Corn fed girls abound! My question would be more how does he get an 18 YO girl *AND* her whole family to come out and make art! But if he is as nice in RL as he is here, that is a no brainer! He asks politely.