Photo Session at Pinnacle Cheer

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1Dx, Canon, cheer, cheerleader, chimera, Elinchrom, green screen, high school, joel spring, jump, lastolite, o'conner, on location, PB Umbrella, pinnacle cheer, pixma, Rxdesign, rxdesign.com, seamless, selphy 900, studio, studio flash

Had a photo session at Pinnacle Cheer center. The facility was really comfortable and spacious. The only complaint might be there was a shortage of wall outlets but we made due.  One setup was shot using white seamless and the other was green screen for composites. Even the moms got in for a few shots. I shot the session using my Canon 1Dx and was set up for wireless transfer to my MacBook Pro. I also connected my Canon Selphy CP900 compact wireless photo printer to make some “teaser” sample prints. The prints were a big hit.

Dr. Agnese Interview – Kessler Cineslider implementation

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video, joel spring, rxdesign.com, Rxdesign, chimera, sony, sachtler, soom, manfrotto, ikan, pmw-ex3, magic arm, Lectrosonics, Kessler, Cineslider, Oracle, multi-camera, pmw-ex1, arri, sanken, schoeps, hercules 2

I was given an assignment to record a short clip of UIW President Dr. Louis Agnese speaking for Prevent Blindness Texas. I wanted to incorporate something different and at the same time get some time using the Kessler Cineslider so I brought it along for the session. When I arrived I found out he would be seated in the conference room and that gave me the opportunity to simply place it on the table.  I decided to put my Sony PMW-EX1 on it and set it to a tight shot of his face and place my Sony PMW-EX3 above it and shoot wider.  He suggested I crop out his hands to avoid distraction.

Here’s a shot of the setup.and here are some frame grabs from the 2 perspectives. I had the Oracle controller attached and moved the camera back and forth changing direction at each side of his face.  I varied the speed but in editing it seemed I was a little too slow on the earlier moves. I think on the next interview in the series I’ll try a push and pull to see what impact or interest it may provide.

I’ve posted the clips on Vimeo here:

https://vimeo.com/channels/pbt

 

 

 

Capturing Waves

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744t, audio, audio technica, bose, boundary mic, digital recorder, H4N, joel spring, lavalier, Lectrosonics, Mackie, medical research, Rxdesign, rxdesign.com, Sennheiser, Shure, Sony wireless headphones, sound devices, speakers, SRM350v2, surface mic, zoom recorder

Usually I’m capturing images / photos(light waves or sound waves depending on whatever theory you support) but often I have assignments to capture sounds. In this case the sounds of medical innovation research – a group of physician’s discussing the merits of medical devices and the basis for papers or research.

The company goes to a great deal of time and expense to fly in and host a group of doctors to present ideas. It’s critical every word is captured for its value in furthering marketing and research efforts. In support of this, audio was recorded in triplicate. The main out was sent to a Sound Devices 4 channel digital recorder, a Zoom 4 channel digital recorder and another feed sent to the audio mic input of a Canon HFS21 HD video camera. The size of the room suggested we include speaker output to cover the room for speakers whose voice got lost in the spaciousness of the GHQ executive board conference room.

 

The Holdens – Holding a Smile :: 2012

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1Dx, Canon, Canon 600EX-RT, Elinchrom, Exposure 4, family, joel spring, Paul Buff, photography, PLM, portrait, ranger rx, Rxdesign, rxdesign.com, shoot through umbrella

Fast becoming a tradition… Years ago Brian and I worked together and when he decided to marry Dana I shot their engagement pix, their wedding, early family photos and the last 2 years Brian’s brother and his wife Amy also joined the fun. This year as with the last, we were privileged to shoot on the beautiful grounds of the Valero Corporate complex since Brian is currently employed there. We usually have the place all to ourselves.  It is well maintained and the features make great background scenery. We’ve barely scratched the surface for options.

Here are more photos from the session…Click here to see the full session gallery

Raechel flexes at Metroflex

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athlete, body builder, body building, bodybuilding, dieting, fit, fitness, hardbody, hardcore, houston, intense, joel spring, metroflex, muscle, on location, photo shoot, physique, portrait, powerlift, Raechel Sinuk, Rxdesign, rxdesign.com, strongman, training, women's physique

Raechel contacted me several weeks ago to ask for a photo session around the time she was to compete in the women’s fit physique category. The weeks leading up to the competition involve extreme dieting and rigorous training scheduled to achieve peak fitness in the precise time frame of the event.  Her dedication and results were nothing short of amazing.  She then decided she’d rather peak for a photo session and make every shot count. Her goal is to use the images to promote her business as a fitness coach and consultant.

She also wanted to have the session in her home gym, the Metroflex Gym in Houston, Texas.  This added to the challenge of the shoot since I had to hall all the studio lighting and set up in a corner of the gym.  It was a bit cramped but we managed to get it done despite the clutter.
I set up a white seamless paper backdrop with 2 chimera 1′ x 3′ strip soft boxes either side  and used a 72″ Elinchrom Octabank as the main light and a chimera 5-7 octaplus on the end of a to illuminate the backdrop. I later added a octaplus 3 at camera left for highlights. The strips were set at a higher output than would normally be used in the studio to enhance the shadow contrast of the muscle definition.  When shooting men I’ve not used the diffusers to get an even harder edge to the shadow.  I felt this combination of strip lights would better suit her objectives – more fitness oriented.

Raechel wanted to get some shots on the equipment and with some of the signature graphics / graffiti on the walls for a background. The tight spaces made it impossible to use the studio lighting gear so I opted to use my Canon 600EX-RT’s with umbrellas and lumidyne softbox.
I then set up a black backdrop for some high contrast and added smoke for effect.

All the photos from the session can be seen in the gallery here:

http://rxdesign.zenfolio.com/rsinuk110712

Jack and Jamie’s Engagement Session :: Gruene, TX :: 10.12.12

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1Dx, camping ground, Canon, canon 1Dx, Canon 600EX-RT, engagement, gruene, guadalupe, joel spring, landa park, marriage, river road, Rxdesign, rxdesign.com, wedding

Had a session with Jack and Jamie shooting engagement photos with Wilson Parish. We decided to go to Gruene for a change of scenery. We followed the railroad tracks into New Braunfels, Tx, looking for a section of track with interesting features and came across a rickety rail bridge near Landa Park. We ended the shoot on the river at a camping ground on River Road.

Here are some photos from the session. ( See all the photos in the gallery here: http://rxdesign.zenfolio.com/jj101212 )See all the photos here:  http://rxdesign.zenfolio.com/jj101212