Monday, March 16, 2009 Posted in Photos
Austin Texas portrait photographer, Christopher Ferguson, captured this series of character portraits for hiphop artist King Jayms, at his studio on South Congress.
This was a very quick and particularly fun photo shoot for me. King and I grew up together but hadn’t seen each other in almost a decade so it was a pleasant surprise to hear from him and find he just moved into a neighborhood close to mine. (Even as kids our families always stayed within a few blocks from each other. Always.) This series is intended as promotional photos leading up to his next CD release featuring a very elaborate concept cover shoot we are currently working on. The photos were shot against a door in my studio covered with a maple? wood veneer which was an amazing contrast against his skintone and green Coogi shirt. I used a single, hard light source (beauty dish) to introduce strong shadows and enhance the moodiness and style of the scene. I shot very tight dynamic crops to invoke a sense of being “larger than life” and even though he gave a full range of expressions, I choose the images that were most stoic for the final series. Post-processing was minimal. I added a smidgen more tonal contrast, turned up the vibrancy and injected a cool blue into the shadows to generate a look reminiscent of Kodak Ektachrome supercolor film. Fun Shoot, feedback welcome. 
-Christopher
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Posted in Photos
Here is a fun and romantic engagement portrait series captured all over Austin Texas by Definitive Images photography. The shoot began on a Dillo (that’s Austinite for trolley) where we attempted to photograph while being tossed to and fro on the bumpy ride. The short loop gave us all the time we needed to several great shots. Afterward, we stopped to change wardrobe and grabbed a few intimate shots of the happy couple before trotting off to the very spot of the proposal, East Side Cafe (a FANTASTIC Austin original combined garden and restaurant) It was an exciting afternoon and we enjoyed every minute of it as evident by the photos! 
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Posted in Photos
This fun and energetic fashion portrait was captured on the 2nd floor of our studio in Austin Texas. The dazzling purple dress sat perfect against the lavender painted walls and use of a hard light on the subject contrasted well with the smooth gradient created by soft lighting across the background. Once everything was setup, we needed to do little else but crank up the music(only loud enough that the photographer can still be heard shouting direction) and let the shots rattle off which allowed for such exciting movement and expression to be captured.
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