http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/tags/bw/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:16:17 -0700 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:16:17 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7294/buddyicons/33567871@N00.jpg?1369120256#33567871@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/tags/bw/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/8555927303/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/8555927303/" title="MindTwist - episode 1 poster"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8093/8555927303_cd466a19e8_m.jpg" width="240" height="170" alt="MindTwist - episode 1 poster" /></a></p> <p>Follow us on <a href="http://fb.com/MindTwistFilm" rel="nofollow">fb.com/MindTwistFilm</a><br /> Or watch the episode at <a href="http://youtu.be/zIbOWxaZbks" rel="nofollow">youtu.be/zIbOWxaZbks</a><br /> <br /> Film in four episodes which I've been working on. First episode has just been released.<br /> <br /> Photo was taken on my Canon 5D Mark II, roughly where my Canon C300 was to film the shot. Lighing is from LED panels, one left of the actress, one right of her and a third lighting the actors in the background.<br /> <br /> Location was &quot;The Jazz Cafe&quot; in Bath.</p> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:16:17 -0700 2012-04-27T21:20:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8555927303 MindTwist - episode 1 poster <p>Follow us on <a href="http://fb.com/MindTwistFilm" rel="nofollow">fb.com/MindTwistFilm</a><br /> Or watch the episode at <a href="http://youtu.be/zIbOWxaZbks" rel="nofollow">youtu.be/zIbOWxaZbks</a><br /> <br /> Film in four episodes which I've been working on. First episode has just been released.<br /> <br /> Photo was taken on my Canon 5D Mark II, roughly where my Canon C300 was to film the shot. Lighing is from LED panels, one left of the actress, one right of her and a third lighting the actors in the background.<br /> <br /> Location was &quot;The Jazz Cafe&quot; in Bath.</p> Owen Benson Visuals sf blackandwhite bw noir hats shades scifi sciencefiction filming mindtwist http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3879536074/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3879536074/" title="Circomedia at Amoeba street party - the swing of death!"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3450/3879536074_d76d5c0e29_m.jpg" width="165" height="240" alt="Circomedia at Amoeba street party - the swing of death!" /></a></p> <p>On Saturday there was a street party, on King Street in Clifton, Bristol, with many bands and three performances by Circomedia students plus, uh, hangers on.<br /> <br /> The light: there was a pair of lights immediately behind her (from my point of view) which provides the rim light, and there was a street light some distance off to my left. I didn't want to use flash because I would have lost the atmosphere.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.circomedia.com/" rel="nofollow">www.circomedia.com/</a></p> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:37:21 -0700 2009-08-30T21:03:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3879536074 Circomedia at Amoeba street party - the swing of death! <p>On Saturday there was a street party, on King Street in Clifton, Bristol, with many bands and three performances by Circomedia students plus, uh, hangers on.<br /> <br /> The light: there was a pair of lights immediately behind her (from my point of view) which provides the rim light, and there was a street light some distance off to my left. I didn't want to use flash because I would have lost the atmosphere.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.circomedia.com/" rel="nofollow">www.circomedia.com/</a></p> Owen Benson Visuals street party people bw woman girl night dark iso3200 audience f14 crowd gothic dramatic nighttime shorthair acrobat performer amoeba clifton bankholiday trapeze afterdark expectant kingsroad circomedia birstol expectancy http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3601570514/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3601570514/" title="polly-gonal movement"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3651/3601570514_338c695f33_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="polly-gonal movement" /></a></p> <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Polly is a dancer as well as an actress and model. Versatile, eh?</p> Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:39:17 -0700 2009-05-16T14:50:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3601570514 polly-gonal movement <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Polly is a dancer as well as an actress and model. Versatile, eh?</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl pose dance model dress angle availablelight naturallight dancer diagonal actress leopardprint curtains shorthair f4 17mm pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3548988239/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3548988239/" title="awaiting sadness"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2441/3548988239_a7780f732e_m.jpg" width="165" height="240" alt="awaiting sadness" /></a></p> <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> After the headshots we wandered into other rooms to see what feelings they might conjure up.</p> Wed, 20 May 2009 13:11:07 -0700 2009-05-16T14:23:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3548988239 awaiting sadness <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> After the headshots we wandered into other rooms to see what feelings they might conjure up.</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl hat model waiting sad actress shorthair pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3538762967/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3538762967/" title="silhouette with stripes"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2206/3538762967_675a792452_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="silhouette with stripes" /></a></p> <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Tried a bit of split-toning on this one, just a touch of blue in the shadows.</p> Sun, 17 May 2009 09:53:16 -0700 2009-05-16T14:39:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3538762967 silhouette with stripes <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Tried a bit of split-toning on this one, just a touch of blue in the shadows.</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman window girl hat silhouette model stripes profile 85mm actress shorthair f56 sidelight splittoning pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3538492588/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3538492588/" title="even more stripes"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3388/3538492588_5b31663328_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="even more stripes" /></a></p> <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Reminds me of the 1950s. Not that I was alive back then...</p> Sun, 17 May 2009 01:45:30 -0700 2009-05-16T14:37:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3538492588 even more stripes <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Reminds me of the 1950s. Not that I was alive back then...</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl hat model dress stripes actress shorthair pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3538414000/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3538414000/" title="the genie from this bottle wears stripes"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3580/3538414000_9692598735_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="the genie from this bottle wears stripes" /></a></p> <p>[you have to view this large (i.e. click the &quot;all sizes&quot; icon) in order to see the stripes in her dress - computer monitor pixels just aren't small enough]<br /> <br /> Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Polly models the latest combination of fashion stripes. Well, the latest that was in her wardrobe. The bottle's just there because it looks good :)</p> Sun, 17 May 2009 00:51:59 -0700 2009-05-16T14:34:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3538414000 the genie from this bottle wears stripes <p>[you have to view this large (i.e. click the &quot;all sizes&quot; icon) in order to see the stripes in her dress - computer monitor pixels just aren't small enough]<br /> <br /> Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Polly models the latest combination of fashion stripes. Well, the latest that was in her wardrobe. The bottle's just there because it looks good :)</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman glass girl hat bottle model dress boots stripes actress shorthair highkey f4 kneesocks 17mm pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3535967323/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3535967323/" title="polly christopher portrait - high key"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3541/3535967323_97b6ec4ef9_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="polly christopher portrait - high key" /></a></p> <p>Got to take headshots of Polly today! This probably isn't the one she'll use but I like it :)<br /> <br /> Strobist: 580ex II into shoot through umbrella to left and slightly in front of me, used as fill. The rest of the light is from the bay window behind her, with thin white curtains closed on camera left and centre panes but open on the camera right pane to give more light on that side.</p> Sat, 16 May 2009 11:36:12 -0700 2009-05-16T14:13:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3535967323 polly christopher portrait - high key <p>Got to take headshots of Polly today! This probably isn't the one she'll use but I like it :)<br /> <br /> Strobist: 580ex II into shoot through umbrella to left and slightly in front of me, used as fill. The rest of the light is from the bay window behind her, with thin white curtains closed on camera left and centre panes but open on the camera right pane to give more light on that side.</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl model flash headshot actress shorthair highkey strobist pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/8441675675/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/8441675675/" title="MindTwist - a memory of Penny"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8213/8441675675_9f47ae9e4c_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="MindTwist - a memory of Penny" /></a></p> <p>Frame grab from today's shoot in Bath. For more info on the film see <a href="http://fb.com/MindTwistFilm" rel="nofollow">fb.com/MindTwistFilm</a><br /> <br /> Graded to high contrast b/w in Premiere Pro CS6.<br /> <br /> The actor is Charlotte Ellis.</p> Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:14:59 -0800 2013-02-03T21:12:05-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8441675675 MindTwist - a memory of Penny <p>Frame grab from today's shoot in Bath. For more info on the film see <a href="http://fb.com/MindTwistFilm" rel="nofollow">fb.com/MindTwistFilm</a><br /> <br /> Graded to high contrast b/w in Premiere Pro CS6.<br /> <br /> The actor is Charlotte Ellis.</p> Owen Benson Visuals blackandwhite bw cinema girl hat scarf mindtwist 5dmarkiii canoncne50mmt13lf http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/6417286639/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/6417286639/" title="Lacock cloisters"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6104/6417286639_902aaaf16e_m.jpg" width="240" height="168" alt="Lacock cloisters" /></a></p> <p>The fun one can have with wide lenses - this is at 16mm on my 5D Mark II (so, a full frame sensor).</p> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:21:24 -0800 2011-11-26T15:33:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6417286639 Lacock cloisters <p>The fun one can have with wide lenses - this is at 16mm on my 5D Mark II (so, a full frame sensor).</p> Owen Benson Visuals bw arches wiltshire 16mm nationaltrust cloisters f28 vaultedceiling lacock 1635mmf28l http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4879845061/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4879845061/" title="Sam and Henry with added grain"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4102/4879845061_5d762bd2d7_m.jpg" width="240" height="168" alt="Sam and Henry with added grain" /></a></p> <p>I did a photo shoot for Samantha Marais and Henry Dingle who will be touring together this autumn. They chose a pub (Kingsdown Wine Vaults in Bristol) with an old-fashioned feel for the setting. Most of the shots are in colour to show the warm glow but I liked this one in black and white - makes me think of 60s portraits of folk singers.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.samandhenry.co.uk" rel="nofollow">www.samandhenry.co.uk</a><br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/samanthamarais" rel="nofollow">www.myspace.com/samanthamarais</a><br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/henrydingle" rel="nofollow">www.myspace.com/henrydingle</a><br /> (you can also find both of them on Facebook)</p> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:05:59 -0700 2010-08-06T21:26:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4879845061 Sam and Henry with added grain <p>I did a photo shoot for Samantha Marais and Henry Dingle who will be touring together this autumn. They chose a pub (Kingsdown Wine Vaults in Bristol) with an old-fashioned feel for the setting. Most of the shots are in colour to show the warm glow but I liked this one in black and white - makes me think of 60s portraits of folk singers.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.samandhenry.co.uk" rel="nofollow">www.samandhenry.co.uk</a><br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/samanthamarais" rel="nofollow">www.myspace.com/samanthamarais</a><br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/henrydingle" rel="nofollow">www.myspace.com/henrydingle</a><br /> (you can also find both of them on Facebook)</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw musicians 50mm pub photoshoot folk f14 pair grain highcontrast singers shallowdof samanthamarais litepanelsmicropro henrydingle samandhenry http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4388325118/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4388325118/" title="emma davies - headshot"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4056/4388325118_a6e776032a_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="emma davies - headshot" /></a></p> <p>I was taking headshots for Emma. Used too narrow a dof (for a headshot) on some but she looks great and I liked the lighting on this.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=260802&amp;position=6&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=260802&amp;positio...</a><br /> <a href="http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/941189757957" rel="nofollow">www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/941189757957</a><br /> <br /> Strobist: 580ex II into shoot through umbrella camera left. I think I also had a 430ex II on camera right with shoot through umbrella. Triggered by MiniTT1/FlexTT5 on ETTL. The rest of the light (i.e the backlight) is ambient - I hung a white sheet over the window behind her and the sun was hitting that.</p> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:53:09 -0800 2010-01-30T15:06:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4388325118 emma davies - headshot <p>I was taking headshots for Emma. Used too narrow a dof (for a headshot) on some but she looks great and I liked the lighting on this.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=260802&amp;position=6&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=260802&amp;positio...</a><br /> <a href="http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/941189757957" rel="nofollow">www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/941189757957</a><br /> <br /> Strobist: 580ex II into shoot through umbrella camera left. I think I also had a 430ex II on camera right with shoot through umbrella. Triggered by MiniTT1/FlexTT5 on ETTL. The rest of the light (i.e the backlight) is ambient - I hung a white sheet over the window behind her and the sun was hitting that.</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl actress shorthair headshots emmadavies strobist emmarosedavies http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4352349368/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4352349368/" title="what?"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4046/4352349368_c9504b3828_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="what?" /></a></p> <p>Lunch drifted on to 10pm and the room got dark. I didn't have my fast lens with me but the 5D takes nice pics even at 3200ISO and I hit this with a lot of sharpening to make it deliberately grainy.</p> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:01:58 -0800 2010-01-03T19:42:09-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4352349368 what? <p>Lunch drifted on to 10pm and the room got dark. I didn't have my fast lens with me but the 5D takes nice pics even at 3200ISO and I hit this with a lot of sharpening to make it deliberately grainy.</p> Owen Benson Visuals friends party bw woman girl lunch 50mm lowlight cigarette smoking stare grainy f4 directgaze http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4346361447/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4346361447/" title="emma rose davies - portrait"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4071/4346361447_31ec34bb51_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="emma rose davies - portrait" /></a></p> <p>I was taking headshots for Emma but she looked so good I also took some portraits of which this is my favourite.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=260802&amp;position=6&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=260802&amp;positio...</a><br /> <a href="http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/941189757957" rel="nofollow">www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/941189757957</a><br /> <br /> Strobist: 580ex II into shoot through umbrella camera left about a meter from Emma, triggered by MiniTT1/FlexTT5 on ETTL. The rest of the light is ambient - I hung a white sheet over the window behind her and the sun was hitting that. Bit of skin smoothing in Lightroom2 just to emphasise the soft focus.</p> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:50:23 -0800 2010-01-30T15:14:07-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4346361447 emma rose davies - portrait <p>I was taking headshots for Emma but she looked so good I also took some portraits of which this is my favourite.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=260802&amp;position=6&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=260802&amp;positio...</a><br /> <a href="http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/941189757957" rel="nofollow">www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/941189757957</a><br /> <br /> Strobist: 580ex II into shoot through umbrella camera left about a meter from Emma, triggered by MiniTT1/FlexTT5 on ETTL. The rest of the light is ambient - I hung a white sheet over the window behind her and the sun was hitting that. Bit of skin smoothing in Lightroom2 just to emphasise the soft focus.</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl bristol actress softfocus sultry f28 emmadavies 200mm strobist emmarosedavies http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4092893887/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4092893887/" title="polly christopher portrait"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2668/4092893887_36eebb33b7_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="polly christopher portrait" /></a></p> <p>Got to do more headshots of the lovely Polly Christopher last week. Thought I'd put a few of the more interesting ones (standard headshots have to be a bit straight) on here so everyone else can see how pretty she is :)<br /> <br /> Strobist: 430ex II with shoot through brolly on camera left a few feet in front of Polly, 430ex with shoot through brolly on camera right about level with Polly, 580ex II with gobo to stop flare (and on manual) behind and to right of Polly aimed at the curtain behind her to overexpose it and make a white background (I had to touch that up in Lightroom with the adjustment brush). ST-E2 on camera used to control the ratio of the front lights (and help in focus because the room lights are very dim). Triggered by PocketWizard MiniTT1 on camera and a FlexTT5 on each speedlite (left and back lights on channel A, right light on channel B).</p> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:57:03 -0800 2009-11-06T20:56:51-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4092893887 polly christopher portrait <p>Got to do more headshots of the lovely Polly Christopher last week. Thought I'd put a few of the more interesting ones (standard headshots have to be a bit straight) on here so everyone else can see how pretty she is :)<br /> <br /> Strobist: 430ex II with shoot through brolly on camera left a few feet in front of Polly, 430ex with shoot through brolly on camera right about level with Polly, 580ex II with gobo to stop flare (and on manual) behind and to right of Polly aimed at the curtain behind her to overexpose it and make a white background (I had to touch that up in Lightroom with the adjustment brush). ST-E2 on camera used to control the ratio of the front lights (and help in focus because the room lights are very dim). Triggered by PocketWizard MiniTT1 on camera and a FlexTT5 on each speedlite (left and back lights on channel A, right light on channel B).</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl flash headshot actress f71 105mm strobist pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4093658900/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/4093658900/" title="polly christopher portrait"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2677/4093658900_791dd3fc51_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="polly christopher portrait" /></a></p> <p>Got to do more headshots of the lovely Polly Christopher last week. Thought I'd put a few of the more interesting ones (standard headshots have to be a bit straight) on here so everyone else can see how pretty she is :)</p> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:56:57 -0800 2009-11-06T21:46:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4093658900 polly christopher portrait <p>Got to do more headshots of the lovely Polly Christopher last week. Thought I'd put a few of the more interesting ones (standard headshots have to be a bit straight) on here so everyone else can see how pretty she is :)</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl flash headshot actress strobist pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3552633910/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3552633910/" title="hiding"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3120/3552633910_6de385ea92_m.jpg" width="165" height="240" alt="hiding" /></a></p> <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> I like hats and this one was fascinating with its alternating black and transparent stripes. Polly tilted her head forward and we got this wonderful effect.</p> Thu, 21 May 2009 14:11:26 -0700 2009-05-16T14:25:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3552633910 hiding <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> I like hats and this one was fascinating with its alternating black and transparent stripes. Polly tilted her head forward and we got this wonderful effect.</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl hat model stripes actress sihouette pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3543937132/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3543937132/" title="polly ruffled"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3586/3543937132_4331075544_m.jpg" width="165" height="240" alt="polly ruffled" /></a></p> <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Polly wanted photos of a particular dress but the light on her face was so good I had to take some closeups too :)</p> Mon, 18 May 2009 14:03:46 -0700 2009-05-16T14:49:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3543937132 polly ruffled <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Polly wanted photos of a particular dress but the light on her face was so good I had to take some closeups too :)</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl model sad 85mm naturallight tired actress shorthair desaturated f56 pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3537661719/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3537661719/" title="aysmmetric hat"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2126/3537661719_b192c2bd13_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="aysmmetric hat" /></a></p> <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Strobist: Cookie time! 580ex II, on Polly's left, through a scarf, with long thin tassles, which Polly had hanging from the ceiling. The flash was on 24mm so it lit her as well (that wasn't my plan but, hey, it worked!) with the fill light being from the bay window behind me.</p> Sun, 17 May 2009 01:32:46 -0700 2009-05-16T14:20:07-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3537661719 aysmmetric hat <p>Model: Polly Christopher<br /> <br /> Strobist: Cookie time! 580ex II, on Polly's left, through a scarf, with long thin tassles, which Polly had hanging from the ceiling. The flash was on 24mm so it lit her as well (that wasn't my plan but, hey, it worked!) with the fill light being from the bay window behind me.</p> Owen Benson Visuals shadow portrait bw woman girl hat model flash actress shorthair classy strobist pollychristopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3536120127/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/obenson/">Owen Benson Visuals</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obenson/3536120127/" title="polly christopher headshot - closeup"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3379/3536120127_ac8d5d76db_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="polly christopher headshot - closeup" /></a></p> <p>Got to take headshots of Polly today! This probably isn't the one she'll use but I like it :)<br /> <br /> Strobist: 580ex II into shoot through umbrella to left and slightly in front of me, used as fill. The rest of the light is from the bay window behind her, with thin white curtains closed on camera left and centre panes but open on the camera right pane to give more light on that side.</p> Sat, 16 May 2009 12:42:37 -0700 2009-05-16T13:53:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Owen Benson Visuals) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3536120127 polly christopher headshot - closeup <p>Got to take headshots of Polly today! This probably isn't the one she'll use but I like it :)<br /> <br /> Strobist: 580ex II into shoot through umbrella to left and slightly in front of me, used as fill. The rest of the light is from the bay window behind her, with thin white curtains closed on camera left and centre panes but open on the camera right pane to give more light on that side.</p> Owen Benson Visuals portrait bw woman girl model flash headshot actress shorthair strobist pollychristopher