Just messin’ with some lighting and photoshop techniques. You create an overlay image to “wrap” around the portrait using a dislpacement mapping technique.  Kinda fun. This is a variation on the  technique and concept  that I first toyed with in 2007  one the “One Man, One Vote” image.

Scouting the light and location of an upcoming shoot meant firing off some self portraits. Took a while to get the focus nailed down because of the very thin depth of field I was shooting (85mm @ f/1.6) and trying to stand in the spot you saw through the viewfinder is easier said than done.  [...]

If anyone’s looking to tread into the action self portrait waters THIS is a must read. Thanks for the nod Reuben!

This is another effort at shooting action self-portraits.  A real monsoon flow doused us with over an inch of rain last night creating the ever so rare puddles to play in.   I’m pretty sure Pocket Wizards were not intended to be coated in mud for hours on end.  They really need to make an “L” [...]

Fighting off the summer heat and it’s associated lethargy I’ve been tinkering with my own coordination and the laws of physics to try and use technology to my advantage.  It def. gives me some added respect for the athletes I shoot.  Pocket Wizards were not intended to be used while riding and that presented the [...]