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Category Archives: Studio

Photos taken in an indoor photo studio.

Body Form Photography Workshop – Class 3 – Studio Strobes

For the third class of body form photography, we shot with a single strobe with a soft box.  We warmed up with some long exposure shots using just the modeling light.

Then on to some strobe shots in the black room.

But then we moved to the white room.  I enjoyed this high key setup as a change of pace from the previous shoots.

And to mix things up a little bit I pushed the shadow areas of this last photo to bring in some blacks.

Body Form Photography Workshop – Class 2 – Hot Lights

This is the second installment of photos from my nude body study of light and shadows.  This week we used 1 or two constant light sources.  There were no modifiers used to soften the light, thereby producing very dramatic light and shadows.

Body Form Photography Workshop – Class 1 – Natural Light

I signed up for a 4 session Body Form Photography class.  I met the instructor, Rick Cummings, when I did the Latin Teen fashion shoot a couple months ago. Rick has a cool studio location only a couple of blocks from mine in Downtown Boulder.  He is very involved with teaching classes and opening his space to photographers in the community.  So I decided to sign up for Body Form 1 to study light and form in it’s purest form, on the human body.  The first class was all lit solely with natural light coming in through the overhead skylight.  I did not perform any photoshop, other than adjusting contrast and some cropping.  If you are interested in taking a class you can check out the Body Form Workshop Website.

Steve Z in the Studio

Here is Part 2 of the Steve and Bobbie studio experience. If you missed the story, Part 1 is HERE. I’m going to keep this one short since it’s midnight, I’m off to Europe in the morning, and I haven’t started packing. Stay tuned for European adventures!!!

Steve Z Photography Studio Portrait Photography

Steve Z Photography Studio Portrait Photography
Steve Z Photography Studio Portrait Photography

Steve Z Photography Studio Portrait Photography

Steve Z Photography Studio Portrait Photography

Steve Z Photography Studio Portrait Photography

Steve Z Photography Studio Portrait Photography

Bobby and Stevie’s Excellent Studio Adventure

Boulder Colorado Studio Portrait Headshot Photography

One of my photographer friends who I share my studio space with is Bobbie Turner. He has a picture of himself attached to the bottom of his email signature that I really didn’t like. Since I’m not one to hold back, I told him that he needed a new one! And actually I needed some of myself as well, so we planned a day in the studio to play with lighting and to each get pictures of ourselves for our own promotion.

Boulder Colorado Studio Portrait Headshot Photography

You can check out Bobbie’s website and blog by clicking the links.

Boulder Colorado Studio Portrait Headshot Photography

Bobbie’s cool, he used to race BMX back in the 80’s like me hee-ha!!! As a result, he has hit his head many times just like me.

Boulder Colorado Studio Portrait Headshot Photography

We couldn’t be serious for too long in there. We were coming up with wild lighting scenarios and busting out some moves. Listing to Kid Rock does these things to you, honest. Look for the sequel to this post with my inverted aerial maneuvers coming soon!

Boulder Colorado Studio Portrait Headshot Photography

Primal Future Clothing Product Photography Shoot

Boulder Colorado Product Photography Fashion Shoot

Last week I was in the studio shooting pictures of clothing for the Primal Future website. Patrick wanted to use live models for the product photos for the website. I hired the models and set up the white backdrop for some fairly straightforward shots. After we got done with the standard shots we decided to have some fun. I love making people jump for the camera :>)

Daily Photo – Meliana in the Studio

Meliana modelling studio photography

I’ve been getting back into the studio after a few months off. In one week I shot three paying gigs there. This is Meliana from Brazil. She is building her modeling portfolio, so look for more shots of her in the near future.

Strobist Lighting 102: Cooking With Light

Blender making a smoothie

I’ve been following along with Lighting 102 over at the Strobist blogspot. This week was the first class assignment. We were instructed to shoot a single kitchen object, preferably a shiny one. I chose to do my blender. You can check out the full assignment HERE.

Daily Photo – Another Delicious Beverage

Champagne Bubbles

Daily Photo – My Glass Is Half Full

My Glass Is Half Full

Daily Photo – Cheers!

Woman Drinks Glass of Wine

Daily Photos – Cynthia the Peruvian Beauty

I’m still cranking through May’s photo backlog. Cynthia helped me out with some of the wedding shots that I did. As an exchange I shot some pictures of her in the studio for her portfolio. She was great to work with, super easy-going and fun. She told me a story about when she first came to the US from Peru. Turns out she and some girlfriends worked for a winter at Copper Mountain. I can only imagine the attention those exotic girls got in a ski town! Not surprisingly, she was snapped up by a boy from Denver who made sure to come up with a ring!

Cynthia the Peruvian Beauty Modelling Shoot Cynthia the Peruvian Beauty Modelling Shoot

Cynthia the Peruvian Beauty Modelling ShootCynthia the Peruvian Beauty Modelling Shoot

VidKitty Studio Photos

I’ve been working on getting some of my photo backlog taken care of. I’m now caught up with mid-April. Sweet!

Vidkitty Studio Model Shoot Vidkitty Studio Model Shoot
Vidkitty Studio Model ShootVidkitty Studio Model Shoot

Daily Photo – Some girl you’ve never seen before

Or maybe you have, she’s kinda famous around here.

Vidkitty in the Studio

Daily Photo – Waiting

Self Portrait

Daily Photo – Fountain Posing

Vidkitty Posing on a Fountain

Daily Photo – One More

Vidkitty Woman with a Boa Constrictor Snake Around Her Neck

I’m too busy cranking out a new website to post anything new here. So here is yet another snake pic in the meantime … good stuff to come here soon.

Daily Photo – Weekend Full of Snakes

Vidkitty Woman with a Boa Constrictor Snake

Daily Photos – Snakes

Vidkitty Woman Lying with a Boa Constrictor Snake

Vidkitty Woman with a Boa Constrictor Snake Around Her Neck

Daily Photos – Fishnets

Girl with fishnet stockings rides a bike

Girl with fishnet stockings rides a bike

Wouldn’t it be cool if all girls on road bike rides wore fishnet stockings?