Photos: Cave Photo Shoot is Up!

Hey folks,

Just did a very interesting shoot in some cool caves and got some great photos.  I just posted them up on my site and you should check them out!  Here is one of the photos, hope you like it:

Portrait - 35mm f/1.8G

Check out the rest at www.tomhoustonphotography.ca!

Photos: Waterfall Shoot Sneak Peek!

Here are some of the shots from my latest shoot which was shot at an amazing waterfalls!  You can see the two photos of the sneak peak on my website here.  Here is one from the sneak peek:

Portrait - 85mm f/1.4D

Hope you like them and stay posted for the rest!

Sneak Peek: Country Shoot

Hey,

Here is a sneak peek of photos from my latest shoot!  Hope you like them and I posted a couple since I did take a bunch at this shoot.  So here is one but be sure to check out my site for the others here.

Portrait - 85mm f/1.4 D

Rest of the photos will be up soon, so stay posted!

Photos: Latest Shoot's Sneak Photo

Hey,

Just tossed up my latest photo shoot's sneak up on my site in the New Arrivals Gallery!  You should check them out and stay posted for more photos from the shoot.

Portrait - 85mm f/1.4D

Hope you like them!

Photos: Lock Shoot

Hey,

The rest of the photos are up now from my last sneak peek I posted.  Hope everyone liked them as much as I did.  I thought these were amazing photos are a great shoot.  So please go visit my site, www.tomhoustonphotography.ca and check them out!  Here is another photo that I really liked from the shoot:

Portrait - 17-55mm

Hope you like them!

Photo Shoot: Nighttime Fall Shoot

Hey everyone,

Don't worry, I am still here.  Just super busy is all and some of the good news is some of that busy is photography related.  Woo!  Anywho, here are some of the photos from one of my latest shoots.  I will talk about this one since I had an interesting experience with it but again I will talk about that in another informational post.  So for this one just enjoy the photos and you can go to the Flickr link (HERE) to see more of them at the end of Sarah's Album.  I now am usually placing the newest photos of a previously shot model into their own set instead of having multiple sets for each person.

Without further adieu:

Portrait - 50mm

Portrait - 17-55mm

Hope you enjoy these because I loved actually doing the bokeh thing with the lights with the 50mm being shot wide open.  Too cool.  (I think, for whatever that is worth).

Photo Shoot: [J]

Hey,

So I got the photos edited and I think they look great.  Hope you enjoy them and stay posted for more photo shoots to come!  Also you can check out more of these and my other photos on my Flickr.

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

Thank you for viewing my blog.

Update: Sneak Peak [J]

Hey,

So I just did a shoot yesterday and I am just editing the photos now so I thought I would toss up a sneak peak for my followers on my blog and Facebook.  I did this shoot just before I got my SB-900 in the mail so this is potentially my last shoot with a single SB-600.  Well I hope you enjoy the sneak peak and stay posted for the rest of the photos!

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

How To: My Macro Shoot

How To: My Macro Shoot

I was wanting to take some photos so I went out and bought a Daisy to do some macro photography with.  This was the first time I have done "serious" in-door macro shoot and I like my results.  so I thought it would be helpful to explain how I got the shots that I did.

So the gear I used was:

- Camera (Captain obvious)
- Tripod
- Macro lens (105mm VR Macro f/2.8)
- SB-600 (Since I lack a Macro flash/ring)
- Light stand (To hold said flash)
- Wireless Shutter Release

- Stool
- Flower (Gerbera Daisy)
- Vase

So what did all that look like?  Well I decided to take a photo of the setup with my phone to show yeah.  However as I mentioned there, it was with my phone so sorry for the quality:

My Macro Shoot Setup

So I had my SB-600 left of camera pointed at the daisy which was mounted on my light stand.  The D90 with the 105mm VR Macro lens on my tripod.  I had a lamp lighting the flower however I had my flash set to overpower the lamp so it didn't effect my photo.  The lamp was just so I could see the flower so I could focus on it.

To the right side of the photo you can see the light getting by my black curtain which is what I used as a black background to get this effect:

Gerbera Daisy - 105mm VR Macro

Where as I used my wall for the white background however it wasn't white enough for what I wanted so I used a sheet of printer paper.  So I held a sheet of printer paper behind the flower to get a white background as seen here:

Gerbera Daisy - 105mm VR Macro

As for other details, you mostly get the shots you want after experimenting.  I didn't really have an idea of certain photos I wanted, I just tried different angles, lighting and backgrounds.  As for camera settings, you have a lot more control over them inside than you do out in a garden.  I was continually changing my aperture and shutter speed to see what effect it had on that on the photos.  Usually I am restricted by aperture when I do shots outside since I want a very fast shutter speed to freeze any motion from wind or my hand shaking since I mostly shoot handheld.  Another tip I can give is keep checking your histogram to make sure nothing is too far off the left or right side.  As well it helps to have the most information in the centre of the histogram and as close to the top of the of the chart as possible without going off the top.  The larger the area in the histogram the more information in the photos usually.  

Also I just thought of one thing I did that was extra was I washed off some pollen of the petals.  I was doing some 1:1 shots so I wanted to make sure I didn't have extra pollen on the flower. 

I hope that helps and again any and all questions are welcome.  Just send me an e-mail at tomhouston7@gmail.com and I will gladly answer your questions.

Photo Shoot: [Mel]

Hey,


Just finished a photos shoot with a gorgeous friend of mine.  I have the photos uploaded to Flickr so you should go check those out.  I have very happy with how they turned out.  These photos here are not on Flickr because I thought variety would be nice.  Hope you enjoy the photos as much as I do:

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

I was lucky enough to get in one last photo shoot before I leave for the east coast.  Also I am learning that the 50mm f/1.4 D is an amazing portrait lens and it makes me want the 85mm f/1.4 D. Sadly it has been discontinued so it may be hard to get my hands on one of those now but we shall see.  So check out my last shoot at the link below:

The Flickr Set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomjbh/5913518389/in/set-72157627017787249/

Tom

Photo Shoot: [E]

I finished editing the photos of the shoot today and I think they look great.  It was shot on a farm mostly by an abandoned house that was falling apart.  Sadly it was a little too unsafe to go into due to all the lead based paint falling off the wood everywhere.  Also the floor boards would probably give way under weight.

Anywho, great shots as I said and I do really like them.  I will put up some photos here that are not on my Flickr account just to have some variety.  My Facebook Page for photography will also have some unique photos from the shoot as well so be sure to check those out.

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

Portrait - 105mm 

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

Portrait - 50mm f/1.4 D

 So again make sure to check out the other photos on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomjbh/sets/72157627094657878/

And as well on my photography page on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.214153681959835.51840.153882831320254

I hope you enjoy the new photos,

Tom

Update: New Shoots & East Coast Trip

Hello everyone,

I am lucky and have two shoots planned before I go on my work trip.  The shoots should be great and I am really excited for the shoots with the ideas I have.  Next week I will be leaving for the east coast hopefully which will give me some very nice landscapes I hope.  Just thought I would update everyone on what is to come!

Tom

Update: New Shoot

Hello,

I did a shoot today and it went really well.  The rain held off which allowed us to take photos outside which was nice.  It was the first time I have used my flash outside and it was great.  It was a cloudy day so that was nice and it was great to have the extra fill light of my SB-600.

The shoot went well I thought and I am pleased with the photos.

Portrait - SB-600 - 50mm f/1.4 D

Portrait - SB-600 - 50mm f/1.4 D

Portrait - SB-600 - 50mm f/1.4 D

Portrait - SB-600 - 50mm f/1.4 D

More photos are on my Flickr Set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomjbh/sets/

Hope you enjoy the photos,

Tom