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 Like I mentioned in my previous post, the heat these past several days have been crazy! When I’m not trying to cool down at the beach, I’m here at home working on photos. This weather reminds me of Amy and Steph, when I photographed them a couple of years back.
It was late one summer afternoon and we all headed to the beach for the shoot. Although I took a reflector, one outdoor strobe and other photo equipment, the shoot turned out to be simply a fun time at the beach with friends and me photographing them. Amy was the main “model” who I was planning to photograph, but Steph who tagged along turned out to be the surprise bonus of the evening. She had the typical college girl beach body and was enjoying the entire experience.
The interesting part is the blue bikini she is wearing, which belonged to Amy. But Steph begged to let her wear it. Glad Amy agreed, Steph looked much better in that outfit.
Sometimes its more than just the pictures, but the experience the models/photographers have during the event that makes it all worth while. The end result, the pictures, are just a bonus.
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 Picture of Amy Have you ever received a picture from a friend via email and the file size is huge? Or perhaps you want to send a picture but your email application tells you that the file is too large? With digital camera’s, both DSLR’s and P&S’s having 10MP’s or more, the size of pictures have become extremely large, not only in dimensions but also in overall file size.
A friend of mine sent over two pictures he took of a recent trip, but each picture was over 4 megabytes! With most email sites like Gmail allowing a maximum email size of 10 megabytes, pictures at 4 mb’s would only allow 2 pictures to be emailed! Most people simply download their images from the camera then then share them via email or upload to a website. This can be done, but if all you want to do is share and view the images online, its best to reduce the size of the image (not the dimensions) via PhotoShop.
The image of Amy on the left was opened with PS CS3, after cropping and some minor changes, I used the option of File>Save for Web & Devices.. to save the image in a smaller file size without changing the dimensions. A pop up window will allow me to save it at different compression %’s. In this case I used an 80% setting and reduced the image to a file size of 255 KB’s, (without changing the dimensions). There is a tab in the pop up window allowing me to compare the original to the new one, I always choose this to check if there is any significant loss of quality to the image. Since this particular file will not be used to print, I’m only concerned how it looks on a computer monitor.
 Low resolution sample However, be careful not to decrease the file too much, the quality of your image will decline significantly and will be visibly noticeable. A good example can be seen with the second image of Amy, but this time I used a 30% setting, reducing the file size to 65KB’s. Click on the image and compare with the first image. The dimensions are the same, but the quality/detail has deteriorated significantly. So always choose your settings carefully before saving.
The thumbnail samples on this page may look fine, but once you open them, you will see the difference. By reducing the file size of the images, you can now easily add more pictures to your emails when sharing with friends or posting them on your blog/website!
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 Sunset view from the Griffith Observatory This weekend I headed over to the LA Griffith Observatory, the first clear day after a week long of rain in the area. The skies were clear and visibility seemed to be great. I think half the photographers in LA were also thinking the same thing, I must have counted at least 50+ people carrying tripods and photo equipment trying to capture the sunset and night lights of LA. But we were all a little sad to see a light haze come in as the sun started to set. The temperature dropped and the haze become worse.
We continued with our quest to catch the sunset and the LA city lights, but the setting sun didn’t give the show we were all expecting. I took the picture on the left as it set over West LA/Santa Monica. Once it became dark, the city lights were nice but due to the haze/light fog, it wasn’t the ideal night to take pictures.
 Picture of beach at sunset Honestly I miss the warmer days. Even though we never get that cold or have temperatures lower than the upper 40′s in the coldest of nights, the days are often very nice with 65+ degrees in the winter months and 70+ degrees the rest of the year. I prefer to shoot sunsets with people in them!
Sunsets are nice, but wouldn’t they look better if we had a couple of nice ladies modeling and use the sunset as a backdrop? The bright orange glow and glistning waves can provide the perfect backdrop to any photo. I know everyone doesn’t live near a beach or access to one, but sunsets are something everyone has access to. So next time, forget about a studio shoot, go out and scout the best area where you live and shoot a sunset with a friend or two and spice up your pictures!
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 Unique Bikini Pose Only a short update today, more of a reader request than anything else. Actually I ended up getting several emails requesting more photos of this model. After looking over several of the pictures from my set with Amy I really think she looks very beautiful in this pose. Her expression and smile really shows off her beauty!
As for the pose, well it sure is different! Not exactly the kind most bikini models do but seems to work for me! It was a cold afternoon, so Amy was a real sport about wearing the bikini. I photographed her quickly so she would not be exposed to the cold for too long but she didn’t seem to mind much. I used a Nikon D70 digital camera with existing light and two different lenses, sorry I don’t recall which ones.
But considering that the bikini was not hers and was a little too big for her, the picture and the rest of the shoot went very well.
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Like I mentioned in my previous post, the heat these past several days have been crazy! When I’m not trying to cool down at the beach, I’m here at home working on photos. This weather reminds me of Amy and Steph, when I photographed them a couple of years back.
