Studio session with steph
Hello there!! Welcome to my very first Blog Post! I figured I would make my first post be about the first portrait session that I did in my new studio space in Ybor City! If you’re completely new here, my name is John and I actually grew up here in Tampa, Florida. in 2014 I moved to Charleston, South Carolina where I lived for almost exactly 10 years. However, Florida was calling me back so we made the move back home. I’m excited to see what all I can create with all the cool individuals here in the Sunshine State. And my apologies if this isn’t written well, I am literally just typing as I think. I had something a lot more thought out written and then like a total newb, I backed out of the page and lost EVERYTHING. About 2 hours of the work down the drain. So now I’m just vomiting words from my fingertips.
Before we embark on this session, I wanted to give a shout out to Steph for being so totally awesome and willing to be my test subject to see how efficiently I can move around the new space.
In Charleston, I did all of my studio photography out of my 9’ x 20’ detached single car garage. My new space is located in the Ybor Hive Co-working space! I have my own 15’x15’ office, AND IT HAS A WINDOW!! The first several photos you will see were all done using only the available window light.
Decided to take a couple shots with this weird lens that my wife bought. Can be cool in some situations I think.
This is where I started to incorporate my strobes.
Still just utilizing my studio wall which is kind of a cream/off white color.
Here’s where I introduced a seamless backdrop. I am using the Savage Universal Portable Backdrop Stand as well as their white seamless paper backdrop. I will also use a Sand T from time to time to let my subjects know where to stand. In this case, it’s just letting Steph know where the center mark of the backdrop is.
Here’s where I traded the hard light for the PLM Umbrella
And we ended the shoot using another gimmicky tool that I got a sponsored ad for. Essentially a handheld gobo light, but it’s not bright enough to use in a lot of the situations I shoot in.
I hope you enjoyed the very first blog post! Be sure to reach out if you’re interested in jumping in front of my lens. I’d love to have ya!