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2011-09-25T15:20:00.002-04:00

Go checkout the new jjlaughner studios page on Facebook, click LIKE at the top if you have not already done so, and checkout all the great photos!

Sarah's Senior photos

2011-09-25T14:35:00.004-04:00

Creative senior photos that reflect your interests? Sarah is not only the President of the Lebanon FFA, but also the President of District IV! So when we spoke about shooting her senior photos we wanted to not only reflect her interests but get some fun photos. Here are a few of those shots.

Want to get some fun and creative senior photos outside of a studio setting?

Contact jjlaughner studios!

2011-09-25T14:26:00.004-04:00

Here are some new images to checkout from earlier this summer.
Sarah contacted me about taking some photos of her brothers Saint Bernards, Harley and Hummer, for his Birthday. Here are what we came up with!

Got an idea for a gift for a family member or friend?

2010-02-11T02:30:00.003-05:00

OK, here's a quickie! Just a couple new photos... First up is some shots from my shoot with DDiablo Diangikis.

This shot was two lights, a large octabox bouncing off the white wall left rear and an AB Ring flash shooting thru a translucent umbrella on the right. Photoshop included a little bit of over exposure and bumping up the contrast.

Here you can see the 5' octabox directly behind firing toward the camera and again, AB ring flash camera right firing through a translucent umbrella. Photoshop included some over exposure adjustment and burning on the shirt and hat.

This shot is simply an AB ring flash camera right. Photoshop included some hue and saturation adjustments and some blurring on the floor to the left.

And a couple from this weeks shoot with DaKyissa Hall

Extremely simple shot, 1 speedlite, 540ex in a PRS softbox fired by pocket wizard.

This is a similar setup as the first set, Octabox camera left, AB ring flash thru a translucent umbrella camera right. Notice the shadow at the feet. Very simple photo shopping on both, skin smoothing and crop!

New CD/DVD Design

2010-01-19T05:18:00.001-05:00

Just a quick post, I'm now printing my client disks! Shoots that require/request a final CD/DVD will look like this...

I KNOW I KNOW

2009-12-26T13:34:00.003-05:00

I need to stay up to date on new things going on, Hopefully in 2010 this blog will be a little more active. Stay turned for more things to come. I'll leave you with a couple new photos though... Check out my Facebook Fan Page for more images and shoot specials!

Canon Speedlight testing - Nov Photog Gathering

2009-11-13T06:34:00.000-05:00

As many of the local Indianapolis Photographers may know, Scott Allen puts together Monthly Gatherings for photographers, makeup artist, models and anyone else interested in coming to hang out. So I dropped a few emails and posted on the Gathering page on facebook for anyone with a Canon Speedlight to bring it. After I got to Old Pointe Tavern on Mass Ave, everyone started handing over their speedlights for the testing. We ended up with 5 speedlights. Don brought his 430ex, Scott his 580ex, David brought his 580exII and I had Jay and mines 2 580exII's. Shooting the 50/1.4 on my 5D, my speedlight 580exII mounted on top. I sat down switched all the lights to slave/channel1. I grabbed a few human light stands and some volunteers to be shot. We headed out and down Virgina Ave to find a couple places to shoot and this is what we came up with.

Marc positioned himself on the side of the building holding the 580ex. Jen's husband Ryan with the 430 to the right side, Jay's 580exII to the left on a stand to fill, David and his 580exII to the right to fill, and me center with the 580exII on camera.

Here is Ryan and wife Jennifer, posing for a shot. 580exII on camera, Marc to the right with the 580ex, David at the top left of the stairs with his 580exII and the other 580exII on a stand to the right of Jennifer.

Here was the first shot of the night. Peter striking a pose in front of an office building. Marc camera left with the 580ex, David camera right with his 580exII, 580exII on a stand camera right as fill and the on camera 580exII. Several shots where taken moving lights around and positioning a flash in the doorway behind Peter, only downfall was getting the speedlight in the doorway to fire via Canon IR. After this testing I'm looking at trying out some radio poppers with a few 580exII's and seeing how those work out. In the coming Month I'm going to be shooting a series of several portrait/head shots with the CanonIR setup.

Thanks to all those involved Monday night, I had a great time, I'm looking forward to the next gathering. If you are interested in coming to one of the gathering befriend me on Myspace or Facebook and I will be re-posting future events. As alway, you can see my new work on Flickr. Links to all of my community networking sites can be found at; http://www.jjlaughner.com

2008-09-20T03:11:00.000-04:00

Another great article I ran across by Zack Arias on using seamless white paper... 5 parts be sure to check them all out http://www.zarias.com/?p=71

Here a couple photos from a recent photo shoot

2008-09-17T03:00:00.000-04:00

MUA: Fiercelooks, Clothes: Nikki Blaine, Hair by Ryan and Crystal, styling/accessories: Mahogany Charm and Eye Candy

Couple photos from the new home studio

2008-09-16T03:00:00.000-04:00

This shoot was the day following the Doll House shoot, many of the same people helped out making again another great photo shoot... MUA: Fiercelooks, Clothes: Nikki Blaine, Hair by Ryan, styling/accessories: Mahogany Charm, Models where AYR, Candiace and Courtney

8:56am

2008-08-26T08:58:00.000-04:00

Found another great blog, this time Chase Jarvis talks about his work, also search for more of his videos on YouTube.

http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/
http://www.youtube.com/user/achaser123

First blog... 6:53 am

2008-08-26T06:55:00.000-04:00

Tonight I was cruising around the net and found the blogspot of Scott Schumam called the thesartorialist.blogspot.com/ it is a blog he put together to share fashion photos from all over the world. It has several links to other places with videos and more info. So I thought I would sign and see how things go. Check in for new photos as they come.