Yet another great photoshoot with the Cabaret Versatile demoiselles!

Hi guys,

long time no post, luckily I've been pretty busy recently photography wise: between the christmas holidays we spent in the West Coast US and some shoots for the Cabaret Versatile girls the year started out great.

Today is about one of these photoshoots. Miss Lola Ohlala, Cabaret Veratile director wanted to have some pictures that could be posters and flyers material. 

So we took the girls and improvised a photoshoot in her garage.

So we took the girls and improvised a photoshoot in her garage.


I had an awesome time with the crew here, i almost felt like a professional photographer.

Lola was my hair, make up and overall shooting director, my brother Tim helped me a lot with lights and backgrounds while Marion worked on the clothes. Not forgetting Nick who was busy fixing all the props!

What a good time, we had a blast and here are some of the results:

Make sure to go on www.cabaretversatile.com to follow them!

 

 

Shooting profile pictures for a friend

Hey guys, 

the other day my friend Vincent and I had some fun shooting his LinkedIn profile and resume pictures.  I am not much of a portrait photographer, my style is more landscapes and sports but who can say no to a good friend.

I used my brand new (old) Vivitar 135mm f2.8 M42 mount in full manual on these shots, and I really like the results.   We were shooting in the back of an alley with only natural light available, no fancy flashgun or reflector here.

Tell me what you think of our handsome model's pictures here, can't wait for your feedback!

Jeremy

Going manual

Hello guys, 

today I wanted to share a story about the best 30$ I've ever spent on photography gear.

As you might know I have a Sony NEX-6 as my primary camera, it's a small APS-C sized mirorless camera. I might be talking chinese to some of you right now but don't worry, this just means that regular DSLRs have a mirror... my camera doesn't.. 

so what's the big deal?

Mirrorless camera have this advantage of having a short distance between the lens and the sensor, Sony's system is actually among the shortest to date.  This means that with the right adapter (usually a small ring made of metal) you can pretty much use any lens on this camera. Of course everything becomes manual (focusing and aperture control) but you can get some very interesting results with this technique.

This brings us to a couple of weeks ago, I was scouting on eBay when I found this lens: 

 

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It's a Vivitar 135mm f2.8 for the old Pentax m42 mount. 

I got it for about 30$, including shipping! Add a 10$ adapter for this lense and you got yourself a very good portrait lens for almost nothing!

and I was not disappointed, these are my first tests with it:

My dog made a perfect test subject for the glass. The image is sharp and has a good contrast, and the background is beautifully blurred I love it! 

Let me know what you think about it, and if you have good old lenses to recommend I am definitely interested!