Photo Shoot with Mark Johnson
The first Studio Images of 2008 were taken with my good friend Mark Johnson. Mark is a very accomplished photographer and educator. I stumbled upon Mark's site The Radiant Vista while browsing the Internet for some Photoshop tutorials. Lo and behold I learned Mark was a Boulder, Colorado resident and teaches Photoshop classes at Boulder Digital Arts! I've taken his classes and can say he is one of the better educators I've known. So good in fact I've hired him a few times for one on one tutoring. I feel privileged to have worked with him during his research and writing of his new Photoshop PS3 Companion eBook, a must for anyone using Photoshop. On a Friday afternoon Mark & I picked up some grocery store cut flowers, went into the studio and played with some of Mark's top secret techniques. His Online Bookstore sells his Botanical Garden Book as well as other selections and you can get a sense of what kind of stuff we shot that day. Mark sent me some finished product of what he shot that day; you may find it on his site and / or in a book in the future. Keep checking his site.
As for my results I can say I had no idea what to expect. I followed Mark's lead to some extent but the scene was very condusive for each of us to do our own thing. I shot with a few of my old stand-by lenses that I'm comfortable with however spent a great deal of time shooting with my new Lensbaby. These are crazy little lenses that produce some dramatic effects.
Enjoy...
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