Josh Bradley Photography

Twisted Alice #PSW

josh — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:10:16 +0000

So yesterday was the typical day of run and gun shooting and having a great time talking with with all the students here at #PSW. One place I stopped by yesterday was the Wescott photo shoot both that had some amazing models and great lighting setup providing a walk up an shoot scenario that few could pass up. The theme it seemed yesterday (at least in my twisted head) was Alice in Wonderland. I snapped a few quick shots and below is what I came up with…

The Red Queen was a fun shot, finished the image using a process I haven’t used in a while inside of Color Efex Pro. It was a combination of Tonal Contrast, Glamour Glow, and Dynamic Skin Softener combined in CS4 working in the image as a smart object so I could stack the filter on top of one another and make minor adjustments as needed to get the final effect…

Since this was Alice, this is my White Queen. The effect on this one was similar to the one above the only difference was in the Dynamic Skin Softener, the values were adjusted for skin tones and I used the eye dropper to select what I felt as a good mid-range tone so that the skin would be effected as uniformly as possible..

Captured with Nikon D700 0-200f2.8 II on Lexar digital film

No Blues Here Baby #PSW !!

josh — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:50:31 +0000

Yep, you guessed it tonight was one of my favorite parts of #PSW and that is the party at the House of Blues. Now I have shot here a lot in the past during previous Photoshop World events, but this one was a bit more special because besides Big Electric Cat tearing it up as always, they had a special guest (Scott Diussa of Nikon) get up on stage and got to sit in with the band. It was a great time. Here are a couple of snaps from it last night…

Images Captured with Nikon D700 24-70f2.8 on Lexar digital media

Fun in 3 letters – PSW

josh — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:52:51 +0000

That’s right folks it is time for Photoshop World Las Vegas to commence and man did it start out with a bang. It was Pre-con day at PSW and every class seemed packed to the brim. I crashed a few classes here and there, but of course ended up at the concert photography Pre-Con taught by Alan Hess and Scott Diussa.

Here are a couple of snaps from the event. GREAT TIME!!!

Captured with Nikon D700 70-200f2.8 II on Lexar digital film

The New Front Yard

josh — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:42:56 +0000

So it has been slightly nuts to say the least around here. We just moved into the new place and as with all moving blunders, I couldn’t find half of my gear until today. Luckily the Black-Tailed deer decided to come back today and hang out in the front yard. Slowly but surely I am going ot get back up and running around here. The computers are up and running as of last night (luckily nothing fried), and I have found all of my gear including some stuff I forgot I had… It is like Christmas in August…

Stay tuned, more to come

Captured with nikon D700 70-200f2.8 II on Lexar digital film

Off The Grid- Story Time

josh — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:26:16 +0000

So Yeah it has been a long while since I update the main blog here. And yes, it has been crazy with new projects and toys to play with so the neglect had gone on longer than I expected it to. But when it is all said an done there will always be an image and a story to tell behind it. This photo has a interesting story behind it. But can you tell me the story just by looking at the photo? Drop a line in the comments and let us see how this story unfolds.

There’s a New Project in Town

josh — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:45:55 +0000

So adding to the neglect of the main blog, I have started another personal project called Pen and Pad. There’s a tab up top in the navigation bar to go check it out. Just did the first post a few minutes ago. RSS feed will be coming along shortly for it on it’s main page.

Enjoy

Curtain Call

josh — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:52:00 +0000

So I have been quite hear as of late and believe it is not for lack of material, just so busy that the blog has suffered a silence. But there is a lot in the works, and I mean a lot! Mostly I am getting ready to move so things are really going to get hectic on the blog and with life in general until I can get settled in at the new place. But fear not, it is my hope that within a few weeks you will see a new addition to the blog for the traveling photog. Details are still in the works, but I am waiting for just one piece of equipment to arrive and then I will be off and running.

The shot above was from a dance recital my daughter was a part of, above is one of her great instructors. The light was hard coming of the stage light and made deep shadows, but it just worked at that moment.

Captured Nikon D700 70-200 f2.8 II on Lexar digital film.

Inspired for B&W

josh — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:56:44 +0000

So recently I saw a post from Kirk Tuck and it got me thinking about something B&W portraits. At which point it got me thinking about a blog post that Sabrina Henry did a while back about going back and review old photos and adding a new look to them. So with the double inspiration I dug back in the files and found these shots of my good friends Jeff and Misty

Has a great time shooting these, we found the great old door in the back alley parking lot of a local pub and stayed there for the better part of an hour shooting.

The conversion for this was done in Silver Efex Pro

Captured with Mark IIN 16-35f2.8 II on Lexar digital film

Time She’s a Slippin’

josh — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:19:04 +0000

So a funny thing happened yesterday, I found myself in Santa Barbara at the local Samy’s standing at the counter asking to see an Olympus. That is right folks not only have I committed the sacrilege of switching camera systems from Canon to Nikon, but I now have an Olympus E-P2 in my bag as well… (I am sure the hellfire and brimstone will rain down shortly). So why did I get this camera? The long and short of it is that I saw what this thing was capable of thanks to my buddy Ray Ketcham and a another amazing photographer out of Texas, Kirk Tuck. The images with this little dynamo sparked a creative project that I am hopefully going to kick off very shortly assuming I can get my hands on a few more pieces of equipment needed. At this point my buddy Jeff Lynch is probably rolling his eyes, saying that the gearlustitis is in full swing again, and he would be right. One thing I have mentioned before on the blog and one that I know other photogs know is that one camera may not be able to do the job to get you that creative vision you had in your head… So to that end the newest tool in the arsenal of creative vision is primed an ready to go, now if I could just manage to read the instruction book

Captured with Olympus E-P2 14-42 3.5-5.6 on SanDisk Digital Film

P.S. There is going to be some format changes coming down the pipe, soon so if you see the blog in disarray late at night that is me trying to relearn html coding using a sledge hammer…

The Edge

josh — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:49:27 +0000

Today is a day that stands in our hearts and minds as a day to remember the fallen of past wars and for those out there fighting wars right now. I couldn’t find a photo today that truly represented how I felt about this day so I decided to do this instead:

STANDING ON THE EDGE

For those who stand on the edge between darkness and light
Your bravery stood fast and lasted the test of time to fight for what’s right

You were the ones who drew the line in the sand
Telling the darkness you will not harm this great land.

Your actions have allowed freedom to ring true
All things are possible by the things that you do

So today is a day that is for you; the brave men and women who fight, who’ve fought, who’ve fallen to protect our home.

May the light stand between you and the darkness keep you safe and guide you wherever you may roam.