Jan Klier's Photo Journey

Retouch Experiments

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:25:00 +0000

I was experimenting with various retouching techniques today, using this recent image of Shawn that was still in my work queue as starting point. Using dodge & burn often ends up discoloring...

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Putting it into Practice

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:36:00 +0000

This afternoon I took some time to practice some of the lighting techniques we learned earlier this week. Subjects were a pineapple and a chunk of Parmesan cheese. Shot with one softbox, a gridded...

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Catching Up

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:27:00 +0000

I have been spending most of today catching up on retouch tasks that fell behind in these hectic last few weeks. A whole day with no pre-determined tasks, except nice weather. A great lunch with the...

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Business Headshots

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:33:00 +0000

Change of pace – my wife needed a new set of headshots for upcoming events at work. This was the basic set, shot on a white wall. In the coming weeks we’ll also work on a set on location to mix...

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Shawn in B&W

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:43:00 +0000

Picked up all the film I shot in the last few weeks from the lab. Here’s a nice shot of Shawn (original post). This one was shot on Tri-X 320 with minimal post processing. Credit: Shawn (model...

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And The Rest

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:34:00 +0000

These is the last installment of images from this week’s workshop with Don Giannatti at SPA Studio. I already posted Samuel’s images and the champagne bottle. First up our shot of one of the...

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Samuel & The Trumpet

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:52:00 +0000

More images from the workshop. These are my two picks from the set we shot down at the water front in Mukilteo with Samuel. Both were shot on Tri-X 320 film. In post I increased the contrast some...

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Lighting Essentials – Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:46:00 +0000

Earlier this week I attended the Advanced Edition of Don Giannatti’s Lighting Essentials workshop. A smaller group, and with a target audience towards photographers aspiring to shoot full time. Don’s...

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The Other Side

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:31:00 +0000

Just going through the shots from the last two days at the workshop. Lots of great images. For today, this shot which I liked for it’s shape and geometry. I grabbed this quick shot with just the...

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Jazz in Seattle

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:38:00 +0000

After the first day of the workshop we stopped by Seattle Drum School to see Steve Korn and his fellow musicians play Jazz. I made sure it was ok to take pictures and took a few shots from my seat....

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North of Seattle

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:09:00 +0000

Don Giannatti will be teaching the Lighting Essentials workshop in Seattle this weekend. With several of our studio members recently adding film cameras to their gear, he offered as an extra for...

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Dynamic Reading List

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:22:00 +0000

Was just looking for a way of sharing my reading list with someone. I read blogs through Google Reader as a great way of reading from multiple PCs and my Blackberry. Found a way that I can create a...

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All Sides

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:53:00 +0000

Playing around with the images from the recent hair competition shoot, I found a trio of images that I ended up combining into a single image. It turned out that the wardrobe lent itself to a...

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Editorial vs. Commercial

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:45:00 +0000

A couple of times in the last week the issue of editorial vs. commercial has come up, and the fact that I have a large tendency to shoot editorial. Last night I was e-mailing with a friend who...

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More Shawn & Photoshop Tidbit

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:29:00 +0000

Here’s another images from Shawn on Friday night (first one here). Sometimes keeping things simple produces nice results too. This shot has a single light (3x4’ softbox) and a reflector on the...

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Make-up & Light - Shawn

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:02:00 +0000

Last night I shot with Shawn and Shyn. Shyn wanted to try a few different make-up looks, and is also learning how to shoot herself. First we setup a few shots with basic hot lights, then we switched...

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Film vs. Digital

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:24:00 +0000

On the last few shoots I shot both film and digital. Yesterday I picked up the film from the lab and scanned it. Here are a few side-by-side comparisons: I...

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More Images of Destiny & Briauna

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:07:00 +0000

I’ve made it half-way through retouching the images from Saturday. Covered each of the looks once now, still have to go through some of the alternated poses. Quite happy with how this shoot came out....

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Highlighting Hair

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:34:00 +0000

Last Sunday we were shooting a hair competition at our studio. We had 12 models, multiple hair stylists, 10 photographers. Most models went through two separate looks. The purpose was to create...

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Sneak Peek – Destiny

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:35:00 +0000

I just spent all day shooting with a great team. A number of looks I had picked out to fill some gaps in my book. Here is a sneak peak at one of the images from today: Credits: Destiny...

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Simple Locations

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:04:00 +0000

Adding on to today’s visual inspiration selection – Mariano Vivanco’s book ‘Ninetyfive Chapel Market’ – all photos taken in one corner of his apartment: You don’t always need to have a fancy...

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Sunshine Surprise

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:14:00 +0000

A few images from Saturday’s shoot with Briauna. I originally expected to have to shoot in rain given the weather forecast, and was limiting myself to weather proof equipment accordingly. But the...

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One Management: Interview w/ Demarchelier

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:41:00 +0000

“The market now is more and more young girls, they walk well but they pass quick too.” Read it here: One Management Blog Speaking of that – Angeline Jolie is no longer the face of St. Johns, she...

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Obama & Weatherproof

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:14:00 +0000

Interesting blog post on a controversial ad on Times Square: Obama and Weatherproof Apparently the company that made the jacket that the president was wearing the day he visited the Great Wall of...

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An Old Camera…

noreply@blogger.com (Jan Klier) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:45:00 +0000

Thanks to Don for pointing out a NY Times story on a NY photographer Louis Mendes. I had the pleasure of taking a photograph of Louis Mendes while staying in NYC for business (my original blog post...

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