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I just had one of my portraits added to a website. It is of EWU Music Professor Michael Waldrop. He teaches percussion here at the University and is a very interesting and thoughtful person. He called me because his current portrait was outdated and he need a new look. I shot it with Norman strobes through Chimera soft boxes. I shot it with a Nikkor 85mm f 1:1.4 lens wide open to give a narrow depth of field. It is much better than his previous version.

Kristina at INPA

Kristina
Originally uploaded by John Demke

Here is a frame I shot at the last INPA meeting and photoshoot held Thursday February 26th. Peter Boden and Paddy Hoy were so generous to let me snap a few frames on their set using their model Kristina. I was interested in their DIY lighting devices. This is shot with their cardboard tubes.

I have so much to learn about flash photography. I am going to bring my soft boxes next time.