Watching over Loved ones

Hangin out at Hiawatha Park in West Seattle just a couple hours before sunset with our son. When Seattle's sunny it's got to be one of the most gorgeous places ever! No light, no reflector, just my trust 85 f1.8 Such a great little walk around lens for portraits. Super small and light and at the same time it delivers! http://flic.kr/p/frvjAb

Julie

A photo I took with Irish Folk singer at Lincoln Park in search for an album cover. One of my favorites by far! Lit with large PLM camera right. http://flic.kr/p/frafD1

My True Colors

It's football season baby! Go Hawks! http://flic.kr/p/fqQY61

The Wickliff's Future Generation

Most of the time photographing Portraits doesn't feel like work. This is made even more true when photographing family. Thanks for coming to se me on my home Turf in West Seattle! I had an absolute blast meeting some of the new additions to family (new to me). This particular shot was made with a single light camera left (mostly just in front of subjects) and a reflector camera right. I tried to match the ambient light best I could so as not to draw attention to the flash used (white lightning x1600 through halo soflighter. Shoot me an email if you're interested in family photos! photos@nakean.com http://flic.kr/p/fqhPgP

Jumpin with J

This kid's going somewhere! Great attitude. Awesome jumper and just dang cute! Showin us how the cross is done here in the studio. Bit of Motion blur but the new photoshop cc ate it for breakfast using the new camera shake reduction tool! Lit with small speedlites in pop up softboxes on either side of him and a large octabox camera right. Large silver reflector camera left for some fill. I'm getting addicted to capturing movement! http://flic.kr/p/fq4Q2r

Poised to escape

Poised to escape, a photo by Nakean on Flickr.

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Pet photography is not for the impatient! Took quite some time to get this shot as my cat kept leaping from her bed to escape. In the process her fur became quite frazzled.
Lit with beauty dish in front just above lens
two bowens strip lights on either side. Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/125 sec at f/9.0
ISO100 EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

King of the Park

King of the Park, a photo by Nakean on Flickr.

A composite of my sone at Jefferson Park. I just discovred this gem in Seattle. It has an amazing view of the Seattle skyline that actually includes the space needle.
I photographed my son at my home studio and placed him in this background
the shadow was teh most difficult part of all!
He was lit with a large octobox camera right...almost in profile position.
A bowens strip light was placed behind him and to the left fo a little rim light action. Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/160 sec at f/9.0
ISO100 EF17-40mm f/4L USM