Here’s a portrait of my grandfather. Shot using window light with a Canon 5D Mk II and a 100mm f/2 lens. I had Kristina hold the black side of a reflector behind him to get a clean background. I used an aperture of f/3.2 and shot really close to get this nice shallow depth of field, and bring the attention to his eyes.
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: 100/2, beard, canon 5d mk2, eyes, glasses, man, people, portrait, simon wallerstedt, sweden, vimmerby, window light
I recently bought a new lens for my Canon 5D Mk II. It is the 100mm f/2.0, a wonderful portrait lens. I really like it so far. I chose between this one and the 85mm f/1.8. I think I could’ve gone with either one and be perfectly happy, but in the end I went for the 100mm.
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Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: 50/1.4, canon 5d mk2, dreads, fashion, flash, girl, hair, hultsfred, make-up, people, portrait, simon wallerstedt, sweden
I have been off the grid for some time now. It’s been a month since my last post. So here’s finally something new! I’ve been photographing a lot of portraits lately. Experimenting a lot, both with the shooting and lighting, as well as the post-processing. At the moment I am working hard on building up a decent portfolio. Here is a fashion inspired portrait of my lovely Kristina. She’s always there to help me out when I want to try […]
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: 50/1.4, backlight, canon 5d mk2, fashion, flash, girl, hair, hultsfred, people, portrait, simon wallerstedt, softbox, sweden
As I’m going through all my old photos, I occasionally find some pictures that I want to work on again with a fresh eye. This is one of them. I shot this image in August of 2011 with the Fuji X100. Back then I processed it in black and white, which actually suited it well as it’s a pretty busy photo. But as I started from scratch once again I decided I wanted it in color. I’m quite happy with […]
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: color, crowd, fuji x100, girl, hultsfred, lightroom 4, people, photography, rework, simon wallerstedt, street, summer, sweden
Right now I’m in the middle of organizing all my photos in Lightroom. Keywording, rating, labeling and stuff. Even deleting a lot of old photos. It’s a lot of work, as I have been very lazy about it in the past. But once I’m done with all the old stuff it’ll be much easier to quickly find what I’m looking for. I’ll also be more motivated to keep it up with the new stuff I shoot.
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: 50/1.4, canon 5d mk2, girl, kristina, lightroom, natural light, organizing, people, photography, portrait, reflector, simon wallerstedt
As I think I’ve said before, I’m really into portrait photography at the moment. Here’s a simple shot of my brother against a white background. For this I used a Canon 5D Mark II with a 50mm lens. The lighting is done with a Nikon SB-900 and a shoot-through umbrella.
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Winter is here again. Snow and cold temperatures. Can’t say I like it, although it can be quite beautiful at times.
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Lately I’ve been focusing a lot on shooting portraits and learning how to light. Experimenting, trying different stuff and learning as I go. I’m enjoying it! This picture is shot with a Canon 5D Mk II, 50/1.4 lens, and a Nikon SB-900 flash in a small softbox.
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Dad at 63.
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: black and white, digital, hexanon 40mm, nikon sb-900, olympus e-p3, people, photography, portrait, sweden, umbrella
