Kevin Pack Photography

Model shots

Rain
Originally uploaded by Cynergist

Over the last few months I've taken quite a few sets of pictures on model shoots. I've decided to share a few of those on Flickr.

New Software

I visited Focus at the Birmingham NEC this weekend. Which was a very interesting experience.

I watched a few demonstrations and talks as well as attending a Royal Photographic Society awards assessment.

I left with a bag full of leaflets, a monopod and a couple of new pieces of digital manipulation software for my PC.

I've just loaded the first of the programs onto my computer. PhotoTools Professional is a selection of 250 actions for Adobe Photoshop. I thought I would try it out on a portrait photograph I took at a C3 Stockport portrait session. The resulting image is something I could have achieved directly in Photoshop, but it would have taken me quite a long time. Whereas with my new software it only took a few clicks to boost the colours, smooth the skin slightly, but also apply a little sharpening.

Julie

It has been a while, but I finally have time to start uploading some of the photographs I've taken during the last few months.

Green Monster

I had liked the idea of my shot "Using the power of my mind", but didn't think it was good enough. Then while browsing Flickr I found a great shot from *esp* of a young girl holding up her blue hands. I decided to try and create a similar shot as an exercise in depth of field.

Black & White Portrait 1

The skin in this photo was rather ruddy with strong veins, so I thought it may work better in Black and White.

Portrait of a sad child

I had to do quite a lot of editing with this photo. Alex had a few scuffs and abrasions.

He is normally very cheerful, but loves to act. So I asked him to look sad, and this was exactly the shot I wanted.