Posts Tagged backdrops
Contest: NEW Background Line
Posted by Amber McCoy in Backgrounds, Contest, Westcott Update on March 26th, 2010
TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY!! Westcott is going classy – with the backgrounds! We have been hard at work this month and we are ready to release some new backgrounds. However, we have not named the line – this is where you come in!
What is the final contest?
We need the NEW Background Line named. This is the final contest. If you submit a name for the background line that we choose in 2 weeks, you will win a complete set of all the new backgrounds! It doesn’t get any better than that!
MOST IMPORTANT: Please submit your ideas through the Comment Box below!
We look forward to seeing what you come up with! We will be contacting you in the next 2 weeks if you are the winner!
So, without hesitation, here is the NEW Background Line for Westcott:
Contest: NEW Background #5
Posted by Amber McCoy in Backgrounds, Contest, Westcott Update on March 25th, 2010
Westcott is going classy – with the backgrounds! We have been hard at work this month and we are ready to release some new backgrounds. However, we have not named them – this is where you come in!
What is the contest?
We need names for our new backgrounds as well as the line. This is the final background that will be shown. If you submit a name for the background that we choose in 2 weeks, you will receive that background FREE! On Friday (3/26) we will be posting an image of all the backgrounds and you will have the opportunity to name the entire line. If we choose yours, you will win a complete set of all the new backgrounds! It doesn’t get any better than that!
MOST IMPORTANT: Please submit your ideas through the Comment Box below!
We look forward to seeing what you come up with! We will be contacting you in the next 2 weeks if you are the winner!
So, without hesitation, here is IMAGE #5:
Contest: NEW Background #2
Posted by Amber McCoy in Backgrounds, Contest, Westcott Update on March 22nd, 2010
Westcott is going classy – with the backgrounds! We have been hard at work this month and we are ready to release some new backgrounds. However, we have not named them – this is where you come in!
What is the contest?
We need names for our new backgrounds as well as the line. There will be one new background released for the next 4 business days through Facebook and Twitter (3/22-3/25). If you submit a name for the background that we choose in 2 weeks, you will receive that background FREE! On Friday (3/26) we will be posting an image of all the backgrounds and you will have the opportunity to name the entire line. If we choose yours, you will win a complete set of all the new backgrounds! It doesn’t get any better than that!
MOST IMPORTANT: Please submit your ideas through the Comment Box below!
We look forward to seeing what you come up with! We will be contacting you in the next 2 weeks if you are the winner!
So, without hesitation, here is IMAGE #2:
Keith Ibsen – Complete Concepts Photography
Posted by Amber McCoy in Backgrounds, Spiderlites, TD5, softbox on March 15th, 2010
Keith Ibsen is a Co-founder of Complete Concepts Photography, located in East Northport, NY. Keith and his associate, Joel Lucks, started collaborating in the spring of 2009, combining their photographic talents. Keith’s background is in illustration and design and Joel’s, as a professional writer, made them a perfect match. The company is divided into two divisions – commercial and consumer. Their job assignments have taken them from the underwater world to corporate offices, from the studio to locations around Long Island, New York and the country. Between them, they have over 40 years of photographic experience.
Keith is a long-time Nikon photographer, while Joel is a Canon photographer. However, when it comes to studio lighting they both agree Westcott Studio Lighting is the best choice. In early 2009, Keith attended a lighting seminar facilitated by Westcott’s representative, Dave Piazza, and was introduced to the Westcott TD5 constant light source and was sold immediately on their system. Soon thereafter, the first light was added to the studio. So impressed by its performance, the studio now has a total of three TD5s, along with Westcott’s soft boxes and accessories. In December 2009, Complete Concepts Photography also added two Westcott Strobelite PLUS lights. With this winning combination, and a backdrop rented from Westcott (www.rentscenicbackgrounds.com), Keith produced the images featured here.
Photo #1
Photo #1, Svetlana, was taken with a Nikon D3 set on manual using a Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. Lighting was produced with a pair of Westcott TD5s: One in a Westcott 36” x 48” Shallow Softbox and one in a Westcott 12” x 36” Strip Bank. The exposure was 1/100th at f/5.6. The ISO was set at 400 and the portrait Expo Disc was used to take the custom white balance. All shooting was done tethered to a MacBook Pro 15” Laptop. (See Below)
Setup Shot
Photo #2
Photo #2, was taken with (2) Strobelite PLUS lights, one with barn door with a blue gel and one with a snoot. Svetlana was photographed about 3 feet in front of a white background. As with the first photograph, the primary light source was the TD5. Again the Nikon D3 in manual mode was used along with the 24-70mm lens. The custom white balance remained the same, as did the ISO. Exposure was 1/80th at f/7.1
Photographing with this light source is almost like cheating.
For more information visit www.completeconceptsphotography.com and check out Phototoons at www.prestigiousillustrations.net.