Archive for the ‘monotone’ Category

A random fountain near the Duomo in Milan. I forgot what I did to get this vintage/faded/rainbow colored look, but I really like it.
Exposure: 1/320s
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 320

Vintage

In: balex| landscapes| monotone| urban

11 Jul 2009

I thought this shot was very postcardy - a shot straight down Champs-Elysee.
Exposure: 1/200s
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100

The main Louvre pyramid. It’s pretty cool, even though it looks oddly out of place next to the Louvre Palace.
Exposure: 1/320s
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Tour Eiffel

In: balex| landscapes| monotone

24 Jun 2009

Need I say more? This was taken while cruising down the Seine River. Iconic to say the least.
Exposure: 1/500s
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Galeries Lafayette, one of the largest department stores in Paris (and probably most famous).
Exposure: 1/400s
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Streets

In: balex| monotone| urban

17 Jun 2009

The streets of Paris, opposite the Gare du Nord station.
Exposure: 1/100s
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Say what?

In: balex| monotone| portraits

15 May 2009

This was taken at a work gathering - we had a “recess” from our normal schedule and got together with the team to have food, drinks, and play games outside. We were allowed to bring kids, so most of my coworkers brought their kids in the afternoon. Here is a candid capture of our PM’s [...]

Dueling Pianos

In: balex| monotone| social

3 May 2009

You’d be forgiven if you thought this was a shot from Vegas. It’s actually a picture from our company holiday party last year, for which the theme was “Vegas.” Who’d a thunk?
Exposure: 1/200s
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

Rembrandt

In: balex| monotone| portraits

21 Mar 2009

I attended some portrait classes today - we touched on some of the classic “lighting patterns” used by most portrait studios, Hollywood, and most big media outlets. It’s interesting to note these patterns were developed probably at the turn of the last millennium, by painters, no less. Painters of that time had a fantastic understanding [...]

Hi again! I apologize for the slight hiatus.
The next few posts will be of aspiring musicians: Amanda Lee (left) and Joanne Kim (right). They are individual artists but are also good friends in real life. And here they decided to come together for a quick evening shoot! (We hastly took advantage of the ridiculous [...]


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