Cold water!

Water is still too cold in Seattle but he got soaked anyway.

Cold water! by Michael Klee

5D Mark III – Studio shot

I recently took a few shot’s of a friend who is a musician. It was a great chance to test out the new 5D Mark III in a studio setting.

In the limited testing I have enjoyed using the camera. Small features have impressed me, like having the autofocus point switch to a different spot based on how you are holding it (normal or portrait). So far I really like using the new body and look forward to putting it through its paces.

Guitarist by Michael Klee

Actor/Comedian Faizon Love…

Here are a couple shots from an impromptu photo session with actor and comedian Faizon Love last week. He was in town for some comedy shows at the Parlor Live in Bellevue, WA.

Actor/Comedian Faizon Love by Michael Klee

Actor/Comedian Faizon Love by Michael Klee

Beach at night

This was a shot taken on a recent roadtrip down the Oregon Coast. The weather cooperated for 3 solid days and we had unseasonably warm and sunny weather. There was snow on the ground when we left and it rained when we got home, but for 3 days we were able to take advantage of the clear skies.

Beach at night by Michael Klee

Oregon dunes…

A clear night full of stars on the dunes down in Winchester, Oregon.

Dunes and stars at night by Michael Klee

Kicking snow!

Kicking snow! by Michael Klee

Push!

Push! by Michael Klee

Camera girl

I had a fantastic shoot yesterday with a lovely young model named Cristina and our make-up artist Sofia.

Here are a few snaps. Shot with a Nikon D700.

Christmas body paint portrait

Here is a photo from a shoot I did this week with my make-up artist Melanie. She needed a new Christmas card shot for her clients and I thought this would be a good opportunity to try out my new Sony A65 camera in a studio setting.

The Sony performed great with the 85mm 2.8. This combo was very light and I was pleased with the results. I normally use the Nikon D700 and a 70-200 F2.8 and I was impressed enough with the Sony that I used it for 90% of the shoot.

Night time-lapse video

Here is a quick time-lapse video I did while traveling in Mesa, AZ last week. Shot with a Nikon D5100.

Halloween pre-party video…

Now that Halloween is over I can catch my breath. We had a fantastic Halloween party this year at a 10,000 sq ft mansion (The Rockwell Estate).

This will probably be our last party to host so we wanted to get a bit creative and make a pre-party video to get everyone in the halloween mood. The intro for the HBO series True Blood was the obvious inspriation for this.

Rage!

A fun shot I took of a buddy. Looks like it would be a good halloween pic!

Pic of the day…

Had a fun shoot last week with Julie (Make up Artist) and Sabrina (the model). Here are a couple of the different looks we did.

The Pests – A Stop Motion Animation project.

I shot a short, goofy project to test stop motion animation this past weekend.

2 teenage boys annoy a man watching football on TV and pay the consequences!

Shot with a Nikon D700 and a Nikon 24-70 lens. It took about 1000 frames for the 1 minute of video footage.

Click the link below to see footage from our test.

7 Days of Photography Experiments: Day 3 – Doppelgangers…

Overview…

Often when I get a new piece of camera equipment or have a concept for an image I want to create I’ll do a quick test.

For most tests I need a subject or a volunteer. In the Klee household “good” volunteers are extremely difficult to come by. But I did find someone who always understands the concept I’m trying to do, has a great deal of patience and doesn’t mind embarrassing themselves. This volunteer would be ME.

Every couple of days for the next 2 weeks I’m going to post one of my tests (with me taking the photo as well as being the unfortunate volunteer). I’ll upload a photo or video and try to briefly explain what I was trying to accomplish with the test (other than look silly).

Day 3 – Doppelgangers

What is a doppelganger? It’s a body-double, an impostor or a look alike.

It’s often fun to have the subject in a photograph interact with a double of themselves as if they were another person. I’ve done some testing on this already and have incorporated the technique into a couple High School Senior shoots for fun.

Here are a couple of basic examples that I did with myself as the subject:

Bring out the clones!

I will always win this argument!

And here are a few examples done with Seniors:

One of my first attempts at this and still one that makes me laugh. The Bully…

A colorful bunch of fellas!

Stop pushing me!!!