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A quick sneak peak from a session with Anna

June 12, 2013 Filed in Actors Headshot,General,Headshot,portfolio aktorskie,Portrait,Portret kobiecy

Morning all good people!!!

This is just a teaser from one of the most recent photoshoots we did. This time I had a pleasure to host Anna.
We worked together already once in the past and it was already almost 3 years ago. This time I was lucky to agree with Anna that she will take a trip to my studio and we will shoot some headshot images.
We aimed to achieve looks that could be used by actors’ agencies or modeling agencies. Natural headshots/portraits.

I thought she would be an ideal fit for my latest ‘window light portraits’ trend and believe me I was’t wrong.

She was absolute star and I think we did create some extraordinary images for Anna.

I also need to mention, that my MUA/Hair Stylist for this shoot was Agnieszka Stenka and her work is stunning and what is mostly important for me – it is professional and done with passion. I really do enjoy working with Aga. Big shout out Aga and thank you!

Watch out for full coverage of this session, including some jumping hair springs!!! – yeah!

Have a great wednesday!
Ciao,
Maciej

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Window light portraits continued… with Tom

June 11, 2013 Filed in General,Headshot,Portrait,Portret mężczyzny

Good morning to all!
Continuing my series of portraits with nothing more than a window light, here is another one.
I recently photographed my buddy’s family and took this shot while setting up all my gear.
Tom is my great friend and supporter of my photographic journey. He is an entrepreneur and IT professional.
He did a great job on this shot, giving me a genuine smile for a great capture! Thanks man!

Enjoy the rest of the week!
Cheers,
Maciej

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Tomek - Maciej,
I am really impressed not only by your proffessional work and it’s great outcome ( thanks), but by the nice and friendly atmosphere you managed to create during the session, which was surely unusual situation at my home…
Thanks a lot! Keep going!
Tom

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More natural light headshots – more great images for my Clients!

May 24, 2013 Filed in Actors Headshot,Headshot,Portret kobiecy

Its Friday Morning People!
Hope all is going well for you!

Yes, indeed, I was absolutely amazed, while trying to experiment even more with natural light with just a camera and paper background.
Really, nothing more… just this.
This is just a sneak peak of 2 most recent shoots I did with fantastic actress Kasia Baurska and one of my trust worthy models Marta.

I did try same setup, same light on both models and here are the results:
Oh, I forgot to tell, that more great images of Kasia and Marta are coming soon in separate posts, both with some small BTS videos, so that you can see how it all looks like while we are creating in the studio and extractng some beauty out of everyone!

Have a great weekend!
Ciao
Maciej

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Welcome back to Natural Light… yes, windows rock as well

May 7, 2013 Filed in Actors Headshot,Headshot,Portrait,Portret kobiecy

Do you think you need all that expensive studio equipment and a studio and …. oh, oh….

The answer is NO, YOU DO NOT NEED IT!

When I talk to different people and reading mails and comments about my images, I very often get soemthing like this
…’Great Image! what camera did you use?’…
or
…’What was the setup? I wish I had a studio to make shot like this’…

My answer to all those questions is that YOU DO NOT NEED A STUDIO, DO NOT NEED EXPENSIVE CAMERA or EXPENSIVE LIGHTS!

You need a camera, of some kind, your vision and imagination and a bit of natural light and maybe a white wall or background. That is all you need. And yes, you can still create a great image.
What you need is your own artistic vision (I strongly believe that everybody has it) and basic understanding of light.

In order to prove that words above are not just barking or ranting, I asked my friend MUA, Marta and one of my all timers – model Kinga to join me in the studio for a natural portrait.
Simple light, simple tools and simple headshots.

Make up your mind yourself, if you think that natural light is good or bad. I personally think that it is absolutely great. The only disadvantage is, that it gets slightly difficult, when the night comes…:)

I have recorded a short BTS, so that you can see how easy the setup was:

Natural Light Headshots – BTS video

and below final images in high res:

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Studio Creatique, Maciej Blaszczuk

Studio Creatique, Maciej Blaszczuk

 

 

 

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Headshots of my friends – yeah lots of laughs

April 16, 2013 Filed in Headshot,Portrait,Portret kobiecy,Portret mężczyzny

Hi Guys!!!
Hope all is going well for you.

Got a short break but here we go again with great images coming from most recent shoot I did with my friends Marta and Michal.
Initially I planned to do some tests with my latest purchase – JP Westcott 50′ softbox, called ‘Big Mamma’.:D

We planned to have a model at the shoot, but well, as always with models from sites like model mayhem or the one that we have here in PL called maxmodels, they call themselves out of the shoot at the last minute. It happened to us this time. Although we had some people as a back-up, but I decided that its a waste of time to re-arrange everything and call the others at the last minute.
There was a call to action for Marta and Michal to be models and let me tell you this – THEY DID SUPERB!
And I bet the we have shots much, much better than what we would have had with the model.
(On booking models and all around it, I plan to do a separate blog post, with tips and experiences I had with all kinds of situations like this and how to plan and deal with them).

We actually did some shots with ‘Big Mamma’, but the thing I enjoyed most, was shooting my friends and laughing so much that I had tears in my eyes almost all the time. Such a great time!
And I think that this is what photography is all about:)

Ok, here we go, below are the headshots we did, plus bonus ones, which we called – FISH-EYE-POSE!

Enjoy!
Maciej

Studio Creatique, Maciej Blaszczuk

Studio Creatique, Maciej Blaszczuk

Studio Creatique, Maciej Blaszczuk

Studio Creatique, Maciej Blaszczuk

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