This image shows a woman doing a yoga pose on a rock near Red Rocks State Park near Morrison, Colorado. It was a cool winter day and snow is covering most of the rocks
Athletic Portrait
Its been a while since I kept things very simple on a Athletic Portrait shoot. This is one of my favs from a recent shoot. I used one light, no flashes, no rim light, just very simple-
Of course I would like to thank Michael O for his photoshop wizardry, and a link to Michael O website: www.bymichaelo.com
Image Description: This image shows a fitness model Boubacar Doumbouya standing with a Nike jump rope in an old garage.
Shot details: f/4; 1/100 sec; ISO 1600; 5616×3744 Pixels
Focal Length 100mm; EF 100mm Macro f/2.8 USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Basketball Eclipse
Basketball Eclipse
April 15, 2009 By Joe Morahan
Basketball Eclipse
This has to be my favorite shot from the shoot. I would have to agree that it might not be the strongest shot I took, but the odds of this shot seemed like 1 in a million. What happened is when Branden was shooting around while I was switching cards, I noticed the basketball pass through the sun, which gave me the idea to try to create a eclipse of the sun with a basketball. We set him in the correct position, and I had him toss up a few shots and I held down the shutter taking as many images at a time as I could. Quickly we realized that an inch to high or to low, the angle of the shot, as well as the camera position all were variables to the shot. Another thing, the sun is constantly moving, especially toward late afternoon as it just drops from the sky. Anyway we kept trying and finally one shot, and one only made a perfect eclipse of the sun. There is no photoshop used in the image, other than color/contrast and dust. A real Eclipse.
Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Branden is one hell of a sports model. Nothing is impossible and a real pleasure to work with. I rarely say anything, but he had to have been one of the greatest people I have ever worked with.
Here is a link to Branden’s website: www.brandennicholson.com
Slick Stop-Hockey
This is another industrial/scientific sports photography concept that I have worked on. This shot shows a hockey player coming in and doing hockey stop. The speed in which the skater was traveling was great creating a spray effect of the shaved ice off the rink. The shot was 1/250 of a second, but I had the indoor lights turned off and used a Profoto B2 Location Kit to get the super fast light. The flash duration was not timed for this shoot because I had to keep changing the light power, but I would have to guess 1/2000 of a sec. The fast flash duration help stop the high-speed action in its tracks and can offer some cool shots of ordinarily events.
Filed Under: Action, Hockey Stop
Red Bull -Drop Tank-
A can of Red Bull is dropped into a water tank for a cool photography effect.
Industrial / Highspeed Photography
Filed Under: AdvertisingTagged With: Red Bull, splash, water
Light Tracing – How To
Light-Tracing Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
This image shows me waiting, (very still might I add) as the exposure is going on. You can see the camera right in front of my pointing straight up capturing all the action.
Shot details: f/16; 30 secs; ISO 1600
Focal Length: 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fish Eye
Camera Details: Canon EOS 20D
RAW 675X UDMA 6 Hoodman 8 GB CompactFlash Professional 500,00 Cycle Cards.
This is an off-shoot angle of the images I was working on. This helps show what my set up was, and how it was made. As you can see I have 2 light stands with fishing wire between then, and the object just taped to the fishing line.
Shot details: f/16; 49 secs; ISO 1600
Focal Length: 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fish Eye
Camera Details: Canon EOS 20D
RAW 675X UDMA 6 Hoodman 8 GB CompactFlash Professional 500,00 Cycle Cards.
This is a much longer exposure 92 seconds to be exact, you can see more light from the mini-mag. The longer you wait the more passes that mini-mag will do and as you can see it started to light the top of the ball (out of camera view). You can also see the real camera and how that is pointed straight up capturing the passing light.
Shot details: f/16; 92 secs; ISO 1600
Focal Length: 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fish Eye
Camera Details: Canon EOS 20D
RAW 675X UDMA 6 Hoodman 8 GB CompactFlash Professional 500,00 Cycle Cards.
Another angle of the light tracing behind an object.
Shot details: f/16; 49 secs; ISO 1600
Focal Length: 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fish Eye
Camera Details: Canon EOS 20D
RAW 675X UDMA 6 Hoodman 8 GB CompactFlash Professional 500,00 Cycle Cards.
This is a much longer exposure 92 seconds to be exact, you can see more light from the mini-mag. The longer you wait the more passes that mini-mag will do and as you can see it started to light the top of the ball (out of camera view). You can also see the real camera and how that is pointed straight up capturing the passing light.
Just another different angle.
Shot details: f/22; 30 secs; ISO 1600
Focal Length: 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fish Eye
Camera Details: Canon EOS 20D
RAW 675X UDMA 6 Hoodman 8 GB CompactFlash Professional 500,00 Cycle Cards.
Snowboarding: Morning Snow Fall
Morning Snow Fall; Snowboarding
This image shows a woman walking with her snowboard to head out riding for the day. It was right after a morning snowfall so all the trees are covered in snow. It only stays like this for a short while before the wind blows the snow off, or the heat of sun melts it off. So it was real cool to capture this moment.
Rock Climbing at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Rock Climbing at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 1, 2009 By Joe Morahan
A few of my friends were in town so we went Rock Climbing at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was a cool place to go climb and it even offered up a few photos.
Forced Perspective Running through the Desert
H2O
Here are two shots from my new series that I have been working on. It uses the forced perspective to a max and they are turning out to be quite fun. The only problem is I can’t seem to close down enough to keep focus throughout the image. Thank god for photoshop, but I would like to get one of these on a piece of film some day. Maybe the old 4×5 closed down at f/64 might work, but till then I have been blending the different shots and layers together. I specifically remember with Ralph, one of the greats was teaching us this in class and it seemed so simple there, and when shooting nature, it can be. But having the bottle only a few inches from the camera, it’s really hard to keep that focus in the back ground. And as soon as you move the bottle back a bit, the neck hits the horizon killing the overall look to the shot. Anyway this series has been driving me nuts, and has been a fun challenge and expect to see a few more.
H2O
Image description:
This shot shows a woman running through a cracked and dried up lake bed. She is running around 45 yards from the camera making her a bit small in the frame, and is in the overall background. In the foreground a bottle of water rests on its side dripping some water from the cap. The bottle is very close to the camera creating an illusion to the camera prospective. The cracked ground fits together like a puzzle, and is in desperate need of water. As the drop falls from the cap is looks like the drop of water is the same size as the runner in the background. Its a play on hydration. Shot in El Mirage Dry Lake Bed, CA ***Composite***
This shot has similar aspects to the other image, but was shot in Denver right after a snow storm. Its a play on forced perspective. The water bottle which sits near camera, just inches away is set around 30 yards in front of the basketball hoop in the background. The bottle has a drop of water coming out that looks as though its going to fall through the basketball hoop. The drop because its close to the camera looks around the size of a real basketball. Layers were used in this shot, to keep focus and for other image compositing. Shot in Denver, Co.
*Composite
Women's Health Magazine
Women’s Health Magazine featuring the fitness photography of Joe Morahan. This shot was taken in El Mirage Dry Lake Bed in Southern California.
