Design Study From A Salvaged Photo

Fashion Photography by Ryan Macalandag



Lighting Info:
Nikon SB-26 w/ umbrella camera right and above, white background, one reflector camera left and another down below.

Post Process:
Actually this photo is a throw-away..way too overexposed..i just did some major rescue photoshop...but couldn't salvage her other arm..thus the crop.

I still have to get the name of the model, director, stylist and MUA.

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Photobin: Sail Away!

The Craft of Allan Gomez



Model maker and craftsman, Allan Gomez, uses indigenous and found-objects for his works. He makes boats, galleons, bancas, and other crafts from leaves or barks of local plants like bamboo or bananas.




He started making model galleons ten years ago when he was intrigued with how galleons look and thought about making a tiny version for himself. These days, people buy his galleons for at least 7T pesos. Not bad for a skill that seemed to have started as a mere hobby.

Allan has probably done more than a hundred different models to this day.



(More of this set, here.)
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Photos by Ryan Macalandag
Gear: Nikon D80, SB-600
Copyright ©2007 All rights reserved.

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PhotoBin: Joven

This is the first batch of photos from the session I had with Joven. It was really a good thing that I had Lourd, Jude and Reg as my assistants since I'm practically new to "concept" photography. I usually shoot weddings, commercial stuff and what nots.

We were supposed to start the session at around 5pm but Lourd - whose Visatec strobes we were using - had a meeting and to postpone to an hour later. Around 6pm, the sky was getting dark (my initial concept was dark day), we started setting up the lights and our model started fixing herself up. Now, I have never done this before so I was getting nervous.

We started at around 6.45pm and tried different stuff, my hands shaking all along. But Lourd (being the master photographer and mentor that he is) prodded and encouraged me. Jude and Reg helped also. Of course, Joven was really cooperative so I guess we got some keepers. I think.

Happy viewing. =)





Photography by: Ryan Macalandag
Location: Lourd's House
Equipment: Canon EOS D60, EF 28-135 3.5-5.6, Visatec Strobe Heads
Assistants: Lourd, Jude and Reg
Talent: Joven
Talent Scout: Sherwin Tutor

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