Foto-Activa Website - Luis LS Photographer

First week of 50/50 project

Luis_LS — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:09:20 +0000

Last week I started a project in a countdown fashion; where I want to post 1 picture a day for the reminding days of 2012, up to December 31st. Those pictures have to be done using a full-frame camera with a 50 mm lens, total duration of this challenge is 50 days.

Pictures could be portrait but not limited to them, you can check all pictures on my Flick photostream, I want to make a remark of two black and white portraits that I have included in it.

One is a portrait of my wife done using just available light from the ceiling at home. ISO 1600, f1.4, 1/80 s; some post-process done in Lightroom and Photoshop.

The second one is a portrait of one my friends, she is wearing a Halloween costume; this portrait was done at my studio in Ann Arbor using multiple lights and light modifiers, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/160 s; also some post-process in Lightroom and Photoshop was used.

I will try to include more portrait in this project.

50/50 challenge

Luis_LS — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:05:00 +0000

50 days remaining on 2012.
I will try the 50/50/50 challenge: 50 picture using only a 50 mm lens during these 50 last days of 2012, this challenge is better known as 50/50 for any that have done it.

I will post in Flickr one picture every day, they will not restricted to portraits. They could be picture of any genre of photography. And they are not restricted to Ann Arbor area.

To start with is I am posting a portrait from a session with my friend and model Ashlee LB, she is wearing a vintage swimsuit.

Portfolio

Luis_LS — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:41:59 +0000

I have had the opportunity of worked with great models, makeup artists, clothing designer and friends. Thanks to all of them.

Some photo session where outdoor in Ann Arbor, MI area. Many session where done in my studio in Ann Arbor.

I made a selection of pictures from many fashion or glamour sessions. Bigger selection is in one collection in my Flickr photostream

Any of this work could be almost impossible without the help and support of my family.

Fashion-Senior Portrait

Luis_LS — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:18:43 +0000

This post is about other of my favorite high school senior photoshoots done in studio this season. Other was published last month; multi-location senior portrait.

This session was for a young man, Emmanuel. He is a very enthusiastic senior and willing to follow directions during the session. We tried good variety of looks and some props. All photo-session was planned for a fashion style.

First we went for a casual winter look (blue jeans and yellow jacket) with an editorial touch in the post-process of the picture.

Then we went for elegant vintage look, using as prop my Argus seventy-five camera.

We went through other 3 looks, from elegant, to country look, and back to casual, like the next picture, blue jeans and yellow polo shirt, plus the touch of glasses and scarf.

We had a lot of fun in the session!

Thanks to Emmanuel and his family for the opportunity of work with him.

Senior Portrait in multiple locations of Ann Arbor

Luis_LS — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:21:36 +0000

Starting this fall, I had the opportunity of have a multiple photographic sessions, to make senior portraits of Mercedes. She is a senior in Pioneer High School of Ann Arbor, MI. It was very fun to work with her.

First, we had a studio session. We did pictures with different outfits; we tried some classic formal poses. Also, we tried some very fun and informal poses, jumping spinning, playing with expressions and hands like this:

Funny expressions

Second, because she is a great racquetball player (US junior team) we went to a racquetball court in Ann Arbor. We got some very good action and editorial shoots there.

Playing racquetball

Finally, we went to one of my favorite parks in Ann Arbor. There we made some very sweet shoots. In that session she brought and played her guitar.

Mercedes and her guitar, relaxing

Thank you Mercedes, and your parents, for allowing me to make your senior portraits.

Here is a small animation with more of the picture we got. It was made in Animoto.

Senior Portrait for class 2012 is opened

Luis_LS — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:43:22 +0000

Hello Seniors class 2012.

There are many options in Ann Arbor and Southeast Michigan to get your Senior Portrait. I recommend Luis (me) of foto-activa.

There is a small animation with some examples of senior portraits, in studio and outdoor. Going from casual to editorial; from glamour to fashion.

With multiple options for the session, in studio and multiple outdoors locations.

Any consultation is free. Do not hesitate in contacting me.

Pinup portrait at Yankee Air Museum

Luis_LS — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:58:54 +0000

This month, I had the opportunity of participated on a meetup of the Flickr group: Strobist A2/DT, in which I have been member for more that two years. It was in the Yankee Air Museum at Grosse Ile Airfield, MI. We had access to few airplanes to make portrait in the interior of some of them or exterior of almost all. It was a small group of photographers and models. Because restrictions in the number of people that could have access to the hangar, and for the cool – windy day.

I shoot only with few models, Connie Nieves was one of them (MM# 177990). Connie is a model specialized in pinup and vintage photography, with a great wardrobe. Here are two pictures of her from that day.

These two pictures where done using 50 mm f1.8 canon lens and a medium soft box. All post-process was done in Lightroom 3 only.

Special thanks to Alex Minkin, great photographer and friend. Who is the founder and administrator of the flickr group: Strobist A2/DT; for organizing this event and for let me used some of his equipment.

Senior Portrait in studio II

Luis_LS — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:44:18 +0000

This is the second part of a Senior Portrait session that I did last year, with multiple girls from High School in the Detroit area. Here is the link for the first part.

Again, in this post I am showing other 3 of those girls. They were not models, at lease on that day of that photo session.

Thanks to:

Bianca Robinson – Makeup
Leonor F – My assistant
Fantasy On Film – Studio space
All girls (models)

Senior Portrait in studio I

Luis_LS — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:55:27 +0000

I had the opportunity of work with many High School Senior Students in the Detroit area; in collaboration with Bianca Robinson (MM#1554129) as makeup artist; currently she lives in Chicago, IL.

I did their Senior Portrait in two days. This session was done totally in Studio; we used different backgrounds for every girl. All picture where done in fashion style. And I used two lens (50 mm 1.8; and 70-200 mm f4L) and one canon camera for the whole session. And this was my first solo big photo shoot outside of Ann Arbor, MI.

In this post I am showing 3 of those girls. None of them had experience as model on the day of that photo session. However all did very well. In that same session we did pictures to more experienced models too (not senior students); examples of them were post last year.

April is the month for ” First communions ” in Ann Arbor

Luis_LS — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:44:59 +0000

In Ann Arbor MI as many other cities, April is the month for First communions. It is is a Catholic Church ceremony, where many children (7-10 years old) take part on it . Also it is an other good opportunity to do some formal portraits, in location or in studio. Here, I am sharing some pictures of two beautiful girls, Marisol and Mariana. Usually girls wear white dresses. These pictures were done few days in advance of the Ceremony, in studio. But of course they could be done the same day; in the Church, outdoors (if weather permits) and studio.

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