Jeffrey Franks Photography: Junkyard Shoot

December 2009

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Cliff Mautner
Cliff is a fantastic wedding photographer, one of the best in the world. He doesn't need a plug from me, trust me, he has achieved a number of well deserved accolades, but he is a personal favorite. To me, what makes a really great photographer is his or her personal style. To distill it down for idiots like myself, it's what makes him different that makes him special. He is a master of low light composition and he creates incredibly beautiful and poignant images that capture the essence of his clients. Suffice to say, I am a huge fan.
David Ziser
David Ziser is incredible. I recently attended his conference as he toured 60 cities across the USA and I learned a ton sitting in the audience in the Atlanta Hyatt in Buckhead about how to create dramatic lighting with a Qflash and a speedlight. I was fortunate enough to shake his hand and tell him thanks for be so open and giving; it was his character and his willingness to share the knowledge he has accumulated over 30 years that impressed me, but it was his personal charm that endeared him to me. What a great human being.
Joe McNally
Joe McNally is one of the premiere professional photographers on the planet. He shoots Nikon and I read anything he writes, listen to anything he says and is one of the ten people I would love to have a cup of coffee with one day.
Kevin Kubota
Voted one of the world's best wedding photographers, his work is beautiful and astounding. Additionally, Kevin is a Photoshop guru and markets a number of action products and tutorials for Lightroom workflow and album production. I had a chance to meet Kevin for the first time at a WPPI Roadshow here in Atlanta in September of 2009. He was affable and down to earth and enjoyed his presentation and learned a few things as he spoke.
Kristy Dickerson
Kristy is a fantastic photographer that I have had the pleasure to shoot a few weddings with. I love her style and she has a beautiful sense of timing and a great eye. She is very talented and establishes a great rapport with clients; they just love her.
Marcus Bell
Marcus Bell is a phenomenal photographer from down under. Very talented Nikon shooter that is extremely versatile and a really talented wedding shooter.
Steve Glass
A consummate professional with a real flair for the artistic and amazing timing on the shutter. He is a fantastic talent at capturing those tantalizing candid shots at weddings. Always learning, teaching and growing in his craft. His style is unique, distinctive and beautiful. Steve is a personal friend, but more than that he is a brother from a different mother, someone who shoots me straight, no varnish, no sauce, just the facts and I appreciate his honesty and candor more than he'll ever know. God bless him and his family and if you are looking for a finger on a trigger he's your guy.
Thom Hogan
Premiere nature photographer, Nikon equipment expert, prolific author of exceptional DSLR & Flash eBooks.
Tricia Whitmer
Tricia is a fantastic photographer. Her portrait and wedding work is amazing and worth a look. She is an inspiration to me and a fabulous talent that recently shared some of her trade secrets in a workshop; money well spent and I highly recommend you attend one of her workshops if you ever get the opportunity.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Junkyard Shoot

Recently shot with one of my favorite photographers Kristy Dickerson in Cartersville, GA at the Self Recycle junkyard. Kristy was filming a video with cinematographer Dustin Blake and Devin of Indy Productions. Dustin is extraordinarily talented, follow the link to his website and prepare to be amazed.

Kristy and I work together frequently; we shoot weddings and events together - supporting each other's studios. I have been a huge fan of her work for a long time and I think our different styles really work together, very complimentary when we put it all together. Check out her website and you will be blown away.

So here it was on a Sunday afternoon, one day after a lot of rain dumped in the Atlanta area. Sun was out and shining bright and the wind was whipping intermittently. Perfect shooting conditions? You bet!!

Kristy really did an awesome job organizing the shoot. She made it so easy, I just showed up with my gear, set up some lights and went to town with my Nikons. All her hard work paid off; we got some incredible images.

So you might be asking yourself, what the heck are they doing shooting these nice looking guys and gals in a junkyard. Well, it's kind of a photographer's secret, but the formula is to shoot beautiful people in either beautiful locations or, and this is even better, in a really gritty, nasty place with strong colors and lots of textures. The juxtaposing of these gorgeous models in front of, well, junk, makes for some dramatic images that make them really pop in the images.

So, still post processing, but here are a few quick grabs from the session last Sunday. These images are shots I took for Kristy and the models. Thanks Kristy for your kind permission to display these here on the blog.

Here are a few shots of Hans and Angela.