Long Exposure Photography- getting the right look!

Long Exposure Photography- this is an image taken earlier this year in Maui, Hawaii near the lava rocks by Waimea/Kihei area. The trick to long exposure photography is to set it up on a tripod, frame the shot the right way, keep your ISO low (that sounds crazy with low light, but if there is enough available light, you want LOW ISO because it gives you much more ability to work with in post production. With the long exposure time it will add a movement type look to the image like you see here with the water. If you haven't tried long exposure photography, give it a try today! Camera settings: Nikon D700, 30 sec at f/4.0, 16mm at ISO 100, flash did not fire. Shot at 7:33pm in Maui, Hawaii by Jason Lanier on August 31, 2011.

Basking in the Hawaiian Sun- this image was taken while I was in Maui back in August of this year. We were shooting some tutorial videos and we had this amazing back drop, beautiful woman, and the golden sun. This was shot with natural light. If you shoot at the right time it will look like you are applying special effects because it just looks so good. If possible, shoot during the "magic hours" of 2 hours before and after sunset and sunrise...this was taken about 20 minutes before sunset. Hope you like it! Camera settings: Nikon D700, 1/400 sec at f/5.6, 16mm at ISO 100, flash did not fire. Shot at 6:12pm on August 30, 2011 in Maui, Hawaii by Jason Lanier.

Fashion Shoot in Maui

Rollerskating in Paia, Hawaii- this image was taken last year at a shoot I did in the little city of Paia which is located on the island on Maui. This was such a fun shoot because with my busy schedule I don't get to do a lot of fashion shoots but this was one I just couldn't pass up. The model wore pigtails with a total vintage rollerskates and the outfit to boot.

We had a location planned but the original location had to be moved because there was actually a fire in the dried out sugar cane blocking the road to the location where we were going to shoot. So needing to find a new location we drove down the road and found this little rustic laundromat that was just perfect.

When we went to the laundromat there was a man there holding his dog and we asked if we could use it in the shoot. The model wasn't used to using rollerskates, so once we put the leash in her hand and the dog starting moving, so did the model. The picture as seen is a true capture of her losing her balance and falling down after the dog changed directions. There are some things you can't create on your own, and capturing someone falling is something that you can't fake. At the same time a pedestrian walked by and witnessed the fall which I also loved in the shot.

I had to stand in the middle of the road to get it but it was totally worth it. The model wasn't harmed at all in the making of this picture. I hope you like it!

Camera settings: Nikon D3, shutter 1/500 at f/9.0, ISO 640 at 28mm. Flash did not fire.