tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10395921067022879942024-03-13T12:04:23.995-07:00Bautista Photoschristopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-13276791129439155752010-01-20T20:17:00.000-08:002010-01-20T20:19:04.391-08:00Hello ALLITS BEEN WAYYY too long since I have done a blog post so I have started to blog elsewhere. Whoever still visits this blog please subscribe to:<br /><br />http://bautistaphotos.wordpress.com<br /><br />I promise this blog will be so much better and more informative/productive<br /><br />Thanks for your support<br /><br />Chris Bautista<br />www.bautistaphotos.comchristopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-671834966988145082009-07-09T10:31:00.000-07:002009-07-09T10:32:08.221-07:00Re- Editmuch cleaner in my opinion<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3643856279/" title="candace re-edit by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/3643856279_dd2d1309d0.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="candace re-edit" /></a>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-45413853014444991172009-06-26T15:39:00.000-07:002009-06-26T15:48:31.074-07:00RIP LillyLilly's life was taken from us by two pitmixes wednesday night while walking her.<br />She was my little girl and I will miss her so much.<br /><br />I love you lilly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SkVQMZt66xI/AAAAAAAAAGw/w6qHg9FJUFY/s1600-h/l_c0aa3c6214934895bf4390e540a6dbb5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SkVQMZt66xI/AAAAAAAAAGw/w6qHg9FJUFY/s400/l_c0aa3c6214934895bf4390e540a6dbb5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351771906191846162" border="0" /></a>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-27860390352227215962009-06-19T06:29:00.000-07:002009-06-19T06:31:38.508-07:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!So here's an update while I am work(probably not supposed to do this)<br /><br />I pretty much program in RPG all day and be lazy so life is good!<br /><br />Here are some pictures I have taken of Cake Injection(expect more soon, just so busy) and my GF Candace(which I will re-edit this weekend and post again since I edited on a 13-inch macbook with no mouse).<br /><br />I'm becoming an old man, DAMN!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3622176840/" title="Cake Injection by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/3622176840_29695f27cc.jpg" width="324" height="500" alt="Cake Injection" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3634513072/" title="Candace by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3634513072_d465dcfd12.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="Candace" /></a>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-29843933846510680342009-06-05T07:05:00.000-07:002009-06-05T07:06:26.394-07:00new website up!everyone check it out! Still in its rough stages but good enough for now, let me know what you think!<br /><br />www.bautistaphotos.comchristopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-89290754720474319422009-05-31T19:15:00.000-07:002009-05-31T19:16:43.714-07:00Shot for the funday blog!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SiM58CEBprI/AAAAAAAAAFw/W32JnKSRqZQ/s1600-h/skyedit2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SiM58CEBprI/AAAAAAAAAFw/W32JnKSRqZQ/s400/skyedit2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342177286500230834" border="0" /></a>http://fundayphotos.blogspot.com/<br /><br />FOLLOW IT!christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-53486412382920730502009-05-29T11:28:00.000-07:002009-05-29T11:40:46.491-07:00update for the monthI've been meaning to update this but life has gotten pretty busy. Not to mention I just landed a computer programming job which I am pretty excited about so money won't be so much of a stress machine than before. This month I have shot weddings, promos, couples, yada yada.<br /><br />Also, I am starting like primes more than anything else which is a good change for me I think.<br /><br />Also, me and my girlfriend are starting a funday photo blog where we will take 1 creative portrait of each other once a week. I think this will help me grow creatively and get me better at lighting as well. So keep an eye out for that. http://fundayphotos.blogspot.com is the URL so you should follow that because we put it into action starting this week!<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of May everyone, and thank you for supporting me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SiArQuJsD0I/AAAAAAAAAFM/llH5iJ0hfH8/s1600-h/3563943972_fd017c290b_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SiArQuJsD0I/AAAAAAAAAFM/llH5iJ0hfH8/s320/3563943972_fd017c290b_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341316724327976770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SiArP1ISddI/AAAAAAAAAFE/eDuIAjU5Uas/s1600-h/3463126430_4fd16f69dd_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SiArP1ISddI/AAAAAAAAAFE/eDuIAjU5Uas/s320/3463126430_4fd16f69dd_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341316709021283794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SiArPnZ_kMI/AAAAAAAAAE8/2-6ZcWuUejQ/s1600-h/3540319034_3e8bec97c2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SiArPnZ_kMI/AAAAAAAAAE8/2-6ZcWuUejQ/s320/3540319034_3e8bec97c2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341316705337446594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SiArPaKaZpI/AAAAAAAAAE0/pZ77G_zA_uU/s1600-h/3551536843_dc8869cfa9_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SiArPaKaZpI/AAAAAAAAAE0/pZ77G_zA_uU/s320/3551536843_dc8869cfa9_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341316701782435474" border="0" /></a>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-44199858476976881232009-04-28T22:07:00.001-07:002009-04-28T22:10:49.143-07:00New behind the scenes videoI'm going to make it a habit doing these for my more lighting intense shoots. I think its fun and I get to mess with video(what little I know)<br /><br />hope you like it!<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H6WPWfjm92w&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H6WPWfjm92w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3480430823/" title="Brett by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3480430823_ce8f368824_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Brett" /></a>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-8123020133666675672009-04-15T06:58:00.000-07:002009-04-15T06:59:14.425-07:00Behind the Scenes up!My shoot with Liz Harlow.<br /><br />Quick video on how I got some of the images. It was cold and I did not feel like having to plug in three alienbees so I went with my trusty speedlights since I didn't require too much power. I would have liked to use umbrellas/softboxes as rim but I can't always have my way.<br /><br />Enjoy! <br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cv1c_-XTFXo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cv1c_-XTFXo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-81469719571714928492009-04-10T05:35:00.000-07:002009-04-10T05:39:08.826-07:00Other news..Raquel Reed posters in, she will be at the Alumni Tent at the Bamboozle so say hi to her and tell her Chris Bautista rocks haha, no but seriously?!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3426439973/" title="o.O by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3426439973_7f947124c0_o.jpg" width="500" height="380" alt="o.O" /></a><br /><br />Featured on deviantART which is pretty neat, but not too big of a deal <br />link: http://news.deviantart.com/article/76826/<br /><br />and lastly, Shae from N.E.R.D wants to blow up a couple prints of Candace huge as crap on his walls, so hopefully I can print them big.. I don't know about that o.Ochristopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-91377367021690024442009-04-10T05:29:00.000-07:002009-04-10T05:34:57.562-07:00Model: Liz HarlowThis shoot was overall fun and laid back. No pressure at all and just having at it with my lights. Needless to say it WAS pretty damn cold and a little windy but we managed to get through the day. Overall I believe we did about 5 outfit changes and 3 makeup changes.. I think, summed up to about a 7 hour day but by now I am definitely used to it. Also, big thanks to Justin(7citiesphoto) who helped me the entire day and helped record behind the scenes video. SO YES, I will be making a behind the scenes video finally! I am pretty excited so we'll see how awful my editing is.<br /><br />Anyways, here are the shots!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3423917717/" title="Liz Harlow by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/3423917717_2c08a8a539.jpg" width="300" height="500" alt="Liz Harlow" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3423814795/" title="Liz Harlow by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3649/3423814795_66320acf93.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="Liz Harlow" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3424061558/" title="Liz Harlow by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3424061558_6cfe288bc3.jpg" width="356" height="500" alt="Liz Harlow" /></a>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-65262541235227325882009-04-05T19:12:00.000-07:002009-04-05T19:53:04.855-07:00Windy Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SdlpOiHxtaI/AAAAAAAAACY/cb2EBQ_rvq0/s1600-h/ocean.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SdlpOiHxtaI/AAAAAAAAACY/cb2EBQ_rvq0/s320/ocean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321400133113460130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SdlmWcQGTII/AAAAAAAAACQ/TLZYBQt8n1Y/s1600-h/jennatammy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SdlmWcQGTII/AAAAAAAAACQ/TLZYBQt8n1Y/s320/jennatammy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321396970441821314" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SdlmWKhcrdI/AAAAAAAAACI/2SUFzS4zQYE/s1600-h/lawn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SdlmWKhcrdI/AAAAAAAAACI/2SUFzS4zQYE/s320/lawn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321396965682752978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SdlmVzZVUQI/AAAAAAAAACA/MnOfFEp8ZOk/s1600-h/bench.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SdlmVzZVUQI/AAAAAAAAACA/MnOfFEp8ZOk/s320/bench.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321396959474700546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SdluZuMmAiI/AAAAAAAAACg/IrBTz_YjT_Y/s1600-h/DSC_9971_0265.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eny_8vkAAc8/SdluZuMmAiI/AAAAAAAAACg/IrBTz_YjT_Y/s320/DSC_9971_0265.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321405822891590178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Got a chance to shoot with William Coyle who is an awesome local photographer and storm chaser. ONLY bad part was that we were shooting 30mph winds on a beach which was the worst idea ever haha. I had my lights setup but the wind did not want to cooperate so natural light + reflectors the rest of the day. These shots just consist of a newlywed couple and their best friend. Overall I am happy with these, it feels good to not shoot with flashes all the time :)christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-57536934432811622392009-04-02T16:45:00.000-07:002009-04-02T19:44:31.499-07:00Photoshop Walk-ThruI decided to give a quick walk through on how I edited the Raquel image. This was pretty spur of the moment. It is pretty vague but gives you the rundown on how I do things. <br /><br /><object width="410" height="341" id="veohFlashPlayer" name="veohFlashPlayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.veoh.com/static/swf/webplayer/WebPlayer.swf?version=AFrontend.5.4.2.2.1003&permalinkId=v18141453KSa4B8A3&player=videodetailsembedded&videoAutoPlay=0&id=20414547"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.veoh.com/static/swf/webplayer/WebPlayer.swf?version=AFrontend.5.4.2.2.1003&permalinkId=v18141453KSa4B8A3&player=videodetailsembedded&videoAutoPlay=0&id=20414547" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="410" height="341" id="veohFlashPlayerEmbed" name="veohFlashPlayerEmbed"></embed></object><br /><font size="1">Watch <a href="http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/educational_and_howto/watch/v18141453KSa4B8A3">Photoshop Tutorial - Raquel Reed</a> in <a href="http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/educational_and_howto">Educational & How-To</a> | View More <a href="http://www.veoh.com">Free Videos Online at Veoh.com</a></font>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-13340148553212613632009-03-22T05:59:00.000-07:002009-03-22T06:09:36.728-07:00Xanthia DollYet another "triple team" with my friends Jason and Jessica. Xanthia came in from California and she was awesome to work with, very easy going and yada yada yada. Anyways Jason just got two new backdrops so we put those to use. And as usual the awesome Elizabeth Tolley came up and helped with make up and hair. <br /><br />I haven't really shot in a studio setting in a while so it was a challenge at first to control all the damn light spill. I also intentionally left my ri<br /><br />ngflash at home so I was forced to figure something out without it, worked out swell. For the grey backdrop shot I went with just one beauty dish and controlled the light spill onto the backdrop behind her to give it a little depth and also make it a really dark color. I was thinking about some rims but I would definitely need flags to control spill as well as lens flare since the room was small.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3368260124/" title="Xanthia Doll by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3368260124_72518bbe5b.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="Xanthia Doll" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3367608421/" title="Xanthia Doll by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3367608421_f27900454a.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="Xanthia Doll" /></a><br /><br />For this shot I ended up using a total of 4 lights. SO GLAD I didnt sell my 2 other sb800's those things are a lifesaver when you need some quick fill. I wasn't too happy with the rim lighting on her left but what can ya do, I'll perfect it next time. <br /><br />Lighting: <br />beauty dish above camera to the left <br />rim high left behind model<br />rim low behind right with reflective umbrella<br />1 fill below camera to the left<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3368235070/" title="Xanthia Doll by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3368235070_f21eeac351.jpg" width="366" height="500" alt="Xanthia Doll" /></a>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-50299736323616339572009-03-15T10:12:00.000-07:002009-03-15T10:18:08.029-07:00PorcelainSo I finally got to work with Porcelain from North Carolina. Me and a friend JMB double teamed it up again and Jason later stopped by. I think I was there for a total of 8 hours which was in a way mind numbing o.O<br /><br />Jessica had 3 different looks and on top of that makeup, hair, and latex. I like to sit around and watch people shoot so it wasn't so bad, plus elizabeth tolley came up yet AGAIN so it was fun to conversate. Actually, shes on her way up here AGAIN since we are shooting Xanthia Doll from California tomorrow / Tuesday. I think it's going to be me, JMB, and stuntkid so I am pretty excited. I need to figure out a lighting scheme as well since I have been WAY too lazy.<br /><br />Anyways back to Porcelain. I think I started shooting like 945 10pm time frame so I was pretty fried in my brain. I started out wanting to use my beauty dish then made a last minute decision to use my ringflash. I was extremely happy with how it turned out with Raquel Reed(see previous posts for picture) I decided I want to do just ONE more like it. I don't want to get TOO redundant so this will probably be my last shot like this ever... could be lying. <br /><br />I ended up editing two and may be editing one more once Kayla confirms with me which one she likes best. hope you like!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3345034477/" title="Porcelain.v2 by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3345034477_0ba91d1c6b.jpg" width="331" height="500" alt="Porcelain.v2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3341931776/" title="Porcelain by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3341931776_de3e882c66.jpg" width="354" height="500" alt="Porcelain" /></a>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-52621986060148647912009-03-15T09:41:00.000-07:002009-03-15T10:12:16.386-07:00AndoverSo not too long ago I hooked up with a band named Andover. We decided we were going to shoot at this abandoned warehouse I was familiar with in downtown Norfolk. I think the last time I was there was about a month or so ago and it was pretty wide open, upon our arrival there was a damn barb wire fence surrounding the whole place. It wasn't so bad since our first shot was outside so we didn't have to deal with any fence jumping. The next shot the guys wanted to get to the other side so we crawled around the edge by the water and I threw my gear over the fence which was BEYOND nerve wrecking by the way. <br /><br />Anyways, as far as lighting I kept it simple again with 1 main. I would have liked a beauty dish to cover the other half of them but I was by myself and with all that gear its not going to happen. The band was fun to work with and it went by quick and smooth. Good times :)<br /><br />as usual click to go to my flickr <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3345798728/" title="Andover by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3583/3345798728_7f70524f89.jpg" width="399" height="500" alt="Andover" /></a>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-15983407912826250572009-03-06T21:16:00.000-08:002009-03-06T21:30:51.350-08:00Good News + a new shoot + more shoots coming upSo my WINDOWS computer crashed again.. so I sucked it up and bought a 24" iMAC which is a dreammmm. Editing on it is so much easier on the eyes. <br /><br />At any rate I recently did a shoot for a band called the Atlantic. I used to be in a band with these guys before so it was a fun laid back shoot. It was cold as hell outside but we managed. <br /><br />ATTENTION!! I am becoming less of a fan of a lot of lights so I kept it simple with 1 main light to create some dramatic shadows/underexposing jibberish. I am getting tired of the rim light deal although I am still fond of the look.<br /><br />Also, I have 3 pretty awesome models lined up so I am excited to see what we come up with. To be honest I never know what I am going to shoot until I arrive on the scene, but shh! I'll be working with the oh so awesome Elizabeth Tolley again, I swear we make a great double team. I'll be shooting along side 2 other awesome photogs JMB and stuntkid so I look forward to the adventuressss.<br /><br />well here are the shots, they are small but just click and it will forward you to my flickr.<br /><br />take care!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3334844478/" title="The Atlantic by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3334844478_bb87837d48_m.jpg" width="159" height="240" alt="The Atlantic" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3334835946/" title="The Atlantic by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3586/3334835946_6713835226_m.jpg" width="159" height="240" alt="The Atlantic" /></a>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-83577966264622667402009-02-07T07:02:00.000-08:002009-02-07T07:06:15.459-08:00We Were GentlemenHad to shoot the boys in We Were Gentlemen again. They just got signed to Century Media so they need new pictures for there promotional campaign. This time I had a lot more equipment! We did two days of shooting, one in the back of Jillians in an empty ballroom type area, and one the next day in an abandoned warehouse that Natchez showed me.<br /><br />anyways, heres the shots. if you need to view lighting just click the images, they will take you straight to my flickr!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3246494050/" title="We Were Gentlemen by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3246494050_8e6813402f.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="We Were Gentlemen" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3242805882/" title="We Were Gentlemen by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3242805882_5e3ec4efae_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="We Were Gentlemen" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Unfortunately, seems like they are not happy with the shots I provided which astounds me completely. Can't please em all I guess.christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-53807932128545337032009-02-07T06:53:00.000-08:002009-02-07T07:01:51.377-08:00Raquel ReedAbout time for another update since my dog won't shut up and let me go back to sleep.<br /><br />A couple friends(JMB, Stuntkid) and I had a little triple team action and shot a model Raquel Reed from NYC. We got to shoot in an abandoned building which is soon to be renovated. The place was about 3 - 4 floors of sweetness. I ended up shooting last of the three since I had to back class.... exactly.<br /><br />Elizabeth Tolley was awesome enough to drive up from Charlotte, NC, we are such an awesome team I swear. And Jason(Stuntkid) got Al Kelly who is awesome with hair.<br /><br />I am kind of glad I shot last because I tried at least 4 light setup before actually shooting Raquel. 3 of which I thought up in my head but had ended up looking nothing like I thought it would. Anyways, I ended up using my abr800 as main and 2 strobes to each side highlighting the wall and her frame a little bit. I am overall happy with these shots, the colors pop out perfectly just like I imagined them too.<br /><br />enjoy.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3231941826/" title="Raquel Reed by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/3231941826_7abd3027df.jpg" width="299" height="500" alt="Raquel Reed" /></a><br /><br />click to see larger on flickr!christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-15634376562117153722009-01-12T16:14:00.000-08:002009-01-12T16:20:31.154-08:00Dead Thoughts Memory shootFirst things first.. never shoot at the beach during the winter with 20 mph + winds. <br /><br />SUCKS THE BALLS!<br /><br />Anyways, I seem to have more and more bands contacting me for shoots which is pretty cool. I have a pretty big shoot coming up at the end of the month so hopefully I do my part on that one. I am getting a little off topic so let me get my thoughts back on track. <br /><br />Dead Thoughts Memory is a local hardcore band and they are pretty awesome. This shot is one of the TWO we got that night because I raised my white flag to the high winds and cold weather. Setting up a large softbox started to become a pain and my hands were close to frozen. <br /><br />I wanted to keep the light very simple but very dramatic at the same time so I stuck with 1 light source. I ended up using an AB1600 and a Large softbox(thanks Candace, love you!) <br /><br />But yeah here are the shots.. I mean here is the shot. We are shooting again this week and I am stoked because I am tired of shooting at night time! Stay tuned..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3182887338/" title="Dead Thoughts Memory by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3429/3182887338_032bf21c0b_m.jpg" width="240" height="174" alt="Dead Thoughts Memory" /></a><br /><br />click to view larger on flickr.. as usualchristopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-80480467539063605492008-12-18T17:15:00.000-08:002008-12-18T17:52:13.300-08:00Candace, Elizabeth, RachelSo this past weekend has been super eventful.<br />A friend of mine who is a make up artist got hired for a job around my area(from Charlotte, NC) and she hit me up to give me a heads up. This girl knows what she is doing so I definitely did not hesitate to collab with her. <br /><br />So..<br /><br />Candace wanted to use an octopus in a picture which I thought was a pretty rad idea. I knew I wanted a headshot immediately but more importantly I wanted really good eye make up (elizabeth tolley ftw) and it on her face somehow to make it interesting and gross. <br /><br />Now the lighting.. I never tried a shot like this and I wanted to approach it differently JUST to see what the results could look like. First I tried 3 lights. A bare abr800, 2 sb800's with umbrellas for fill in specific areas. I was going to use the ringflash to light up her face DECENTLY and have the umbrellas fill in shadows a LITTLE and mostly bring out the pattern on the background. Turns out the background was a little too dark in color and sb800's with umbrellas couldn't really get the job done at F/11 so scratch that idea. I would have to bump up my ISO to have the sb's do anything significant so SCRATCH that idea. You'll notice how I totally didnt even use the background, sigh.. waste of 5 bucks!. Then I tried an ab1600 boom with a beauty dish with the sb800's EHHHHH nope. the bam, abr800 on a boom with the 56" moon unit to get the job done. nice even light and strong enough to get what I needed. I dont have a large softbox YET for my ab1600 but I will shortly.. anyways heres the shot.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3109219358/" title="candace by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/3109219358_0b06a906ce_m.jpg" width="152" height="240" alt="candace" /></a><br /><br />Next we have Rachel.. this wardrobe was picked out by Elizabeth, so thank you Liz!<br />Now for this shot we did in my house.. well my parents house.. anyways. We have these cool columns in the living room and I love the color of the hardwood floors and the white paint on everything. I KNOW the background doesn't fit the wardrobe but thats what I wanted. The colors on her outfit would stand out even more and also show a weird contrast of colors overall. Anyways I dont think I worded that very well but this isn't english so whatever. I originally took exposure of the frame without her (I had my camera on a tripod the whole time) so I could get a good exposure of the ambient since I would be working with a super high f/stop. BUT I ended up dragging my shutter to about 25th of a second to get the chandelier looking KIND of cool, and the background just natural overall. I used an ab1600 with a beauty dish boomed as my main. I like the BD because it really doesnt spill light all over the place so the background usually remains NATURAL. Dont really know how else to put that but anyways. I then place an sb800 on the ground and layed an umbrella over it to fill in some shadows too. I think I was working with a pretty high fstop, probably f/10 or little more. Anyways, I photoshopped to the max on these but I am happy overall.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3114542346/" title="Rachel by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/3114542346_f8e4f0dfbe_m.jpg" width="240" height="188" alt="Rachel" /></a><br /><br />Next we have the headshot. I used 3 lights. 1 sb800 with an HONL gride on it behind her, 1 sb800 up high through an umbrella for hair light and a bare abr800 for the main light. The colors of the wall and stuff was all photoshopped to get that amber sepia look which I dig ALOT. I really like these shots cause the makeup is just INSANE<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/3114278425/" title="Rachel by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/3114278425_0476571c00_m.jpg" width="240" height="88" alt="Rachel" /></a><br /><br /><b>click all images to see bigger on my FLICKR!!!</b>christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-92204478772638114642008-11-14T06:18:00.000-08:002008-11-14T06:21:48.299-08:00Diane's wedding and bridal shotSo i help my friend ross shoot a wedding for a friend of ours. It was pretty laid back and overall stress free, thank God. I took charge of the groom shots and wanted to do something funny with the trees. The guys were pretty funny as well so that only made my job easier! I really like how this almost looks like a band shot.<br /><br />Also during diane's bridal session the commodore had the perfect word on the sign thingie majig. I guess you could see the marquee??!<br />Anyways here are the shots, hope you enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/2920888216/" title="grooms men by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2920888216_5f10f77fb9_m.jpg" width="240" height="134" alt="grooms men" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/2933861815/" title="diane.bridal shot by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2933861815_ac20fb07c3.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="diane.bridal shot" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/2900983134/" title="diane by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2900983134_b7bd52a373.jpg" width="351" height="500" alt="diane" /></a><br /><br />click thumbnails to see bigger!christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-63183149638590924242008-11-14T06:15:00.000-08:002008-11-14T06:18:24.119-08:00bobby boldasss y Candace FilipSo me and candace went over to bobby's to eat some food and get a shot. It was cold as hell outside so I wanted to stay indoors. for the sake of having a red nose to edit in pictures. Anyways his couch was pretty awesome and I was looking to get a simple color scheme shot in my port. Definitely going to shoot him again when time allows me, which actually, now that I am unemployed should be easy to do?!!<br /><br />Also here is a candace and our puppy lilly. I like both of these shots... obviously!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/2888095994/" title="bobby boldas!! by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2888095994_2255139108_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="bobby boldas!!" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/2931087268/" title="candace by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/2931087268_243257c503_m.jpg" width="181" height="240" alt="candace" /></a><br /><br />AGAIN, click thumbnail to see bigger!christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-68140909773505733232008-11-14T06:05:00.000-08:002008-11-14T06:09:08.416-08:00wave church projectSo continuing from the last update I did for wave church, I finally edited majority of the staff shots. Here are my two favs. The rest of these were clean and simple, but as far as location, these two killed it for me.<br /><br />and ps.. thanks for justin(7citiesphotography) for helping me, made my life a lot easier for sure!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/2881517208/" title="josh hill by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/2881517208_b4a3d33561_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="josh hill" /></a><br />josh hill, the legend.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/2868636911/" title="wave church setup sneak peak by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/2868636911_273db421d8_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="wave church setup sneak peak" /></a><br />setup shot :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/2962134030/" title="staff shoot by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2962134030_bba290bf18_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="staff shoot" /></a><br /><br />click thumbnails to see bigger!christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039592106702287994.post-84179482334960993502008-11-14T05:51:00.001-08:002008-11-14T05:55:31.126-08:00Rachel DashaeSo I've been meeting to shoot this model for quite a number of months now and never really got around to it until recently. We met up with a friend of mine Jess who also does photography as well(and good at it!). Anyways, it wasn't quite the concept I wanted but the images came out really good, at least I think so. <br /><br />The set up I used I believe was 1 abr800 with the 56" moon unit, 1 sb800 to her left through an umbrella, and then Candace held 1 sb800 bare at her right side.<br /><br />Here are the shots! <br />and of course, heavy post processing was done -_-<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/2972586139/" title="rachel dashae by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2972586139_87778dbf4f_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="rachel dashae" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bautistaphotos/2970564388/" title="rachel dashae by www.bautistaphotos.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2970564388_dc7e4c0bee_m.jpg" width="240" height="141" alt="rachel dashae" /></a><br /><br />again, just click on the thumbnails if you want to see them bigger!christopherbautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055034659704445398noreply@blogger.com0