Fuji, For Sale Daniel Jester Fuji, For Sale Daniel Jester

Print(s) for Sale

Today I added a For Sale page to my site. I have a framed and matted print that I would like to sell, and maybe sell other prints in the future. Check it out if you're interested.

Click Here to see print(s) for sale. 

I didn't want to not post an image, so here: "Stop" shot with the Fuji X100s

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Street Photography Daniel Jester Street Photography Daniel Jester

Summer Time

We are well into summer, and while I'm not a huge fan of the heat that August brings, I am a fan of the amount of time we have been spending in the backyard. Grilling, playing and just hanging out has been so nice. 

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Product Photography Daniel Jester Product Photography Daniel Jester

The Smoking Gun - Neon Noir Still Life Tribute

Another evening at home with nothing but ideas, this still life was shot as a tribute to the "neon noir" crime thrillers of the 1980's

Tech Details

Set: In studio, black sheet as backdrop

Lights: Canon 580exII from top left with red gel, LumoPro LP160 with blue gel from below, both gridded with Rogue speedlight grids

Other Notes: I used matches which create lots of smoke when extinguished to get the smoke effect. This image is straight out of camera, no post processing whatsoever. 

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Guitar - Still Life Product Photography

Sometimes models are hard to come by and you get the itch to make something happen. I had one such evening, so I grabbed my guitar and decided to work on a little still life/product photography. Something a little more artsy than catalog. 

Tech Details

Set: In studio, black sheet for the backdrop

Lights: Canon 580exII in a small softbox camera left, gold reflector camera right, LumoPro LP160 camera right with flag covering the neck.


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Chelsea - Sunset at Any Time of Day

I invited Chelsea over again to work test out a portrait method. I was getting ready to shoot a morning-to-midday wedding and I wanted to see if I could mimic a dramatic sun set portrait with a pair of speedlights and a CTO gel. 

Tech Details

Set: My backyard, 2pm in shade

Lights: LumoPro LP160 with 1/2 CTO gel to rear of subject. Canon 580exII in LumiQuest LTp softbox

Other Notes: I think this was pretty effective. You can spice up your typical "Midday open shade" portrait when natural light isn't optimal by using a pair of speedlights, a gel and a small softbox. Not too shabby. 

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