BlogHide Resteemsresteemedjasonrussell (68)in portraitcontest • 7 years agoSteemit Portrait Photography Contest Week 26 STARTS TODAY!!! 1st 2nd and 3rd place STEEM PRIZES!!!! + WHALESHARES!!!!Week 26 Starts TODAY!!!! The theme is MALE Portraits and @daniphotography is the judge!!!!!!!! Interpret this how you will!!!! -Wikipedia.com Winners for week 25 will be posted on…resteemedjasonrussell (68)in portraitcontest • 7 years agoSteemit Portrait Photography Contest WEEK 25 REMINDER!!! NEW THEME ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 1st 2nd and 3rd place STEEM PRIZES!!!! + WHALESHARES!!!!Contest ends TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT!!!! Get those #portraitcontest entries in steemit!!!!! The theme is Black & White Portraits and @bescouted is the judge!!!!!!!! Winners will be posted on…mikefromak (33)in portraitcontest • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Portrait Contest 25 Entry 4, Black And WhiteHere's a photo from 2013 of Erik, a high-school friend of mine. Erik is currently in Mexico - he's biking from the northernmost point of Alaska all the way to the southernmost point of Argentina.…mikefromak (33)in landscapephotography • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Pioneer Peak Alaska, Elevation 6,398 Feet.Click here for larger image. A two shot panorama of Pioneer Peak Alaska. This summer I finally climbed this beast! It took me 14 hours, I don't think I've ever been more tired. Camera info:…resteemedcolmedwardsphoto (52)in portraitphotography • 7 years agoPhotography Rules Are Meant To Be Broken #1 - Rule of ThirdsRule of Thirds Vs Leading Lines About a month ago I wrote a reasonably incoherent piece ( about beginner's mistakes. Beginner's mistakes are those things you sometimes think about fixing after 15…mikefromak (33)in portraitcontest • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Portrait Contest week 25 - Entry 3, Black and WhiteThis is as basic as it gets, I simply placed a softbox behind her in order to get a perfectly white background and exposed so that she was in complete silhouette. I take a photo like this of nearly…mikefromak (33)in photofeed • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Moody Masquerade - Getting Creative with Light PlacementHere's a photo from 2013 of my good friend Chantel, a local hair/makeup artist. This was back when I was just a novice at strobe lighting and every shoot was a complete and absolute experiment.…mikefromak (33)in portraitcontest • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Portrait contest week 25 entry 2, Black and whiteHere's a photo from 2017 of Rachael, a local dance instructor. We've shot several times together and I'm always amazed at how natural she is with pose and posture. tighter crop for thumbnail…mikefromak (33)in portraitcontest • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.One light is often all you need.This photo from 2017 is of my friend and local musician John Budnik. It was lit with a single BRX 500 w/ 53" Elinchrom rotalux octabox flown directly overhead, with a white bounce card at his feet.…resteemedjasonrussell (68)in portraitcontest • 7 years agoSteemit Portrait Photography Contest Week 25 STARTS TODAY!!! 1st 2nd and 3rd place STEEM PRIZES!!!! + WHALESHARES!!!!Week 25 Starts TODAY!!!! The theme is Black and White Portraits and @bescouted is the judge!!!!!!!! Interpret this how you will!!!! -Wikipedia.com Winners for week 24 will be posted on…resteemedcondra (67)in steemit • 7 years agoBetter Content & Passive Income 👍 Why I'm In Favor Of Advertising On SteemitA year ago I wrote here on Steemit about how people were bemoaning the (then 4 week) reward cutoff point on Steemit, and how content producers might embrace other forms of revenue generation, such…mikefromak (33)in portraitcontest • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Strobe lighting outdoors - Outdoor / Environmental Portrait contest entryIt can be tough to shoot outdoor portraits in Alaska, simply because the winter season dominates the year and shooting in studio is hard to beat for convenience. This summer I actually managed to…resteemedjasonrussell (68)in portraitcontest • 7 years agoSteemit Portrait Photography Contest WEEK 24 REMINDER!!! 1st 2nd and 3rd place STEEM PRIZES!!!! + WHALESHARES!!!!Contest ends NEXT FRIDAY at 12 am CST!! Get those #portraitcontest entries in steemit!!!!! The theme is Outdoor / Environmental Portraits and @axeman is the judge!!!!!!!! -Wikipedia.com…mikefromak (33)in introduceyourself • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Hello world! I'm Michael Porterfield, a Photographer and Outdoor Enthusiast from Small-Town AlaskaHey there steemit community! I'm a portrait photographer specializing in artificial and studio lighting. I've lived most of my life in Palmer, Alaska and I truly do believe everyone should come and…