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New Gear : Paul C. Buff Parabolic Light Modification System PLM

Mark | February 26, 2010 - 8:59 pm

Finally got a new toy in today.  I had ordered this 86″ Paul C. Buff Parabolic Light Modification System (PLM System) what seems like a couple months ago.  They had been on back order forever but it finally showed up today via the brown santa clause (aka UPS).  Thanks to my friend Steve for that phrase. Whenever I get a new light modifier in I take some test shots to see the quality of light.  This is by far the largest modifier I have in my arsenal to date.  The intent was to get a hugh softbox to give the feeling of window light in a studio setup.  The PLM isn’t very deep either so it works well in limited space setups.  Plus to boot it’s actually quite affordable at only around a hundred bucks for the reflector and diffusion material. Wouldn’t want to use this outside as it would act like a hugh sail and fly away like our Colorado balloon boy.

This first image shows how the light fills the room.  As you can see it fills the room with a nice soft quality of light which I really dig.

This next image was shot to see the hot spots of the reflector.  It appears like a ring light in the reflector which again I personally like.  The two lines on the diffusion material are seams.

Finally, some images with a model.  Please note that the model isn’t necessary that good looking but he was hard up for some work.  I really like the ring light type of catch light in the eyes.

Overall, the PLM is great.  The only downside I’ve seen so far is putting on the diffusion material.  As you get one side hooked up the other side slides off.  I ended up using some binder clips to hold the diffusion material onto the reflector till I got all edges hooked.

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Mark Mortensen
Lakewood Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com

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DaVita : Teammate Photos

Mark | January 27, 2010 - 5:24 pm

DaVita is my employer during the day and I do a lot of pro-bono photography work for their corporate events.  Yesterday, the request came in to capture pictures of teammates from the business offices that are to be displayed in the new temporary office space in downtown Denver.  DaVita has plans to build a new corporate headquarter building in downtown Denver but that isn’t scheduled to be completed for at least the next couple of years.  The current building in the Denver West area is over flowing with teammates and DaVita needs more space.

Of course it isn’t all serious at DaVita and a few of the groups wanted some funny photos.

This next image was intended to be like a train but they couldn’t stop laughing.  I work with a good bunch of folks.

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Mark Mortensen
Lakewood Colorado portrait and event photographer.
http://www.MarkMortensen.com

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Business Portraits : Linda

Mark | January 17, 2010 - 7:32 pm

Linda told me she has been reluctant to get her business portraits completed for sometime.  However, she has been needing some professional photos to help represent her image better in her pre-paid legal services business.  She brought along her daughter, Alex, for support and they both did a great job in making the photo session fun and enjoyable.  Linda was referred to me by a contact in one of my business leads groups.  Referrals seem to be the way the majority of my work is coming in these days and is much appreciated.

Linda also wanted some B/W conversions as such this is one of the treatments I presented.

Thank you Linda and Alex for an enjoyable photo shoot!

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Mark Mortensen
Lakewood Colorado portrait and event photographer.
http://www.MarkMortensen.com

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