Kenneth Linge's Journal

InStudio Camera room June 20th 2008

2008-06-21T01:53:21Z

Yeahhhh my camera room is ready for "move in". We will now start setting up sets etc and be ready to shoot in there in the next few days. Almost 3000 Sq Ft camera room ROCK! Long lenses inside with all the beauty of 2.8 etc!

InStudio June 17th 2008

2008-06-18T08:07:27Z

Yes I am excited about our new studio, but LARGE means lots of space to fix up :-) Just wanted to show you our Showroom the way it look today, and then imagine we plan on opening July 1st!

BREAKING NEWS! InStudio is coming!

2008-05-24T01:33:12Z

Dear Friends, Here is the big secret we have worked on for weeks! Yes, we are opening a new HUGE HIP studio here in Happy Valley. We are renting 8800 Sq ft on Center Street in Orem. The camera room will be the dream of my life 90×35 feet with nice wood floor (a NBA court is 94 feet :-)) so imagine. It also has a nice high ceiling! It will be really hi tech and much more than just a shoot. The whole place will be a happening. I will have a big party for all Photograher's later on so please e-mail me if you are not on my normal mailing list. It will also have a 1200 Sq Ft classroom +++, so I will do lots of my seminars there. Well, I will tell you more later. IT WILL ROCK! Here is a rough draft of the logo.

Photographing People Part 3 went great!

2008-05-05T21:27:34Z

This last Saturday we did our first Photographing People Part 3 and it was sooo nice to see the photographers put to use what they learned in Part 1 & 2. It was impressive to see their understanding of light! We first shot downtown SLC, then went out to the Great Salt Lake with Mr.GSL himself (Charles Uibel www.greatsaltlakephotos.com) as our guide. In this image you see a portable tungsten spot lighting up the brides face. I have used portable battery powered tungsten spots since 1981!!!!! ( Yes I know a lot of young speakers think they invented that.) It has been used in film forever and it was while working as the still photographer on a movie in Paris, France summer 1981 I discovered it and it sure changed my thinking.

Nik Infrared Thermal Filter

2008-04-12T00:00:10Z

I love to play with the Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 here is a sample of Infrared Thermal filter.

f stops and lens choices

2008-04-08T23:48:38Z

In my last Photographing People class I was telling a student how she really needed to get a longer lens to get a more professional look on some of her work. I had just photographed Nathalie with my 70-200mm f.2.8 @ 160 and f 2.8 ( see left image) when I thought I would hurry and take a picture more like what she would get on her lens. I also had to shoot from a higher angle (a mistake almost all people do when the photograph children), because otherwise I would get all kind of problems in my background from the wider lens. In the first I shoot more into her face and am on her level with good contact. The one to the right is shot at 75mm f 9.0. It sure is important to me to choose the right lenses and f stops to look different and better then most people do, even with the same light. Notice the background blur with the longer lens, yes it was shot on 2.8 so yes the 75mm shot would be a bit more blurred if shot on a lower f.stop. Both pictures are processed with one click in Colorperfect, the most useful workflow action we have in the Linge Action Packed PS 1 Workflow actions. It vignettes nicely and corrects very well, saves us about 80% of our time in Photoshop. The Actions set sells for US$ 175. To buy a set fill out the contact form to the left.

The Society of XXV and Make a Wish Foundation

2008-04-08T03:39:16Z

Last week I had a wonderful time in California attending the yearly meeting of The Society of XXV, a group of 25 leading photographers from around the world. One of the days we photographed kids and there families for The Make a Wish foundation. On this image Henk van Kooten and his wife Christina, my wife MaryLyn and myself got to work as a team. Most of the credit goes to Henk's always amazing vision, but it was sure fun to see how well we could work and think together.

Don't miss this "Mind Blowing" Seminar March 25th.

2008-03-19T18:02:16Z

I'm so excited to inform you that Epson and The International School of Photography will be having a seminar with my favorite photographer, Henk van Kooten, from The Netherlands. Henk's main subject will be "How to Create your own Creativity". Henk is unquestionably the most creative photographer I have ever met. I just spent three days at his studio and can promise you there is NO end to his imagination and creativity, simply AMAZING! You just have to see him to believe it and you will be INSPIRED!

So, here's the scoop:

The seminar will be held on Tuesday, March 25th and 7:00 p.m. at the new SpringHill Suites by Marriott at 625 South 300 West, Salt Lake City. It is very close to Pictureline and if you need a room for the night, ask for the Pictureline rate! ww.marriott.com/slcsh. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the seminar starts at 7:00 p.m. precisely. It will last until 9:30 p.m. with two short breaks. The price of the seminar is $85 with a maximum of 40 participants.

So, if you want to get your CREATIVE juices flowing and STAND OUT from your competition please join us for an evening with Europe's most creative and hip photographer, Henk van Kooten. And remember, seats are limited, so get yours right away. You can check out Henk's website at: www.henkvankooten.com

With the rapidly increasing number of photographers in our market place, it has never been more important to stand out with your own style. Henk most certainly does this and will share tips and techniques so that you can develop your unique style.

So to re-cap:

What: Seminar entitled "Create Your Own Creativity"

When: Tuesday,March 25, 2008

Where: Salt Lake City, SpringHill Suites by Marriott

Time: 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

Investment: $85

I can't wait to participate and look forward to seeing you there!

Respectfully,

Kenneth Linge M.Photog. Cr. CPP.XXV.PFP

Founder

The International School of Photography

Facial Analyzes

2008-03-11T20:25:40Z

Today I want to show you 2 images from last Saturdays Photographing People Part 2 class. Alyssa is a beautiful girl but let's do a closer analysis of what happens to her face with two different expressions. It is amazing what changes a face makes when you go from a serious expression to a smile. Too many people judge a photo on how happy or smiley a person looks, maybe because too many people are told from the time they are kids to smile at the camera. I will comment under each picture individually.

This is a very classic but good light when normal make up is applied. Look at the size of her eyes compared to the smiley one, and also the jaw line to the right, I think she is a classic beauty.

In this smiley one we see her eyes getting smaller which is the case with most people, also look at her chin and jaw line. I always shoot for different expressions to show different sides of a person, but, yes I do love her big beautiful eyes and the clean lines in the top image.

Todd Herzog Winner of Survivor 2007

2008-03-08T20:10:19Z

It is so much fun being a people photographer because I get to meet and work with so many great people. Some famous, some not. People are people and I sure love photographing all kinds and ages. Todd truly impressed me and having won Survivor as the youngest ever proves his cleverness and abilities. A great powerful personality, yet humble. I think the choice of desaturation really works well on this image. I like the white on white to keep the focus on Todd the person, if it was a fashion shoot I would have chosen a different background and probably not had eye contact to keep the focus more on the clothing.