National Portrait Gallery

I've been looking back over the images I created in 2011.  It was a great year of travel for me.  Here are some images from the National Portrait Gallery in London.  There were lots of "frame-within-a-frame" image opportunities here.

Love this pink in this blue room.

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Warm tungsten light on the left with cool daylight on the right, diagonal lines and vanishing point perspective all caught my eye.

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Arches inside a rectangle were interesting.  The warmth of the next room is appealing.

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From each room to the next is a change.  It made you want to explore.  This image was a challenge to make as no tripods were allowed.  The alignment is a bit off (I needed to move about an inch to the right).  This image is processed a little more heavily than what is usual for me.  

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Maria

My first photo shoot with the lovely and very tall Maria was practically a disaster.  Not because of her, but rather me.  Between gear I couldn't find, gear that had failed and gear that I just plain forgot to bring, I had no suitable light modifiers available to me on this location shoot.  I had just a bare flash and ambient light to play with, not the optimal way to shoot a model.  I made the best of it and came up with these images--enjoy!.  I'm planning my next shoot with Maria to be in studio. 

Photograph ©2011 Alex Suárez. All rights reserved. Click image to view a larger version.Photograph ©2011 Alex Suárez. All rights reserved. Click image to view a larger version.Photograph ©2011 Alex Suárez. All rights reserved. Click image to view a larger version.Photograph ©2011 Alex Suárez. All rights reserved. Click image to view a larger version.

Maverick Road Sky

Another view of the sunset by Maverick Road near one of the entrances to Big Bend National Park. This is the same location as the my previous post.  It’s amazing how dramatically the lighting can change in just 8 minutes.

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Big Sky

The sunset view by Maverick Road near one of the entrances to Big Bend National Park. 

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Greasewood Grocery

Can you imagine doing your grocery shopping here?  Wow.

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