T.A. Vieira Photography

Las Vegas Portrait, Beauty and Cultural Photography

Lighting

MAGMOD – Great Tools for Very Cool, Moody Lighting!

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I've always loved the classic Hollywood style light you'd see in movies from the 1930s and '40s. Beautiful controlled light - a lot of deep shadows and then very carefully directed light, lighting … [Read more...] about MAGMOD – Great Tools for Very Cool, Moody Lighting!

Night Street Photography & Silhouettes

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I got a chance to get out last night and do a little street shooting downtown. It's December but the temperature wasn't too bad and it felt great to get out!Photography is all about light and shadows … [Read more...] about Night Street Photography & Silhouettes

Trumpet Noir

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I love this shot for a couple reasons.One - I love the results I'm getting from using MAGMOD's light modifiers. I know I've kind of gone on a bit about them, but it's just been a real joy discovering … [Read more...] about Trumpet Noir

The MAGMOD MagSnoot & MagGrid – Loving This Light Modifier System!

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I LOVE the lighting that you see more commonly in the film noir genre from hollywood movies back in the 1940s and '50s. More dramatic and moody, really being selective with the light and emphasizing … [Read more...] about The MAGMOD MagSnoot & MagGrid – Loving This Light Modifier System!

Jazz Flautist, Bob Winett

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This is my good friend and great jazz flautist, Bob Winett. He's starting to get into photography and I used this shot to show him how, even when using on-camera flash, you can still create … [Read more...] about Jazz Flautist, Bob Winett

Geneva – Black Background Series

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Okay, I know I said in the last post that I was finished posting images from the series of shoots that Geneva and I did with the black background and one light setup.... but, here's one more. … [Read more...] about Geneva – Black Background Series

One Light

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Okay, this will be it for my trip down memory lane with the shoots I did with the black backdrop. I love working with one light and the mysteriousness it can create. Very seductive. Of course Geneva … [Read more...] about One Light

Tina

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After I did the post yesterday featuring a shot I got with Geneva against the black background, I started looking through other shoots I did back then with a similar lighting setup. This is a shot of … [Read more...] about Tina