Vincent Laforet

Good Photographer I just found!!!

:::::PHOTO OF THE DAY:::::: 2009

..So I was planning to start taking "One picture a day"....here it is! Everyday, every week i'll post my picture of each day from now on.

Sneak peek of last week stuff 

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////NEW WEBSITE////

I have updated my portfolio website last week! Go take a look! 

www.bastianidesign.com

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ALP1 - Final Exam

*** For shots 1-2-3 I've put the green gel over my flash because of the neon light. But I understood that if I'm not lighting my background with the neon light or whatever light it is (like tungsten) I don't need to balance my flash with a gel. It's only if I'm working with to different source of light in the same image. As I did for the shot #4 with the green gel because I needed my subject to be in the same color than the ambient light of the neon tube.

SHOT #1

- Shot settings = 1/125  f9  100 ISO

- Flash power = 1/2 power

- Subject was lit with the flash bouncing 45˚ to the ceiling to create a small butterfly style and to have a softer lighting on her.

SHOT #2

- Shot settings = 1/125  f9  100 ISO

- Flash power = Full power

- To create one side lit and the other side more in soft shadow, I placed my model next to a white wall and bounced my light directly on the wall. But I realized that to create a deeper shadow on the other side, I need to placed my model further from the wall so the opposite side is less lit by the wall reflection.

- Subject was lit with the flash bouncing directly on the white wall next to her most lit part of the face.

SHOT #3

- Shot settings = 1/125  f5.6  100 ISO

- Flash power = Full power

- To be able to use only one light to create two sides well lit, I understand that i need 2 wall or white surface to bounce my light. So, I placed my subject really close facing a white wall, while I was bouncing my flash on the white wall behind her head at FULL POWER to be able to well lit the face and the hair. With a white ceiling I also have a little bit of light coming from the top.

- Subject was lit with the flash bouncing directly on the white wall behind her head. She is facing a white wall really close to her face. 

SHOT #4 (Other exam sheet)

- Ambient reading ( with my light meter) = 1/8  f8  800 ISO

- Shot settings = 1/8  f13  800 ISO

- Flash power = 1/4 

- I understand that to create a well exposed and light background I need to put my shutter speed slower to have more light through my lens. Since my background is lit with neon light and my subject is lit with my flash, I need to balance the both light together by adding a green gel to my flash because neon is the ambient light.

- I have a f stop reading at f13 because I wanted my background to be more in focus than the light meter reading was at f8. 

- I've put my ISO higher to increase the lighting on my background and also reduced the power of my flash to make sure my subject is not overexposed.

- Subject was lit with the flash bouncing directly on the white ceiling to create a softer light on her, also to have a small soft shadow under her nose as a butterfly style. 

SHOT #5

- Ambient reading ( with my light meter) = 1/60  f5.6  100 ISO

- Shot settings = 1/60  f5.6  100 ISO

- Flash power = 1/4

- I understand that to create a well exposed background I need to put my shutter speed slower to have more light through my lens. So I followed my light meter reading and end up having a good exposure for my background and also the subject.

- Subject was lit in front, at 45˚ angle.

HD Surf video

I'm a big fan of surfing and this is my latest favorite  youtube video! Go watch it!

It is just amazing and stunning! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BOhDaJH0m4

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PHOTO STORY

In today's economy, the mid-class family represent the parents plus one, two or three children. But I was interested to find a family of more than four children, because the majority of my generation of new parents, from 25 to 30 years old, are planning to have not more than 2 children. Because it is really expensive to have a child, we can't figure out how to have enough money to raise more than two kids and also where will we find the time between work and activities to take care of our child life. 

Researching within my entourage, I did found one family who does have the energy and time to raise 6 children from 4 to 18 years old. That's what I called a Big Family. Lucie Mésonéro, the mother of all the 6 children, gave birth to 3 boys with her first marriage ( Michael 18 yrs., Daniel 15 yrs., Jessy 13 yrs.). Unfortunately the father of her 3 sons died and left the mom alone with her 3 children. After few years, she got a second relationship with the father of her two older daughters, Davidson 10 yrs. and Marie-Neige 7 yrs. She didn't got so lucky again with this man who left her alone with the 5 children. He left the family house and never gave news from now on. Finally, as of today's date, she is leaving a happy relationship with Stephane and the 5 children, and they are proud parents of the last children of the Mésonéro family, Anastasia 4 years old. 

From this photo reportage, I learned that a big family is not necessarily always doing everything as a group. Each person is so different from another one and because each one as a different life path depending on their situation, they are not feeling the same way. But I've also learned that even if all the children don't have the same father, the mother is there to remember them that they are loved and part of a beautiful family who care about them. 

It was a great experience to visit this family and learned from them.

The Family's house, in Laval

 Anastasia's father ( 4 years old) is working on a barbecue for the family.

Anastasia's showing me her outside playground in the backyard.

Davidson (10 years old) playing alone with her Nintendo DS in her room.

Daniel (15 years old) playing at the Xbox in the living room. 

Daniel is the most independent kid of the family. Really quiet.

While Marie-Neige is crying to have access to the TV in the kitchen, Davidson is watching her favorite movie. The learning of sharing with brother and sister is not always easy!

Few minutes after crying, Marie-Neige seems happy doing funny faces to the camera. While older brother, Jessy (13 yrs. old) is making fun of her.

Mother's children, Lucie Mésonéro, is playing card with son, Jessy, on a sunday afternoon. (While Anastasia seems busy looking at the game!)

The four younger children playing and posing for my shot. They are having a really good relationship even with age difference. 

The complete Family 

(Michael 18 yrs. was missing that day)

1 PICTURE EVERYDAY

Summer is almost here & my school semester is almost done! What a good news!!!!

I'm planning to start taking "a PICTURE A DAY" during summer time. Everyday i'll post my picture of the day. Feel free to give me good or bad comments that's how we grow. 

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