Macro flowers and bugs. - Botanical Gardens

I got a macro extension tube, so Sarah and I made a stop at the botanical gardens while we were in Fort Worth. I recently bought a macro flash too, so look out for more posts with a flash. Here's what I got that day though.





 


Bee. It was def scary to bee so close to these things.












Eating a bug.










-Jonny Carroll Photographer
Dallas photography

Tutorial - Why to use a polarizer filter.

This is one of those things that can really make a difference. A small detail, yet extremely important in particular circumstances.

I polarizer only allows light to enter the lens from a particular direction. While light from a source is always omnidirectional, as well as most light bouncing off an object, some reflected light is coming from a single direction. See these examples:

Take this normal aerial photo of a Fort Worth, TX stadium


Compared to this polarized photo.


Both of these are unedited out of the camera. The difference is amazing, and the difference is between an amateur and a professional. I almost always have a circular polarizer on my lens. For only $50-$100, it makes and enormous difference. Watch out though. You don't always want to use one, they make the image much darker, so they're bad in low light situations.

Here's another example:

    

Look at the effect on the clouds / sky and the removal of the reflection off the water. If you don't have one, get one. It will be way worth it. Everyone and their pet dog asks me what kind of camera to buy. I tell them the camera is the least important thing to buy. This is one of the important things.


-Jonny Carroll
Photographer
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Cowboy Katherine

While I loved these photos, I was a little hesitant to post them because some might consider them pretty sensitive, but seeing as I haven't updated in about two weeks, a shocking 'return to blogging' post felt in order. That and Katherine was perfectly ok with me posting these.









Katherine was great to work with and was a natural in front of the camera.
Hope you enjoyed, I don't blog many of my boudoir / sexy photo shoots.

-Jonny Carroll Photographer
Dallas photography
Portrait boudoir Photography in Denton and Dallas, TX
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Kayla and Joey Wedding

Kayla and Joey got married at the Little Chapel in the Woods in Denton, Texas in the gardens of TWU, Texas Women's University. Joey flys helicopters, but we didn't know that until after we had met. How funny is that.

The reception was later at Giuseppe's Italiana, where Sarah and I actually had our engagement party.

-Jonny Carroll
Photographer
Dallas Texas Photography
Denton Wedding Photographer

Burton: Conference room head shots

Yep. I was given a head shot of one employee and had to match that photo to the other employees in the company. It involved a very specific color of blue, soft lighting with the camera left just slightly brighter and a bright to darker circular gradient behind them.

I set up the studio in the conference room of their office. It was pretty neat and very convenient for them. 

Unfortunately I don't have the rights to post the sample photo, but it looked like this, I assure you. 

  

A good shoot. I personally would've edited a little different, but I was attempting to match the other head shots foremost.

-Jonny Carroll
Dallas Photographer
Dallas Head Shot Photographer
Dallas Texas Photographer

Amelia and Joe engagement

Amelia and Joe had their engagement shoot in good ol' downtown Denton, Texas. We started off at the TWU gardens then made our way to the square. I thought it was going to be difficult to light with the high contrast between their two skin tones, but I ended up really liking the contrast. Perhaps it's our culture's history, but I for some reason just find a special beauty in interracial couples and get excited to photograph them.

The shoot was great, and you can't even tell that we almost all passed out from humidity. It was so so bad. They were quite the couple for sticking it out with me.

-Jonny Carroll Photographer
Denton photographer
Denton Texas Wedding Photographer
Denton portrait Photographer

Mustang Technology Air to Air

I was hired to do both aerial photography and video for Mustang Technology. We ended up getting two helicopters to cover this. Alan was in one, I was in the other. We're focusing on that strange looking, box shaped radar on the left side, just behind the wing. The shoot was pretty amazing. It was actually in Feb, but I'm just now blogging about it, so sorry about that.

VIDEO:



Filmed at Lake Texoma, Texas.

Video Pilot: Chris Creamer
Stills Pilot: Brenton Thomson
Caravan Pilot: Svein Tveitnes
Grip: Alan Farmer
Direction: Jonny Carroll
Still Photographer: Jonny Carroll
Editor: Lorraine Sherrill
Producer: Jonny Carroll with TXaerial
and Kevin Williamson with Mustang Technology

Special Thanks to:
Longhorn Helicopters
Grayson County Airport

Photos:









Action Shots:







Making Of Video:


-Jonny Carroll
Photographer


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Dashaney's Senior Portraits

Dashney is a senior at Pilot Point high school.
Her mom is actually my mail carrier, she see's mail addressed to my house as "photography" all the time, and knows I work from home, so she just came to the door. How cool is that. Turns out, yep I take senior portraits.


Dashaney is involved in athletics and you can certainly tell from the tone of her arms and such. She's very pretty and has a just gorgeous skin tone.


These photos were taken at Savannah Texas

This was one of her and her mom's favorites.

-Jonny Carroll Photographer 

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Senior portraits photographer in Pilot Point Texas

AEG Solar Panels Ground + Aerial

I got a chance to take photos for AEG via the MCC ad agency. I love when I'm able to combine ground photography with aerial photography as a service. I was lucky enough to do that on this job. Not only that, but I'm crazy about solar energy!


To the nerds that read my blog, no this is not HDR, but similar.  Multiple exposures with layering and masking.







And of course the aeria


AEG.com

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Photographer


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