Liesl Diesel Photo » shadows http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog Mon, 21 May 2012 14:49:30 +0000 en hourly 1 Thai Ventures! Day 1 in Bangkok! http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/thailand-adventures/ http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/thailand-adventures/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 18:15:17 +0000 Liesl http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/?p=6439 Some good friends of mine were married this past January in Thailand, and I was so blessed to have the opportunity to travel over there to witness it!

I love traveling but made sure to travel light.

My packing list for Thailand included:

one camera body, one lens: CHECK!

super mod hipster blue blockers: CHECK!

homeopathic jet lag pills: CHECK!

Ridiculously attractive traveling companion who can double as airplane pillow and body guard: CHECK!

We arrived early to adjust to the time change.

The cars run on propane in Bangkok, for the most part, so the air was very clean!

The Bangkok skyline, shot through a rusty fence.

I loved this tree!


also loved this super cute tourist!

We walked around our first day to get our bodies used to the time change, this park was a short walk from our hotel.

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lily pad pond!

I like this story.

I saw this body guard for hire, but luckily I had already brought mine along. It's much more affordable that way.

These bunnies were so adorable and I got so excited when I saw them on the street market!

Then I realized they weren't being sold as pets . . .

Choose your food wisely! There were just some quick pics from my first day in Bangkok, I will put some more up very soon! What an adventure!!

]]> http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/thailand-adventures/feed/ 1 Adding Shadows to Compositions http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/off-camera-flash-headshot-nyc/ http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/off-camera-flash-headshot-nyc/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:32:33 +0000 Liesl http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/?p=1310 Off camera lighting is a very useful way to define a subject more clearly as it adds shape.

When creating a composition in this way, it is important to envision how the shadows will become a part of the composition and plan accordingly.

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Sven’s company, Happy Viper Integrated Designs, was featured in Vanity Fair, so we thought we would pull a little cover action into the shoot :)

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Yes, he really does read The Batman Handbook.  And yes, it really does teach you how to fight crime.

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I told him to act bored.  Because he wasn’t.  Really, he wasn’t.  Photo shoots with Liesl Diesel are never boring.

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Play with the shadows!

I think these images would be dull without the Peter Pan Shadow Action™ (yeah, that’s my technical name for it).

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