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Loveland & Fort Collins - Family Portrait Photography

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009


Loveland & Fort Collins - Family Portrait Photography - Images by Warren Diggles

Loveland & Fort Collins, Colorado - family portraits done commercial photography style! We have provided portraits to many Northern Colorado families throughout the years. Our photography style is unique and will be individualized to each family’s personality and interests.

Call (970)412-0583 to reserve your FAMILY PORTRAIT sitting now and receive $50 off!
This is a beautiful time of year for family portraits but the fall colors will not last long.
(Only $125 for a 2 hour portrait session, offer ends October 31, 2009)

Click Here to see more examples of our Family Portrait Photography

Colorado Luxury Homes by Jay Brannen

Saturday, September 12th, 2009


Brannen Design & Construction - Colorado Luxury Homes
Colorado Photography by Warren Diggles

Architectural photography of luxury homes located in Fort Collins, northern Colorado - subdivisions including Harmony Club and Fossil Creek Ranch. The homes in this gallery were built by Brannen Design & Construction. If you are a subcontractor and would like to use these images on your website and other marketing materials, please contact Warren Diggles Fort Collins Commercial Photographer to discuss details.

Loveland & Fort Collins, Colorado - Senior Picture Photography

Monday, July 6th, 2009


Loveland & Fort Collins - Senior Picture Photography

High School Senior Picture Photography

10/01/09 UPDATE

Our Loveland & Fort Collins, Colorado - Senior Picture Photography gallery has been upgraded to the New Photoshelter social marketing flash gallery

Loveland & Fort Collins, Colorado - Senior portraits done commercial photography style! We have provided portraits to many Northern Colorado high school students throughout the years. Our photography style is unique and will be individualized to each student’s personality and interests.
Call (970)412-0583 to reserve your SENIOR PORTRAIT sitting and receive $75 off!
(Only $100 for a 2 hour portrait session, offer ends August 31, 2009)

Click Here to see examples of our Senior Picture Portrait Photography

Fort Collins, Colorado Stock Photography

Monday, July 6th, 2009


Fort Collins, Colorado Stock Photography

Fort Collins, Colorado stock photography images for sale - photos of local agriculture, business, food, home, lifestyle, people, and weddings…

Loveland, Colorado Stock Photography

Monday, July 6th, 2009


Loveland, Colorado Stock Photography

Loveland, Colorado stock photography images for sale - photos of local business, couples, fitness, green issues, health, people, and scenes…

Interior Photography Lighting

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Large interior with 2 studio lights
Commercial Photography Lighting Techniques: Example 8

Interior photography lighting large interior

Commercial Photographic Lighting Diagram: Commercial Photography Lighting Interiors

Equipment Used
* Canon 1ds * 24mm tilt shift * 24mm ISO100 f10 .3sec
* Speedotron Brownline 800ws two M11 heads
* 16″ Reflector (Beauty Dish), about 15′ behind the subjects
* 7″ Reflector, as high as stand will go pointed at ceiling

Shooting interiors is always challenging, but before setting up the lighting there three things that are very important to assess before you start.

  1. What is the purpose and goal of the photography session
  2. What commitments did you project to the client and what expectations do they have
  3. What is the budget or how much time do you have

Since I was hired for this shoot by a magazine the purpose is to create feature and ad photography for their client East Moon Asian Cafe. The restaurant had a limited budget which allowed for 2 hours of photography time. » More Interior photography lighting

Portraits of Bob, a Northern Colorado Steeler Fan

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Speedotron Brown Line and Beauty Dish
Commercial Photography Lighting Techniques: Example 7

Speedotron Brown Line Beauty Dish Portrait

Commercial Photographic Lighting Diagram: Beauty Dish and Reflector

Equipment Used
* Canon 1ds * 100 macro * 100mm ISO100 f13 1/60sec
* Speedotron Brownline 800ws one M11 head
* Beauty Dish (16″ Reflector) 5′ away about 45 degrees to the left of subject, ceiling height
* The direction of the light is perpendicular to the subject
* White reflector directly to right of subject just out of camera view

This room is about 12′x14′ with a dining room table in it, we did not have much space to light the subject and background separately! This is an area where the beauty dish shines. » More Speedotron Brown Line and Beauty Dish

Introducing Commercial Photography Lighting Techniques

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Recently, I read a post on the Alamy forum about photographic lighting. Hmmm…what an excellent category for the Photography and Marketing blog! Since Alamy provided inspiration the images in this post are from my Alamy stock photography collection, if you are interested in using any of these images for your creative projects and would like to know licensing information, please Contact Us. There are a total of 6 examples with diagrams in this post.

Generally I like to keep lighting as simple as possible, here are some various examples of setups using 1, 2 and 3 lights. Examples with softbox, umbrellas, grids, gobo (go between), or no light modifiers. In my opinion the key to lighting is to see what you have to start with and then modify it to achieve your goal.

Links for the professional photography equipment used to create these images.
These products available at B&H Photo Video are used by and/or highly recommended by Warren Diggles Photography.

» Canon 1ds Mark III Digital SLR Camera
» Dynalite Power Pack and Strobes
» Photoflex Softbox
» 42″ 5 in 1 Reflector Kit
» Westcott White Umbrella
» Savage White Paper Background
» Savage Black Paper Background

Studio 2 lights
Commercial Photography Lighting Techniques: Example 1

Studio 2 lights

Commercial Photographic Lighting Diagram: Studio 2 lights

* Softbox 90° to to right of subject
* Background light with grid modifier
* No fill light for more dramatic lighting
* Black background

A soft box is an excellent tool for providing soft even directional light, very similar to a large window in a dark room » More Commercial Photography Lighting Techniques

Vintage Books, Paypal and the Web

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Vintage Hairstyling

During the last couple of months I have been fortunate enough to produce websites for 2 different authors and publishers (It is weird how I have never done any work for an author and then 2 months in a row…)

Anyway this first example is an online store redesign for a fabulously done book about Vintage Hairstyling by Lauren Rennells, excellent idea for Christmas gifts btw. (more…)

Colorado Luxury Homes

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

When you meet Paul and Brenda of Province Building you will be instantly impressed with their ‘can do’ attitude and friendly personality.

With multiple developments to manage, homes to build and homeowners to keep happy it is no wonder that Province Building relies on our smart and creative marketing solutions to communicate their message. Province Building supplies the ideas and inspiration then we put in the hours needed to fulfill their vision and get projects done.

Just take a look at this northern Colorado home at Harmony Club, wide open floor plan located on the golf course next to a lake…a moment please…last week I was happy to photograph this home for Province, Inc. By the way, this home is for sale! Contact Robin Strong through www.provincebuilding.com for details.

The images in this gallery were taken with a Canon 1ds, 24mm and 45mm T/S Lenses (shameless google plug will see if someone finds this post by searching for Canon T/S architectural camera lenses).