Was digging through my archive looking to see if I had any shots floating around I’d forgotten about. I came across this little gem.

What I really love about this is its entirely done with a ring light, despite it not having ring lighting characteristics. There shouldn’t be any shadows on his face (sides of nose). It should be flat, but yet there they are.

The secret to this… I was about 2 inches from his face. The hole for the lens allowed the ring to actually light from the sides instead of kick so flat… Yep, lighting geek here all the way.

Double Rainbow

loving the sky today

This was such a fun shoot with Amberley Harvick of the Block Agency.

We did a few looks, but this was definitely my favorite. Something about how simple it is really works for me. It doesn’t hurt that she’s simply adorable and such a pleasure to work with!

Been all over everywhere lately and haven’t posted a thing.  Well…its time I fix that.  This is a shot I did a few weeks ago with Amberley Harvick of the Block Agency.  Amazing girl, super sweet, and simply adorable. 

Finally finished setting up the new studio. Check it out!  Also, this is the perfect place to showcase my newest service.  Google Business Photos.  I think they’re pretty cool!

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Had a great shoot with Deborah Olague of DO Mokume.  She makes the most amazing rings.  Check out the rest of her line at www.mokume-gane-metals.com

Photographer: kyle g. mclaughlin, studio kgm inc.

Been a busy week this week.  Got to work with several of my favorite people.  This, for instance, was shot for Meg and Sara’s new natural dyed scarf company #SouthernHue.  Keep an eye out for a big launch coming soon from them!

Styling/Art Direction: Sara Dailey and Meg Davis

Photography: kyle g. mclaughlin, studio kgm inc.

Model:  Harry

Behind the scenes of the latest shoot for Olia.  So much fun!  Looks like this will be my last shoot at Marathon… our new studio is almost ready!  I can’t wait.

Yep.  I try to find the right backdrop for whatever best fits the shoot.

For shooting in the studio I’ve got a couple dozen rolls of different colored paper.  If that lets me down, I can just paint the wall or wallpaper a couple sheets of foam core. 

If I’m going for more of an environmental looks, I just drive or walk around and see what I can find.  If I find a location that fits the feel of the project, we’ll just shoot there.

I still bring all my studio lights and modifiers for wherever I’m shooting.  I just make sure to keep a lot of extension cords in my kit and have a battery pack I can use if I can’t find a plug.

Photographer:  kyle g. mclaughlin

Stylist:  Meg Davis

Designer: Janelle Janske-Wilkerson

We never know what we’re going to get when we have just a little bit of merch and free range to do with it as we please.  So much fun!

I just finished shooting for Slumby. They make a really cool kids product. Its been a while since I worked with kids, so it was a long day, but a whole lot of fun. Now it’s time to hop on the editing.

Model:  Cedric Williams

Photographer: kyle g. mclaughlin

Model: Linda Winkowski

Hair and Makeup: Bryin Smoot

Stylist: Curt Tornow

Photographer: kyle g. mclaughlin

This crew was such a delight to work with.  Linda is absolutely amazing.  Bryin knew exactly what we wanted and was a master with a piece of foam core.  He would swing it just right, and I’d snap when the hair had the perfect amount of burst to it.  Its hard to believe, but Curt managed to put this entire outfit together with a really bad junior’s prom dress and a handful of random pieces of jewelry.  It’s amazing how a whole shoot can come together with about 15 minutes of brainstorming and some random scraps we pulled together after wrapping early from an e-com shoot.

As for lighting.  This is your basic old hollywood lighting.  Used a fresnel spot to light the whole seen.  Raised it as high as the high roller allowed and aimed it at Linda.  The white sweep was probably 10 feet behind her.  This allowed for that great gradient on the background.