Downtown with Temple

DanOstergren · Nov 14, 2023

From a recent shoot with a model named Temple. Having worked with him on multiple occasions, his exceptional skill consistently enhances my work.
Earlier that day Temple had a commercial shoot for Fred Meyers so he showed up to our shoot still wearing the makeup from that one, which was awesome because it meant I didn't have to do any retouching on his skin whatsoever.

Canon 5D MKIII, Canon EF 85mm, natural light.

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slat · Nov 19, 2023

Nice set. Quality as always.

vintagesnaps · Nov 20, 2023

Beautiful set Dan. The hat turned out to be a great way to make some fun portraits (you nailed the 'action' with the hat!). He has a great smile that lights up his face and you captured that well.

terri · Nov 20, 2023

Good grief - this guy's a natural! That's a fabulous set. They're all good, but the ones on the steps are extra good. He's just on, isn't he? Wow.

DanOstergren · Dec 4, 2023

slat said:
Nice set. Quality as always.

Thank you so much.

DanOstergren · Dec 4, 2023

vintagesnaps said:
Beautiful set Dan. The hat turned out to be a great way to make some fun portraits (you nailed the 'action' with the hat!). He has a great smile that lights up his face and you captured that well.

Thank you. I typically like the more sombre and melancholy expressions in portraiture, but lately have been enjoying this change.

DanOstergren · Dec 4, 2023

terri said:
Good grief - this guy's a natural! That's a fabulous set. They're all good, but the ones on the steps are extra good. He's just on, isn't he? Wow.

Thank you. It's honestly impossible to get a bad shot of Temple. The best part was that retouching was not needed, allowing me to have a much higher number of final images (I ended up sending his agent over 50, and even from those it was very difficult to pick out my own favorites.