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Monkey See, Monkey Do

Hans Rupert — Tue, 03 May 2011 04:38:59 +0000

What great fun a mother & daughter can have in a studio session when given the chance to just be themselves. Forget the formality of rigid poses or the casual outdoor phone snapshot – these two were right at home having some great fun together making memories that both will remember for a lifetime.

Babies Love Balloons

Hans Rupert — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:15:13 +0000

Really, they do.

Cycloramas: nothing else will do

Hans Rupert — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:16:39 +0000

Seamless paper comes in some lovely colors. But, it doesn’t come in every color, and certainly not in 20ft. widths. Plus, paper wrinkles, tears, gets dirty beyond salvation, and frankly isn’t exactly “eco-friendly”. That’s why I really love our studio’s cyclorama. We had some friends over for dinner one night, and all the kids wanted [...]

Where noir.net gets its name

Hans Rupert — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:30:38 +0000

A long time ago when I was starting out in this little Midwest city showing my work around, a lot of the comments were “it’s so dark & moody”, “are you sure this isn’t too dark?”, “why such deep shadows?” and the like. Well, it did win me some pretty handsome jobs, but I was [...]

Joel Floats

Hans Rupert — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:19:48 +0000

This is what happens when art directors get too creative around photographers. They float.

Not Just Strictly Business

Hans Rupert — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:18:15 +0000

Even politicians have a casual side. Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey.

Proud Mother, Adoring Son

Hans Rupert — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:51:07 +0000

Liam was utterly adoring of his very proud mother during this shoot, and it really shows.

One light to rule them all

Hans Rupert — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:21:22 +0000

Okay, so I light with panel style scrims a lot, everyone knows this. It’s an old Hollywood way of controlling light, and I’ve found it to be the most versatile, flexible, beautiful way of setting the proper diffused value of subjects. Now, I’m not opposed to softboxes, nor do I have anything against them philosophically. [...]

Why we use studio stands

Hans Rupert — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:42:12 +0000

Poor Aaron. When he showed up at our studio door one day a few years ago, he had an image stabilized Pentax SLR that he used almost exclusively hand held. And, you know what? He was pretty good with it too. But given about a year of me pushing him to shoot at ISO100, and [...]

Get McMahon

Hans Rupert — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:44:12 +0000

My 1st assistant photographer, Aaron Spain booked the studio for a shoot with local musician and minor legend, Dan McMahon this week. Aaron’s trying to build his portfolio out, and Dan is looking for, well some new looks. Aaron really wanted to work on some B&W techniques, and has been really enamored with lots of [...]