::Facebook PAC Group — Creative “Mexican Food, Drink & Dance” Theme Recognition ::

For last week’s Facebook Group  Creative Theme, “Mexican Food, Drink & Dance” our judges have chosen to highlight Jay Beckman’s picture of a bright green frozen margarita garnished with a red chili pepper!

Congratulations, Jay!  

Beautifully lit, tack-sharp, and the colors of Mexico – just perfect!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jay reports his settings, and set-up, for this picture as follows:

Shot with a Canon EOS 5D + 24-105mm f/4L IS
Shutter Speed 1/125s

Aperture f/8

ISO 100

Studio set-up for this shot:  Two Elinchrom 600RX with soft boxes mounted. Background was simply white foam core set up on a card table. Drink was real margarita mix (virgin) with real salt and a real red chili pepper. Exposure was set to slightly blow out the white background to minimize dodging in post.

Our sponsor, Vivyx Printing, will be providing you with a complimentary large print of this picture!  Also, as one of this month’s Weekly Theme Recognition Winners, you are now in the running for our monthly Grand Prize of a $100 print credit to Vivyx Printing. The Grand Prize winner will be announced at our monthly PAC meeting in June.

 

 

 

 

 

Jay is the professional photographer behind the lens at Crosswind Images. He’s based in Arizona. Although he shoots a variety of subjects, he specializes in aviation photography.

Jay is an active poster and commenter in our Facebook group. Not only does he share his talent with us, through his posts, but he is always willing to provide helpful comments and answers to questions that come up in the forum.

Thanks again for sharing your pictures and knowledge with us, Jay!

 

::Facebook PAC Group — PRO “Family Portraits” Photography Theme Recognition::

Last week, we started a new “PRO” theme! One does not have to be a “Pro” photographer in order to participate. The idea of the “PRO” themes is that submissions are of the nature one would take for a paid photography job. 

That being said … for our very first “PRO” theme, “Family Portraits,” Our judges selected Laura Gordillo’s beautiful, even ethereal, picture she took of a mother and her infant daughter.

The lighting and soft b&w treatment are just perfect!

Congratulations, Laura!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our sponsor, Vivyx Printing, will be providing you with a complimentary large print of this picture! Also, as one of this month’s Weekly Theme Recognition Winners, you are now in the running for our monthly Grand Prize of a $100 print credit to Vivyx Printing. The Grand Prize winner will be announced at our monthly PAC meeting in June.

Laura is a professional photographer in the Phoenix, Arizona area. More of her work, and information about hiring her, may be found at  http://www.lgordillophoto.com.

Laura used her Canon 60D  to create this picture.

Her settings are as follows:

ISO 125
Shutter Speed 1/400s
Focal Length 50
Aperture f/2.5
When asked about her winning photo, Laura told us:

A bit of info about this photo, what can I say! My subjects were absolutely GORGEOUS!! I was inspired by their beautiful head pieces the mother had
purchased from Sleepy Shimmer. After looking at these head pieces I wanted the images to be elegant, organic, soft and tender. The outcome of this
entire session was just amazing! I love how beautiful and intimate the images turned out 🙂

Laura is relatively new to the PAC. We are so glad she has jumped in and shared her pictures with us! We’re looking forward to seeing much more of your
work, Laura!

 

:: Google+ “All About Mom” Theme Recognition::

As we only had one submission for last week’s Google+ http://www.pacgplus.com/ Theme, “All About Mom,” we were unable to designate a Google+ Theme Recognition Winner for this week.
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Please comment on this post to show our three PAC Weekly Theme Recognition winners some love!

Also, don’t forget to take some time to check out the other awesome themed photos, on Google+ and on Facebook, and get inspired to go out and shoot!

To be considered for this PAC challenge, simply check the calendar http://tinyurl.com/8j42x3h for the weekly photo assignments.
·Photos submitted for the Google+ Community Weekly Theme must be shot during the assignment week—no archived photos. Hash tag #PACWeekly.
·Photos submitted for the Facebook Group 3-day Themes may be archived, or shot during the run of the theme.
·Post your BEST three shots each week based on the current theme.
·Any details you can add to your post, such as: camera used, settings, caption, and/or a brief story of your subject, will also be considered a plus!

The winning photographers will have their photos published here on the PAC blog for all to enjoy!
To learn more about our Amazing Photo community check out our website here: https://captureschool.net/ (Open to all States and
Countries!)

~ Sarah Hales
on behalf of the PAC Community Leaders