sean flanigan photography . seattle . portland . worldwide

bon voyage . drop it like it's hot!!!

http://seanflanigan.net/blog/  brand new sean flanigan blog. all posts will be at the new address from now on. the new blog still needs a little work but I figured I should just go ahead and share it. Come on over and leave some love.

-sean

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we will be contributing weekly . go get some!!!

a new look

maybe you've noticed a new look here on the blog. it's not a mistake, it's my new brand. check it out in full effect on my site http://www.seanflaniganphotography.com/ . in other news, a new fancy blog is in the works and I've been casing thousands of images to update my portfolios, so check back in a bit to see some fresh work.

cheers,

-sean

twitter

I signed up with twitter a while back but haven't been updating. today i added the widget to the left column of my blog for those that want to keep up with me and my whereabouts. i'm pretty sure this is my first post without a photo and my first post from my iPhone.
-sean

Vancouver : life (as an art form) workshop

I am pleased to announce I will be speaking at the life ( as an artform ) workshop in Vancouver, BC in early November. The workshop is put together by one of the finest portrait and wedding photographers in the industry, Mr. Jesh De Rox. To say I'm excited is an understatement. If you you will be attending the workshop please send me an email to say hello.

official site : http://www.jeshderoxclients.com/LIFE-VAN.jpg

Jesh De Rox's awesome site : http://www.jeshderox.com/

Looking forward to meeting everyone who is attending!! :)

-sean

prints and other stuff

Hey Hey !!!
Pretty cool prints, huh? These are all 16x24 Canvas prints. They will be going on display Starting this Sunday here. It'll be the first time I've displayed my work anywhere so I'm pretty pumped!! I've had a lot of people ask me if I sell prints, the answer is yes. If you would like to purchase a print please send me an email @ sean@seanflaniganphotography.com and I will send you a link to a super secret gallery where you can choose what you would like to purchase. Sound good?

And what is that above!?!? It's an iphone, baby! I put all my portfolios on my phone, you never know when you might need to show off, right? Lidia and I both got one last night. I've been spending most of my day so far playing with it... I need to get some work done...

*edit to add*

I ranked in the top 10 in a couple different photo competitions.

1st, this frame from Randilyn+Mikes wedding. It took 4th place in the kids category in the Quarter 2 WPJA competition

2nd, this frame from Justine+Chad's wedding. It took 10th place in the AGWPJA competition. OK, I'm really off to get some work done. Thanks for looking.

-Sean

office closed 09.10 - 09.17

Today Lidia and I are headed out to celebrate our 1 year wedding anniversary. Amidst the hectic wedding season it's important for me to have a little downtime and to spend some uninterrupted time with my wife. We will return home Thursday the 13th but will be leaving again for Priest Lake, Idaho to shoot a wedding on the 15th. I will respond to voice and email upon my return.

-sean

*edit* Just adding this. Friday I finished up my last wedding in July, that means august brides are next. Yes, that means you, Emily, Justine, Anna, Katie, Jane, Sarah, Amber, Keely, and Caitlyn. I'll keep you all posted as I progress through the edits. ;)

test

Ok, you asked for it ! Bigger blog photos are now here. Expect them to be this size from here on out.
-sean

New marketing material

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I just got my new marketing material in the mail and I am pretty excited about the quality of the prints. I printed through Modern Postcard, they did a fantastic job and had the goods shipped out to me in two business days, not bad if you ask me.

Cheers,

Sean

BW

I have been getting many emails as of late inquiring how I do my B&W conversions. So instead of  answering all of the emails I figured I would post it here.
The most important thing is to make sure that your exposure is on and your white balance is on. Once you are there you can go to work on your conversion. There are so many ways to go B&W and I have a few that I like. I am going to explain my favorite method. This method in particular works best for back lit scenes.
First, in your layers palette go to gradient map. From there choose the B&W gradient. (I apply the gradient twice to my photos for added contrast.
After I apply the the gradients to the image I actually use the brightness/contrast slider from the layers palette and scale it back to -11 or so. (this gives the impression of a fuller tonal range, though it actually does quite a bit of damage to the file, it still looks cool.) If you like the technique I recommend creating an action for the conversion in photoshop so you don't have to waste a bunch of time evrytime you want to make a B&W

Thats it, thats all I do.

Here is the before and after.

Enjoy,

Sean