December 2010
2 posts
Lighting Diagram #2
So lighting diagram number two. This portrait was shot of friend and guitarist from Eyes Set to Kill, Greg.
This was shot was done a year ago in a studio in downtown la. I was there shooting album artwork of Alexia from Eyes Set to Kills solo project, but was sharing the day with a film crew shooting her music video. Since we had the down time and the studio space, I was pre-lighting some...
Lighting Diagram #1
I get a lot of questions regarding lighting. So starting now I’m going to go post 1 image with lighting diagram a week. :)
The image below was shot with a Mamiya 645 with a Leaf Aptus 75 digital back. 50mm lens. Two Profoto strobes and two softboxes.
This lighting set up is actually shockingly simple, as is 90% of the lighting I do. The key to it is quality of light (soft, hard, etc.) and...
November 2010
4 posts
10 tags
Italy 2010
I recently got back into la from Italy. I spent just shy of 2 weeks traveling throughout the country with close friend Andy Frasco. Needless to say it was it was a trip that I will always remember. Aside from the incredible food, architecture, and history, the thing that stuck out to me was the amazing amount of layers everywhere you looked. Every inch of that country is layered in hundreds of...
Food Cover....
Not sure how it happened, but the past several months I’ve been thrown into shooting food photography. Portraits of people have always been my thing and I think always will be. However, trying something new never hurts right? Here is a cover I shot for the November issue of Pasadena Magazine.
2010 editorials
I think being a photographer is one of the most misunderstood professions. When I tell people what I do for a living and what type of photography I specialize in, a majority assume that it’s like Americas Next top Model, where the photographer is sitting on a beach in fiji with models sipping wine on a day to day basis. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Being a photographer...
September 2010
2 posts
August 2010
2 posts
WatchThis a is a quick slideshow video of over 250 raw unedited images from a shoot with artist Carlos Ulloa. It was every image taken in the 30 min. shoot last week.
WatchSlideshow/bio/video of my recent work.
June 2010
1 post
May 2010
5 posts
updated the site...
so i just updated my website/portfolio for the first time in a long time. there are some new images from the past few months of shooting and more to come. also got a rewrite on my bio.
anyways, quick little life update. this year has brought big changes for me. i’ve fully taken over ownership and day to day operations of my families portrait studio. needless to say, life has been full of...
April 2010
1 post
March 2010
1 post
February 2010
2 posts
January 2010
4 posts
new video and photos
http://vimeo.com/8831408
resolutions
so got my new years resolutions/goals list together.
-sign to a photo agency
-travel
-take more photos just for the love of it
-exercise more
-work less, make more
-reconnect with friends
-go on a two week long unplanned road trip.
-start writing music again
-read at least a book a month
December 2009
5 posts
http://architectpartners.com/
Good friend Matt Pavlovcic of pavomatic.com recently designed www.architectpartners.com. He had me shoot the main image for it. Go check it out. It is the image of the guy with his hand out.
new stuff
so i’ve got a new layout for my blog (again). what can i say, i get bored pretty quickly.
anyways, these past few weeks of shooting have been pretty insane, that’s why i’m kinda lagging on the blog posts.
however, there have been some really fun shoots that i’ll post some sample images soon of.
oh ya, and follow me on twitter, duh.
twitter.com/photonate
November 2009
14 posts
justines photos on realbeauty.com
http://www.realbeauty.com/shopping/recommendations/travel-friendly-beauty-tips
Watchnew slideshow of my work from this past year.
new blog layout and recent shoots...
so i thought i’d hop on here with a little update on whats been going on in the world of nate. i guess first and foremost, there is a new blog layout as well as a redesigned website (www.nathanieltaylorphotography.com).
the past few weeks have been a bit insane. i’ve been lucky enough to have had my photos of Justine Wachsberger (New Moon) appear on E! News, Maxim.com, Campus Circle...
more photos up...
go check out the article on Love Birds Jewelry. I shot all the photos for it.
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/femalefyi/20091201/#/38
upgraded website...
so i thought it was time to upgrade the look of my site a bit. I didn’t do too much, just changed some of the colors and such. wanted to go for a simpler look. make the concentration more on the images. go check it out :)
www.nathanieltaylorphotography.com
My photos on Movie Hole
go check it out :)
http://www.moviehole.net/200921448-justine-wachsberger
San Fran bound....
San Fran friends. I will be in Northern Cali shooting Nov. 19-20th. I have a couple openings still if anyone wants to book. hit me up. Or, if you just want to kick it and grab a brew, that would be cool too :)
new photo shoot videos posted....
just posted a few behind the scenes photo shoot videos to my vimeo account. go check em out if you like.
http://www.vimeo.com/album/141632
October 2009
8 posts
my photo on Relate Magazine....
http://www.relatemag.com/entertainment/celebs/
studio remodeling and other adverntures...
Since my last post I’ve gotten the opportunity to photograph some really interesting people.
I got hired on by digg.com to shoot their executives. They wanted new press headshots for everyone, but something really fresh looking. I think we nailed it. I traveled up to San Francisco packed into my hatchback yaris with a dozen bags of gear and friend musician Andy Frasco. It was a pretty full...
words getting out...
Designer and friend Matt Pavlovcic just made a posting on his blog about me. Check it out. And while you are on there, go check out his work http://pavomatic.com. He is a fantastic designer and musician.