Markus Bacher
in portrait
black and white
Fine Art Family Portrait
in portrait
Fine Art Family Portrait in my outdoor studio photographed on medium format film with the good old Hasselblad
Here is a fine art family portrait I was recently commissioned to photograph. A young family dear to my heart, shot on my Hasselblad on medium format film in the outdoor studio.
Portrait of Skateboarder in Santa Barbara
in portrait
Black and White portraits of a teenage skateboarder doing tricks with some attitude in the Santa Barbara skatepark.
I’ve been spending some time at the Santa Barbara skatepark recently… at six in the morning… My son likes to go early so he has the place to himself. Lucky for him I have been in skateboarding for the past 30 years so I am willing. I noticed how beautiful the light is in the skatepark at that time so I asked another friend of ours if he’d join to take some action shots and portraits.
For any of you who are familiar with my work, this is the kid from the Flying Baby photograph that was published in Friendship, Family, Love & Laughter in 2009.
Retro style portrait
in portrait
A retro style black and white portrait on white of model Tiana
Maybe retro is not quite the right word but this portrait I just took here in my studio in Santa Barbara of model Tiana has that feeling. To me it looks like it’s from the 60’s or 70’s. The attitude, the hair, props and lighting.
All natural light
I shot this in front of a white backdrop in my outdoor studio. The light is all natural with a lot of cutting by means of dark cloths and flags. I shot quite a few frames of this liking the composition, light, etc. Tiana moved her head slightly in between exposures, into the light and away from it and it’s quite amazing in how narrow of a plane the light really worked.
I will post some more images from this shoot soon. We shot a bunch of great portraits in all kinds of different lighting scenarios and I am still editing through it all but this one just stood out.