http://www.nickchao.com/blog daily 0.75 2019-02-08 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2019/2/8/kodak-ektachrome-e100-impressionsreview monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549655912842-I6LFVW6JS9FI2R9LN3Q3/27850002+Title.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549654610056-ONNE4NCHKA46HJCXWAOL/06140027.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review Minor adjustment made to color balance but otherwise a pretty good example of the color you get from Ektachrome. Nice skin tones and a definitely bias toward blue-teal-green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549654920820-1W3UUU1ZYGFUNC1K6XMK/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review Here you can see one of the signature aspects of slide film with the highlight blowout on the right. For these kinds of everyday photos, I don’t find it to detract from most photos. If smooth, detailed highlights are what you’re after, you shoot color negative or a good digital system. I really like the bright reds that you can get with Ektachrome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549655108786-6YOPVJP7Q07Y8BFAIC7C/06140014.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review This is essentially a straight scan from the Noritsu. I sharpened it a little and darkened it slightly but this is the kind of look you’ll get in midday sun. I think I had the meter set incorrectly so a lot of my photos were slightly overexposed. Something I’ve avoided in subsequent rolls. I think green is the most saturated color that Ektachrome produces. I could see this being an awesome film to take somewhere tropical and colorful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549655288833-N8B0DAOLSOMO2NH4ABO1/Screenshot+2019-02-08+11.31.22.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review Check out this sharpness! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549655350231-UT1VTK6IQBXLUC3WRR2Z/06140013.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review I had to warm this photo up a fair amount to get rid of the blue-green cast that it scanned with. I’ve scanned all of my rolls of Ektachrome on the same Noritsu scanner and all of them have come out needing some compensation for the cold color balance. That same scanner does a fantastic job with all my other rolls of film so I’m not sure if its just something to do with scanning slide film with it or if its just inherent in Ektachrome to need warmth added to the scans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549656140832-YL1LSG2ISIUAHBH4WXQF/27850036.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review Unedited scan. Had to try and darken this in scanning because it was overexposed. Also notice the green cast. This was taken as she was prepping and the sunlight was so strong that it was overexposed at 1/8000th F/1.2. This was just on the edge of totally overexposed but with a bit of detail left. Since it was just a behind the scenes snapshot it was fine but I used my handheld light meter for the actual shoot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549656358418-ZSXXWDXJI9BVHQBJ2FHL/27850002.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review Unedited, straight scan. For photos like this, the strong cool tones of the film work really well. Checking out the scans afterward, I was surprised how many were in focus at F1.2. Props to the EOS 3 for being able to autofocus that beastly lens so well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549656641152-7D33IVYZ0DH9Q2YUD7B7/27850027.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review This was metered for the mid tones and while some detail was lost in the shadows, its what I was going for. Something warm and contrasty. It’s interesting how using such a shallow depth of field can soften the skin and make it look kind of retouched. I did a little detail retouching but nothing major on this shot. I shifted the yellows a little more orange but otherwise the color came out nicely in this scan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549656915961-XAXR5LBGBD1H4TIEOMR7/27850019.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review This shot was warmed up considerably in Photoshop to make the background look as warm as the light on her skin. I was afraid that the highlights would blow out harshly in a lot of these but they seem to have turned out fine. I mostly metered for the mid/skin tones and let the rest fall where they would. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549657022209-W4SMJRWPIAQ79MKW1J8J/Screenshot+2019-02-08+12.15.06.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review Close up of the point of focus of the previous photo. Pretty good sharpness for a film scan and F1.2 lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549657312372-KO1CL0WNFGBEA7VOCEHQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review Straight scan, slightly cropped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549657344270-FK7MYDOBNCTP1MAMHBSO/Screenshot+2019-02-08+12.20.59.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review Detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549657947100-9UQNT6FO8HQST766OMP7/27900028.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549658340777-47VT699AN3O74K6G3ZY9/27900023.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549658340387-VNT0OFMZQBVH8DJCG3JR/27900018.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549658379084-58HPY3P7DYSETBQF5VZR/27900019_1.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549658285050-5EYHLR07VR6MFY1G8GSH/27900020_1.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549658406200-MQK0VPTLH0CVB5V74IHO/27900022_1.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549658457956-6BZ5YE6E4ODLVVI9L2QR/27900001_1.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549658467139-996B9QA4JBH1V642UZR9/27900005_1.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549658429307-SMD1ZD469XL0EK4P85QT/27900007_1.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549658229576-PB0WYNZNWOGYE1RZXTX6/27900025_1.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1549658498910-PGNOI0CPFGMHKQFGNVD7/27900013_1.jpg Blog - Kodak Ektachrome E100 Impressions/Review http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2016/7/21/white-crane-shoot-bts monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1469141047988-N4EJUFM4NE366F77NU9G/image-asset.jpeg Blog - White Crane - Shoot BTS http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2015/11/8/putrefaction-shoot-bts-100mm-f28l-thoughts monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1447043550810-FKNCMFPK6VCFVO43MW7K/Lighting+Setup.jpg Blog - Putrefaction (Shoot BTS + 100mm F2.8L Thoughts) While this isn't super sharp as it is a screenshot from the behind the scenes video we made, it shows the setup of lights and background around Cierra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1447044467403-IBJEUGTWVQE8AU94I968/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Putrefaction (Shoot BTS + 100mm F2.8L Thoughts) The Canon 100mm F2.8L IS Macro mounted on my 6D. While built of plastic, it feels modern and very well made. It is relatively large compared some shorter and squatter primes like my 50mm F1.4 or 85mm F1.8 but it still balances pretty well and feels great to shoot. The stabilizer seems to work very well. Even if you are shooting with strobes or high shutter speeds, it can be nice to have a stabilizer viewfinder to help with composition. Focus speed is very fast when you have the focus range limiter switch set to the correct setting for your subject. If you aren't shooting at macro distances, its best to keep it focussing from .5m-infinity so it doesn't spend any time hunting for focus at close range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1468621052176-FD7GW4Z2RTACXTA64Q2R/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Putrefaction (Shoot BTS + 100mm F2.8L Thoughts) There weren't any massive changes. Just a bunch of little things. It was fun being able to spend time retouching the skin to look more textured and gross as opposed to the usual cleaning and fixing that goes on with that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1468621721379-6Q5Q9QLDOV8V0XLUJ6IP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Putrefaction (Shoot BTS + 100mm F2.8L Thoughts) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1468621741785-XN95U4QVKVRG4S9C0BMK/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Putrefaction (Shoot BTS + 100mm F2.8L Thoughts) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1468621753544-09YILO17HBHZG0BX3E6Z/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Putrefaction (Shoot BTS + 100mm F2.8L Thoughts) http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2015/8/31/new-video-retouch-time-lapse monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2015/3/16/iphone-gets-the-job-done-foggy-portraits monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426532969212-AYDR47Q3MTJAJWN4CHBA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits Shooting with my iPhone. I'll explain this below.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426533696521-NUG8ACGKTB8PB2HAO4FH/image-asset.jpeg Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits Oh no! Not a happy sight.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426534398756-5FHO7LR9Z5PKFM1J8F4W/Jade+iPhone+Shoot+-+1.jpg Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits If you showed this photo to me a few years ago, I probably wouldn't be able to immediately tell it wasn't taken with one of my DSLRs. Of course it would be obvious on closer inspection but I'm pretty happy with what I got from the iPhone here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426536927173-CYWAA3HLB4K4YGEDGW3D/IMG_4560.JPG Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits A bit of a challenge using the iPhone's 29mm (equivalent) lens to frame portraits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426536988532-SYB5FTIF7R7REX1AKGK2/image-asset.jpeg Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits I love using the fog machine to add atmosphere to images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426537287252-7IGQTCE5SR2E0UW6ZR8U/IMG_4570.JPG Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits In the beginning, the light was barely strong enough to make a difference as it was competing with some strong (although cloudy) sunlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426537540289-0UJORCV4SN1Q2SZNRISM/IMG_4715.JPG Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits Here you can see the light start to show up. I had the camera set to tungsten white balance so in the final images her face (that was lit with the light) looked normal/warm and everything else was blue. An easy way to get cool shadows/warm highlights in camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426537353892-QPT104EEHQ3HZ1S5Y42B/IMG_4572.JPG Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits Having a hot light that close to your face can be uncomfortable. Jade was great about it though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426537344398-J8H15V5OZ1LUWPWTR7DP/IMG_4574.JPG Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits The smoke looked great coming up through the bushes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426537416422-ZIAV0LEME4HSWDGHI0ZI/IMG_4578.JPG Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits Seeing the strange ways I stand while shooting always amuses me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426537463395-DTAF9JCDX2X5UOL6O30M/IMG_4715.JPG Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits Finding the pose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426538099075-1WS2Q7VCWGJ82E54ONZZ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits I love how you can take an ordinary location (front yard of a house) and through selective framing (and maybe a bit of Photoshop work) make it look like it could be anywhere. I know where it was taken and what was immediately around it but anyone who isn't familiar with the location is left to imagine the area for themselves. Fun fact: the blue flowers were found at the dollar store. Its great what you can do with $20 of cheap fake flowers in the right context. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426538287267-YUAOUZ1AMY3B6FO9U8YD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits Since this shoot was pretty free form, I hadn't considered all of the elements in too much detail. I like how the ruffle edge of the dress on her shoulder echoes the flowers in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1426538401107-3AE6RBOD9LU8UA66SVWA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - iPhone gets the job done: Foggy Garden Portraits I love the depth that fog creates when you can see the density build up through plants or trees. The light on her wasn't quite as optimal as I'd usual have it but it is still close to my usual look. Colors are a bit different in this once compared with the others from this shoot. Less red in the shadows. I guess I just feel like this one works being primarily cold cyans. http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2015/2/19/febmarch-issue-of-santa-cruz-waves-fashion monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424382385429-395AO8AXKP1QFTIECR1F/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424384213556-HCYHRS2RRN3PKNGHL96M/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion Beau holding the light in position (Alien Bees B800 with a 60" Photek Softlighter powered with a Vagabond Mini and triggered with Pocket Wizards) while Deva touches up the model. One thing about shooting in a room made of windows is the inevitable reflection issues. In many angles, the large umbrella would reflect and show up in the photos so it required careful framing and some retouching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424384628954-2TMY7AB2K2H5OIBA5ABP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion Deva, Christa, and Heather. Deva setting up to record the behind the scenes video for The Penny Rose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424385003950-2HKTOSVX02B9GVY0BOTJ/SCW+3+BTS+-4.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion - Ambient Light Here is a shot without the flash being triggered. Exposed for the highlights in the background and to provide a bit of underexposed fill for the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424385012944-DO7CIJIAO5OF6G91QGPN/SCW+3+BTS+-5.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion - With Flash And here is a shot, shortly after, with the flash going off. The flash illuminates most of the foreground. I probably could have gone a bit brighter with it and I think I did later on into the shoot. The overall contrast and color obviously isn't where I want it but I shoot with retouching in mind so most of those things can be enhanced in Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424385599608-VP2EQJ1BAK2L52VQDA9H/SCW+Shoot+3+-+2.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424385605809-5KN6P75U2128F0U2FZOY/SCW+Shoot+3+-+1.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424385596069-HPUWWIKYP4DO0MEXQJ6U/SCW+Shoot+3+-+3.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424386064058-T3NRTNT450ZWJIMZXYSZ/SCW+3+BTS+-13.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion - Moving the light into position https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424386029195-5YXXZUNILZCOXP2NM2JD/SCW+3+BTS+-12.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion - Christa making an adjustment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424386063040-UJUS8WHDTKGCMHF66GZ1/SCW+3+BTS+-11.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion - Deva shooting for the video. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424385997312-62TCVI69Y6O8GQ9G3DGE/SCW+3+BTS+-10.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424385995466-DLBOK83ZYKO5M6AR8X81/SCW+3+BTS+-9.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion - Beau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424386527224-Y6P09K02CJQQXPOSQC38/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion I couldn't find a way to make the background look as good as I wanted it to with it brighter than this so the photo overall ended up looking kind of dark. (sometimes easier to just knock down a background than try and fight for the perfect balance). Also, for some reason the skin tone looks a bit punchier than I remember making it but I guess thats alright. They ended up printing this one in the magazine so I'm happy that they liked it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424386810732-U7LKC0RBO49R3ZVVYR5H/SCW+3+BTS+-14.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424386806608-S19X3JF64GD15GHM6S7X/SCW+3+BTS+-16.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424386984420-Z5P8PIIL7R4UIY41RR6F/SCW+Shoot+3+-+8.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion One of my favorites from this shoot. Although I figured it wouldn't end up being used since it was in black and white, I really like the tones in this and I think it works better in black in white than it would in color. The light on her face looks classic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424386986189-F9WREGVK04F5U9S40E7E/SCW+Shoot+3+-+9.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion Another black and white portrait. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424386995492-T0I28W3MD2BVUGEZ78SR/SCW+Shoot+3+-+4.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion The black and white ones are beautiful but I also like the nice red color of her shirt in these. I added a decent amount of green/cyan to the background to create contrast between the warm skin/shirt tone and the cooler background colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424386993950-SML46RKYROU8N958POFV/SCW+Shoot+3+-+5.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion And a full body shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424387344156-U791QC6X779UOIDN80JM/SCW+Shoot+3+-+6.jpg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion I like the range of color in this one. The cool blues outside and the warm colors around her. I actually have a "Cool Down Shadows" Photoshop action that I made and use all the time to add cool tones to various parts of my photos. Maybe I'll share it here some time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424387958159-USSI8S0NSW9MIOUUBWVM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion Did a lot of color work with this and finessed the light on the model. I usually shoot with light that is pretty close to what I want and then retouch the image later into what I envisioned it to look like. You can see in the unretouched photo the reflection of the light behind her and how all the windows in the original have different looks. I evened them all out with a sort of aquatic blue color that I think went well with the greens and tied in with her clothes. I realize that her foot got cut off so that isn't good but everything else about it was good enough to me that it was worth working on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1424387757294-AA48T022CNQX3JQSHAVL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Feb/March issue of Santa Cruz Waves - Fashion Mostly just basic retouching work on this one and a decent amount contrast added in different ways. http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2015/2/8/video-brightening-eyes-in-photohshop monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2015/2/3/fashion-in-the-december-issue-of-santa-cruz-waves-magazine monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422992189689-3Q70CUH3KPBWMLNUYOM6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422993725739-GYO6XJ11I2VISSJO6OBX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue The first little location that we shot at above the beach. Took some retouching to balance out all of the tones but I am happy with this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422994659259-QY2EPYQ4HXN2MWQ2R7C4/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-3.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue Always much time spent setting up and perfecting style and light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422994658457-XIR2Q68RN9BMEKQHLI8S/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-1.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422994636436-YPJ4W6NYPFAQR0JXY85E/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-2.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue Though not the same shot as the final retouched image seen above, you can see how the scene looked without any retouching in the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422995167130-DFV6SVE3K6K2N5ZD3TZ5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue Although it may not show the clothing as well as some of the other photos, I'm a sucker for dramatic light and I like how it looks here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422995540274-TJDKP2FRHFD3DZ77FTTL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue Augmenting the natural light with my flash. Here, Beau leans it nearly as close as it will go to her once she is standing and in position resulting in soft light with dramatic fall off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422995999379-CEVHSBMVQQ457ZWWVWZF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue Very happy with how the light worked out for this one. The sky was originally a clear grey-blue but after lighting her with that really soft light, the addition of a cloudy sky works better, I think. While it doesn't necessarily motivate the angle of the light on her, the cloudy sky motivates the soft quality of it which makes for less of a disconnect that there would be had I left a clear sky with the very soft light from my flash. Clear skies tend to imply hard light form an uncovered sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422996238462-OQ5SEO9CVRASW084BLQP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue See what I mean by unmotivated light? While I think this is a beautiful picture of her, the light looks a little too 'easy' for my taste. I don't want to sound snobbish but this reminds me of some of the work I've seen when people first start using off camera flash and photos become the land of a million suns. I would know, I've been there (and I often still am 'guilty' of lighting my subjects without much regard to compatibility between natural and ambient light). This look isn't bad, I just prefer the look of photos like the one above this where things tend to come together a bit more seamlessly. Pretty happy with how my camera handled the dynamic range of this one. Sun didn't blow out too badly and the shadows didn't block up in a problematic way so that was nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422996564238-1NXI7CNZI1V4SQLHJTJ5/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-6.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue Christa adjusts the scarf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422996564854-TSOS5GTL5YA3ZR7N8T5J/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-5.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue Working with a quickly setting sun, light ratios are constantly changing. This test photo probably reminded me to dial the flash back a bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422996572196-QZ5NGIH7TI1IIK5VRIR6/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-7.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue The sky at the beach ended up having some decent clouds in it so that was fortunate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422997149002-GRRQHJY8KJSFJXK3RPIS/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue To be honest, I am not a big fan of this one. Partly due to a bit of sloppy retouching that I am noticing now and also because I just don't think it turned out as interesting as it should have. I don't hate it or anything and this one of the ones they ended up printing so I'm glad they liked it but I think my relationship with the photo is different because I associate it with many failed frames (due to the frustrating lack of light and various other shoot time factors) and a file that was not of the quality that I like to provide. Not as sharp as the others with some weird highlights and shadows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422997483965-7RGQ8EQ6K6SBUTJPOQ1M/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-8.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue Always taking care not to damage any of the clothing, here they are making sure the shoes didn't get too dirty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422997483125-C97AXS8KCQ7PCMLNREY5/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-9.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422997492908-A25WGNJ42KCL4ZP6GWZ9/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-10.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue Here you can see an example of how easily the shots could blur when trying to mix flash and rapidly fading sunlight. I must have accidentally shaken the camera and the blur was pretty bad. This happened in many of the actual frames. I think for some reason I had the stabilization turned off on my lens and forgot to turn it on for the shoot so that was annoying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422997501167-J5UXFGR1P7O6N8L27K1A/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-11.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422997505005-GFIDAASU058RV70S0YWQ/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-12.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422997515952-KWWB9G17BQQLFOCETGRV/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-13.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422997513599-DF7W2FMPTRBRSCQ2LI1D/SCW+Shoot+2+BTS-14.jpg Blog - Fashion for Santa Cruz Waves Magazine Dec/Jan Issue It got pretty dark. http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2015/2/1/winter-portraits monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422837097422-IT52QJ9UUOEKPM8XH2YD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Winter Portraits Compilation of the wintery photos of myself and friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844050273-CU0NNNYUV6JOA7Y7W7GH/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Winter Portraits Pretty much everyone in these photos came in their street clothes so they had to be taken off or hidden by layers of fur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844662787-V1BBIS0I24FAU1CESKCK/Jade+Process+-+1.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - Raw File You can see how simple the setup is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844662828-TDSV0Q5HK2OI48TCGIJK/Jade+Process+-+2.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - Basic Skin Retouching Before any of the more dramatic layers, the basic portrait retouching is done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844665033-XUEQ2SE306VRQ6U2V9RZ/Jade+Process+-+3.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - Play with Tones, Darken Fur Wanted to enhance contrast in the fur and make the whole thing a bit darker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844665000-RTE6O7CHKXSFWJ46INZO/Jade+Process+-+4.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - Desaturation Taking the color away is going to help her blend in better with the grey, cloudy sky. These weren't supposed to be super brightly colored portraits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844666647-BR67T8PQMKEXW7S8SSTC/Jade+Process+-+5.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - Add Sky Used a photo of the sky I had taken from my back yard a while ago. I periodically take my camera out to grab some sky shots if it looks interesting in case I need something to comp in later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844667026-IBH95A1UJN68KNPAURYC/Jade+Process+-+6-1.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - Add Fine Snow Texture I feel like adding different scales of snow makes the photos look a bit more dynamic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844668911-YGZ7Z7ETKSPQ10B91S6P/Jade+Process+-+6-2.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - Add More Snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844669265-VJO2N9IN3TS2KG00NYUK/Jade+Process+-+6-3.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - Another Snow Layer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844671085-FFCN0HV3SSEFYWXNSWJI/Jade+Process+-+6-4.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - And More Snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844671795-F4UFLN44Q3UOVTXTGPKD/Jade+Process+-+6-5.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - Final Snow Layer, Darken Slightly With all the layers of snow built up, it starts to look pretty cool. The snow textures are essentially just white blotches that are blurred in different ways. I found a pack of them available for free use online. I could probably make them if I needed too using a brush and different warping and blurring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1422844673011-5A87DT9N6ZO8Y7I8RH4X/Jade+Process+-+7.jpg Blog - Winter Portraits - Color Grade. Add Cool Color to Shadows Although some of them look pretty good without the blue cast, I generally liked the cool colors so I added them to all of the photos. 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Love how the candle light in the painting rakes across her body. 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Gold Series (So Far) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1415923614374-539UW4YD29VACB0GQZ1E/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Gold Series (So Far) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1415924017407-UV4G2X41JAYF6GJ613R7/IMG_0191.JPG Blog - Gold Series (So Far) - Sarah Peeling Off Paint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1415924008009-2759PWCOOIAGJ09TZU3V/IMG_0180.JPG Blog - Gold Series (So Far) - Sarah Painting Herself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1415924003446-S3MOAC3MBQVWQ0QRMRWG/FullSizeRender.jpg Blog - Gold Series (So Far) - Various Paints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1415923999566-0ZMJQ20UZMEI32F8HWXS/IMG_0109.JPG Blog - Gold Series (So Far) - Gold Sprayed Bay Leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1415924018067-GK1M0SWORW3VU4GPF1F9/IMG_0185.JPG Blog - Gold Series (So Far) - 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I always love the way light interacts with smoke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1406093708180-68LRWVBSR59R8SUJA4SX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ritual Above: Another final image with cooler colors and emphasized fog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1406095031046-HWRZPZP7PBEZ095CSGWM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ritual Above: Quick and dirty Photoshop mockup of the general idea I was going for. I didn't have the candles yet so I just clicked in a few highlights. I liked how the hands and face could kind of be seen like this but during the actual shoot the light was different and I ended up adding in the mask because the human features ended up being hard to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1406094387039-YN5BVLPG55IJ3ZZQ536A/IMG_7282.jpg Blog - Ritual - Placing a light https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1406094431992-4WAP1N6GRQLFTE8X5YWW/IMG_7289.jpg Blog - Ritual - Setting up fog Shoved some ice into a tub so that when the fog was sprayed through it, it would cool down and lie lower to the ground for some shots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1406094382902-7NXMHGXZTMWJ0LM5ODH1/IMG_7277.jpg Blog - Ritual - Supplies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1406094480404-SROUXQFY33P280NN3NGM/IMG_7308.jpg Blog - Ritual - Lighting Candles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1406094481977-TO9XZ7YHA11DHEM7TWEN/IMG_7323.jpg Blog - Ritual - Lighting Candles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1406094504140-KW654FFNULOF85M75ODN/IMG_7337.jpg Blog - Ritual - Shooting Its funny, apparently from this picture I have a habit of holding my hand like this on the screen of my camera. 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I was glad to have found those bags of moss at the craft store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1396733988617-M5XKTA9L6ENPN4C8WJLT/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Finally used that coffin I think they look decent enough from far away though it probably would've been much cooler if I had hundreds of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1396734367592-IRRZMF6IANX0KEAH00AH/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Finally used that coffin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1396734388078-W47PZ4P0KPUKIELNOW99/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Finally used that coffin I had planned to have the burlap showing through in places but in the end I decided to clone in more moss over it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1396734737804-VECY1U8FKH2HWJG06YJN/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Finally used that coffin A personal favorite from this shoot. I love how adding the sky made it seem like a totally different place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1396734777076-XQNRXMSK3ZFZXTT06VC0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Finally used that coffin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1396734794214-SH01O4JE285K0KTGGE5B/b4.jpg Blog - Finally used that coffin I have mixed feelings about this one. I like it but it isn't my favorite of them. 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And yes, hahah.. thats a plastic bag on my lens in the first photo. Purposely softening and creating some cool blurs/flares. http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2013/3/24/synergy-organic-clothing-fall-13-catalog-shoot monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364104027374-SUXY0G4GVP1PCFACWXMW/hannah.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364102066688-EQMY5SCHA3S103XCA0V6/Group.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot An end of day photo of our team for one of our featured look days. From right to left: Myself, Cat (Assistance), Coco (Model), Gina (Assistance), Missy (Styling), and Christa (Producer). Thanks to Laamie Young for the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364102428520-WCI5S1LXBL6DI4NYSR1T/Coco+Duo.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot And here are a couple of the final images taken in front of the chicken coop we are standing in front of in the group shot above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364102579039-4T4QKJ7FPO5XHNPBLQ47/Christa+And+Nick+at+the+PCC.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot Here are a couple photos of Myself and Christa setting up for some shots at a local yoga studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364102805512-0UYB052KG5B33ZWMM7LS/Yoga+Duo.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot And here are 2 of the final images from that location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364102965199-YUMCQ50ISKWWIQYEOQVQ/Gina+and+Cat.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot Here, our production assistants Gina and Cat have some fun with the 3D glasses at the theater we shot in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364103029036-5W5ID9WPMKY65FQJWZNC/Del+Mar+Duo.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot And these are a couple of of the final images from the theater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364103158508-ESR65NB7L9VQQ5OMCJYL/Cupcakes.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot This is a pretty cool photo of the team setting up in front of a local cupcake shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364103207771-0O6JA6A6K0EOBEFZEVM7/Synergy+Featured+Looks+-+11.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot And the final image from that location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364103373020-TGZTKX2310GLX5OO5JWE/Anna+and+Alyssa.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot We had a great makeup artist, Anna Wu, working with us for the whole shoot. In these snapshots she is working on Alyssa for one of the featured look days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364103474478-C68TXXJZDQHNX80HSL83/Alyssa+Close+Up.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot Here's an example of Anna's great makeup work from one of our studio days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1364103906567-ZDXM25EQLGG91ML58EHA/3+more+photos.jpg Blog - Synergy Organic Clothing Fall '13 Catalog Shoot And here are 3 more final images from various days that I think turned out pretty well. http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2012/11/26/september-shoot-with-cierra monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1353968597220-Q155Y6GESXWRH9Q4STRV/Cierra+-+Sep+2012+-+2.jpg Blog - September Shoot with Cierra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1353968596917-IB7X2YQFIG5PIX8ZGRKP/Cierra+-+Sep+2012+-+4+copy.jpg Blog - September Shoot with Cierra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1353968596907-7DYOW5RUT59G3MWVOF4I/Cierra+-+Sep+2012+-+1.jpg Blog - September Shoot with Cierra http://www.nickchao.com/blog/2012/11/26/penny-rose-fall-fashion-shoot-2012 monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/category/Photo+Shoot monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/category/Reviews monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/category/Video monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/category/Behind+The+Scenes monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/BTS monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Photo+Shoot monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Before%2FAfter monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Film monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/85mm+F%2F1.2 monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Review monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/EOS+3 monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Candid monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Canon monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/behind+the+scenes monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Light monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Fujifilm monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/56mm monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/35mm monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/bts monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Tutorial monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Impressions monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/work monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Photo+shoot monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Portrait monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Fine+Art monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/California monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/lighting monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Behind+the+Scenes monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/90mm monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Thoughts monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Photography monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/35mm+f%2F1.4 monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Wedding monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Video monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/23mm monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Event monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Retouching monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Photoshop monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Santa+Cruz monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/Shoot monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/blog/tag/fashion monthly 0.5 http://www.nickchao.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-02-26 http://www.nickchao.com/about daily 0.75 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/528a462b-765a-456f-b549-23752b232bac/IMG_4210.JPG About - About the Photographer Nick Chao is a fine art and commercial portrait photographer based in Santa Cruz County, CA. His highly stylized imagery evokes Hollywood fashion photography with a mix of clean studio work and cinematic concept and location shoots. Pursuing personal creative projects as well as collaborating with brands and other creatives, Nick’s work brings together the theatrical and the commercial. Email nickchaophoto@gmail.com for booking/information. http://www.nickchao.com/darkworld daily 0.75 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1631476040568-RR4BZHX1BRD8JFAIFIZX/_GFX5532+Web.jpg A Dark World A dense forest with tall trees illuminated by red and blue lighting, creating a mysterious atmosphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1609524458456-EBFAG7Q6B4N43N4TM3JO/_GFX1520+copy.jpg A Dark World A dense forest scene with lush green ferns covering the ground and various leafy trees with dark green foliage. There is a small red-lit tree in the foreground, illuminated with colorful lighting, creating a vibrant and mystical atmosphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1633715815029-9V25GRLV37LWG3POCT2A/_GFX5740+copy+small.jpg A Dark World Twisted tree with reddish glow and dark foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1632679901700-O95Q7F1E2GC0NAFBF5EX/_GFX5671+Web.jpg A Dark World A scene with a body of water reflecting orange-red hanging moss and trees, with a large tree trunk in the foreground and a small pile of dirt or ash nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1601755889522-KR2EPRKP4DDT1WV6N9WR/Dark+World+-+3.jpg A Dark World A large rock formation on a beach with a crack revealing red light underneath, and the ocean in the background with a foggy coastline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1632679901848-N1MKI11PLC133JZKFUTQ/_GFX5680+Web.jpg A Dark World A winding dirt path runs through a foggy forest with trees draped in Spanish moss, illuminated by soft red and blue lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1633715813405-9S76C4KOO5OU5FSSNESP/_GFX5738+copy+small.jpg A Dark World Sunset over a sandy beach with grassy dunes and the ocean in the distance, clouds in the sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1631476042933-6X40YUPD5L1T85J3481A/_GFX5509+Web.jpg A Dark World A dense forest with twisted trees and hanging moss, illuminated by warm orange light in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1631476041529-A6K1PTOQ2IPFW5KQ3Q0A/_GFX5592+Web.jpg A Dark World A forest scene with tall trees, red foliage, and a rocky stream flowing through the woods, illuminated by a warm reddish light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1613459037236-KNTP1SJT2QXNT78RMLW5/_GFX2082+Websize.jpg A Dark World Trees with bare branches at dusk, illuminated by reddish light, on a dirt path in a forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1601755901658-6DHCR6BNIJXGX6AOTNZ4/Dark+World+-+5.jpg A Dark World A large tree with twisted branches illuminated by red lights, surrounded by dense foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1601755888043-ELRQ5CBW2K1B5IB20DFD/Dark+World++-+1.jpg A Dark World Sunset lighting on rugged coastal cliffs with rocky shoreline and a distant sea stack in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1633715813753-R0FFO0W7TPF3RN0V41Z9/_GFX5731+copy+small.jpg A Dark World A dark forest with twisted trees illuminated by red and blue lights, creating a mysterious and eerie atmosphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1601843661568-JP1OB24BHYI0U8SLTPRE/Dark+World+-+7.jpg A Dark World A dense, green forest with tall trees and thick foliage, illuminated by soft lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1615092754517-NGK69CSO64BQ1E4DBTCY/3-6-21+A+Dark+World+-+1+Websize.jpg A Dark World A dense forest scene with trees illuminated by red light, creating a mystical atmosphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1613459019333-QWEAT2389GXJPZZ9YCKG/1-30-21+A+Dark+World+-+3+Websize.jpg A Dark World Twisted tree with branches illuminated by red light at dusk or night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1601755895843-J2KFCHCWW748DC7E5KNW/Dark+World+-+4.jpg A Dark World A narrow forest trail surrounded by twisted tree trunks and dense foliage, illuminated with red and teal lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1609524457846-F261WCA8SMHM6M9QBXX9/12-31-20+Dark+World+Websize+.jpg A Dark World A dense forest with tall trees and lush green foliage. The ground is covered with reddish leaves and ferns, and a tree in the center has a noticeable red glow on its trunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1601755886738-8TTFAMJ3WUXLW42G23KI/Dark+World+-+2.jpg A Dark World Cliffs by the sea illuminated with red light at dusk or dawn, with a small stream flowing into the ocean in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1609558321285-P0VR34IJ6Q2EFTKN2LSI/1-1-21+A+Dark+World+-+1.jpg A Dark World A dark, forested path illuminated by red and blue lights, with dense branches and trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1601755903509-OXWKLBA83LA996Q7183B/Dark+World+-+6.jpg A Dark World Dark forest with twisted tree branches illuminated by red and teal lighting, creating an eerie atmosphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1632679902784-ZQXB6XKTUHGJ2YLG2AB7/_GFX5685+Web.jpg A Dark World A large, old tree with abundant moss and hanging foliage, illuminated with warm orange and cool blue lighting. There is a statue of a cloaked figure near the base of the tree, surrounded by natural forest elements. http://www.nickchao.com/home daily 0.75 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1623643256246-EGQQIIMNI2SAJPWBQ1EZ/Cweb1.jpg Portrait A person dressed in a black, oversized puffer jacket, matching black pants, and black shiny platform shoes, standing in a dark room with a blue hue. They are wearing a black headscarf and have bold makeup, with a serious expression and crossed arms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1522044916423-MN11CJZ8P746SQ2I39SD/Black+Bird+2880.jpg Portrait Person dressed in black with feathered collar sitting on a moss-covered tree branch in a dense forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1353220629325-1CEVAIELTV1558DHOJQQ/Into+the+Forest+-+Print+File.jpg Portrait - "Into The Forest" (Copy) "Into The Forest" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1576945459961-2PRECQSN9ULLI25QROER/12-8-19+Paige+Portraits+6985+Websize.jpg Portrait Side profile of a woman with long, wavy hair, wearing multiple earrings, and a neutral expression, against a dark background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1451977546741-X7PDHSLL34JLTQ3S6PIU/Grampa+Duo.jpg Portrait A side-by-side comparison of an elderly man in color on the left and a black-and-white portrait of the same man on the right. The man has white hair and a beard, wearing a dark coat and a plaid scarf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1379579192230-NY069J5EPLYAP4TVFSTB/Penny+Rose+Fall+13+-+9.jpg Portrait - "Alabastor" (Copy) "Alabastor" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1601756932502-MXTIAZE7ZWNTNPFKQWR4/Ice+Cream+Duo.jpg Portrait A woman with platinum blonde hair styled in a bob, wearing makeup and blue lipstick, is posed with colorful sprinkles on her face and hair. She has an ice cream cone on her head, with pink ice cream and sprinkles, serving as a headpiece, against a background with multicolored geometric triangles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1469008907925-AS8KMVRYNU8FO2XW3CA5/C2+Website.jpg Portrait A woman with short white hair sitting on the ground surrounded by large origami animals, in a dark outdoor setting with cloudy sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1405315975643-PXMMEBS37KYHY1H0WATM/ben1.jpg Portrait - "Muse" (Copy) "Muse" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1423909937697-QJ9ANAPWKVY0B5PLGCXV/D2.jpg Portrait - Model Dustin Young (Copy) Model Dustin Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1370547366701-IW3QDULGOI8ZECQ87I3V/Summer+%2713+-+14.jpg Portrait - "Over The Rainbow" (Copy) "Over The Rainbow" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1396593767330-BKMCVW3SE2Z75L5CLNNO/b2+web.jpg Portrait - "Sleeping Beauty" (Copy) "Sleeping Beauty" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1477030772557-PI42L3BOE8HJL392D608/Paige+Gold+Duo+for+Website.jpg Portrait A person painted gold with black makeup resembling a spider web around their eyes, black lipstick, and gold earrings. They have braided blonde hair and are wearing a flowing red garment. The background features intricate gold and black geometric designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1578386654891-7FVES0H73G8RV04M6DY9/Color+Powder+Beauty.jpg Portrait Close-up of a woman's face covered in colored powder, with her eyes closed, and another woman with her face coated in similar powder, eyes closed, against a dark background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1427096850376-SUWADBF55PFR09XIN1KF/J2-4+for+Website.jpg Portrait - "The Daydream" (Copy) "The Daydream" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1413237235353-X79LYFEBQ73JBAYVVTUE/Gold+Duo+Update+for+Website.jpg Portrait - "Gold Portraits" (Copy) "Gold Portraits" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1442298495782-26FSUDXCPDBIV84E4K71/C3+-+Web.jpg Portrait - "Frosti" (Copy) "Frosti" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1353220597362-3JMZL86GWTJZYTWA8UYY/Forest+Phantoms+-+1+-+rev2.jpg Portrait - "Ghosts" (Copy) "Ghosts" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1418786585162-EC9HHNXWCLGAZJ7NEN5E/Jade+for+Website.jpg Portrait - "Winter Portrait of Jade" (Copy) "Winter Portrait of Jade" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1445162671507-8E5GJNERP3Y5CCTRIGAU/C1+Web.jpg Portrait - "Putrefaction" (Copy) "Putrefaction" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1444549682378-GACAXT8PY0G6LQNAYL09/P1-1.jpg Portrait - "La Catrina XV" (Copy) "La Catrina XV" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1370331472377-3VJHGJ7CSKB7UVZ5D6CR/Summer+%2713+-+2.jpg Portrait - Penny Rose Summer 2013 (Copy) Penny Rose Summer 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1365325130859-FREFC453N882762TKM15/Fallon+Duo+for+Web.jpg Portrait - "Avian" (Copy) "Avian" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50a87ecbe4b02b28943301d5/1353220533615-K7YOXSPZ3CD7TOGNTA5E/Brooke+%28October%29+-+16.jpg Portrait - 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