Mike McGee Photography https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/ Headshot & Portrait Photography Fri, 13 Sep 2024 23:36:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-Mlogo-32x32.jpg Mike McGee Photography https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/ 32 32 Spotify Artist Artistic Album Cover Photoshoot https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/2024/09/spotify-artist-artistic-album-cover-photoshoot/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 23:03:07 +0000 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/?p=9506 Performed a really fun and creative shoot with electronic music artist Adjoin. These are two brothers from the Bay Area who produce electronic music, with an influence from electronic artist ODESZA and more. This shoot was to refresh their Spotify […]

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]]> Artistic Lighting Painting Portraits with a Video Projector https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/2024/02/artistic-lighting-painting-portraits-with-a-video-projector/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 01:06:37 +0000 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/?p=9194 Had another photoshoot in-studio using my video projector as a key role in lighting my subject. In this series, I shot a variety of looks with model Duffy, and at times, the main light source was my Epson PowerLite 1945W […]

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]]> Ringlight Beauty Headshots with Izzy https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/2023/02/ringlight-beauty-headshots-with-izzy/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:24:24 +0000 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/?p=9073 Had a wonderful shoot recently at my studio in Berkeley with model Izzy (@izabella.goh) who is represented by Rae Agency (@RaeAgency) in San Francisco. For our shoot we shot a variety of looks, including hypercolor extreme gel portraits, some fashion […]

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]]> More Blade Runner Sci-Fi Vibes with a Video Projector https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/2021/07/more-blade-runner-sci-fi-vibes-with-a-video-projector/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:41:54 +0000 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/?p=8779 I’m back in the studio, this time with model Jerusha. The theme for this series was again, an abstract sci-fi Blade Runner warrior theme, using three lights, and of course, a video projector as the background. For the “How To” […]

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]]> How to Create Artistic Portrait Photography Backgrounds by Using a Video Projector https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/2021/06/how-to-create-artistic-portrait-photography-backgrounds-by-using-a-video-projector/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 23:19:28 +0000 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/?p=8729 To create unique an artistic/creative portraits, sometimes it’s best to think outside of the box. In this case, the background for all of these images wasn’t seamless paper or muslin, it was light. Light specifically emitting from a video projector. […]

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]]> Paul C. Buff Link 800WS Flash Unit Product Review https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/2021/03/paul-c-buff-link-800ws-flash-unit-product-review/ Tue, 30 Mar 2021 01:24:22 +0000 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/?p=8553   PAUL C. BUFF LINK FLASH UNIT / STROBE REVIEW It’s here. It’s finally here. Originally scheduled for release in 2020 (and delayed due to COVID-19) the Paul C. Buff Link Flash was released on February 23, 2021. If you’re […]

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]]> Vibrant Purple Hypercolor Editorial Photoshoot https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/2020/10/vibrant-purple-hypercolor-editorial-photoshoot/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 09:37:09 +0000 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/?p=8414 Hypercolor extreme colored gel shots are simply some of my favorite types of shoots to do in-studio. To really make colors pop and enhance vibrancy, some simple pre-planning before the shoot can make the difference between good and great. For […]

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]]> Vivid Hypercolor with Motion https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/2020/06/vivid-hypercolor-with-motion/ Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:55:20 +0000 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/?p=8268 To add a bit more punch to my hypercolor photography, this time I incorporated some some orange tulle material to go with the vivid orange colored gel portrait style photos. This series was more suited for boudoir photography, shot with […]

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]]> Tracie Cinematic & Artistic Headshot Series https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/2019/10/tracie-cinematic-artistic-headshot-series/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 23:33:43 +0000 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/?p=8103 This series with Tracie was shot indoors in my studio in Berkeley, CA. For this headshot series, the goal was to achieve an artistic and almost cinematic color “pop” to the background for a vibrant headshot series.   HOW TO […]

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]]> Lucas Editorial Modeling Portfolio Series https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/2019/08/lucas-editorial-modeling-portfolio-series/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 09:52:36 +0000 https://www.mikemcgeephotography.com/?p=7621 This series with Lucas was shot completely around my studio in Berkeley, CA. Our goal for these looks was to create a retro style editorial series suitable for a modeling portfolio. Using many of the elements of my surrounding area, […]

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