Trees and Bushes w/ London

By Melvin Riley on in Photography, YouTube Videos

Trees and Bushes

I shot this in the trees and bushes in England with London Armorer. We were hanging out and I saw some trees and asked her if she wanted to shoot something over in the woods. This photo below is probably one of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken because of the composition. I love how the branches are in the foreground, her eyes are in focus, and the trees are in the background.

f/2 ISO 200 and 1/125 sec

Beautiful. Effortless.

f/2 ISO 200 and 1/125 sec

This photo and the videos below were shot and edited within the camera. I selected the color of her shirt in the camera and started shooting. This was my first time doing this and it turned out pretty nice. I will definitely do this again.

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Hide and Seek w/ London

By Melvin Riley on in Instagram, Photography, YouTube Videos

This was one of my favorites photography sessions. It was cold that night and London and I were walking around trying to find a nice spot to take photos at. I really like taking photos of London because she makes it effortless. I took these photos with the Leica 42.5mm portrait lens. I really love this lens and the way it captures photos.

f/1.7 ISO 320 and 1/200 sec

Favorite Photo

This is my favorite photo of the set. I love the way she positioned her jacket and her shirt; so provocative.

Music Video

I recorded some footage and edited it to this amazing DVSN song “Nuh Time/ Tek Time.” I really like this song. The snippet I used towards the end of the song.

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Introducing Taundra

By Melvin Riley on in Photography

My 1st Shoot w/ Taundra

This was my first shoot with Taundra. I met here in the grocery store and she was so cool. She was very chill and approachable. I enjoy taking photos of the types of people and things that I want to shoot. She had a certain look that I like and I asked her if she would like to take some photos one day. We linked up and these are a few of the images that I liked.

f/1.2 ISO 200 and 1/5000 sec
f/2 ISO 250 and 1/1250 sec
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Snow Day w/ London

By Melvin Riley on in Photography

Before and After

Here is a before and after of an edit for London. Use the slide to see the difference. The sky was actually that color. It was so beautiful.

Slide to see the before and after

Snow Day

London is such an amazing person. It started snowing and I called her like, “Yo it’s snowing so let’s go shoot something. She was like okay!”

42.5mm f/1.8 ISO 200 and 1/200 sec
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Baby Gender Reveal w/ Antoniette

By Melvin Riley on in Photography, YouTube Videos

Allow me to introduce Antoinette and her husband Antoine. Yes, the wife’s name is Antoniette and the husband’s name is Antoine.

Tell me that’s not crazy!!!!! I was so excited when I heard that. I was like, “Tell me more…so what are you naming your baby if it’s a boy and what about if it’s a girl?” Antoinette was so beautiful in her white dress. They truly are an adorable couple. I am so grateful for the opportunity.

Here’s the gender reveal video I made for them.

This was my first time shooting a gender reveal video. I was asked to do it and I was open to new experiences and opportunities. I watched a couple of gender reveal videos to get a general idea of what is suppose to happen, and then I listened to the song for inspiration. The song “Why I Love You” by MAJOR! is amazing and I cried the first time I heard it. I wasn’t like boohoo crying but a few tears tripped and fell out of my eyes.

The editing process went well. I shot the video the way I wanted to edit so the scenes lined up perfectly, the footage was well-lit, and the music fit the video perfectly. I hope you like the video because I LOVE IT!!!! Let me know if you cried a tear or two.

Thank you for taking the time to check out my page. Love ya!

Beauty Model Liza Sanchez

By Melvin Riley on in Photography, YouTube Videos

It was an absolute pleasure to work with Liza Sanchez. While I wouldn’t consider myself to be a professional in any category, I did my best to make sure I was professional in the sense that I prepared as well as possible for this shoot. Have I done an outdoor photo shoot before? Have I done a beauty video for a client before? Am I an expert on lighting, videography, cinematography, and photography?

The answer to all of those questions is NO! I am not an expert in videography and I am still learning about photography. Taking the time to visualize and create the videos and images that are in my head is a challenging but very rewarding goal. I do my best to make sure that the content I create doesn’t go to my head, and I don’t “scoreboard watch” but I keep creating content. Continue reading… Beauty Model Liza Sanchez