New Blog Destination

Hello everyone.

There have been a few changes lately with my work and therefore I have made the decision to move my blog to a wordpress blog. This new blog is going to be a work in progess for a while but I feel that It will serve my needs a little better that this blog has been able to in recent times.\

Check out the new blog here; goslingphotography.com.

Thanks and keep your eyes peeled for GoslingPhoto news!

Athena Headshot Preview...

I shot some headshots for Athena here a few weekends ago and am retouching her choices as we speak. We obviously can't use this shot as one of her headshots but I just had to post it because its so much fun! Athena's shots will be coming up soon!

New Logo!

I have recently been working with a designer based out of Ohio; who has helped me to come up with a new logo for my photography. I wanted something memorable but also fun (seen as my job is so much fun!). Chris (Lock Designs) is a freelancer who is working at getting a dynamic portfolio together and I have to say he nailed the design in his first shot. We had a few discussions about what kind of a design I wanted. I wanted it to be clean & simple, not have too many colours (3 at most), I wanted ‘Stephen Gosling Photography’ to be incorporated into the logo somehow but I also wanted the logo to be able to function as an iconic piece of design by itself without the addition of text. I love it!!! I think it rocks! This little ‘Gosling’ (well I suppose it does look (…and I am) all grown up so I guess we can call it a ‘Goose’) is going to be appearing all over my branding which is in the works; new business cards, letterheads, envelopes, packaging materials… To be posted upon development.

Washington DC Actor Headshots - Matthew...

First of all, I'm sorry for the delay in posting this. I had a little accident with my wrist playing soccer. I'm on the mend now so here we go! Here is a shot of Matthew who came in for a session recently (pre-wrist injury). He seems to be pretty busy with auditions at the moment so best of luck to him! This shot is one of Matthews choices, serious but effective!

This was also my first session with my two new softboxes. I had previously been shooting with a 24x36 medium softbox and a 10x36 stripbox. I upgraded to two extra-large softboxes; they are 30x60 and they are HUGE!!! I must say, I really like having the catchlights in the eyes being the same size, and being able to have the softboxes a little further away from the subject helps to soften the light (which I like).


Strobist Info;
Canon EOS 5D MK2
Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L Lens
ISO 100, f7.1 @ 1/160
AB1600 to camera left with 60x30 softbox
AB1600 to camera right with 60x30 softbox
2 x AB800 behind subject (left and right) aimed at background
Savage Super White Seamless B/G

Washington DC Actor Headshots - Maureen...

Maureen came into to the studio to have her headshots taken last week and the first thing I noticed about her was her red hair. I just love the colour and how well it photographed. These are the three images that Maureen selected to be her headshots. I have another one that I have had my eye on which I will be adding to my website in the next few days.


Strobist Info;
Canon EOS 5D MK2
Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L Lens
ISO 100, f9 @ 1/160
AB1600 to camera left with 16x24 softbox
AB1600 to camera right with 24x36 softbox
2 x AB800 behind subject (left and right) aimed at background
Savage Super White Seamless B/G

Washington DC Headshots - Actor Katherine 2...

This week after receiving Katherine's selections I got them retouched and out the door last night. The three images that Katherine picked were very similar in style but as they say 'the customer is always right', this doesn't mean however that advice can not be given! Katherine and I had a little back and forth just confirming her choices and the fact that they were very similar in style and after that Katherine stuck with her choices and that's the direction we went. Luckily one of the shots she chose was one of my favourites from the shoot. Here are the three Katherine chose...


Strobist Info;
Canon EOS 40 D
Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L Lens
ISO 100, f9 @ 1/200
AB1600 to camera left with 16x24 softbox
AB1600 to camera right with 24x36 softbox
2 x AB800 behind subject (left and right) aimed at background
Savage Super White Seamless B/G