I did some great portraits of Joanna. She is so fun to photograph. Take at look at some of the images from her shoot.
I really like this first image, the eyes, the expression, and the diagonal line of her hair. It all works so well. And the three images below work great as a series. Every image is captivating, beautiful and real.
And here’s one in color using one of my new custom edges that I’ve been working on. All of these were created in the studio, with specific fashion lighting specific for her. That, combined with her expression and the images really glow!
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We may have had a short shoot, but the images were fun to create and she looked so great! This first image utilizes my own custom made edges and overlays. That is the only image with any enhancements, by the way. The rest of these are still un-retouched, but I like them as straight images. They have such a sense of reality to them without any retouching or effects.
And for this final image I added some heavier edge lights to set off her hair and collarbones. There is a lot of dimension in this and her smile and sparkle in her eyes is so genuine and real. I really hope that she loves these images. It was great getting to know her.
But then when you add night to the mix of shooting in a city, you add another layer of difficulty — LIGHTING! Lighting isn’t used to create an exposure, but rather to specifically sculpt a subject. Therefore it must be used specifically! It must come from a very specific angle depending on the model, despite any surroundings. And at the same time light has to balance with the background in both intensity as well as color temperature to avoid creating images that are too dark, flat, or dull looking. An image, even when created at night, should instead seem 3-dimentional and have pop!
I love this smiling close-up above, and this serious expression in the image below. Both created in the same spot. The vertical lines in the background above play off her angle and her soft hair, while the curve of the sidewalk in the image below leads your eye back to her and adds balance to the left side.
I really like the shadow of a the figure off camera in this next image below. It helps create a mysterious mood. It was created by some stranger walking by, and I liked it and waited to take the shot once the shadow moved into the open space of the image where it wouldn’t visually touch and compete with the rail in the foreground.
I used the effect of light color temperature to create different moods and looks throughout the shoot. I love the color, the angle, and her expression and stance on this image below. The hair softly blowing at an angle really makes this image work!
