Portfolio - Spring '10

A hair and makeup artist friend of mine, Lisa Carter, really wanted to add something special to our portfolio's.
I have worked with her before, and the planning involved for this job would dwarf our previous photoshoot.

The locations were scouted, the model was found, the costumes were sourced, the theme was set.
This was her idea and she had planned the whole thing without me, all I had to do was focus on taking the good photos; simple enough!

Alot of the images in the set were meant to be shot in natural light, however this did not sit well with me in some of the locations.
The bulk of the photos on location were shot between 5-6pm and sunset was due at 7pm - the lighting wasn't harsh, but I still had hideous shadows to deal with; I needed flash.

So this is my most prized shot from the photoshoot.

Lisa had found a house with a beautiful blossom tree and had obtained permission to use their front yard; how very nice of them :)
We got a chair, Lisa handed the model the teacup prop, we spruced up the tulle and everything was made to look perfect.
I directed the model to raise the teacup and point her eyes downward to show of those gorgeous lashes. Snap!



I had the AB1600 on the left of the camera shooting through a massive softbox fired with Cybersync's.
I brought the shutter to 1/250 to kill the ambient and adjusted the lighting on the model by bringing the aperture down to f/8.

The photo was then handed over to a graphic designer who edited the entire set, the key thing to keep everything looking natural.
With great makeup, there is no need for 'airbrushing' the image.
With great lighting, there is no need for 'airbrushing' the image.

What I really loved about this image is how natural it all really was, and it goes to show that just about anyone could pull this off with enough effort.