Fun afternoon shooting with an Awesome Girl

[Colin Southern]

Thank you Dani

[kdoc856]

Very nice face, very kind eyes, and holding your heart in her hands. Perfect exposure and tonal range notwithstanding. Hard not to smile right back at that shot.

[Donald]

How did you light that? It's superb.

[oldgreygary]

Have to agree with the last two posts. Wonderful, kind smiling face!

Cheers for now

Gary

[Colin Southern]

Very nice face, very kind eyes, and holding your heart in her hands. Perfect exposure and tonal range notwithstanding. Hard not to smile right back at that shot.

Thanks Kevin,

I agree 100%

[Colin Southern]

How did you light that? It's superb.

Thanks Donald,

Lighting was difficult for this series, although this was an easier one since I wasn't shooting into the light like some of the others.

I had 3x 600EX-RT's firing into a Lightware 30" softbox (on tripod) triggered by an ST-E3-RT. For later shots in the series where I was shooting into the light I added a 4th hand-help 600EX-RT for a bit of fill to reduce the contrast around the sides and back (essentially having to work 3 zones of light). All of this in a bitterly cold wind that had her frozen to the bone even with my industrial-strength down jacket (something I need to keep in mind about light-weight models) (should have brought a hot-water bottle with me -- seriously).

[Colin Southern]

Have to agree with the last two posts. Wonderful, kind smiling face!

Cheers for now

Gary

Thanks Gary,

I realised as soon as I met her less than a couple of months ago that there was something very special about Dani -- not just wonderful looks, but a truly wonderful personality and heart -- and that's what comes through in all her photos. I'm very lucky to be being working with her closely in the months and years to come.

[Colin Southern]

Another from the beach series ...

[ggt]

Lovely in the B&W!!! I know I sound like a broken record --I'd love to see them cropped closer around her face!

[TheArcane]

The lighting is phenomenal, I love the portraits.

[Colin Southern]

Lovely in the B&W!!! I know I sound like a broken record --I'd love to see them cropped closer around her face!

Thanks Gretchen,

Thanks for the kind words

I can of course crop them tighter - and I often do - but with an environmental portrait, one kinda "loses" the environment if one crops too tight, so I thought this was a good compromise.

[Colin Southern]

The lighting is phenomenal, I love the portraits.

Thanks Joshua,

I like these too - Dani isn't convinced yet though!

[ggt]

Collin, They are lovely pictures, I do like the environment and the B&W. The first one, tho. I don't know, it's her expression as she is looking at you. It really is the part of the photo that really appeals to me. . . .JMHO.