Trust your instincts... I preach it every chance I get. Then, every once in a while, the planets align just so, lady luck smiles and magic happens.
The Cafe's own Laura Johnston drove up from Wilmington to shoot with Stuart and me last Saturday and brought her "find", a beautiful young woman - Tara Sova. They go to UNC Wilmington and Laura discovered her a short time ago, did some test shots and thought she would work well with Stu and me. This was Tara's first studio shoot.
I had planned for this shot...
... and while we were setting it up Stuart saw that the lighting was working for some portraits and 3/4 shots despite the fact that the softbox was aimed at the floor. So while I'm laying on the floor shooting Laura's boot, Stu is doing portraits of her... talk about multi-tasking - Laura is just the best model to work with... anything to get the shot!
Then I realized my infrared converted D100 was close by with a Nikon 12-24 mounted so I figure "why not?" The whole idea behind this shoot was to stretch creatively and by this time the stops were being pulled out with a vengeance. So the D2X gets shelf duty and I shot most of the session in IR.
First, a behind-the-scenes look at the studio and then on to the results.
Left to right... MUA Eileen Harrison, Model Laura Johnston, Model Tara Sova(in the background), and Stuart (Ottrott's Human)discussing the setup while looking at the LCD on his Xs. Note the homemade low-profile hairlight, reflector and just the slightest amount of lens flare. :biggrin:
Laura in IR
Laura and Tara in a high key mist.
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The Cafe's own Laura Johnston drove up from Wilmington to shoot with Stuart and me last Saturday and brought her "find", a beautiful young woman - Tara Sova. They go to UNC Wilmington and Laura discovered her a short time ago, did some test shots and thought she would work well with Stu and me. This was Tara's first studio shoot.
I had planned for this shot...
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... and while we were setting it up Stuart saw that the lighting was working for some portraits and 3/4 shots despite the fact that the softbox was aimed at the floor. So while I'm laying on the floor shooting Laura's boot, Stu is doing portraits of her... talk about multi-tasking - Laura is just the best model to work with... anything to get the shot!
Then I realized my infrared converted D100 was close by with a Nikon 12-24 mounted so I figure "why not?" The whole idea behind this shoot was to stretch creatively and by this time the stops were being pulled out with a vengeance. So the D2X gets shelf duty and I shot most of the session in IR.
First, a behind-the-scenes look at the studio and then on to the results.
Left to right... MUA Eileen Harrison, Model Laura Johnston, Model Tara Sova(in the background), and Stuart (Ottrott's Human)discussing the setup while looking at the LCD on his Xs. Note the homemade low-profile hairlight, reflector and just the slightest amount of lens flare. :biggrin:
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Laura in IR
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Laura and Tara in a high key mist.
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