Senior Photo Session

Here are some images from a recent photo session. Besides focusing on the very photogenic model I also have been wanting to shoot in this area for some time now. I always pictured it as a good senior and family session area. This gave me the perfect opportunity to give the area a try.

From the results I was very pleased with the location. I'm sure I will be back very soon. 

Model: Brandi

P.S. I shot another photo session with Brandi that I'm currently editing. It's more of a fashion type shoot. Can't wait to show you the results.

Senior Fashion Shoot Preview

Here is a preview of a recent session. Full post to follow.

Pueblo Colorado Portrait Photography | Off Camera Flash

The best part of using off camera flash is the ability to control what your image looks like.

The image below was shot in late afternoon while the sun was still very bright. The trick is to find some shade. 

 

I placed my model in open shade to not have to fight the sun. Open shade means, shade but when you look up you see sky. I placed my flash to my left and had the model turn towards the light. 

Here is a pull back shot of my setup. In this shot I exposed for the available light and not my flash.

As you can see when I expose for the available light the blue sky becomes white. I do like this look and it does have it's use. On a wedding day when I'm running and gunning I will expose for the available light but when I get time, out comes the flash. 

Here is the same shot but I expose for the sky and use my flash to light my model.

 Thanks for reading and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

 

BTS Lighting

I love watching behind the scene videos of photo shoots. It's a great way to learn and to see how other photographers setup their lighting and work with their subjects. I learned about Jay P. Morgan from the Strobist Blog.  The Strobist is, hands down, my favorite photography website. It's a great place for learning and inspiration. This video is very informative and gives me some new techniques to try out on my next shoot. But the main reason to blog about this video is to make sure I could find this video for future reference. Take a look.