I am a Floridian, a cracker. Many people don't know that the term "cracker" came from the crack of the whip of the early Florida cowboys. Many people don't know that there are cowboys (and cowgirls) in Florida, or that Florida is always 1 or 2 in cattle production in the country, or that the largest cattle ranch in the country is in Florida, or that there is great hunting in Florida, or for that matter that there are animals in Florida other than a certain mouse that seems to be so popular. A little bitter? Maybe. Oh wait this is a photography blog.
So I have been to places in the country and outside the country that are beautiful. Purple mountains, flowing rivers, you get the point. But there is a rugged beauty to Florida once you get away from beaches and talking rodents. Our friends lived on this beautiful property in Melbourne.
This is such a great family. Thankful to be friends with them. Happy to capture these senior photos for them.
This is the tree house that she grew up playing in.
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balancing ambient,
portraits,
senior
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This was a fun shoot.
We did a lot of different things here in terms of lighting. My gear for this was one strobe in a softbox on a boom stand with a sandbag for balance. I used it for a key light above balanced with backlight provided by the Lord. This softbox has become my goto modifier outdoors primarily because it handles the wind much better than an umbrella.
I didn't always use it. Above is just the backlight. The subjects face is in shadow and the background is allowed to blow out.
Here is a similar shot but I brought the softbox in to add some directional key light to her face. You can see the shadows from her nose.
I like to use different perspectives as well. Above is taken from atop the bench that you will see below. The wood of the pier makes and interesting background with great texture.
There's the bench above.
Her best friend since 3 years old just happened to be at the same park at the same time getting her senior portraits done as well so we took some of them together.
This one is under a gazebo with the softbox for key light and crouching until the sun just peaked under the overhang.
I love the background here.
And one of my favorites.
I hope she is blessed as she graduates into an exciting new phase of life.
I hope you are blessed too!
Labels:
backlight,
balancing ambient,
black and white,
portraits,
rim light,
senior,
sunset
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This was my first official Senior Portrait session. I thought they came out great! What a great subject. She is a tough one to get to smile but as we got more comfortable the smiles came. The shot above should be an advertisement for something.
The family was interested in a walking bridge near their home so we got in the vehicles and headed over. The bridge made for a great backdrop. It was a challenge to time shots so that there wasn't traffic in the background. People were slowing down to see what we were doing.
We took some natural light shots like this one here. Sun is coming from behind so when we expose for the face some of the highlights get blown out. I like the effect.
Then we broke out the umbrella and took some using just that balanced with the ambient light.
This should be a magazine cover.
I wanted to have everything from closeups to full length shots so that they would have plenty of choices.
Here's a closeup using the umbrella to capture the eyes.
We had Mom become a photo assistant and hold a second flash. I used the second source for accent like the hair light on camera left here. I love the sitting poses. I also dig the far away look here. Mom was concerned that she wasn't smiling enough. I am thankful that she was giving the "say cheese" look all the time (like my kids). I prefer having to dig for a smile.
You can see the accent coming from camera right in this one. Still using the umbrella as key light.
Another great time with a great family. Glad you like the shots.
If you are interested in booking me please contact me using the links above and right. Would love to work with you. I will be available next year (in a few weeks).
Be blessed.
Labels:
backlight,
balancing ambient,
kids,
multiple lights,
natural light,
one light,
portraits,
senior,
shoot thru
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