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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!

Here a few from a recent baby shoot.  This guy had places to go apparently.

What a cutie.  He was such a great model.

Recently got a Christmas card from friends/clients.  It included the above photo.  In large lettering, "Happy Everything".  Man does that fit.  They are so fun and easy to work with. 

So we took these with combinations of natural light filtered through bed sheets to the left, bare strobes into the ceiling, bare strobes directly aimed at the subject, and my new favorite light modifier, the small softbox that I use with my battery strobes.

Here is an example of the natural light from the window to the left.  The sun was hitting it directly so we hung bed sheets to diffuse it.  I also bounced a strobe into the white ceiling to the right.


















Here's a fun one.










For more of an edge, here I blasted bare strobes from each side.


















Here's the love.


















And more of the love.
















And I'll finish with some of the expressions of the rock-n-roller above.

















































Be blessed.  More photo shoots to come . . .

 The tough thing about this one is just deciding which photos to post.  So here are a bunch of them.  Some black and white, some color.  Some use strobes some are just natural evening light on the beach.  We enjoy a visit with these special people.







Here is a group that I would title HAIR/Girlhood.




 



 



Someone could have a career in modeling I think.





One of my favorites of the bunch here.



Mommy is one of my wife's best friends since college.




So thankful to call these gals friends.  See you soon.