A BUSY LIFE

BUSY LIFE...

I have found that life is very busy for me right now..I have a number of things that lay upon my plate of life. This weekend was a traveling weekend for me..in fact I did not sleep in my own bed all weekend long I am now a couch surfer for these shoots. This is Brit..she is a regular and she had decided that it was time to get a port done. I always shoot Brit with a editorial look in mind. We had traveled to several locations that had different lighting. The second shot one was shot in open light and I wanted to shoot high key or equal light. I knew that I wanted to balance out the light where little shadow was apparent because these shots would have more of the "beauty shot" appeal to them. The first and third one was shot near waterfalls (and yes I walked, sat and soaked in water for half of the day!) The third shot was shot in open light..I knew that I would get a nice balanced light and I wanted her to stand out next to this beautiful fall. My apature was low..2.8 if I recall correctly..The first shot I wanted to used selective lighting on her..I had her lay next to the fall where she was in the shade. Selective lighting is obtained by using those manual setting and I underexposed her by 1 or 1/2 of a stop. That way you get a sence of mood and more of a commercial editorial lighting on her..I wanted this image to be sharp but yet soft and I worked that in photoshop and by using an 85 mm fixed lens. I usually always shoot three frames one correctly exposed..one over exposed (for little shadow) and the third frame underexposed (for more of a mood appeal..

have a great day all!!

Tammy