She’s blind as a bat without them.
Charlotte’s one of the more unique people I’ve met, and I wish I could give you all something tangible to back that up, but it’s tough to put into words. I’ve said it before on this blog and I’ll say it again — one of the primary benefits of this little hobby is being able to get to know so many varied, interesting people.
Meet 18-year old Charlotte. This was our second shoot, though our third attempt. Our very first attempt got interrupted by incredibly heavy winds, which made picture-taking fairly impossible. We played it safe and stayed indoors this time at the Westin Harbour Castle in downtown Toronto.
For the camera nerds, lighting was an Alien Bees ABR800 Ringflash in front, with a AB400 in an umbrella for the rim light.
In no particular order, here are my eleven favourite photos that I shot during 2011.
I’d mentioned in my previous post that it’s been about six months since I last photographed Samantha. Was it worth the wait? You decide:
There was a time where some of you probably thought I never photographed anyone but Sam, given her large presence on this blog. But it’s been almost six months since we last shot together! Enjoy the return of Samantha. More to come!
Jenny doesn’t think she has big boobs. These photos say something different.
We went into this shoot without a plan and I love when it all comes together. No fancy styling, no big lights. Just Jenny, her jeans, and a window.
I’ll wait a moment while you pick your jaw up off the floor.
Ready? Good. Meet Kathryn M.
She’s 16.
I’ll wait again while you regain your composure.
Are you back? Good. As you can probably tell, she’s had a bit of modeling experience before I came along, despite her tender age. This was a pretty simple shoot, all in all — we hit Crystal Crescent Beach in the late evening when the light would be best (although it’s always a crapshoot in Halifax) and Kathryn threw on a white shirt that I bought at Sears about 30 minutes before hand. She’ll be a big time agency model one day — mark my words.
Above, the golden rim on Kathryn’s face is from the late day sun, and the rest of her was illuminated with an AlienBees 1600 in a small umbrella, powered by the Vagabond Mini Lithium. Below, only glorious sunshine was used and nothing more.
Kathryn now has that shirt hanging in her closet… maybe we’ll put it to good use again one day…
