Wow she's really good looking Mike. I really like the lighting. How much did you pay for the different lighting setups you're using?
Using Alien Bees lights. Best lighting system out there for the price!
http://www.alienbees.com/
#1 money maker and best way to start up is to purchase:
B800 Flash Unit
Foldable Medium Octabox
Wireless trigger and receiver
Light Stand
Honestly, for most shoots that is all you need. Just something to give you a lot of soft fill light when you need it most. There is a lot that you can do with just one light. I have found that everything else can easily be done by regular portable strobes.
I'm using the new Einsteins + the Vagabond. Its a life saver if your ever at a location and don't have a power outlet.
3 and 4 are really really awesome shots dude. You could easily sell those prints.
My issue with 1 is your reflection. It was the second thing I noticed in it. I really like it alot too, but that reflection of you is really off putting. Other than that, the set is great and she poses really well.
The lighting in 3 and 4 along with her pose and hand jestures are brilliant sir.
Haha! I knew my reflection was there but I just left it in hoping nobody else would notice it quite so much. I may have to remove it at a later time if I end up using it for anything.
Posing is mostly all her. I only direct slightly to make sure everything looks natural. Eyes in the shot, hair away from face, good facial expressions, natural looking body positions. A good model knows what to do when its game time.
I really like shot number 3.
What's her take on taking pictures next to junk cars in the background? Did you suggest the idea or she did?
Either way it's interesting for a change, I prefer shot 1 over the second.
We originally set out to do a high fashion shoot but in the planning stages I was informed by a local high fashion photographer that what i was planning was not true high fashion shoot because the clothes we had selected where not actually high fashion. (meaning they look good but nobody is crazy enough to wear them in public) So we settled with a hybrid shoot. High fashion themes with regular fashion dresses. High fashion shoots usually takes place in lavish, clean, beautiful locations or in dirty, grungy, rustic places.
She was digging the shoot from the beginning because I got her involved every step of the way. I just love activating the creativity inside of peoples minds. Love LOVE it when that spark of light goes off.