This past weekend about 8 photographers converged on the backyard of a photographer in Alpine, Utah. Our goal was to practice some lighting techniques with some models, photographers and some other victims. Practice makes perfect and we don’t want to be practicing during a wedding, engagement or other paid gig.
I was able to work with husband and wife Bryce and Emily. Emily is due with their first child in April! It was fun working with them and good thing it was a practice session – I was trying a few new lighting setups and some new gear. I want to be ready for the “real thing” and I don’t want to be fiddling with knobs, dials, and levers when it really counts.
Emily & Bryce are my models for this practice photo shoot
Emily & Bryce are my models for this practice photo shoot
Spring is here – although I haven’t seen much green buds or trees blooming yet. I have spotted some red breasted robins. Well, that means the only green are evergreen trees and it also means snow on the mountains.
Snow covered mountains act as a perfect backdrop for Emily & Bryce
Another shot of the couple and the mountains
After Emily & Bryce left I photographed Mimi (real name Janey). She is another photographer and it is always fun to put a photographer in front of the lens. She was a natural – although most photographers squirm and feel uneasy.
I really had a fun time turning this photograph into black and white. I am playing with some new software or at least the latest version of the software. It’s main goal is to turn photographs into black and white. I have a number of photoshop actions I can use to do the same thing but the photographs can look the same – and I want to be more unique in my photography.
Another photograph plays the role of model
Last photograph is really fun. I have a light directly behind Mimi that is being a rim light. I have a softbox to camera right and everything just makes Mimi look fantabulous! Photography is all about light – and masters of photography are masters of light.
Mimi (real name Janey) looks fantabulous with rim lighting and a softbox to camera right
Posted in Photography | Tags: alpine, off camera lighting, practice
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