Enchanting

With the weather the way it's been the last few days, I'm so happy to have a space to photograph indoors! It's been a while since I photographed in the studio and I was glad my first time back was with some family friends. I was able to really try more setups with confidence, knowing I could change the power of all my lights (accept the background light) with a single controller right at the camera. This was in no means conventional lighting for this shot. The hair and the background were slightly lit by a beauty dish boomed directly overhead. The face was lit by a gridded and ND gelled b800 camera right and low to help fill in under the eyes. There were two strip boxes on either side of Maya and on the floor to light the bottom of the dress as well as give a slight glow to the forearms. I also used a floor fan to move the hair away from the face just a bit. If you don't have a fan yet and you shoot portraits,(particularly women) do yourself a favor and buy a small fan for hair! Great Job Maya! Proud to say that not a single person in portfolio is a Model! Email me if you'd like to look like one :) photos@nakean.com http://flic.kr/p/gfhNcX