Portfolio shoot with Samara
I had another fun portfolio shoot this weekend with Samara who I met through the Model Mayhem website, we spent an hour or so of a glorious spring morning shooting in Hyde Park where even under a cloudless sky you can find plenty of shade under the canopy of trees.
I was keeping it simple with a one-flash setup, but as I was without Sonia this week to help out I had to abandon the shoot-through umbrella for some shots when the wind got up a little but the images ended up being a little more diverse because of it.
Samara was great to work with, super friendly and very comfortable infront of the lens and she has a great knack for flipping from an intense model pose to a great natural smile with ease. Hit this link to be whisked away to Samara’s Model Mayhem profile!
Here are some of my favourite photos from the shoot:
I tried playing around with backlighting for this last photo and was successful in creating the washed out low-contrasty look that I was going for by shooting wide open into the sun. The flash provided fill to prevent Samara being a silhouette and the sun created a nice rim light. I then overexposed the background and added a warm gradient in photoshop to create the final picture.
Until next time… Have fun!
