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Trishii is
a terrific & attractive model, but I've found that working
with the ambient light has been frustrating despite yielding
very interesting results (on occasion). I was anxious
to get Trishii under my studio lighting. This is pretty
simple -- we dragged the big comfy chair over to the other
side of the room, set up the big honkin' softbox (4'x6')
with a little highlight light behind the chair and a hair
light (whish you can't really see right now). |
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There are lots
of photographers who seem to think that cropping images
is wrong or cheating. Not me. I often crop images.
Here's a case in point -- the image above is pretty much
full frame. I like images that include space around
the model, and that was what I was thinking when I made
the exposure. But in this case, the full frame image
just didn't justify all the empty space, so I experiment
with cropping closer to Trishii. The image below is
the result. |
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Trishii has
an intensely direct look in many of these images.
She is quite comfortable in front of the camera. |
I have to admit
that I'm loving the big honkin' softbox -- it provides such
nice window-like light. It does nice things for skin,
figures, and textures. If you place the softbox close,
you can still get some nice shadows which provide a three
dimensional "feel" to the image (and bonus, the
living room, while large, is barely large enough for that
big softbox).
That
dreamy, far-away look is kinda compelling, too, huh?
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I believe
that Trishii cultivates that tussled hair look; I believe
that she washes her hair only once a week to get that look.
On her it looks great, but I don't think I'd be happy going
a whole week without washing my hair. Of course, nowadays,
my hair (at least, the part that I have left) is buzz cut
short. |
I did ask Trishii
to lean forward for a few exposures, and the image, above,
is my favorite. These images are so casual that they
feel intimate. That intimate feel was the objective.
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