Today is #anythingcanhappenday on this Blog. Lately, I’ve increased the number of glamour and portrait-related posts on this blog and based on the number of page views, people seem to be enjoying them. This is a genre I’m passionate about and was the subject of my four most recent books. Thursdays seems to be a perfect place to talk about my passion.
Today’s Post by Joe Farace
Talking with pictures and making memories is universally appealing. —Evan Spiegel
Over the years I’ve posted lots of different photographs of many different models and, in the process, demonstrated different photography, lighting and software techniques.
Today, I’d like to revisit a session I had with Tasha, who was recently featured in my Sunday Series on outdoor portraiture.
Moments to Remember
But not just that: Whenever some models, like Tasha, are featured on this blog for many reasons I get nostalgic about the memorable shoots we had together. And, get this, whenever I post any of these women’s images the Internet seems to love them. I can see why. I think it’s not only because these women are attractive but there’s an inner light shining through in their portraits that shows their true personality.
Would I like to photograph Tasha again? Of course! It’s just that, for many reasons, the opportunity never occurred. Some of that can be traced back to the fallout caused by the pandemic on the on-line modeling community that almost completely shut down my studio work and, so far, I haven’t figured out how to kick start it into being as productive as it once was. If you have any idea on solving this problem, please click CONTACT and let me know. I will definitely show my appreciation. Throwing money at the situation hasn’t worked because I don’t have any.
How I Made this Portrait
I was able to photograph Tasha, an aspiring model, three times. The first time, when this image was made,was during a test shoot in my former home and the second time was during a group model shoot in Phoenix. Arizona. Our third time was a bonus, when a photographer stood her up for a session he booked with her, she was was “all dressed up, with no place to go.” So I helped.
One of my favorite places to shoot portraits in my former home was in loft area just outside my office. It had a large and North-facing window that produced a different character of light depending on the time of day and time of year. The camera used for this portrait was a Canon EOS D60 with an EF 85mm f/1.8 lens. A Speedlite 420EX speedlight with Sto-fen Omni-Bounce diffuser was used to provide fill. The exposure was 1/60 sec at f/3.2 and ISO 400 with a plus two-thirds stop exposure compensation.