This weekend, I really wanted to shoot outside to try more location lighting. Much to my dismay, Texas had some uncharacteristically bone-chilling weather. Instead of complaining, I decided to do a little beauty shoot. Sabrina, a fabulous makeup artist in Austin, had a colorful story in mind and went to town with the hair and makeup.
As Sabrina prepped the model, I looked over some tearsheets to decide what kind of lighting I wanted to try. I opted for a blown out white background and wanted two lights side-by-side to create a fun catch light. But for some reason, the first look did not come together. I wanted strong beauty, but the images looked too commercial and blah. Jaysen suggested tossing up a beauty dish and lighting it like this image here. I liked the dramatic tones and directed the model, Haley, to tilt her head in exaggerated poses to show off her beautiful bone structure.
Even though I had traveled to Austin hoping for a location shoot, and even after my first lighting attempt failed, I held out hope that I could salvage my shoot. I owe a huge thanks to Jaysen for allowing us to use his immaculate studio and for suggesting lighting and retouching fixes. It goes to show that sometimes Plan B can work as magically as Plan A.
Photographer: Amy Dunn
Photo assistants: Jaysen Turner, Jon Slevec
Makeup artist: Sabrina
Model: Haley
Jaysen Turner’s Studio
Austin, TX 2010
Gear: Canon 5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
Lighting: AB 800 Beauty Dish + grid
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I hear you Amy, I had two on Location shots cancelled because of the waether the past two weeks, which was really frustrating On top of that, I didn’t find an indoor location as an alternative on both occations.
Kudos for being quick on your feet.
Her bone structure really is stunning. Did you stick to this light, or did you alternate a little?
Lovely shot and attitude… even though I would love to see what you would do on location…
Next time outside…for sure! :]
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