David K Headley Photography - Blog - Joyias

Last weekend I had the chance to take with a new model, Joyias. For this shoot, we went for a Gothic look to create photographs for her portfolio and mine. Joyias has some interesting Gothic styled clothing to go with. Her hair color really wish the semblance of the clothing used in this charge and that makes for some pleasing portraits.

For light I used a basic light set up with 2 Nikon SB900speedlights camera left and correct with shoot through umbrellas for keyand fill.

Two additional SB900 were located at approximately 45 degrees behindher, left and right, for rim lighting and another SB900 with a Honl 1/4grid was overhead for hair light. The set was shooting on a medium grayseamless background. The photos were made using my Nikon D700s and Nikkor 24-70/F2.8 and 70-200/F2.8 lenses, and the light was controlled by Nikon's CLS via an SU800.

We also worked on about other images with different a different clothing and posing styles. The figure below is one of my favorites from the set. You can see more photo from our hit in the People/Indoor and Themed galleries.

The present and motion is captivating, and again we take the the colors complimentary. You'll also find that she if off center, with her mind at a decree of thirds intersections, a composition that is generally much more pleasing than having her centered in the photo.

Working with Joyias is a real pleasure. It hit the session so much more fun when you take a pattern that collaborates and contributs ideas to the shoot. And Joyias has a keen sense of humor. I'm looking ahead to working with her in the next on other ideas and concepts that will contain some of her 'critters' (snakes and tortoises) for some dramatic themes. If you are looking for a framework to go with, or the reptiles that she raises and makes available for photo shoots and movies, in the Southern New Hampshire area, check out Joyias on ModelMayhem.

When you are desiging photographs, look for complimentary colors to emphasize the photos to make the front and recite the level you are presenting. Work the compositions so they are not static. Try poses and compositions that add drama and stress to the scene along with your more traditional portait poses.

As always, have fun with your photography.

dkh