"Sometimes it's good to look no further than family" (not quite my own, but close enough.)
Pre-Production:
My long time girlfriend Jenna and I were discussing my plans to build my portfolio. Jenna suggested I use her cousins as models. It was a good excuse to have some fun be productive at the same time. I teamed up with Joesph Andre Photography and his talented wife Stephanie on make up to do this shoot.
The Shoot:
We arrived at Joe's house at around 10 a.m. to start make up. Stephanie had all the make up you could imagine and the excitement in everyone was building. There was a relatively vague demand on clothing and accessories so you could imagine what it looked like when 4 girls came in with arms full of clothing. As the girls got ready Joe and I set up our shooting area and tested the light. As the girls got done with there make up they came in one by one to model in our "living room studio" space. I must say I was impressed with make up and the cousins especially because they are not professional models.
Once we were done shooting in the studio set up it was time to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. The back yard had some nice late season foliage. The lighting was soft due to the overcast conditions which allowed me the opportunity to shoot with and without the strobes with ease.
Set up and Equipment:
I brought in my 600 w/s monolights from Interfit with a 39x39 inch softbox as my key light. I used my other light with a small reflector as an edge light and two speedlights in the back of the models for a hair light and slight edge on the other side. I stuck with my 18-200 VR lens for the inside studio shooting so I was able to have a wide range of focal lengths. I try to use this lens too much because it's a 3.5-5.6 lens but in this case I was shooting above 5.6 so it didn't matter.
For the outside set up, I switched to my good old 70-200 VR lens (god i love this lens!) We got an extension cord and ran it from and outlet and created a similar set up from inside. Since the overcast lighting was so soft I began to shoot like I do as a photojournalist on weddings. I used the background details - shooting at F / 3.2 at long focal lengths to make the background go very soft. I shot low to get some of the fall colors from the trees.
Photography - James Katt Photography
Photography - Joesph Andre Lombardi
Make up - Stephanie Mirro- Lombardi
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Final Words:
Everyone had an amazing time and we all can't wait to do it again. The make up came out amazing, Joe was very helpful with posing and providing a location for us to shoot at. If you are interested in getting some head shots like these email me at info@jameskatt.com
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