On a recent job, I meet some new friends. Here are two of them, Donna and Skylar. Donna inquired about getting some head shots done for her portfolio but our schedules just didn't work out. She lives in L.A. and I am in Florida. It would be July before we saw each other again. We had a few minutes free so she met me in a hallway that I had found a couple of days before while shooting a runway event in that building. This hall wasn't anything spectacular, but what it did have is a giant window to let some nice soft light in. To make a long story short (because I'm a photographer and not a writer), I placed her in against a plain wall, metered for the available light, and took this portrait with basically, no equipment other than a camera. No fancy light setups, no backgrounds, just the beautiful light that the Good Lord gives us every day.
Earlier that day, I met Skylar. After we had talked a bit, she told me that she is interested in becoming a model. Well this one was a no brainer, I better shoot this girl before she becomes famous. She is gorgeous, but she had never modeled before and was understandably a little nervous. I had her come on down to the "Hall of Beauty" and took a few quick shots with her. She did great and I look forward to working with her soon. You don't need to have a bunch of equipment to take good photographs, just like owning a bunch of pots and pans doesn't make you a good cook. Speaking of that, it's Christmas Eve, I just heard my wife stirring around in the kitchen. I can't wait until the smells of her delicious cooking fill our home. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.
