I met my model at Starbucks at 6:30am. We talked a bit about the plan for the day. Public Boudoir photography can be tricky. She was gutsy though. She even stopped to ask a police officer for directions to our shooting site. Gosh, she drove in the wrong direction in front of him! I knew this was going to be good. Turned out that the site I originally selected was closed due to hunting season, so we had to improvise and headed to a different but nearby pleace. I unloaded my backpack with light stands and a medium sized, gridded softbox, battery and camera bag. Went ahead scouting for a nice area, with a couple of different options and textures for shooting.
I found nice trees, some rocks, fall leaves, a lake in the background. Yep, this was going to do nicely.
She had an amazing attitude. I love open minded models. I's so easy to bounce ideas back and forth. Little did I know that she actually has a degree on design. Well that explains a lot. She just was in sync with what I had in mind. Bonus points: She didn't mind a hike, bushes, rocks, branches.
I love using natural light. But I like to tweak it. So as usual, I had to carry a ton of gear, just to make sure.
Within less than 90 minutes, we tried 6 outfits, a bunch of different looks and moods. All within a 100 yard radius and in a small public park. Just need to have an open mind, choose the right time and a head with lots of ideas!
