Watching from Afar

This is a photo of Rhoda Sabatchi. She is standing in front of an enormous green bush. She's wearing a beige jacket, a white blouse, black jeans, brown boots and aviator sunglasses. The light is very bright and somewhat harsh. This shot was a commercial shot and my purpose was to create a fashion shot. She is positioned more towards one side of the photo to comply with the rule-of-thirds. The vivid green of the bush contrasts with her clothes and the darkness of her jeans and boots creates contrast against the bright white floor. My intentions for this photo was to make her look like a model posing for the camera to advertise her ensemble. I believe this photo is successful.

The Western Lights.

This is a photo shoot of Rhoda Sabatchi. The assignment was to shoot the same pose in six different lighting conditions. I chose to shoot this assignment with natural light. In the first photo the lighting condition is controlled natural light coming through an open door. The second photo is half shade and half natural light. The third photo is a full body scrim. The fourth photo is a half body scrim with natural light. The fifth photo is all natural light with a reflector. The sixth photo is complete shade. Rhoda is wearing a white halter dress with red floral designs. She is twirling a strand of hair in her finger and is standing in an aloof manner. I chose to pose her this way to bring out her femininity. I requested her to visualize "hot" men standing in front of her to induce a genuine smile and a dreamy expression on her face. I think this shoot was slightly successful because there needs to be a greater variation in lighting condition.