I was really looking forward to the Great Hall shoot because our group was going to have a nude female model. Nudes are one of my favorite types of photography but I’ve only done a few shoots. One being my best friend in a castle and the others being self portraits. So I was pumped to have this model brought in for me to do anything with. The only issue I worried about was all the shooting I had done previously and my favorite photographers shoot with available light and I had no idea how to light this myself. I looked at Steve Richards work and eventually can to idea of jumping. Originally we were supposed to have a dancer so I thought it would be perfect, but she was ill, so my friends Alexis and Christy ended up being the models. Which was perfect because they were really easy to work with and when I asked them to jump they literally asked how high.
We had a great shoot. I went first out of my group and I used the Broncolor Power Packs with umbrellas. One at like 85 degrees on both sides, so there would be high lights on their sides as well as lighting the front just a little. I am really proud of myself in making it work. It still always amazes me when I’m able to light something the way I want it. I just hope I can continue to amaze myself and this stuff never gets old.
