Finally.....

Had a fantastic photo shoot with Khrystyna last Sunday. We both have been looking forward to this shoot ever since we met and exchanged ideas the previous week. She did not disappoint - and I am glad that I didn't disappoint her either. I had to move the shoot an hour later because the studio was being used by another party for a pre-wedding consult. Khrystyna arrived as scheduled (although they had took an unexpected tour of the neighborhood enroute to the studio) along with her friend Dasha and her male escort (nice gentleman, but his name escapes me at the moment). As she begins to unpack and ready herself for the shoot - she discovers that she had left her make-up kit at home. Well - luckily for her, there was a dollar store nearby and a Raley's next door. I run to the dollar store to pick up a hair brush and body lotion while Dasha dashes (hehehehe) to Raley's to get her some mascara.

We started the session with a few head shots using a single strobe with a reflector. While Khyrs was getting ready - I had asked Dasha to stand in for a test shot.

I situated the strobe above Khrys' head and placed a gold reflector below it. The shots turned out great. This shoot was off to a good start.... until one of my strobe's flash burnt out. Not to worry, I had another strobe available..., but after a few shots - it too burnt out. So, I had to use my third and last strobe hoping that it would last the whole session (I did purchase all three strobes at the same time). The whole session would be done with one strobe and a reflector... oh well.

This was a great experience for both Khrys and I - she was very easy to work with, did her poses with little guidance from me, and we just collaborated really well. Looking forward to our next photo shoot. You can find a sample of the shoot here. I will have to attribute the success of this shoot to the pre-shoot meeting and communication I had with Khrys, as well as having an script on what type of lighting I'd like to experiment with (unfortunately, I could only work with a strobe and reflector, but at least it made me think on my feet as well).

I have another shoot this Sunday - this time with Tia....stay tuned!