A sunday with katie
I always like to have a plan for a shoot. Even for something like headshots at a chiropractic office, I map out exactly how I plan to light my subjects and note every piece of kit I need for the job.
But sometimes I only have a vague concept or mission in mind, like wanting to try a certain type of lighting or posing. And that’s when having a great collaborator can make all the difference.
On this day, working with Katie (and her partner Gregg, whose input is always terrific), I only had two vague ideas in mind, and we’d only shared a few photos as reference. And Katie showed up with very clean makeup and a few outfits. My lighting started out big and soft, and ended up with a very “hard” light and colors to emphasize Katie’s features.
I didn’t manage to pull off exactly what I had envisioned. But I also wasn’t encumbered by that vision, and some of the results went beyond expectations. I continue to be amazed at our ability to capture multiple looks in one session.
As is often the case, I stubbornly insisted on shooting a roll of film, made even more unpredictable by an expired roll. I don’t recall the expiration date on this particular roll, but Kodak stopped making Plus-X in 2011, so it was at least old enough to have a Bar Mitzvah. The black and white images below are from that roll of film, which evidently held up beautifully over the years.
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