We finally found the time to do a photo shoot. We've been meaning to since Fall but life and adulting got in the way.
Last Monday saw a sunny day so off we went with Nick's studio lighting gear to the park closest to our aunt's home. We couldn't go far because we didn't want to leave our little cousin and Lola alone too long. Fortunately, amidst the vast green, there was a walkway lined with trees that gave us the right shade we needed.
We set it up and Nick started shooting as Jacq and I tried (and failed) to pose model-like. Amidst dropping temperature and freezing our butts and toes, we finished within an hour and wrapped it. Before bundling up though and losing the sun's light, I had Nick take a photo of us.
While Jacq was perfectly golden, I turned out to be a ghost. Lol. It's unfortunate that my best angle (we all have that!) would be me welcoming all the sun's rays into my face. In photography, lighting is everything. So a tip (I think) I learned from this to get that golden glow is to not have your face directly on the sun. Place yourself in angle to that your hair (or something) is filtering the sunlight that's going to your face. Perhaps place a white fabric sheet between you and the sun so you don't get that harsh light, and truly get the right bronzing that compliments any skin.
I will try and play around more with using the instax Mini 90 for portraits in different natural lighting conditions. Oh this is going to be exciting!
