Austin Greene
Been spending a lot of time on here!
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2012
- Messages
- 1,472
- Reaction score
- 855
- Location
- Mountain View, California
- Website
- www.austingreenephotography.com
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos NOT OK to edit
These are a lot of photos, so I don't expect CC on each. If you could just give me your gut reaction, or pick out one in particular to CC, I'd appreciate it
Some of you might have seen my post in the "Beyond the Basics" forum mentioning I had an upcoming boudoir shoot, a first for me. Well, it happened. Overall, I was very happy with the shoot. We budgeted three hours, the first of which comprised of me exploring the small apartment for frames, cleaning/moving things, and getting a handle on how I wanted to light things.
The first frames went off slightly uncomfortable, I was a little concerned, but as soon as her housemates left she completely loosened up. It was really refreshing to work side by side with such a beautiful girl and have both of us be completely comfortable, regardless of degree of...coverage. This was both of our first times doing boudoir (she's a student, not a model) and I didn't waste too much time on any one particular pose or setup. We chose to go for more of a glamour, more harshly lit look than I think most boudoir carries. I wanted what light I added to be soft, but I wanted to retain some strong shadows in most images. Those photos with motocross gear were taken for her boyfriend (his gear).
I ended up using the 85mm for the entirety of the shoot. It just felt so damn comfortable and instinctive to use in such a small environment. This lens is probably my favorite right now, to say it's a workhorse is an understatement. Taking the advice of TPF I often stopped down from 2.8 to 5.6 or so when shooting some of my flash images, just to pull a bit more of her into focus. My only big grief with the shoot is a few of the windows. Given my 1/160 sync speed on the 6D I just couldn't pull the ambient light down enough provided the time of day, and as it turns out we didn't have an assistant to help hold scrims, etc. I could also do with a bit more variation in expression. Things for me to keep in mind for next go around!
P.S: The model has requested I not post two to Facebook (which is tied to my FB), I'll provide a link to it on my website when I'm done with this post.
1. Not really intended to be too boudoir-ish on this one, more a portrait of her, less sex appeal.
Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara & Bonnie by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
Some of you might have seen my post in the "Beyond the Basics" forum mentioning I had an upcoming boudoir shoot, a first for me. Well, it happened. Overall, I was very happy with the shoot. We budgeted three hours, the first of which comprised of me exploring the small apartment for frames, cleaning/moving things, and getting a handle on how I wanted to light things.
The first frames went off slightly uncomfortable, I was a little concerned, but as soon as her housemates left she completely loosened up. It was really refreshing to work side by side with such a beautiful girl and have both of us be completely comfortable, regardless of degree of...coverage. This was both of our first times doing boudoir (she's a student, not a model) and I didn't waste too much time on any one particular pose or setup. We chose to go for more of a glamour, more harshly lit look than I think most boudoir carries. I wanted what light I added to be soft, but I wanted to retain some strong shadows in most images. Those photos with motocross gear were taken for her boyfriend (his gear).
I ended up using the 85mm for the entirety of the shoot. It just felt so damn comfortable and instinctive to use in such a small environment. This lens is probably my favorite right now, to say it's a workhorse is an understatement. Taking the advice of TPF I often stopped down from 2.8 to 5.6 or so when shooting some of my flash images, just to pull a bit more of her into focus. My only big grief with the shoot is a few of the windows. Given my 1/160 sync speed on the 6D I just couldn't pull the ambient light down enough provided the time of day, and as it turns out we didn't have an assistant to help hold scrims, etc. I could also do with a bit more variation in expression. Things for me to keep in mind for next go around!
P.S: The model has requested I not post two to Facebook (which is tied to my FB), I'll provide a link to it on my website when I'm done with this post.
1. Not really intended to be too boudoir-ish on this one, more a portrait of her, less sex appeal.
Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara & Bonnie by TogaLive, on Flickr
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Sara by TogaLive, on Flickr
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