Hannah

Last night we had another SBJPG.com meetup at Kenji's, this time, with the lovely Hanna as our model.  These meetups are always a lot of fun, but can often times be a bit chaotic. You see, Kenji's shooting space, although highly functional, is quite small. Getting five photographers, a makeup artist and a model into the shooting space the size of your average walk-in closet makes for a cozy experience. Its a good thing that we all get a long!

Hannah is not a professional model, but was a great sport throughout the experience. See that red hair on her head? That's a bit of a tip off that Hannah is a bit of a firecracker. Heaven help the photographer who wasn't on his game or gave confusing directions, as she would crack-wise, and give you playful grief. (Martin took the most heat, but he didn't seem to mind a bit)

The photo was lit by a medium softbox above and slightly forward of Hanna's head. Light was then bounced using white foam core below her face, and on both sides. I didn't get a good picture of the set up, but you can kid of get the idea from the iPhone picture below.


 Again, Hanna's face is essentially boxed in by a single, overhead, light source (The softbox) which is then reflected back onto our model by the white foam core below and to the sides. This fills in all of the shadows and gives our model a nice glow about her, which is quite flattering for women.