calli carroll – Brandon Jackson Photography

Sharp and Dreamy

Looking back to May of 2020 with this image of the beautiful Calli Carroll. This session was done at her family’s home in Ashland City which offered a fantastic setting and some lovely light as the sun got lower in the sky. This image also shows off one of my favorite lenses, the Sigma 56mm 1.4 on my Olympus EM-1 mk2 camera I used at the time. The rendering is both sharp and “dreamy” when used wide open and the overall effect gives it a very film like quality in my view. I’m still searching for this look with my Sony cameras/lens combinations (and might have found it). Of course Calli has a real knack for making any of my photos look great just by being there.

Assist: Carmen Bellos

Olympus OMD-EM1mk2

Sigma 56mm 1.4

Lasolite tri-grip reflector

Angel with a Blue Dress

Calli Carroll wanted to get some images of her senior prom dress so of course I was happy to shoot these for her. Turned out to be quite a lovely and elegant dress which looked amazing on her.

Sony a7rIII

Sony 24-105 lens

Single Godox AD600 strobe

22″ beauty dish w/grid

Savage Universal “Mocha Bisque” muslin background

Calli Unplanned

Sometimes the unplanned or “in-between” shot during a shoot is a favorite and this is a perfect example. Calli Carroll had just been sitting on the ground while we were doing some photos with the fallen leaves. When she got up she was holding this leaf and turned to look at the camera and I was able to grab a couple of shots for fun before we moved on. Later I found this to be one of my favorite images from the shoot.

Assist by: Carmen Bellos

Sony A7rII

Sony 85mm 1.8 (wide open)

When I Do Shoot a Senior Session…

I don’t usually shoot senior photos, but when Calli asked me to shoot her senior photos session, I immediately said yes! Every time I get to shoot with Calli we end up with some great images. She’s lovely (as you can see) but she’s also a total pro in front of the camera. Thanks so much for reaching out to me capture these memories of your senior year!

Assisted by: Carmen Bellos
HMUA: @Calli.Carroll
Agency: @tribetalent

Sony A7rII
Sony 85mm 1.8 lens (@ f2.2 here)
Lastolite Triflector to camera right for fill

Calli at Home

Calli’s back with another capture from our shoot out in Ashland City. In this shot we took advantage of the low sun using the siding of their house for the background.

Olympus OMD EM1 mkII
Sigma 56mm 1.4

Dreamy Spring Afternoon

First of many images I’ll be posting from my shoot with Calli Carroll this past weekend at her home in Ashland City. They have some beautiful property there and the dappling effect on the light coming through the trees (to camera right) helped create the dream-like environment in which Calli is walking. For those of you that follow Calli, you might have noticed she’s gone from blonde to brunette and it certainly works. Lot’s more to come from this shoot so keep an eye on this space.

Olympus OMD EM-1 mkII
Olympus 40-140mm 2.8 Pro lens

Dreamy “window” Light

Take one part dreamy window light, some fantastic hair & makeup, and one part lovely model and you end up with this striking image of Calli Carroll from our shoot Wednesday evening. Scroll for the “how we did this” info.

Olympus OMD EM-1 mkii
Sigma 56mm 1.4 lens
Interfit Honeybadger Strobes
24×34 Softbox
HMUA: Amanda Dowd

To create this “window” light after the sun had already set I placed one of my strobes in a 24×34 softbox just outside the window at the studio. The light ended up getting extra softening by the studio curtains leaving creating this super smooth and even lighting. A second strobe (with barndoors) is set to camera right. Thanks to Vicki Carroll for the BTS image.

Calli Crushin’ It

Calli Carroll came by the studio this week to create images for our respective portfolios. We ended up with a perfect storm of great talent in front of the lens (Calli) and fantastic hair & makeup courtesy of Amanda Dowd. The shot below is just one of many keepers from our session so there’s more to come!

The BTS shot was provided by Calli’s mother Vicki Carroll and I am so glad she did as I often don’t think about BTS shots once I get rolling.

Olympus OMD-EM1 mkii
Sigma 56mm 1.4
Interfit Honeybadger Strobes
24×36 inch Softbox
7 inch reflector w/barndoors for hair light
Background 10X10 gray muslin

And the BTS shot…

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