fashion – Brandon Jackson Photography

That’s Alison in the Corner

It’s a stormy Tuesday here in Nashville right now so I’m posting a shot from my session with Alison Baughman. This is a warm reminder of what it’s like in town when the sun is out. This shot is another from our sun-seeking shoot using only available light. Here Alison is in the corner of the entrance to a parking structure with the sun overhead and behind her. The light here is coming from the bright walls behind me and to my left that are bouncing the sun onto Alison.

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8

1/800 | F1.8 | iso 100

Alison in the Alley

Another favorite from my Sunday photowalk with Alison Baughman. This alley is located on the 400 block of Broadway in downtown Nashville. During most of the day this spot is pretty dark but we happened to be walking by at just the right time to catch this space filled with some great light. The building across the street is what is providing the light in front of Alison here while the light peaking over the top of the buildings behind her is acting as a hair light. No reflectors or other modifiers used on this one, just the available, ambient light.

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8

1/400th | F 1.8 | iso 100

Ambient Only with Alison

Alison absolutely killed it this past weekend during our natural light photowalk Sunday morning. This session was shot using only ambient light and the light bouncing from walls, signs, and other structures to create images that look “lit” but just used the light that was there. Had a great time with Allison Gower and Carmen Bellos along to search for the right places to get these shots!

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8

So You Brought a Robe to the Workshop?

When Jaquarius suggested he change into a a robe for some photos during my recent studio lighting workshop, we all weren’t quite sure what to think. However, once he showed us what he had in mind we went for it and I’m glad we did. Definitely some cool vibes in the images we captured like the one presented here. Great job as always, J!

You might notice that I mention a white dry-erase foam board in the details below. I like using dry erase compatible foam core boards as the dry-erase side has a nice gloss to it and can provide some extra “pop” versus a regular matte finished board. Of course if it’s too much I can just user the other side.

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8

Godox AD300pro strobe

Phottix Raja 60 softbox with grid at camera left

White dry-erase foam board to camera left

Savage light gray washed muslin

Tell Me About It

Autumn Murrell owning the space in front of my camera during our location shoot in Brentwood. She has an amazing talent for creating casual and engaging poses like this making my job so much easier 🙂

Assist by: Carmen Bellos

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8

1/320th | f 3.2| iso 100

Processed in Camera Raw

Slow Your Roll

As 2021 draws to a close I’ve been reviewing my site and looking for new/previously unposted images to update my site. This image of Kate stopped my browsing for a moment as I decided it had to go into rotation here :). She and I shot a lot for a while last year and ended up with lots of keepers from those sessions. I’m sure she’ll appear in the feed here again before too long.

HMUA: Amanda Dowd

Olympus OMD EM-1 mkII

Sigma 56mm 1.4 lens

Godox/Flashpoint AD600 strobes

Savage “Flamingo” roll paper background

It’s Cold Outside

Hot on the heels of Annsley Wood‘s Headshot of the Week! post yesterday is a shot from later in the session once we moved on from headshots. Annsley brought a fur jacket along for some fashion style images and these made for some great black and white conversions.

Sony A7rIII
Sony 85mm 1.8 lens
Godox AD300 and 600 strobes
Phottix Raja 65 main light (no diffusers)
Savage Superwhite paper background

Candid on Purpose

“Candid” moment on purpose here with Jay captured a few weeks ago in Brentwood. Jaquarius is great at creating a “mood” on the spot like he did here. He’s got the emotional range down and always looks good doing it. Thanks for another great shoot, Jay!

Big thanks to @autumnmurrell for helping with this shoot.

Assist by: @carmenbellos1

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8

1/250th | f3.2 | iso 100

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