Karina and the Red Chair just chillin’ in the corner. This shot wasn’t planned, but as we were wrapping up our shoot, I decided we should do some shots back in this corner. In the past, I had done a shoot in this area and I recalled that this corner had some amazing character. As such, it was an easy choice to place Karina in this space and let her work her mood-setting magic.

Talent: https://www.instagram.com/carriecat.walk/
Assist: Carmen Bellos
Sony A7rIV
Sigma 85mm 1.4 DG DN ART
1/40th | f 2.5 |iso 100
Godox AD300 pro strobe
Ambitful Octabox
Location: Dead-end alley near Torre de Quart

Single light is above and forward of the subject, placed to camera right as shown in the BTS image. This is a case where little to no edits had to be done to create the final image. The location, the light, and our amazing friend and model just simply worked, leaving me little to do in post. This is always my goal, to “get it right in camera” and not rely on post-production to create the final image. (Doesn’t happen as often as I’d want, though 🙂 )

On the same evening We shot the black roses images, Karina, Carmen and I worked on the second set of images for our “Red Chair” series. For Karina’s part in this series, she wore these leather pants and a jacket we purchased. She absolutely owned this space (and rocked the outfit) producing the perfect mood and feel for her part of the series.

Talent: https://www.instagram.com/carriecat.walk/
Assist: Carmen Bellos
Sony A7rIV
Sigma 85mm 1.4 DG DN ART
1/40th | f 3.2 |iso 100
Godox AD300 pro strobe
Ambitful Octabox
Location: Dead-end alley near Torre de Quart

Single light is above and forward of the subject placed to camera right. Low shutter speed used (1/40th) to allow the ambient lighting to show some of the area in the background. BTS photo shows the positioning of the light.