portrait – Brandon Jackson Photography

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

I’ve said before I have some beautiful friends that I’m lucky enough to photograph and Amy certainly drives the point home! She and I got together in October for some fun photos that we’d been talking about doing for over a year. This is just one of the many keepers we ended up with and personally one of my favorite images overall from this shoot. There’s a nice simplicity to this image for me. Her stance is so natural but at the same time it complements the focused look she has on her face. There’s a story “outside the frame” that the viewers have to imagine for themselves.

Sony A7rIII

Tamron 70-180 2.8 (at 145mm)

1/320 sec | F 4.0 | iso320

Westcott 30″ reflector near camera position at camera left

Simply Beautiful

The lovely Annsley Wood is back with another black and white conversion from our recent session. There’s a simple and striking beauty to the way Annsley has posed herself here. I took extra care to adjust the black and white tones in a way that creates distinct space for her dress, skin, and hair. Really love this image if I do say so myself.

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8 lens

Godox AD300 and 600 strobes

Phottix Raja 65 main light (no diffusers)

Savage Superwhite paper background

Tommy, We Can Hear You

I recently had the privilege of shooting with acoustic guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel for some promos of the Udo-amps ‘Da Capo’ guitar amplifier. Tommy’s not only an amazingly talented musician but a super-fun character to work with. The best part was getting to hear him play during the photo session at studio. It was truly a pleasure to work with you Tommy!

Assist: Carmen Bellos

Sony A7rIII

Sony 24-105mm lens

Godox AD600 strobes

3×4′ Softbox to camera left

7″ grid focused on the amplifier to camera right

Savage Universal Light Gray Washed Muslin Backdrop

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