This week I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to shoot Sabrina Caruso. I decided prior to getting into the studio that I was going to use strictly short lighting for this shoot. It wasn’t long after we arrived that I ran into the first obstacle, the inconvenience of not having an assistant to hold up the bounce card for me. So I tried my best to MacGyver a way to hold it up and got on with the shoot. That in itself was an obstacle as I’d frequently bump the track with the bounce card and lose my set up. She was very patient with me though. After all the trouble, we still managed to get some great photos. Moral of the story? Always have an assistant.
When setting up the lights I originally planned on using the soft box but after a few frustrating moments with the bounce card I switched over to the light panel with a diffuser over it to soften the light. It ended up working much better than I thought it would, I am very happy with the results. Of course, it wouldn’t have looked nearly as good without the help of my beautiful model.
In case you haven’t met her, Sabrina is a very quiet and reserved individual. She’s strong, smart, and a genius with a camera, but she prefers to stay behind the scenes rather than being the centre of attention. During this shoot, Ms. Caruso emerged from her cocoon and showed us all the beautiful butterfly that’s been hiding behind her camera this whole time.
Check out this shoot here.
Check out Sabrina’s amazing photography on her website.
–Ethan
Ethan Whitten 