Kylie is the latest senior to come to PBP for her senior pictures and when I found out she was looking for some river/woodsy shots, I thought “oh no, here come the devil bugs”. Thankfully, there was hardly any at Lewisville park, which made this shoot very enjoyable. And it didn’t hurt that on the warmest day (89degrees) we were down by, (and at times IN,) the water. Kylie was a great girl to work with. Patti asked her a few questions before we started about some shot ideas. Things like “I may have you lay down in the forest grass”, and “how do you feel about sitting in a chair in the middle of the river”, and “will you lay down in the water, in your pretty dress?”. And Kylie responded “Sure, I’m up for anything”. That can be a dangerous response to give Patti & I because we can get pretty creative and adventures. And we will hold you to that response….just kidding. We’ll give… a little :)
Kylie was true to her word, as you can see in these images. Kylie is a gorgeous young lady so it was pretty easy to create such beautiful pictures. She was also very patient as Patti & I worked out our angles and lighting due to all the shadows cast by the large evergreen trees in the park. One of our favorite techniques to use in lighting is having the natural sunlight act as a background/hairlight and fill in the subject with flash. When the sun is at the downside of its arc and we have water to reflect as well, we can really get some dynamic light going. The close up landscape and full length portrait images of Kylie in her black dress on the river bank shows this type of lighting. When it works, it really adds dimension to a photo. Oh, and when your subject is as pretty as Kylie, well… then it is just perfect.
Thanks to Kylie for being such a great sport and letting us share in your senior year activities! Thank you also to Heidi (mom) and Judy (grandmother) for spending your time with us. It was a lot of fun talking with you! You have a great kid in this one!
Chris
