Cloud Photography

Some of Irelands favs from her Senior 2024/Cap and Gown session.

Just like her sister I posted previously, I've been photographing this lovely young lady every year since she was born. 14 years ago. I am fortunate to have such wonderful clients like Rebecca Visser-Vaughn.
About this: As always we bring our studio lights outside. It enables us to bring out the facial features of our subjects with highlights and shadows for a realistic three dimensional look. As mentioned before, it also lights the eyes avoiding those nasty looking dark eye sockets that others do, where you can't see the eyes. (Racoon eyes). It was a gray day without sun. We put sun highlights in her hair with our special light with a sunlight filter on the right. There is also an 'available light', seperation light on the left to further enhance her image. The pose was fun and she's always great to photograph.
BTW, no photoshop was used outside of basic retouching. Years of practice make it possible to create timeless portraits.

I've been photographing this cutie every year for the last 10. So grateful to have such wonderful clients. ABOUT THIS: We always bring our studio lights outdoors. It brings out the facial features with highlights and shadows. Additionally, it lights up the eyes! (Ever see the dark eye sockets that others do? Racoon eyes. Yeesh!) It was a gray day. No sun so we replicated the sunlight in her hair with our additional lighting to separate her dark hair from the dark background. Finally, I raised the camera angle to bring her eyes up to the lens, and, to incorporate the leading line provided by the sidewalk, from the upper right down to her face.

There's a little more to what we do than push a button. :-).