Leia Heider – Modeling Portfolio
An evening look for Leia’s portfolio.
Model – Leia Heider
MUA – Summer Johnson-Makeup Artist
Lady in Red
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Back in Black
Model K – Black T-shirt
Another portfolio shot for model K. Black T-shirt, black background. Classic look.
Yes I’m back in black
Outta sight
Guardian of the Fort
Guardian of the Fort – Varanasi, India
Came across this elderly man while investigating the riverside fort in Varanasi. He was sitting in the shade, and there was some lovely soft backlighting. Normally I like eye contact when shooting portraits, but these were a couple of exceptions to norm.
Guardian of the Fort – Varanasi, India
Big Beard
Big Beard – Life on the banks of the Ganges River – Varanasi, India
In the Studio – Aino
In the Studio – Aino
First image from a fantastic shoot with Okinawan model Aino.
Model – Aino Shimoji MUA & Hair – Mallika Sharma
Pentax 645D
HD PENTAX-D FA645 MACRO 90mmF2.8ED AW S
Lighting – Charcoal background. Beauty dish powered by Profoto Pro-7a as the main light. Small softbox as low fill. Medium size strip softboxes on both sides adding rimlight (powered by Profoto compacts). A fifth compact aimed at the background. Strobes triggered with PocketWizards.
Model K – Portfolio
Male Model Portfolio – Headshot
Just started creating a new portfolio for male model K. Easy work when the guy’s got a chiseled jawline and a symmetrical face. A white T-shirt and a black pea coat gives a classic, timeless look.
Pentax 645D
HD PENTAX-D FA645 MACRO 90mmF2.8ED AW S
Lighting – Charcoal background. Beauty dish as the main light, rectangular softbox down low for fill, both powered by Profoto Pro-7a. Medium size strip softboxes on both sides adding rimlight (powered by Profoto compacts). Another Profoto compact aimed at the background. Strobes triggered with PocketWizards.
Street Art in India
RENDS MOI MA BANANE
I didn’t see much graffiti in India, but there were some great murals on the streets. Many were colorful illustrations of Hindu gods, and a few, such as the one above, were political statements.
Every Woman is a Goddess – Fearless
Street Art – Varanasi, India
Street Art – Varanasi, India
Street Art – Varanasi, India
Street Art – Jodhpur, India
Clowning Around
When smiles go wrong…
It’s always important for models to practice their smiles. Otherwise, when under pressure during a shoot, things can suddenly go very wrong.
Model & Funny Girl – Leia Heider
MUA – Summer Johnson-Makeup Artist
Pentax 645D
HD PENTAX-D FA645 MACRO 90mmF2.8ED AW S
Organized Chaos – Driving and Riding in India
Driving and Riding in India
Organized chaos is the best term I could come up with for what happens on Indian roads. Millions of vehicles, people and animals, all using the streets at the same time. There is a hierarchy of importance loosely based on size, with the exception of cows. People move out of the way of bicycles, bicycles move out of the way of scooters. This continues upwards through auto-rickshaw, compact car, full-size car, SUV, light-truck and bus, to dump truck. Cows are the anomaly, as even dump trucks stop if these sacred animals are crossing the street. Very few vehicles have side mirrors, so you are expected (and in some areas obliged) to beep your horn while overtaking. As everyone is in a rush, the beeping is incessant.
Driving and Riding in India
Accidents are very common, but not as often as I you’d expect (possibly due to the slow speed of traffic). You certainly learn to never make any assumptions. When driving on a 6-lane highway with a central divider, don’t assume that the vehicle in the inside lane is the fastest, don’t assume it’s going in the same direction as you. Don’t even assume it’s a car at all. Why did the chicken cross the road? It was following the elephant, cow, camel, monkey, pig, dog, cat and horse.
I didn’t see any major crashes while in India, but there were plenty of totaled vehicles strewn beside the roads. I was told crash helmets were mandatory in the major cities, but in most places, the motorcyclists rode as if there were no tomorrow. For some, this would be all too true.
Driving and Riding in India
Back in the Boat with Baba Jee
Baba Jee the Boatman at Dawn
Having got some great shots at dusk the night before, I still wanted to take the boat with Baba Jee the following morning. The light at dawn is both a different color and from a different direction to the warm evening rays. You’d miss many great opportunities if you only shot at one time of day. The rowing boat allowed me to get the photos of pilgrims bathing in the river, and another nice portrait of Baba Jee the boatman.
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