Emily, an old friend of mine, showed me around Santa Fe a couple of weeks ago and we ended up in Nambé Pueblo (after a delicious breakfast at Tesuque Village Market) underneath a waterfall. We waded around, met some local kids, and I tried out my brand new camera (and quickly regretted not bringing any lighting gear with me – she’s an awesome model).
Emily, Nambé Pueblo, Santa Fe, NM.
I spoke inside first, and then did a quick shoot outside on the patio, with both large studio lights and small hot-shoe lights.
I led a lighting workshop for a pretty varied group of photographers – the Sonoma/Napa Pictage User Group. Thanks to Megan Clouse for these images – see her work at http://www.mclouse.com. Thanks also to Centre Cafe for hosting us in their cooking demonstration space.
I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing on the left. Maybe showing the model how to dodge the thorns on the rosebushes in the middle of the set?
The group. A lot of talented people here. I got to see a couple of portfolios after the talk, and was blown away by the skill level of this group.
That's natural light on the left, and a quick setup (more for demonstration than a certain lighting look) on the right.
Thanks also to Cindi, of http://cindidechannes.com, for being our model!