I’m fortunate to have one that keeps a lot of older vehicles dating back to the
1930s.
In our first sample image from this site, Katie’s bent knee, the arch in her
back, and the tip of her head make the body pose an S (facing page, bot-
tom). Her facial angle is basic. As you can see, the sun behind and to her
right provided separation. A flash placed 45 degrees to camera right acted as
the main light and was responsible for bringing out her vivid blue eyes.
We chose the Oldsmobile Kortney is posing on (above, left) because of
the way the sunlight was streaming through an opening in the trees. This
light provided separation. The flash was positioned to camera left and raised
up high enough to give us a butterfly pattern on her face, which we turned
back toward the light. I had Kortney lean out of the bright light that
skimmed across her. This tilted her shoulders and set up the head tip. Rais-
ing her right foot created another diagonal and let her rest her elbows on her
knee. The result is a very natural-looking, curvy pose.
The headshot of Angel (above, right) highlights her signature hairstyle.
The sunlight coming from high and almost directly behind her provides sep-
aration and highlights. The flash, placed high at camera left, matches the
sun’s intensity to give Angel’s face a butterfly lighting pattern. It also putsGLAMOUR ON LOCATION 79LEFT—Once I point out the lighting in this por-
trait of Kortney, you can see that the main light
is a strobe. It looks natural, though, and that’s
what your client wants. RIGHT—As you’ll no-
tice, this image of Angel was deliberately over-
exposed to provide flawless looking skin.