and one 30-inch silver reflector, placed about 60 degrees to camera left. This
wrapped light around her face and put catchlights in her eyes.
Tonya’s pose (facing page, bottom) is very similar. The difference is that
her portrait was taken in midday light. The punchy noon sunshine gives the
water more sparkle, and Tonya’s expression has more attitude. The shadows
created by the overhead sunshine naturally cover up what might be too much
skin. To keep Tonya’s face from being too shadowy, we used a flash for a
main light. This was positioned about 75 degrees to camera right. The fill was
provided by light reflecting off the water.
Janilee’s image was made on a hazy, almost cloudy summer afternoon,
producing very flat, even light (below). To put a believable highlight on her,FACING PAGE, TOP—When prospective clients
see images like this in my slide show, they very
often want to pose nude. As in this portrait of
Teresa, however, I tend to avoid frontal nudity
in favor of poses like this. FACING PAGE, BOT-
TOM—Overhead light put shadows in just the
right places in this portrait of Tonya. RIGHT—
Janilee has a boyish figure, so it was essential
to have the light crossing her body. To create a
more curvy look, I had her raise her right knee
and lean her upper body toward it. Tipping her
head toward the high (opposite) shoulder com-
pleted the pose.