we used a flash, diffused with tissue, that was set to match the ambient day-
light as closely as possible.
Normally fur coats and water don’t go together, but it was really cold
when Denise (above, left) posed for this image. This image was made with
natural light just after sunset with an assistant holding a 30-inch silver/gold
reflector to camera right, just out of the frame.
Wildflowers.In July and August, prairie flowers grow in CRP fields
(agricultural fields being taken out of production by a federal subsidy), and
I make it a point to get the owner’s permission to photograph in these areas.
Maddeningly, while the plants grow year after year, they don’t flower as well
some years. So each year, I have to scope out new fields.
Tammy, a regional country singer (above, right), was looking for an
image for a CD titled Fields of Love, so wildflowers were perfect. A high cam-
era angle was used to make her face prominent and to surround her with
flowers. Because it was a cloudy day, I placed a flash high and just to camera
left. This was paired with a reflector placed low and to camera right. This re-
duced the shadows from the flash and kept her jawline from blending into her
chest. The pose is a feminine C, and the facial angle is a feminine full face.
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LEFT—“I feel like a Siberian model,” Denise
said. “I really can’t believe I’m doing this.”
But after reviewing her images, she decided it
was worth it. RIGHT—Tammy, a country singer,
was looking for an image for a CD titled Fields
of Love, so wildflowers were perfect.