I’m so, so excited to start shooting outdoors again. Albeit, it’s very, very, very cold, and I have to give major props to Siobhan, Terence, and Liza, who came all the way up from Cohasset to shoot this afternoon with me! They are all actors / models, and they’re so fun and creative to work with! I began with the Christian Science Center area and then moved on to the South End. It was unusually sunny and the skies were very, very blue. We even had a very fun indoor pit stop at a laundromat!
Today was also the first time I tried out the 85mm lens in a professional setting, and I really, really like it. It takes a little adjustment to have to remember to stand at least 5 – 10 feet away from my subject to frame most of their body, but the range is definitely great for portraits.
The majority of today’s portraits were shot with the 85mm f/1.8 lens (see my previous post), though I also carried my 30mm (which needs fixing for a loose part, which I think is throwing its focus off), and my kit 18-135mm. I really don’t like my 18-135mm, its build is too cheap and has no VR, but for now, it’ll have to do until I can get money to buy the a zoom with VR.
Anyway, I’m not done with all my editing, but the favorites are up for now.
This is Siobhan
Siobhan and Terence at the Christian Science Museum area. Is the sky not amazingly blue?
Terence has the most awesome naturally curly hair ever.
One thing I love about the South End are the many different kinds of iron fences. If I have more photoshoots in this area I definitely plan on having more photos that involve them
This is Liza, I like how her pink vest stands out
Another fun idea from the family – getting everyone on a lamp post!
I like the little bit of brick on the right hand side that frames the photo – and Liza’s boots are so cute. I was debating whether or not to keep the golden door handle. There’s a series of photographs shot this way and the golden door handle is always there, just a sliver on the left. What do you guys think? Distracting or keep?
The UV filter 
