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2011.09.11: Vicki, marsh near Edmonton

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Location scouting continues to be one of the most challenging parts of preparation for my photo shoots. Within a small centre like Edmonton with relatively little variety in publicly-accessible architecture a photographers needs to be resourceful and, sometimes, a little selfish. Resourceful in a sense of thinking of locations not just as backgrounds but about variables related to terrain and changes in elevation, geometry, and light-shaping. And selfish because there have been instances where an individual with whom you share location details or someone with whom this person subsequently re-shares this information violates common sense code of etiquette. Sometimes this lack of care for space I've shared even extends to outdoor locations. There have been a few instances in the past year where I have spent hours at private nature reserves fixing what appears another shooter may have disturbed with significantly damaged shrubbery off established trail areas, discarded clothing tags, and photography-specific tape along with less specific garbage. For these reasons I'm officially closing my location black book except to those who have original location information that they can exchange granting me access that I do not already have. If you have a location to share and would like to trade please contact me. Rant aside, location information for this shoot came to me indirectly as I was cast as an extra for a television show pilot shot around this lake.

Our primary objective was to secure a solid beauty-oriented photo for Vicki so the shoot's yield is heavier with tighter face crops. We also did this shoot before I acquired a faster-than-F/2.8 prime wider than 135mm for Nikon F-mount so we were a bit limited to what I could shoot with shallower depth of field. We have a completely different team this time: Jared Tabler was our fashion stylist; Nicola Gavins for hair and makeup, and Brenda Rains agreed to come on set for a bit of model direction and overall art direction. I was pleased with the images we created together. As with working with any new team there are refinements in synergies that we couldn't realistically achieve the first time we work together and I would welcome future opportunities to work with this group.

A shot from the second "look" this shoot and one of my favorites.
Probably not the best shot of Vicki but I found it more interesting than some of the photos in which she may have looked more beautiful.
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We scheduled this shoot shortly after Brenda's suggestion to have her hair dyed darker. Nikolas did the dye job at Mousy Brown's. He decided to leave some of her natural colour as highlights.
A more static shot from the same set.
Slightly wider crop from the set but still shot with the 135/2 Defocus Control Nikkor.

Makeup artist/hairstylist and fashion stylist responding to the camera.
I liked the hair and styling and how this shot represented these two variables but there are several things I wish I had done differently for this image. Movement in the skirt could have looked more dynamic.
Shrub gobo.
More shrub gobo.
Many of us got our shoes soaked when trying to get these shots. The vegetation changed as you got onto the marshy areas and the only way to get the right angle was to be shooting from the same level of ground which would be equally wet.
Another variation.

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