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Little fun project

In the beginning of each day at the Marvel Black Panther event there was a bit of slow time, and on the last day I decided to do a little fun project. I asked Q (or Quntaa) @quntaa, stationed at the photo shoot area and helping us with the flow of guests coming in and going out. This sweet girl with a big smile definitely was up for it. I had her pose in the six different spots at the throne. Since I couldn’t change the 16-35mm lens already set for the event, I composed the shot as it was although part of me really wanted to create some depth of field. I like how it came out though and it definitely is a fun memory.

Way that she rested her chin

Geena - IG: @geena_serra and I teamed up again to do our fall collection photo shoot. It was rather last minute idea that I suggested, and she was available. She showed up with some outfits that she rather quickly put together, and we started shooting at this park in La Sierra. And this was one of those shots where everything worked perfectly - from her piercing gaze to her puckering grin to her hair hanging loose on one side to the way that she rested her chin on her hand.

How it created beautiful outline

One of the spots Geena - IG: @geena_serra and I took photos in the park was this little stream where there were some stepping stones to work with. With the sun behind her, I really liked the way that light wrapped around her and how it created a beautiful outline. By compressing the background, I was able to produce clean isolation of her. I wondered though what it would be like to shoot at sunset.

Accentuated by translucency

Geena - IG: @geena_serra, and I moved to the Nix Nature Center, our next location. I had been wanting to create this girl-in-an-airy-dress-in-an-open-field vibe for a while, and the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park's new headquarters was just a perfect spot to do that. With the sun slightly in the back, I was able to capture shots of her slim bodyline accentuated by the translucency. Loved how gentle breeze was mischievously covering one of her eyes.