The summer had been fantastic, with hot and sunny weather in abundance… until we decided to do a beach session. After a number of failed attempts we decided to give it a go.
Finally at the beach we realised just how windy and overcast the conditions actually were. We had initially talked about high contrast beachfront pictures with blue skies and a lots of sun. Instead we had to change our plan drastically.
More after the break…
We took cover from some of the wind a bit further up at the beach, in between some pine trees. The bikinis now felt pointless, and probably for the better. Instead of colourful and high contrast we went for a went for a burned out look with muted colours, to try to create a feeling of a scorching hot day when you just have to take cover in the shade. Did we succeed?
I overexposed the background by 1.5 to 2 stops and used a Canon 580EX II through a 60cm Lastolite EzyBox to give us enough light, mostly from the left.
The EzyBox is really… erhm… easy to work with and for being a rather small 60cm softbox, made for speed lights, together with a 580EX II it is extremely versatile, powerful light shaper and gives a pleasing and soft light. The fact that it’s assembled in a few seconds and takes very little space in the bag is an added bonus.
This is Marcela’s first shoot as a model. She’s a natural in front of the camera, don’t you think? Hope to work with her again soon.
Here's how to shoot fashion portraits like these on the beach.
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