tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73671376533534920542024-03-18T14:29:32.488-03:00Evolving Beauty - Fine Art Photography Blog By Eric Boutilier-BrownA fine art photography blog, started in 1997, sharing the work by the Canadian photographer Eric Boutilier-Brown.Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.comBlogger1527125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-43740295981817731922023-09-09T11:01:00.156-03:002024-02-27T15:05:31.249-04:0025 Years of Working with Ingrid (and perhaps our final session ever)!<p></p>This session was a special one on three levels; it was a celebration of working with Ingrid for more than 25 years, it was our last chance to work together for some time (or possibly ever) as Ingrid will be moving away shortly after the session, and finally, it was a victorious session that yielded some incredible water images that add to the already voluminous body of work we had made with water to date!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIocLKDNEOFjJRw64_-0HVfu8PqsI9QhhdTzbQ-dvdYnNANasgXvYFPIMTxaVTt1f6QFUwbCYpwc_PtsA77cWnUNT60m-uyhSvWD4H_CUeJO9yZOB7vY2zjwxB7k5Mg94S-KiEYZxHcFeEd8iFJz5eSdTfdysXyYpvDnKkOAKJY3SXTcr7tXkICOxawNE/s800/DI-23-01104.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIocLKDNEOFjJRw64_-0HVfu8PqsI9QhhdTzbQ-dvdYnNANasgXvYFPIMTxaVTt1f6QFUwbCYpwc_PtsA77cWnUNT60m-uyhSvWD4H_CUeJO9yZOB7vY2zjwxB7k5Mg94S-KiEYZxHcFeEd8iFJz5eSdTfdysXyYpvDnKkOAKJY3SXTcr7tXkICOxawNE/s16000/DI-23-01104.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>The plan for this session was wildly different from the results; wearrived at the beach stupid early (having got up at 5:30am), expecting to photograph in the pre-dawn and early morning light, only to arrive at a coast socked in with fog. Not wishing to waste our effort, we walked down the beach, and eventually found a location that resonated, and we made our first set of images of Ingrid on the edge of the beach, where a river flowed out to the sea. This created a sharper-than-usual slope to the beach, which made for an interesting space. As the light was soft and even, there was no sense of time-of-day, but the results were pleasing, none-the-less. There is something rather magical about the ocean disappearing into a wall of fog in the distance.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9O1IhgElmuWYp4NiWUJxPtH9Fqz4_lYrS0Dzdbt_ZXDa_yG7GJdPmC-7XRL8vLFyhwbGa1tey0RNtI6bJay5UX7P6ce9s7REx2mzGOGfGhgeGZ8SZ1zEtZzeRZpaZbImeXR-i42qFss_JcRMUZm06HDaQmmM6hLRrtfowaCrt0QZXwhcMQzZWzc0O8M/s800/DI-23-01107.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9O1IhgElmuWYp4NiWUJxPtH9Fqz4_lYrS0Dzdbt_ZXDa_yG7GJdPmC-7XRL8vLFyhwbGa1tey0RNtI6bJay5UX7P6ce9s7REx2mzGOGfGhgeGZ8SZ1zEtZzeRZpaZbImeXR-i42qFss_JcRMUZm06HDaQmmM6hLRrtfowaCrt0QZXwhcMQzZWzc0O8M/s16000/DI-23-01107.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After we finished the images on the shoreline, Ingrid and I moved to working further inland with some long beach grass and dead trees. Combined with the mist this was a very evocative location to work in. Using my 85mm lens and the largest aperture (f/1.2), I was able to separate the tree Ingrid was standing against out from the background, and create a really moody composition. I often avoid using infrared on overcast/cloudy days as the skies just go featureless white, but in this case, it suited the composition.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpSyt4ICaMhaZBBl-9R0FUy0m2TpIj0K6ogEzOTh1vnzSORX78f3hIJem_J5DHO9awhYLELsxxAOHfSCaZMN711EDwIIzDRChr8wm67n37c7w_aw6ImofLH2LV4otKOVq5YABaCPV-Ow-GiWZxA3YJIKUiDG40BdJZIvi2pXAGlQZbxOHYYejLhC286A/s800/DI-23-01135_IB2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpSyt4ICaMhaZBBl-9R0FUy0m2TpIj0K6ogEzOTh1vnzSORX78f3hIJem_J5DHO9awhYLELsxxAOHfSCaZMN711EDwIIzDRChr8wm67n37c7w_aw6ImofLH2LV4otKOVq5YABaCPV-Ow-GiWZxA3YJIKUiDG40BdJZIvi2pXAGlQZbxOHYYejLhC286A/s16000/DI-23-01135_IB2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital Original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p>The real focus of this session was a set of images of Ingrid in breaking waves. I made more than 2,800 of these, taking advantage of the camera's high frame rate to make the most of the fleeting moments presented by the setting. Ingrid and I have worked with water since our <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/1998/07/my-first-session-with-ingrid.html" target="_blank">first session</a> 25 years ago, and it has always been a theme that have flowed through the images we have made - but working in breaking ocean waves is something we have only attempted a couple of times. Of those sessions, this was by far both the safest, and the most successful. Unlike previous sessions, where Ingrid was once picked up and moved by a wave as it broke over the rock she was posing on, these were low, rolling waves that broke around her figure, as opposed to picked her up and moved her. Because of the persistent thin fog, and as we were located on a series of low sand bars out from the shore, Ingrid and I were able to work for close to an hour uninterrupted, as dog walkers and morning beach-explorers walked past hundreds of feet away, on the beach proper. If we'd had our initial hope, of a beautiful bright sunrise, the images this session yielded would not have been possible.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4kINwfGU0LLVIk7vDns6R4U_yJgJ_M-bUXI0aLMpGReHczRGLAOjbzP_aQ8IRlw-Fn3bcQ0A-Em-t7YLEeo_MA3xwe8KlAHtbc2QzSAE-S1oRjNK9MtTVO3Xts1VI2w5YyESKqbTDo-FnkdR7hsnrKhkP2k5MBWq0f6XyV2vB1Z37tyajvxgnjfecCA/s800/DI-23-01123.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4kINwfGU0LLVIk7vDns6R4U_yJgJ_M-bUXI0aLMpGReHczRGLAOjbzP_aQ8IRlw-Fn3bcQ0A-Em-t7YLEeo_MA3xwe8KlAHtbc2QzSAE-S1oRjNK9MtTVO3Xts1VI2w5YyESKqbTDo-FnkdR7hsnrKhkP2k5MBWq0f6XyV2vB1Z37tyajvxgnjfecCA/s16000/DI-23-01123.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>For over 45 minutes, Ingrid and I explored the potential offered by the waves; time and again, we made image sets (at 20 frames/second) that didn't pan out, with waves that either failed to materialize, or were lackluster. However, for each handful of image sets that didn't work, one wave would shine through, and create images that were really pleasing, making the whole process worthwhile. In the end, I kept 27 images, literally meaning the keepers were 1 in a thousand...but the volume was worth it for the split moments that were available for selections. With the shutter speed at 1/3200 or faster, every motion is frozen, creating image that are a marked contrast to years of working with fluid, motion-blurred water!<br /></p><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-76395496008489886242023-07-31T10:55:00.088-03:002024-03-14T13:54:10.773-03:00A Second Session with L_<p></p><p>After our first session in the <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2022/11/an-indoor-session-with-new-model.html">fall of 2022</a>, it was more than 8 months later that the stars aligned, and Y_ and I could put together another session - time time outdoors. To make things as fair as possible, we agreed to meet 1/2 way between our respective homes, and work on the Fundy coast in the early evening, giving us both a 2 hour drive home, but also making it possible to do another photo session.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3AYUNGX-aY7RKIu9xBK4iLZ1yNykRK8n8sScL_LMD03PzuNJxX-i9lyZF0KBwcX2ANV1RRNRjKjfAMRzecW2h1hn2F_WFlbFf4Fjs6Hm2PCm-cjJ2oCFviJRvJP0C2ixO3oCZu1o0epllK-WjCEPM8DZ3-nEdz7FWFF7RiLuYcbkz83ogr129TYHqBQ/s800/DI-23-00974.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3AYUNGX-aY7RKIu9xBK4iLZ1yNykRK8n8sScL_LMD03PzuNJxX-i9lyZF0KBwcX2ANV1RRNRjKjfAMRzecW2h1hn2F_WFlbFf4Fjs6Hm2PCm-cjJ2oCFviJRvJP0C2ixO3oCZu1o0epllK-WjCEPM8DZ3-nEdz7FWFF7RiLuYcbkz83ogr129TYHqBQ/s16000/DI-23-00974.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I'd previously worked in this location in <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2004/05/monique-models-in-rockport-nb.html">2004</a>, but have not had a chance to visit it again since, so was quite enthusiastic to revisit it; this time however, I pushed well past where Monique and I had explored, and worked right on the outer edge of the shoreline, with nothing between Y_ and the Bay of Fundy.</p><p>Once I found an interesting space to begin - a long thing outcropping of rock surrounded by sand and seaweed, Y_ disrobed and began to explore the pose possibilities. The rock was selected for both its orientation and setting - the light was direct, uninterrupted evening sun, which made this an idea setting to pose upon, and in infrared, I knew the rock weed that cascaded off the stone would become light an luminous, giving great contrast to the smoothness of Y_'s skin.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaouNFcbbUmQ78s3vsTxPCTXGVWmFEpAOu0UGM4PChISEwTcDWLgMLaU8hraiaxRDIGK1iX_vuHG3TGFmK4Vuk3EQjFLToJjO7sPu-mIlJA31JpHzIiP2Ym44LTpVGZ5PESbfSr416IL7Kv6CGv7vcC-gsdQq3nnV5Tt7CzNoCa2b1Y1lyRb7d-atZvE8/s800/DI-23-01037.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaouNFcbbUmQ78s3vsTxPCTXGVWmFEpAOu0UGM4PChISEwTcDWLgMLaU8hraiaxRDIGK1iX_vuHG3TGFmK4Vuk3EQjFLToJjO7sPu-mIlJA31JpHzIiP2Ym44LTpVGZ5PESbfSr416IL7Kv6CGv7vcC-gsdQq3nnV5Tt7CzNoCa2b1Y1lyRb7d-atZvE8/s16000/DI-23-01037.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Ingrid</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After making a full set of images with a variety of lenses, compositions and poses on the flat portion of the shoreline, Y_ and I walked further along, with an eye to working with a massive rock outcropping that interrupted the shore line. I made several sets of images as we approached the rock, but the most pleasing is the below composition, with Y_ arching back, framed by the massive stone...it is misleading because of the use of an ultra-wide lens, but the rock behind towered over Y_, and yet with the lens and composition, the power and confidence of her pose dominates the image! I really like the confidence and power this image coveys, and it comes directly from Y_'s sense of self, and her presence in the space.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlbl3_sKbD7uICUKGPJYR7nH4Xb5yI0SRYhGK8TGWx-h1DS3lCxB7izjq0pEi8i4yBptGtcVkYigY2bRSTVONimLztOiYoEbsNXW9tWhVtO0GShgbKgSCfXNi_IRnaXWw1aDynrfeQt-92MehXX8weNFO9Kc3o3_cCr1NCFM_YVE-gWauouHJA4uk_yc/s800/DI-23-01003.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlbl3_sKbD7uICUKGPJYR7nH4Xb5yI0SRYhGK8TGWx-h1DS3lCxB7izjq0pEi8i4yBptGtcVkYigY2bRSTVONimLztOiYoEbsNXW9tWhVtO0GShgbKgSCfXNi_IRnaXWw1aDynrfeQt-92MehXX8weNFO9Kc3o3_cCr1NCFM_YVE-gWauouHJA4uk_yc/s16000/DI-23-01003.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>From start to finish, this session was fabulous - the location was rich in potential for spaces to work in, L_ was fabulous to photograph; she enjoyed exploring pose options, and was always open to suggestions or revisions (it is amazing how much a shift of a hand here, or redirection of a foot there can make or break a pose). The two hours we worked together was more than worth the more than 10 hours invested in travel time between the two of us, and it makes me hope we can build on this work in the future.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGiVOZc16tOjioCDnfna-LTHzZwLuGfijorW5IICZPHrEK1z08_rxcs_7cHJnf9VDCQQ5l-fCqTdN7VOkxhNsOus-M5VyE75mJGvFSk5skTIVvRl_zpPaeP_-KhivH0NdrTCtI5TNH-4KyjspKUN3Gbouea3AZGoU8WnVyepkpzySaqbgVxNxPHrBidM/s800/DI-23-01013.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGiVOZc16tOjioCDnfna-LTHzZwLuGfijorW5IICZPHrEK1z08_rxcs_7cHJnf9VDCQQ5l-fCqTdN7VOkxhNsOus-M5VyE75mJGvFSk5skTIVvRl_zpPaeP_-KhivH0NdrTCtI5TNH-4KyjspKUN3Gbouea3AZGoU8WnVyepkpzySaqbgVxNxPHrBidM/s16000/DI-23-01013.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>There is a simple irony to the reality that the biggest frustration of the session, the harsh, direct sunlight, is also one of the strongest contributors to the strength of the successes we realized. Rather than fight against the light, I embraced it, and time and again made images where the directional quality of the light worked well. The above images, one of the last compositions of the session, is all about the light, both on Y_'s figure, and the distant clouds over Nova Scotia in the background. Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-25004220906159830192022-11-26T10:37:00.044-04:002024-03-13T16:21:59.840-03:00An Indoor Session with a New Model<p></p><p>A undeniable fact is that it is becoming increasingly uncommon to find
new people to photograph; whether this is due to the continued fall-out
from COVID-19, my age (now mid-50's) or my approach (which admittedly is
completely passive, hoping people will see my work and approach me
about modeling), I cannot say, but when I got a message from Y_ asking
about modeling, I was more than happy to meet up and discuss my
process. After a lovely chat, and reviewing my images in print (which is SO much better than online/digitally), Y_ confirmed her interest, and we committed to making some images...sometime soon!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83zNlx0uYYYhLzbG2wAEKFrnj5LGUQfAQYKl48-zFaUEwQpK342cm6cqNMq8A4WvgHloGWs_vqq2DQoqK6YnmZxFGfciSg-FB8GDClkK85GCwQfHtTGAlKPGNXDxKAX2FU7JQfw-HiAqFJo7xdYDuMYmtoeXsr-jFSknVU60PWilHmAVeR7gKd8ukczI/s800/DI-22-02828-New%20Catalogue%20Export-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83zNlx0uYYYhLzbG2wAEKFrnj5LGUQfAQYKl48-zFaUEwQpK342cm6cqNMq8A4WvgHloGWs_vqq2DQoqK6YnmZxFGfciSg-FB8GDClkK85GCwQfHtTGAlKPGNXDxKAX2FU7JQfw-HiAqFJo7xdYDuMYmtoeXsr-jFSknVU60PWilHmAVeR7gKd8ukczI/s16000/DI-22-02828-New%20Catalogue%20Export-2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As Y_ lives hours away from Halifax, it was some time between our first meeting to discuss working together, and her next time in the area, but once she confirmed her plans, we put our heads together, and arranged to meet up for a first session. Though my obvious preference is to work outdoors, given the time of year, we had to be practical, and work indoors. I brought studio lighting with me, but as it turned out, the Air B&B Y_ was staying had had wonderful natural light, and the entire session was spent working with that. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-IVCOBn3z8hOLg-Pck5vYH2pgy-0CxLpJJ6SIix8vr4qxo4MNOz43P09U3P1KmlDciQQZy1E6cKhZB88VfzWSt_t3S50vx4jP5tKa1fKCkfNWEgCX-MTmHQQP618TfiPnK9U3xGs5PrMFof-S2zI8-JK3GGWc2gGOOwGfEXp05ENqsvbLAfkX4FZFNI/s800/DI-22-02849.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-IVCOBn3z8hOLg-Pck5vYH2pgy-0CxLpJJ6SIix8vr4qxo4MNOz43P09U3P1KmlDciQQZy1E6cKhZB88VfzWSt_t3S50vx4jP5tKa1fKCkfNWEgCX-MTmHQQP618TfiPnK9U3xGs5PrMFof-S2zI8-JK3GGWc2gGOOwGfEXp05ENqsvbLAfkX4FZFNI/s16000/DI-22-02849.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>My favourite thing about working with natural light is it is quite similar to my approach to working in landscape; I spent much of the session hunting for a composition based upon what is available before me (unlike studio photography, which is a lot about setting the light as you wish, and then working with the model to make the most of the light). The best part of this location was it had a large bare wall, which I spent most of the session working with; with large windows to my left and right, this gave a wonderful wrap-around lighting effect which really worked well with Y's figure.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_VLjhJtbmq1CGtcrARu7iBcUIjqbxOTU-e4E5KqmOmdq1-Ti-R4XbsCxw-Dv1MRcPD1-OmEtYa5k301Ij86oMrH7f0vPP1JHQvmY_IpoWrxe8AcBykZhDTWf3gmCFT2zrbBA6s7gFEVkeEYGmgr0bKNaLYS9fAkok2lVm7whccJ_Ffvt95k7hvIBQxE/s800/DI-22-02857.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_VLjhJtbmq1CGtcrARu7iBcUIjqbxOTU-e4E5KqmOmdq1-Ti-R4XbsCxw-Dv1MRcPD1-OmEtYa5k301Ij86oMrH7f0vPP1JHQvmY_IpoWrxe8AcBykZhDTWf3gmCFT2zrbBA6s7gFEVkeEYGmgr0bKNaLYS9fAkok2lVm7whccJ_Ffvt95k7hvIBQxE/s16000/DI-22-02857.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The last images of the session were made on a dark leather couch below a large window - this gave some wonderful textures to contrast Y_'s skin, and presented some different pose possibilities, when compared to working against the wall. </p><p>Overall the session was really pleasing. Y_ is a delight to work with, and have a wonderful work ethic and buckets of enthusiasm. Given her location, I am not sure how often we will get a chance to work together, but I look forward to taking what we made today, and putting it in a more natural setting!<br /></p><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-47794140732748374812022-05-14T10:36:00.118-03:002024-02-26T10:32:58.870-04:00An Outdoor Pregnancy Session<p></p>It is close to 33 years since I first photographed a <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/1989/12/" target="_blank">pregnancy</a>, and it still remains such an honour to be asked to help celebrate this incredible point in a woman's life. As was the case with our <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2020/09/blog-post.html" target="_blank">first session</a> two years earlier, this was planned as "the" session to celebrate this pregnancy; though I offered the option of multiple sessions following her pregnancy's progress, the model preferred to have a single sessions late in the term, trusting to my skills to make the best image possible. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmuIm0q4zz5w0NImwz9zzUN2sQc89_yEXXonI5jE-cZc0J0Ts__a-mMiLvRXpAeyo1w0XwSxhze_Yur_lKck5kru3AkhkOUGzjFCIftPcZq4T5AjV5j91_8q6HFfaNozLLeQXuP7Jzrn777ZvymuyKcgD2vfsWXHWBPM6tc9tSfvvgv6EQ-ww1TUIPzw/s800/DI-22-01143.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmuIm0q4zz5w0NImwz9zzUN2sQc89_yEXXonI5jE-cZc0J0Ts__a-mMiLvRXpAeyo1w0XwSxhze_Yur_lKck5kru3AkhkOUGzjFCIftPcZq4T5AjV5j91_8q6HFfaNozLLeQXuP7Jzrn777ZvymuyKcgD2vfsWXHWBPM6tc9tSfvvgv6EQ-ww1TUIPzw/s16000/DI-22-01143.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Learning from the first session, we avoided the coast for this one, and instead worked on the glacial plain that line much of Nova Scotia's eastern coast, taking advantage of the wild landscape and massive glacial erratics (<span>glacially deposited rock differing from the type of rock native to the area in which it rests). Our first set of images were made with the early evening sunlight providing some wonderful edging to the breast and belly, and picking up the warm highlights in the model's hair.<br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTSEGODwh59OJVNz-C5-NXEeALNeiNPrPdXqDolA6p_7bDxQypSxnsoGaMw2xOu6Ttv6onIkzhuRVLBNkEz96j0AWN1lTrR7YOaauB9jZUOTTX0dehBJuXnzHa6TcYBhVlvd8ZZvlrimG3pFufe1CTSyVmxSv_2XpRnc7boNQoeUc8KrSBSDaTJ7N_FE/s800/DI-22-01166.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTSEGODwh59OJVNz-C5-NXEeALNeiNPrPdXqDolA6p_7bDxQypSxnsoGaMw2xOu6Ttv6onIkzhuRVLBNkEz96j0AWN1lTrR7YOaauB9jZUOTTX0dehBJuXnzHa6TcYBhVlvd8ZZvlrimG3pFufe1CTSyVmxSv_2XpRnc7boNQoeUc8KrSBSDaTJ7N_FE/s16000/DI-22-01166.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Though the session began with some lovely evening sunlight, the sky gradually clouded over through the session, and by the middle of the 75 minute session, this had changed to wonderfully soft evening light which was just a delight to work with. While much of the early portion of the session was spent on poses mirroring the shape of the rocks with the shape of the pregnant belly, one of my favourite rock images is above. I'd worked in this exact location <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2009/07/stepahnies-first-session-outdoors.html" target="_blank">13 years earlier</a>, and loved how the rock looked with the foliage around it - this time however, as opposed to working with infrared light, I kept the image in colour, enjoying the delicate contrast between all the warm tones in the foreground, and the blue sky above.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9m2fcjbml0b6qiZPzj34uJkh0rPiYu05dqlrhGHejNHq4rf35s6OnCNnChTObNvVW1oezzCa07BEMoshZqRePyiUmdvOrx7JZ58-xy5VaEdBGttVdKdVYBYrGUSySn5KcVEGTnuGw91tIdhkc5GH6EBUayeFs8-YMoTXU74pNwdlpnhMrJLEDy14vPXc/s800/DI-22-01181.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9m2fcjbml0b6qiZPzj34uJkh0rPiYu05dqlrhGHejNHq4rf35s6OnCNnChTObNvVW1oezzCa07BEMoshZqRePyiUmdvOrx7JZ58-xy5VaEdBGttVdKdVYBYrGUSySn5KcVEGTnuGw91tIdhkc5GH6EBUayeFs8-YMoTXU74pNwdlpnhMrJLEDy14vPXc/s16000/DI-22-01181.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The final set of images we made, bringing the session to a close, were the ones that really
resonated with me. By this time, the sky had clouded over completely,
and the evening light was incredibly soft and even. Where most of the
session had been focused on standing (or prone) poses, for the last set
of photos, I asked the model to lean back into a small rock which
allowed me to frame her figure with a large dark-lichen covered rock behind her. Working with an extremely wide-angle lens help keep the figure prominent, while still showing the space around her. The sweeping drama of sky above, and the luminous infrared tones of the model's skin make this image an absolute celebration of the full, curving lines of the pregnant body!<p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-78720077410969238942022-05-09T10:35:00.061-03:002024-02-26T13:41:49.101-04:00A Short Morning Session<p></p><p>In the late 1990's, I bought a fine art nude print - an image of a pregnant mother holder an infant on top of her bare belly; this image has hung on my wall for more than 2 decades,but I have never had a chance to take inspiration from this for my own work. When discussing our upcoming outdoor pregnancy session, I asked the model if she'd be interested in any images with her first child...and much to my surprise, she was keen to see what would come out of that idea, and we set a time to meet and make some photos.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHArgeyBvPT3zkTE8FLDVxJaOQLt2kcMQ4aTDVQ3gNwYQepIbCEn2TnWvlb2QhQKouNn4eQ_jmanJclzBpj1ZUyla9QenASN7lEKoCnxqre0kCTgHJKeOh8-U0IXSK0rqukAOoCvGP5bm8gtLxNpLthUbpi8XbBML1njmiEOBM6mPtMMD-Rcr_FsVa4gc/s800/DI-22-00831.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHArgeyBvPT3zkTE8FLDVxJaOQLt2kcMQ4aTDVQ3gNwYQepIbCEn2TnWvlb2QhQKouNn4eQ_jmanJclzBpj1ZUyla9QenASN7lEKoCnxqre0kCTgHJKeOh8-U0IXSK0rqukAOoCvGP5bm8gtLxNpLthUbpi8XbBML1njmiEOBM6mPtMMD-Rcr_FsVa4gc/s16000/DI-22-00831.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original</td></tr></tbody></table><p>While this session was not created using my infrared camera, the luminous skin tones I was seeking in the post production certainly are more in line with that approach, but as the day was pretty overcast, working indoors with the infrared camera would have been challenging. Fortunately, the high ISO performance on contemporary cameras is nothing short of stunning, so using ISO 800 throughout the session presented no quality issues.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBoNKzM810ZuUWvv77kzBlfAdgP6cgFspBPORGsa0XDOHqX7Ct7rcXL60lZVd3uLSSTKCvDnkKQ2FVNJjaHIjwzhITaRV8idne6XfOX0I2PsN328So82cdA4dXjIpvYbrPZAIde6AW0BKfP4vWd1nY6-YuQxpajvMpYICmLtpeB-KCMbzSnIrxrSq5uQ/s800/DI-22-00811.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBoNKzM810ZuUWvv77kzBlfAdgP6cgFspBPORGsa0XDOHqX7Ct7rcXL60lZVd3uLSSTKCvDnkKQ2FVNJjaHIjwzhITaRV8idne6XfOX0I2PsN328So82cdA4dXjIpvYbrPZAIde6AW0BKfP4vWd1nY6-YuQxpajvMpYICmLtpeB-KCMbzSnIrxrSq5uQ/s16000/DI-22-00811.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As short and focused as this session was, I am absolutely floored by how lovely the results were - the last image, above, is so far above my expectations it make my heart sing. Photographing straight into the windows covered with sheers created the luminous space I have long been <span><span><span class="kqEaA z8gr9e">enamoured</span></span><span> </span></span>with (since at least <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/1998/04/indoors-in-maine.html" target="_blank">1998</a>), and the lovely connection between mother and child is all the richer for the pregnant belly the child is perched on! Such a beautiful session. <br /></p><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-6476937023532492352022-01-28T10:32:00.070-04:002024-02-26T11:17:59.063-04:00Ingrid, Snow and Ice<p></p><p>I first worked with <a href="0https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2008/03/ingrid-models-on-frozen-river.html" target="_blank">Ingrid on snow and ice in 2008</a>, and this is literally the first time since those two back-to-back sessions that the weather, our schedules and river ice thick enough to work on has occurred at the right time, and in the right way to facilitate a return to the idea. Thew challenge of repeating this approach is probably more of a comment on global warming than any other factor in the co-ordination of a winter session.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE35rbVKlYhyphenhyphenILDtQd8QDsjp-vC3dLhXJUDKCGAOQh4AdbqBY-sUO1V8PQt2L59aiFCWZk_4TL6vn4K_0F7jCmuFOdpFE2X2rW315tlodr_UXvR4tHHuJFRABcGnGPMfyCaTKD2TvAvSyBrUIPrXDpeyc6xSjkeji2R07qzFChEuKOfpj4p-Fa_Bu1S4/s800/DI-22-00231_ST8_E.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE35rbVKlYhyphenhyphenILDtQd8QDsjp-vC3dLhXJUDKCGAOQh4AdbqBY-sUO1V8PQt2L59aiFCWZk_4TL6vn4K_0F7jCmuFOdpFE2X2rW315tlodr_UXvR4tHHuJFRABcGnGPMfyCaTKD2TvAvSyBrUIPrXDpeyc6xSjkeji2R07qzFChEuKOfpj4p-Fa_Bu1S4/s16000/DI-22-00231_ST8_E.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original, 8 image stitch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The first snow and ice session with Ingrid was very much an experiment, but this time, we had a much better idea of how to approach it, and what processes would make it easier, and more effective (less because of any extensive experience working with winter conditions, and more because of all the successes we had in <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2016/07/ireland-xv-rock-of-dunamase.html" target="_blank">Ireland</a>, working in cool weather). This session was actually quite a bit colder then our first sessions in 2008 - the temperature was at the freezing point (0c or 32F), but with this location, there was not a breath of wind, and Ingrid could warm up between image sets, so the cold did not present much of an issue. Any poses which included contact with the ice involved cloth padding between skin and ice, minimizing the impact of the setting on Ingrid. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWDCsqIov_Mkbp3-oAPBw5YA5cApT2CfOt4l92Z7pQSwKSCBFGNEwhI4SSU6cvFLmbqUwgz9b1s80oo6gpfqXJX5tdPJfRYr40F5DqLq5OGc4R1w3wogFOceS_EkTboDoHbvEBTTFwuzxa_EJsUbTAik41yjCjhtC6PqH8UYSa7i0SZ744Z3XySm0c-o/s800/DI-22-00268_ST11_IB2_D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWDCsqIov_Mkbp3-oAPBw5YA5cApT2CfOt4l92Z7pQSwKSCBFGNEwhI4SSU6cvFLmbqUwgz9b1s80oo6gpfqXJX5tdPJfRYr40F5DqLq5OGc4R1w3wogFOceS_EkTboDoHbvEBTTFwuzxa_EJsUbTAik41yjCjhtC6PqH8UYSa7i0SZ744Z3XySm0c-o/s16000/DI-22-00268_ST11_IB2_D.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original, 11 image stitch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>As I'd worked in this setting several times before, I had a pretty good idea of were I wanted to work with Ingrid, and quickly we moved to these spaces. By far my favourite image sets were at the bottom of the watercourse, where it flows over a broad, flat rock in to a small basin (where the <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2021/09/a-fall-river-session-with-ingrid.html" target="_blank">second image in Ingrid's first session</a> in this space was made). With the winter freeze, with provided a solid platform of ice for Ingrid to pose on, right next to the cascading water and the pool below. After making images of a handful of pose variations, Ingrid got dressed, and I continued to make the rest of the composition, creating another 10 images of the space to stitch together into the final composition. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdajzQ6vVH2bLMDm17LlyhuoI5GYFcOGYb31ZvG3PIpAIwMTlrJ3Ch8bt6sfyuIE_7Kzfo5Ye5QTLW9rEWriRAknFK39FtxfBxkN4D4QMcFtUrXEdIr1-wvW1JzrmQSzuEX__MP6Bg4qnkei2ZvsF9kRaTQCfJP3Qm7XIA7aVY5FRO2vixN3dcnzU-CCc/s800/DI-22-00272_IB2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdajzQ6vVH2bLMDm17LlyhuoI5GYFcOGYb31ZvG3PIpAIwMTlrJ3Ch8bt6sfyuIE_7Kzfo5Ye5QTLW9rEWriRAknFK39FtxfBxkN4D4QMcFtUrXEdIr1-wvW1JzrmQSzuEX__MP6Bg4qnkei2ZvsF9kRaTQCfJP3Qm7XIA7aVY5FRO2vixN3dcnzU-CCc/s16000/DI-22-00272_IB2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Ultimately, the biggest challenge of this winter session was not for Ingrid, working on the snow and ice, but
myself - shortly after we started , my foot went through the ice
(I was standing where I would not have let Ingrid pose, so I knew I was
on thin ice), and ice cold river
water got into my boot. For the remainder of the session, my left foot grew
progressively colder, but I am proud to say we worked until the images
stopped presenting themselves, not until I could no longer bear the
chill in my foot. in the end, we called the session as we'd run out of ideas for the spaces we felt were safe to work, and we headed home, happy in the knowledge we'd built on the two previous winter sessions fourteen years earlier.<br /> <p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-3482742585213408052022-01-01T10:26:00.002-04:002024-02-22T10:30:52.114-04:00New Year's Day at Peggy's Cove<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFbfL0IDzsQItn2iv-qRhrOnGX7_UggkSiIYKul9_6CpOagEWbjGm0ubQpWyYPQl_bs36Z5NWoCH9qOhlZYaUkFc6rSkOC8TH4LlyBzNQ3LKWnE1yfocdSU7SNkzO0aMfk_QnX2IZFl-dKfVD2reZAWyKG-3aEkb92CH5jLIYTcxlgQVlH7a7_Yqrs3k/s800/DI-22-00063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFbfL0IDzsQItn2iv-qRhrOnGX7_UggkSiIYKul9_6CpOagEWbjGm0ubQpWyYPQl_bs36Z5NWoCH9qOhlZYaUkFc6rSkOC8TH4LlyBzNQ3LKWnE1yfocdSU7SNkzO0aMfk_QnX2IZFl-dKfVD2reZAWyKG-3aEkb92CH5jLIYTcxlgQVlH7a7_Yqrs3k/s16000/DI-22-00063.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since at least 2008, I have been marking the arrival of each new calendar year with a photo trip to Peggy's Cove - most have been cold, many with snow, but this year was mild, with no snow or ice in sight. Most of these Peggy's Cove trips have been tied to my teaching, but this year, with COVID-19 still overshadowing society, I kept the event to myself, friends and family.<br /></div><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-71185945680601520082021-10-21T10:25:00.046-03:002024-02-26T07:50:08.651-04:00Downtown Halifax at Night<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd-hyfW9HKYvuu57RqIEBewWDaDtISIKCsh-iXOZ7RribURw2pq7KJrfVuH5pErvJTf6wI59sSld7NkiTA6GD3eLbRkXYThy8JWCg91xkr93a7KdxJDUZt46LhMbJtU2hnIrhqT_QG0KRY4pMMJrxznMcgu38Rzp1stQbeT3n3Io2-WWLBy86piIFAsE/s800/DI-21-04117_EB3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd-hyfW9HKYvuu57RqIEBewWDaDtISIKCsh-iXOZ7RribURw2pq7KJrfVuH5pErvJTf6wI59sSld7NkiTA6GD3eLbRkXYThy8JWCg91xkr93a7KdxJDUZt46LhMbJtU2hnIrhqT_QG0KRY4pMMJrxznMcgu38Rzp1stQbeT3n3Io2-WWLBy86piIFAsE/s16000/DI-21-04117_EB3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>My first real love in photography was architecture, rooted in my exposure to European art & architecture as a child. As I live in Canada, the architecture I really love (western-European medieval & gothic) is not readily available, so I have to make do with newer buildings. In Halifax, one of the most interesting "new" buildings in the central Library, with a cantilevered top floor, which is a delight to photograph. In this case, using my 17mm tilt-shift allowed me to really exaggerate the jutting out of the top floor.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXijFFfu887Y5L5mSge2QjsAxvJznUPbbCZD4z1fTCCIZ1oPRfp1HgLtmBjKdEmYCEIiXU9DDnxp9YLYJuvhPAUq38EJemwg1rHhwY0q3Gva38VAB1iMvjrs1zUZSA0N0x7UeU1EsPm7V8NRHjGcrUShTlvsN-B59Ck3P0CcbyFEWKS__aOsGnb9tneg/s800/DI-21-04132_EB6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXijFFfu887Y5L5mSge2QjsAxvJznUPbbCZD4z1fTCCIZ1oPRfp1HgLtmBjKdEmYCEIiXU9DDnxp9YLYJuvhPAUq38EJemwg1rHhwY0q3Gva38VAB1iMvjrs1zUZSA0N0x7UeU1EsPm7V8NRHjGcrUShTlvsN-B59Ck3P0CcbyFEWKS__aOsGnb9tneg/s16000/DI-21-04132_EB6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>As this evening grew dimmer, I began to play with the interaction between man-made lighting and architecture, with the above bouquet of metal posts being the first subject I approached with this in mind. I really enjoy the interplay of shadows at the top of the composition, though I did keep wishing I could have had control over the lighting inside the building - as it is still under construction, the visual noise of the unfinished building site detracts from the central focus of the image.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdWJOMesGryHrPZs0tgNBzoT2_Zce97JB_jUUJH_jwOL90MDVJSlE8L1LgZs0c6wPhJUMnKG_5V5RiAlvTwSvZ_1mBmDd2vOTIr5YXJNojio73Xmu5_LNjisMwd2MW59ycsKpGFZgLPjckWG8Xdm2ZkeJWcXHy3EfYjqUqrCnSnbE8t-vBj-rr5qVja0/s800/DI-21-04134.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdWJOMesGryHrPZs0tgNBzoT2_Zce97JB_jUUJH_jwOL90MDVJSlE8L1LgZs0c6wPhJUMnKG_5V5RiAlvTwSvZ_1mBmDd2vOTIr5YXJNojio73Xmu5_LNjisMwd2MW59ycsKpGFZgLPjckWG8Xdm2ZkeJWcXHy3EfYjqUqrCnSnbE8t-vBj-rr5qVja0/s16000/DI-21-04134.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The last set of images I made were created on the walk back to my car; by this time there had been a light sprinkle of rain, and the roads were wet and shiny, which made for lovely light reflections on its surface. The tilt-shift lens created a lovely rendition of this new build, which melds with the older ground-floor building (initially a Zellers, then a night club) in quite an effective way. Again, the evidence of construction (the unfinished cladding on the left side of the frame) is distracting, but fortunately the building is not going anywhere, so it will be easy to revisit this composition at a later time, once the construction is all finished.<br /><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-61756416726603927932021-10-10T10:22:00.023-03:002024-02-23T09:18:41.868-04:00Another Flower/Bee/Macro Mashup<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYcEGUkKiiTVcymIEXooDdZYIFdDU7oYStVv9sLektA_-6NOJGFkcYtG9bKoL9UAWA01_Xh6m-4227oe_2ifcYrtcZro1GSBq1GC0N7ompFknvtyBzJ02zSpC8gxeOAPWc1-zbUuUrhOMGhjPnVWyhsp5rNfOlZD_xYM-Myzw8jzj22Mte9mg65jIp3Q/s800/DI-21-03826.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYcEGUkKiiTVcymIEXooDdZYIFdDU7oYStVv9sLektA_-6NOJGFkcYtG9bKoL9UAWA01_Xh6m-4227oe_2ifcYrtcZro1GSBq1GC0N7ompFknvtyBzJ02zSpC8gxeOAPWc1-zbUuUrhOMGhjPnVWyhsp5rNfOlZD_xYM-Myzw8jzj22Mte9mg65jIp3Q/s16000/DI-21-03826.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A common go-to location for short photo field trips is the Halifax Public Gardens, for obvious reasons. What is not so obvious is how lovely they are in the fall; by this time the park staff have become more relaxed about their "do no walk on the grass" stance, and yet there are still a wide range of lovely flowers to photograph.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikw9dWH0tykVla_oG6JIpPkkrvTfOqczhBvqzFd47Rf_3KVbG6oZKr5AIdqGDWr-pDv4xy8YnQTGnYp3i0flG4CSuL9ZhmpDv3HL40r0WOZv1lTxMLXjdotwfgWvDpKdZCm0fddEPH_0vBc1zeAOyiwFB9K0plRZPuoNeCtqMRvoJqFjo2RYB0yyzvKns/s800/DI-21-03839.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikw9dWH0tykVla_oG6JIpPkkrvTfOqczhBvqzFd47Rf_3KVbG6oZKr5AIdqGDWr-pDv4xy8YnQTGnYp3i0flG4CSuL9ZhmpDv3HL40r0WOZv1lTxMLXjdotwfgWvDpKdZCm0fddEPH_0vBc1zeAOyiwFB9K0plRZPuoNeCtqMRvoJqFjo2RYB0yyzvKns/s16000/DI-21-03839.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The added benefit of photographing in the gardens in the fall is that with the cooler weather, the bees slow down, so it is much easier to focus on these lovely little insects. During the height of summer, they are certainly around, but they seldom stay still for more than a fraction of a second, which makes it much more challenging to get the bees in the right place, but once it cools off, they slow down, and sometimes stay in the same flower for minutes at a time!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6aYhSckwr4fEQjTD8-83joWZ5Eo8ap6kDNPVpeWKtODgD7jCLVf-0jsKTBPQdYZCimzIxsOPaxHngiYqMQ4KdUxPxJwiQm6a0uEUy6wr8nUidpOJ3FJQhPyNqML3va6zeC8dHAJ9EX3rVIylfJmN2hTgs7uZILyaesHtx3MLhW5MMaW8G482OSzODPs/s800/DI-21-03850.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6aYhSckwr4fEQjTD8-83joWZ5Eo8ap6kDNPVpeWKtODgD7jCLVf-0jsKTBPQdYZCimzIxsOPaxHngiYqMQ4KdUxPxJwiQm6a0uEUy6wr8nUidpOJ3FJQhPyNqML3va6zeC8dHAJ9EX3rVIylfJmN2hTgs7uZILyaesHtx3MLhW5MMaW8G482OSzODPs/s16000/DI-21-03850.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>In the end, it was the bees in flowers that stole this session - hundreds of photos of them yielded some lovely results, adding to the already sizable number of bee-flower photos I've made during previous visits to the Public Gardens.<br /><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-50268676509051083882021-09-24T16:40:00.076-03:002022-02-11T10:01:59.674-04:00A Final Outdoor Nude Session for 2021What would end up being my last figure session of 2022 was on a lovely warm fall afternoon, when Ingrid and I went out to the Nova Scotian coast in search of breaking waves. The strongest thread flowing through my last couple of years has been working with the ocean with intent (as opposed to just incidentally working there when the stars align). This year has seen some dilution of this focus, so for the last session of the fall, I hoped to reset my focus on the power of the ocean. <br /><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPp3Yz0vLStOCwCdKMaaC0JgteYgDIhFc8zH7sOl8NT-kTTNuDUYLw8ndru76XqKkp8ITlEoY6xIlCScW5GKy2Fdt4I_9cQu76tc4iLkhpkLpjiSSDAzvGKDxKChPCHUlYzYOAD1EP_c/s16000/DI-21-03629_ST8.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original, two frame stitch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />For all that waves were the intended focus of this session, when Ingrid pointed out a massive split between a boulder and the bedrock it lay upon, we just had to make an image - the above takes full advantage of the incredible image quality of the RF 85mm f/1.2 lens at f/1.2 - incredibly crisp where in focus, and velvety soft everywhere else!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLB6ZCNZ0BS7AgshZm75GG0w5D-jSiGPk0O6ivU7WbVh8-k3YItF1z16f4l3rBGwULr9feRK_2salhy0iWBF9HZZ0UYDo0x069fFNK_nU1pi3axGMVHvpNg-NqYVe4XAucGvqomU6XQ8/s16000/DI-21-03670_IB2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />As the real intent of the session was to work with moving water (in this case, stopping the motion with fast shutter speed, as oppose to exaggerating it with slow shutter speeds, we intentionally sought out spaces where Ingrid could pose, and still be stable when ocean waves broke over her; we quickly learned the trick was to have her in a couple of feet from where the waves actually struck the shore - this way much of the energy of the surf was already dissipated by the time the water reached Ingrid. I don't often use infrared when working with models and the ocean, but for this set, I decided to experiment, and it paid off. <br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"></a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK3TkgFq_hMbCnnk50RvssGsLZGAyXWpfL4XDNe15lcr8v9NABkMISvaCEufkZR96jdrZLcxHvus7B8fAz907VP3K4URMAAP64zZrwrG-ewsxpCHqzrqupWiLpXn7UvYFZN2wPBAr2UI/s16000/DI-21-03691_IB5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The last location for wave images was also one of the most magical I have ever worked in - when walking up the beach, we'd noticed this space with an unusual rock overhang, below which the waves moved in and out. As we were walking out, at the end of the session, Ingrid suggested we do one more set of photographs, exploring the potential of the space. It ended up being a fabulous suggestion. </p><p>As with our previous location, it presented a setting where the power of incoming waves was mostly dissipated by the rock behind Ingrid, so for the most part, there was little strength left in the waves by the time they wrapped around her. Using a higher ISO setting, and the largest aperture on the lens (f/1.2) let me get the shutter speed up to 1/4000 s, which resulted in absolutely no visible motion to either Ingrid, or the water surrounding her.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lA08KXb9UhkAboiF6VKq5VxznpApJYpgD9oBX6bt34lD2PmYcRxUdy6-ueJhQAM_Czn4hklk4KJgI2wcZOVRELJ9ME7Bs36lIt_-5BBqTfaMILJD5Sis2bW60sJamV9BWKuFtvcVl30/s16000/DI-21-03696.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The final photos of the session, and my final figure images for 2021, were a set of standing portraits, with Ingrid's feet surrounded by incoming waves. With the light moving towards sunset, there was a lovely warm glow around her, and it seemed a fitting end for such a successful session.<br />Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-69854066392345225882021-09-16T16:35:00.056-03:002022-02-08T15:00:17.162-04:00A Fall River Session with Ingrid<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As soon as Ingrid saw the images from my session with <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2021/09/working-in-new-river.html">Brittany</a>, she asked if we could visit the location, so she could see what she found to work with. More than any other model I've ever worked with, Ingrid loves posing in water, and the chance to work with a new river really piqued her interest.<br /></div><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeilz10hl9sTrPVTQs_kPm3qFlf94ZFZTLCyvUnc84lPO5cNdsUwPlm4ISHpBzlO0fLKrfnfJDcwU-Aj_iOtXDMtKqCPV8k9snVs0smllM2cgFuhHEGeHvn2hvq7i84v4yqVKgFVCMcxs/s800/DI-21-03286.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeilz10hl9sTrPVTQs_kPm3qFlf94ZFZTLCyvUnc84lPO5cNdsUwPlm4ISHpBzlO0fLKrfnfJDcwU-Aj_iOtXDMtKqCPV8k9snVs0smllM2cgFuhHEGeHvn2hvq7i84v4yqVKgFVCMcxs/s16000/DI-21-03286.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>We arrived to find the river flow quite different from my first session there - there was less water moving through the river, and lower flow changed the nature of the falls, giving them a more delicate, subtle feel. This had some advantages however, as Ingrid was able to find poses with her body right in the river flow, where Brittany almost always had to work to the side. The above image is quite unusual for my work with the Nude in rivers, as it is a side view, as opposed to from above.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswb5fGlZNNd7-XYBshJzx-HXbaOlebtltceksEYdO3OXLraU8EFU8FBYfTrHGy9Oun18eyFCit87s_d5qZovoy_qdomp6lkUI3VytjDk9glJf571yuWRnwpcmoPQ45fTywluYXEnSeZ8/s800/DI-21-03292_ST3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswb5fGlZNNd7-XYBshJzx-HXbaOlebtltceksEYdO3OXLraU8EFU8FBYfTrHGy9Oun18eyFCit87s_d5qZovoy_qdomp6lkUI3VytjDk9glJf571yuWRnwpcmoPQ45fTywluYXEnSeZ8/s16000/DI-21-03292_ST3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original, two frame shutter speed blend, two frame stitch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>My absolute favorite image from the session took full advantage of the infrared camera, which rendered the fall foliage (yellow, orange and red) a brilliant luminous white. It was a little tricky for Ingrid to find a comfortable space to work in on the edge of the angular rock shelf, but when the pose came together, and she threw her head back, everything came together!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYPvnK7eLw8OREKWueu7l_oDCKzOPz_qgiFBfayyVQF4QOifqh8EwrbZW2nCWdBzYI0VW8u9zfHVIXEDwvfvntfKKnWUbvlloe7zqHXQO5aJa9ONqJLM0LEZhHVxPL6xRNd0kRZ4tjjw/s800/DI-21-03318.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYPvnK7eLw8OREKWueu7l_oDCKzOPz_qgiFBfayyVQF4QOifqh8EwrbZW2nCWdBzYI0VW8u9zfHVIXEDwvfvntfKKnWUbvlloe7zqHXQO5aJa9ONqJLM0LEZhHVxPL6xRNd0kRZ4tjjw/s16000/DI-21-03318.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Overall, the session was really pleasing - Ingrid got to work in a new space, and yet I was revisiting a location I'd seen so much potential in. I work in such a limited number of spaces that being introduced to a new one, especially one as rich as this one, really hold great potential for future images!<br /><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-32036617965871060792021-09-13T21:29:00.075-03:002022-02-08T14:10:56.929-04:00Return to the Northumberland Shore 2/2<p></p><p></p><p>After <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2021/09/return-to-northumberland-shore-12.html" target="_blank">finishing with the waterfall</a>, we took a break for dinner, and then headed to the coast for the final images of the day. Jessica had told me of this location during my last visit, but we didn't get a chance to visit it then - so it was the logical place to finish up this session at.</p><p>On the walk in to the coast, we passed through a number of twisted, bare
dead trees, bleached white by the constant onslaught of the nearby
Northumberland Strait. Given the wonderful soft light on this side of
the hill we were about the climb, I suggested we stop and work with the
trees for a time - and was really pleased with the results.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb7EXFVKxcgTj6wSOE4nvgZ3r5J9tDYE1XC5irL-h2jWJ6KKWqpJDnVHgHn_4hO1g79nzlAHdLUx8aIC944edmWsFvVY0cVBTdfYDSg6aJufwquOvxnac0QzqRjs-6jl2aNwMrDKtp_A/s800/DI-21-03191.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb7EXFVKxcgTj6wSOE4nvgZ3r5J9tDYE1XC5irL-h2jWJ6KKWqpJDnVHgHn_4hO1g79nzlAHdLUx8aIC944edmWsFvVY0cVBTdfYDSg6aJufwquOvxnac0QzqRjs-6jl2aNwMrDKtp_A/s16000/DI-21-03191.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Each model spend some time working with the trees - both focused
primarily on one tree in particular that lent itself to posing, and was
perfectly situated for maximal access with a camera. One of the most
positive elements of switching to mirrorless cameras (Canon 5R) over the
past year is how suddenly practical hand-held infrared photography is.
The ease of accurate auto-focus, coupled with the incredibly broad range
of focus points makes the focus issue that was constant with DSLR
infrared photography non-existant, and the incredible image
stabilization makes a much broader range of shutter-speeds usable -
total game-changer.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-UdTHd1rf9OUgzEjEq996nS7eOBXH3CwdJxllae1oeZL0womfXL17SYwGZwX4t1AGWPifMcxVv30Opwq1gikAlp7y5FtLKre9qz6z7brDbuFtY7K17NzYn_fiNbEjAdLRqhJeaSmNQ0/s800/DI-21-03207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-UdTHd1rf9OUgzEjEq996nS7eOBXH3CwdJxllae1oeZL0womfXL17SYwGZwX4t1AGWPifMcxVv30Opwq1gikAlp7y5FtLKre9qz6z7brDbuFtY7K17NzYn_fiNbEjAdLRqhJeaSmNQ0/s16000/DI-21-03207.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The work Ingrid, Jessica and I made on the old tree was so thrilling to make - each pose worked well from multiple angles, and both models really enjoyed the posing flexibility the space presented. If there was a problem, it was on the editing end - I had so many good images, with such subtle variation between them that it took significant effort to distill them down to the best. Probably the biggest difference between working hand-held and with a tripod is how many more images I take hand-held.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Cib2pbCiJIfN-QHAKxprQYzbQjtbh5SKpNC2Sikcs2WgKpnPLtRwQIXlLuCAo_mKljUpmPJYCF894y-291fRtq9hhNgFKL3hxrFmwSlI8cGbstMZQXOtScIdFHSQxKwNgL-rk0WaLv4/s800/DI-21-03217.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Cib2pbCiJIfN-QHAKxprQYzbQjtbh5SKpNC2Sikcs2WgKpnPLtRwQIXlLuCAo_mKljUpmPJYCF894y-291fRtq9hhNgFKL3hxrFmwSlI8cGbstMZQXOtScIdFHSQxKwNgL-rk0WaLv4/s16000/DI-21-03217.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The real goal for the location was the crest of a large rock outcrop, right by the ocean. The afternoon was bright and sunny, which made for some harsh light on the top, but thankfully it was getting later, and the angle at least was low and pleasing. Unfortunately, just after we started working, a young couple came by....we spend some time waiting them out, but eventually Jessica just went over and asked them if they would mind if she modeled nude....which the pair found amusing, and said wasn't an issue. So we resumed working with the low, angular sun and a disinterested audience.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L8D9P0yR90-Fa1gJ4shtkQdgcNd6lGmZeqRiJq4JBzITzXNne9lcBpQ7-0MXdRRd8DpallsgHos6kchNihAuZt1u4lBh5fUo8VFi4MfRFr_sIOP6_S3O4o_ptKAQYxZlTX4vpte_UrE/s800/DI-21-03257_ST4_ST14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L8D9P0yR90-Fa1gJ4shtkQdgcNd6lGmZeqRiJq4JBzITzXNne9lcBpQ7-0MXdRRd8DpallsgHos6kchNihAuZt1u4lBh5fUo8VFi4MfRFr_sIOP6_S3O4o_ptKAQYxZlTX4vpte_UrE/s16000/DI-21-03257_ST4_ST14.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original, 14 frame stitch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>By far the best image of the day however, was made just after sunset (as had been the trend for the past 2-3 years, since I made the decision to never photograph in bad light). We'd worked our way down to the shoreline, and initially I had a plan for an image of the two models against a large rock, surrounded on three sides by the ocean...but I caught sight of a small glint sunset on water over a rock further down the beach. Leaving the models behind, I went to investigate, and found a lovely narrow rock pool, with a perfect low rock-outcrop for the two models to pose on. After signaling to them that I wish them to join me further down the beach, I frantically set the camera up, and worked out the composition. After initially composing it with my 17mm lens, I realized it would work even better with a narrow crop - which meant I could use a longer lens and stitch it. </p><p>By the time Ingrid and Jessica arrived and found their pose, I had everything ready, and began to photograph. I made four sets of images of the models, exploring subtle variations in their posing. Once that was done, they moved out-of-frame and dressed (it was getting cool), and I finished the full width of the stitch. The resulting file was over 200mp in resolution - now I need an excuse to print it BIG!<br /></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-53148410460312345712021-09-13T14:38:00.039-03:002022-02-08T11:55:53.515-04:00Return to the Northumberland Shore 1/2<p> After my <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2021/07/on-northumberland-shore-24.html" target="_blank">first visit to this waterfall with Jessica</a>, I was keen to return when it had water flowing over it - and to this end, Ingrid and I headed up to the North Shore for an afternoon, to work with Jessica. Sadly, though it had rained in the previous couple of days, there seemed to be no change in the slow flow of the falls - it may be early spring before this space runs with water in the way I can only imagine it must!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEije0TJjAO7XfwFtpGzfT4Qk_nddTaW5Igc2yzUst9h2CXbzDdvssp0x150Zu5bSvidd1lJuwxFSYrZliD24bgE8DSFZnqZa-R041fR9Abr6BWyHl9fre6Lxgre9gnKjN8YwqbByYPDBlY/s800/DI-21-03176.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEije0TJjAO7XfwFtpGzfT4Qk_nddTaW5Igc2yzUst9h2CXbzDdvssp0x150Zu5bSvidd1lJuwxFSYrZliD24bgE8DSFZnqZa-R041fR9Abr6BWyHl9fre6Lxgre9gnKjN8YwqbByYPDBlY/s16000/DI-21-03176.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Still, water or not, the space was amazing to be in, and very quickly the two models started exploring its potential - given that Jessica and I have been here 6 weeks before, I already had a number of images in mind when we arrived. The first set to really resonate with me was the two women working with the lower drop, with the camera angled up towards the sky - this gives some impression of the majesty of the space, and the poses worked well with the drama.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcut7OWtEacAGILhJte5T4rx_6L8WonLq898k9s-ipzg12cxdu3-DywE81H6Pydzs2bsuG6hd_XkT_8jVoBwtmqX3MKuYiYBsg5TJuwh1naOr6ECglw57J3eITJ82Z4uKzRHzHj3uLFjY/s800/DI-21-03171.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcut7OWtEacAGILhJte5T4rx_6L8WonLq898k9s-ipzg12cxdu3-DywE81H6Pydzs2bsuG6hd_XkT_8jVoBwtmqX3MKuYiYBsg5TJuwh1naOr6ECglw57J3eITJ82Z4uKzRHzHj3uLFjY/s16000/DI-21-03171.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>After making images embracing the entire falls. I shifted to focusing on Ingrid and Jessica along the lower part of the falls - the stacked stratification in the rocks was beautiful to work with visually, and gave the models lots to work with, in regards to posing. I shifted to working with a longer lens for this, but opted for a mid-range aperture to ensure both models were in focus.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rhT4IOFbYWb2Ja46aNgZwGxLgEt5jv6nbh030Vm83pEIe0EGpwjxvYKIxIbeViaiQUKjPqkNpqXzounZFQyX5xENNPNftwVizBb-mhdoqDp6xebouwwe60Pk15KRSn_obxXRH6Kvp08/s800/DI-21-03147.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rhT4IOFbYWb2Ja46aNgZwGxLgEt5jv6nbh030Vm83pEIe0EGpwjxvYKIxIbeViaiQUKjPqkNpqXzounZFQyX5xENNPNftwVizBb-mhdoqDp6xebouwwe60Pk15KRSn_obxXRH6Kvp08/s16000/DI-21-03147.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For the last images of the session, we moved up onto the second level of the falls, and I asked if would be possible for the models to work on the actual wall of the falls themselves. I initially thought it wouldn't work, as the wall was wet, and many parts covered with moss & lichen, but with little effort, Ingrid and Jessica found a couple of spaces that worked, and the final image set was made! The wide lens was the only option, as showing the small pool at the base of the wall was so important!<br /></p><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-951692444701004282021-09-08T16:18:00.078-03:002022-02-08T10:56:17.664-04:00Working in a New River!<p>After the success of Brittany's <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2021/07/a-first-session-with-new-model.html" target="_blank">first session</a>, I was keen to work with her again, but between our schedules and the weather, it wasn't until two months later that we were able to build on the foundation we'd begun. For this session, I let her select the location, a "secret" river location that she thought would appeal to me.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWijbCZHatnqLddIuWM0GYqJBPuD_dz2D07_8jR2XYuYT8UEq3P7eJHKB6xbzD_8LqL1tspJrExIAugCTa3VxOglEvYu5-YsS-QUBjH8iFFiUy3XVtqnU5M9pM-ts60OB3GrYDtvL5y3A/s800/DI-21-03047.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWijbCZHatnqLddIuWM0GYqJBPuD_dz2D07_8jR2XYuYT8UEq3P7eJHKB6xbzD_8LqL1tspJrExIAugCTa3VxOglEvYu5-YsS-QUBjH8iFFiUy3XVtqnU5M9pM-ts60OB3GrYDtvL5y3A/s16000/DI-21-03047.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital Infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Her intuition about the location was exactly right, and within a couple of minutes of arriving at the river, we were making our first set of images. A low line of rock was at the edge of a large patch of dark, deeper water, and seemed to be the perfect space to place Brittany. After some experimentation with the pose, and selecting a long lens to flatten the overall perspective of the composition, we made the above image, which set a great tone for the session as a whole.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdjFnI-Poz-_QLMgLZjygskpb5SDQWdhKqVC1AHEjnpWwSAnTWsi5ScxtjyKIf3IQni3IcoCTaLVJPqx9zqBOQZtvSX5bn73aUvlgS_6_Ipp1R3F-GK-hOh6f1uSvANdvg9VfRBvNT-Q/s800/DI-21-03071.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdjFnI-Poz-_QLMgLZjygskpb5SDQWdhKqVC1AHEjnpWwSAnTWsi5ScxtjyKIf3IQni3IcoCTaLVJPqx9zqBOQZtvSX5bn73aUvlgS_6_Ipp1R3F-GK-hOh6f1uSvANdvg9VfRBvNT-Q/s16000/DI-21-03071.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital Infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As we moved further along the river, there was this wonderful spot where an offshoot of the main flow raced through a gap between two rocks, and over a smaller rock between. It seemed a perfect spot to place Brittany. I switched to a wide lens, to enhance the drama of Brittany's pose against the swirling water around her. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNbLhN87ntBq5Zg_iGKXaGa5hCkdpkONUpj7vujHSu5oyBdA49nCevW4Tc2sGbkdbrFkMuixIncl6gS2ZzgRgqhKK6kVz81OMs7zIycWWX08SN0LmbjbDB9sSj6qTamja6mgdqHtdNxI/s800/_IR_5656-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNbLhN87ntBq5Zg_iGKXaGa5hCkdpkONUpj7vujHSu5oyBdA49nCevW4Tc2sGbkdbrFkMuixIncl6gS2ZzgRgqhKK6kVz81OMs7zIycWWX08SN0LmbjbDB9sSj6qTamja6mgdqHtdNxI/s16000/_IR_5656-Edit.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital Infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> By far the most dramatic space in the river was just a little past where we made the previous image. The river divided, and one portion dropped a full 2 metres through a steeply angled fissure in the rock. Brittany carefully worked her way into the fissure, and was able to bridge it with her body. I made a broad range of images of a variety of poses in the setting, but the above, made with my new RF 85mm f/1.2 lens at f/1.2 is by far my favorite - the shallow depth of field is just lovely, and helps focus the frame upon the figure in the centre.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLymIEgCwfFR2vDM4-c83oh4sfVWEwOebgZoPr47fIe6EkYTuB0NfUY4lHQX3Uj91Iw6DG3ixMi6i4VoVUUTPBcgcrbLiuEIOITO31zLfDuGmuyIwwlYhi8-VoCLXgvSZOxtwvs74PSs/s800/DI-21-03085.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLymIEgCwfFR2vDM4-c83oh4sfVWEwOebgZoPr47fIe6EkYTuB0NfUY4lHQX3Uj91Iw6DG3ixMi6i4VoVUUTPBcgcrbLiuEIOITO31zLfDuGmuyIwwlYhi8-VoCLXgvSZOxtwvs74PSs/s16000/DI-21-03085.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital Infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The last set of images of the session further explored the potential of the rock fissure, this time with me working much closer to Brittany, with a wide angle lens. We quickly explored a variety of poses and compositions, with the above being my favorite. </p><p>All in all, this was a fabulous session - the river space recommended by Brittany was just fabulous to work in, and the work we made build on the rapport established during the first session, and the rate of success clearly showed this! I look forward to seeing what ever can be created - both in this space, and in future work with Brittany. <br /></p><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-39254968764734249632021-08-03T23:45:00.029-03:002022-01-01T11:21:34.971-04:00A Final Pregnancy Session<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXodieZOL6_uC6vR1fms8FD1cV_guLWbQYrQUKvdIV4_J-Sze7kWLxnC2Df6zN0d90EQW_nxsfSjz5_jwMiTthIt9GRT4HvYuWDYgto7j9GufCYuy2vz8Yhqu2PIy4hPk8hN-89zvpyg/s800/DI-21-02664_MB_IB2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXodieZOL6_uC6vR1fms8FD1cV_guLWbQYrQUKvdIV4_J-Sze7kWLxnC2Df6zN0d90EQW_nxsfSjz5_jwMiTthIt9GRT4HvYuWDYgto7j9GufCYuy2vz8Yhqu2PIy4hPk8hN-89zvpyg/s16000/DI-21-02664_MB_IB2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>What a difference almost 7 weeks can make! For Stephanie's <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2021/06/a-late-spring-pregnancy-session.html">first pregnancy session</a> we went to some military ruins close to Halifax, and worked there, and in the woods around them - where we came across the above erratic. The image we made at that time (at the bottom of the above blog entry) was good, but almost 7 weeks later, Stephanie's belly had grown and dropped, and her whole line had changed, resulting in a richer, more elegant image.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuldQZsCCD1Ern9MLALTmyecdqNNcWn_hGG-CMPh-2iKi8MfnJ1L-lq-H1EJc2f7z8jRgGAbZWmUmfsGphwVOemkg1blDMB2gFr68dyeXGSc46w7zHge8_lpKELmJ4O3IAjYYjG28z3nM/s800/DI-21-02673.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuldQZsCCD1Ern9MLALTmyecdqNNcWn_hGG-CMPh-2iKi8MfnJ1L-lq-H1EJc2f7z8jRgGAbZWmUmfsGphwVOemkg1blDMB2gFr68dyeXGSc46w7zHge8_lpKELmJ4O3IAjYYjG28z3nM/s16000/DI-21-02673.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>After we finished revisiting the forest image, we moved into an abandoned engine room, to make a final set of photographs. The light in the space was low, forcing some very long shutter speeds, and high ISO settings, but with Stephanie in poses with lots of support (leaning or sitting on things), we managed to work until the light was near unusable, and made the last compositions of her pregnancy.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKiwy_67e3bsDXuuxqJXi0eEmjLEFSd8BtJY7CYvOiPv2BWkiAi5lDM0VicPmqhFP5lPQIR_3KMIqbMeq6KNL-Mscddc0MftbWB91GDfx4CwBHdLaxp5v_M4KR0cnkIh-rk93DEDcUe0/s800/DI-21-02677.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKiwy_67e3bsDXuuxqJXi0eEmjLEFSd8BtJY7CYvOiPv2BWkiAi5lDM0VicPmqhFP5lPQIR_3KMIqbMeq6KNL-Mscddc0MftbWB91GDfx4CwBHdLaxp5v_M4KR0cnkIh-rk93DEDcUe0/s16000/DI-21-02677.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>As a last minute, end-of-pregnancy session, this was a great success - the first image is exactly what I sought to create, and the second set of images, in the old building, are really pleasing, and provide some variation to the small set of photo sessions we were able to make in the last weeks of Stephanie's pregnancy!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1An3LOu9LHciaQ19mju0_ps3wzd4lBySeEFbGfwQLxQzzjTWDQgbnHSz28hFsYz9z59-kyUbUeQ9fdkeciAMpXzBsd3FarA-1hh80nYEkxVFB3IbuAAQ_L6z2a6WLOQzBAGWZ3ddZUw/s800/DI-21-02684.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1An3LOu9LHciaQ19mju0_ps3wzd4lBySeEFbGfwQLxQzzjTWDQgbnHSz28hFsYz9z59-kyUbUeQ9fdkeciAMpXzBsd3FarA-1hh80nYEkxVFB3IbuAAQ_L6z2a6WLOQzBAGWZ3ddZUw/s16000/DI-21-02684.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">+- <br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Stephanie gave birth several weeks after this session, and mother and child are doing well!<br /> <p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-35088259213951830932021-07-30T23:43:00.069-03:002022-02-08T09:04:24.162-04:00A Water Pregnancy Session (on a rainy day!)<p></p><p>When Stephanie and I first talked about me photographing her pregnancy, I showed her the images I made of <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2019/03/a-winter-pregnancy-herring-cove-nova.html">Miranda in 2019</a> - and her first question was "Where is that bathroom, and can I work in it?" Sadly, it was no longer available, but I beat some bushes, and came up with an alternative bathroom to work in.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0BhL5IQC18l68bE5iFO11WPQmL7jUpEPvs1PL9y1LV4pyaZCXMFScsWROcKuaoPrVhOy50ejw5i0MuutVYws_L5Yy41fzzdatEegGjtVazhs9UKFphcrIISVk2AqMTw741VZgMRJVqk/s800/DI-21-02627.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0BhL5IQC18l68bE5iFO11WPQmL7jUpEPvs1PL9y1LV4pyaZCXMFScsWROcKuaoPrVhOy50ejw5i0MuutVYws_L5Yy41fzzdatEegGjtVazhs9UKFphcrIISVk2AqMTw741VZgMRJVqk/s16000/DI-21-02627.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>In an odd sort of irony, it was poring with rain on the day we had to work in the bathroom - this provided a more even window light, and made it easier to balance the exposure between outdoors (natural light) and the bathroom (which I lit with a single strobe). The resulting images looked very natural, but would have been impossible without using the flash. The other tool I employed was my 17mm tilt-shift lens. The bathroom was so small it was really hard to get the entire tub, and Stephanie, into one frame; using the tile-shift lens, I kept the tub from being distorted, but also managed to keep Stephanie within the composition. It would have been really hard to get a similar result without such a specialized lens.<br /></p><p>The second set of images was surprisingly challenging to make; in addition to the lovely bathtub, there was a large walk-in shower, so the plan was to make some shower images of Stephanie, before we make the final set of images of her in the bathtub proper. The first challenge was lighting - I had hoped to get some direction to the light, but with such a small room, no matter where I put the flash, the reflections off the other wall filled in the shadows. In the end, I put the strobe in the top corner behind the door, which gave some modeling to the light, though not as much as I had hoped. The other consequence of lighting from this angle is that it put all the shower hardware behind Stephanie - and while digital retouching is never an issue, it is frustrating to have to do it to a whole set of images.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2iyT0SQTs7pXlkc2KKsdh-kxcCMQ2YOubRXjSx7dydQcYyoQDzKdrdPMiLlhX_1M9r-ZoKd_6NdJv57KKZOoKl8Pya70OLCN-UYJjz1OC9j5FCNWGWWzhm9yL5-6u1SjIsaLZVnnKm8/s800/DI-21-02639.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2iyT0SQTs7pXlkc2KKsdh-kxcCMQ2YOubRXjSx7dydQcYyoQDzKdrdPMiLlhX_1M9r-ZoKd_6NdJv57KKZOoKl8Pya70OLCN-UYJjz1OC9j5FCNWGWWzhm9yL5-6u1SjIsaLZVnnKm8/s16000/DI-21-02639.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The second challenge was the condensation on the shower walls; all my other shower images were made in bathtubs with shower curtains - in those the condensation was not an issue (except for on the lens, which is easily cleaned off), but in the walk-in shower, within a minute (well before I was ready to photograph) the glass was covered with condensation, and try as she might, Stephanie was unable to clean it off. The lighting and condensation issues didn't stand in the way of getting a couple of really pleasing photos, but the were far from the images I had in my mind's eye.<br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjQne8fbDb1H5zEy2FJArtUyJSy5EiF2cGo4jOYOBfcK6yVVnPQH9lLIq8QbJD0gpIpsdiIY4ONeowf3gpR6JF3DyzfCAWIDDg_r3bUqhF3I1KEbgQv2IJapm3bYjXlR2I5d6KnxNQsA/s800/DI-21-02646.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjQne8fbDb1H5zEy2FJArtUyJSy5EiF2cGo4jOYOBfcK6yVVnPQH9lLIq8QbJD0gpIpsdiIY4ONeowf3gpR6JF3DyzfCAWIDDg_r3bUqhF3I1KEbgQv2IJapm3bYjXlR2I5d6KnxNQsA/s16000/DI-21-02646.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>The final photos of the session were made in the tub (inspired by the <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2007/05/a-bathtub-session-with-tanya.html">IR images I made of Tanya</a> in a tub in 2007). Again, the room size played a major role in what was possible, and with that in mind, I began with a portrait lens, focusing on breast and belly details, and the <span class="ILfuVd NA6bn"><span class="hgKElc">liminal </span></span>line, which has always fascinated me in my work with water.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFDpAGAsakVR8erYEQWGH2pV7bnjjlBgNyVlE74QfYPn1Asu-hoYhaSQ6NHqbZrMZtSLAAYyy0xpV08ojpQ8-8wrmBrPsl1U1sd2m4F7InpMmDAVxsQMu_WzUdgpqscDvK06c4ZsvXAs/s800/DI-21-02660.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFDpAGAsakVR8erYEQWGH2pV7bnjjlBgNyVlE74QfYPn1Asu-hoYhaSQ6NHqbZrMZtSLAAYyy0xpV08ojpQ8-8wrmBrPsl1U1sd2m4F7InpMmDAVxsQMu_WzUdgpqscDvK06c4ZsvXAs/s16000/DI-21-02660.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>Overall, the bathroom session was a success; the first images of Stephanie standing in the stark white tub where what I was really after, and as much as the shower images were a source of frustration, they worked well enough to be worth making!<br /><p></p><br />Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-54305087869028322362021-07-29T23:52:00.062-03:002022-02-08T09:05:10.731-04:00On the Northumberland Shore (4/4)<p></p><p>The final location for the day was along the Northumberland Straight, looking towards the sunset. Jessica had found the most amazing water-carved outcrop of rock to work upon - a space I could spend a month of Sundays working on, without running out of locations to work in.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9NU4fMggSgpQ-GgFQAXWb4GjJeMQagqHdrVVb8XAddDd5iarts__EkLiobHRBRa2sPe_ss8oHIrbrXXx3rUdZiFUlJ0qqiAMPFC5ZCTHgGyURnzJl15BI1ZfJmZhCGh1ESOZeNj-5RA/s800/DI-21-02590.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9NU4fMggSgpQ-GgFQAXWb4GjJeMQagqHdrVVb8XAddDd5iarts__EkLiobHRBRa2sPe_ss8oHIrbrXXx3rUdZiFUlJ0qqiAMPFC5ZCTHgGyURnzJl15BI1ZfJmZhCGh1ESOZeNj-5RA/s16000/DI-21-02590.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>When we first arrived, the evening light was harsh and direct, making it challenging to work, as in addition to refining the pose, I had to take into account the light as well, with several otherwise successful compositions being abandoned due to problems with the lighting. Eventually, however, we manged to make a number of really pleasing photographs which took full advantage of the dramatic light.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5leYo_WDri6bu8EKhwwlGLXN6btr0sAIrR91DxECOmRMk9deRh8ISai-V7_E7cyhCV_uEU0wp8OWFi-yUr3GLLTkC9_o_yMt_hgCXIuw5zrbPQMeopuHLzsjesBD_dRjCKx-KltAcr2Y/s800/DI-21-02605.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5leYo_WDri6bu8EKhwwlGLXN6btr0sAIrR91DxECOmRMk9deRh8ISai-V7_E7cyhCV_uEU0wp8OWFi-yUr3GLLTkC9_o_yMt_hgCXIuw5zrbPQMeopuHLzsjesBD_dRjCKx-KltAcr2Y/s16000/DI-21-02605.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>As the evening progressed whoever, clouds gathered, and the light became more delicate; this provided the perfect light to explore the wonderful water-carved rocks, and Jessica and I took full advantage of it. In the space of thirty minutes, we moved across the rock, and made half-a-dozen compositions, of which the above is one of my favorites.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLeoJJIb4eNUpGovPrqfnrRWUzUnACUozFdnGYaRTTCfTl8k9xt_rmdLixcSOsMODnlw7RGCj7N7fVkN-uAy93iwlKUtjK_aMTWGxvYIkyyRCLLkoDcfaWGr6ccjsO-sycf1SwurhV4I/s800/DI-21-02603.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLeoJJIb4eNUpGovPrqfnrRWUzUnACUozFdnGYaRTTCfTl8k9xt_rmdLixcSOsMODnlw7RGCj7N7fVkN-uAy93iwlKUtjK_aMTWGxvYIkyyRCLLkoDcfaWGr6ccjsO-sycf1SwurhV4I/s16000/DI-21-02603.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the middle of our rock explorations, Jessica invited her partner Thomas to join hee in a pose, and we created the above composition. This takes full advantage of my infrared camera, providing luminous, smooth skin tones, and inky black shadows around the two entwined figures. My only regret was not asking Thomas to remove his glasses...something I would retouch out in a finished print!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAugadQWZkaSly1CIccpWKjo8Z3RZInDDUg00BFXgReVBRtuYXadGmv7Ulr0nClevoqvGiccZIZ7y98SF5E3oGq7FlbYDFi_AWqzAiQ_ZlCjwOdw-iPi-HML_92rfKQvMCFoObc3-Gj0/s800/DI-21-02617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAugadQWZkaSly1CIccpWKjo8Z3RZInDDUg00BFXgReVBRtuYXadGmv7Ulr0nClevoqvGiccZIZ7y98SF5E3oGq7FlbYDFi_AWqzAiQ_ZlCjwOdw-iPi-HML_92rfKQvMCFoObc3-Gj0/s16000/DI-21-02617.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The last light of the day saw Jessica slipping into the ocean, and posing along side the rock we had explored for the previous 90 minutes. The sunset was delicate and soft, with subtle colour, and little drama, so I directed Jessica into a rather static pose, lying back directly on the stone, and mirroring the simple outline of the rock above her, and paying attention to the water surrounding her.</p><p>Over the 9 hours Jessica and I spent together, we worked in 4 locations, and made a wide range of images (and took some breaks, and even ate some schnitzel!). I am truly amazed at the richness we created, and look forward to returning, to continue building on this work!<span></span></p><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-73262670096145304042021-07-29T18:00:00.025-03:002022-02-08T09:05:01.716-04:00On the Northumberland Shore (3/4)<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaExl34nex8YPP45Nljr3CseFs0P2l5pzo7sXgFip_kdliQDBUOV5JuNRlZR44DGVukRNE7Y8dRTPqTskVeqK_TJ-kHNNUPx-CMDutn9RFZL3K0bPiD9e8SU43fIkvzY-lbt4Iwy8E7Vs/s800/DI-21-02570.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaExl34nex8YPP45Nljr3CseFs0P2l5pzo7sXgFip_kdliQDBUOV5JuNRlZR44DGVukRNE7Y8dRTPqTskVeqK_TJ-kHNNUPx-CMDutn9RFZL3K0bPiD9e8SU43fIkvzY-lbt4Iwy8E7Vs/s16000/DI-21-02570.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The third location Jessica had proposed for the day was a broad field, high on a hill, overlooking the Northumberland Straight. Open fields really don't exist around Halifax, where I live, so the chance to work with one was quite exciting - but also brought with it one concern - ticks. In years past, I have worked extensively in forests, but over the past decade, as ticks, and more specifically, tick born diseases such as Lyme Disease have become more prevalent, I have mostly avoided the locations ticks prefer - fields and forests.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNfLPLlJw3boevah_JVj9stHb3PEoNyaNB_GZoGWSihlJSZL6Z3uPiT_9dGOPmJxtJ6CZHuFhVUeHBAOYdKhGnAWQ055l9Kbui761P78sEj77aBKtO4AJTs74ypH5ljAcTpOdDUo_zpk/s800/DI-21-02571.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNfLPLlJw3boevah_JVj9stHb3PEoNyaNB_GZoGWSihlJSZL6Z3uPiT_9dGOPmJxtJ6CZHuFhVUeHBAOYdKhGnAWQ055l9Kbui761P78sEj77aBKtO4AJTs74ypH5ljAcTpOdDUo_zpk/s16000/DI-21-02571.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>That being said, with assurances from Jessica and her partner that they had no ticks after their previous visits, I decided to risk it, in return for the chance to work in such a lovely setting. We arrived in the later afternoon, and the sun was low enough in the sky to provide some lovely light - and the infrared response to the grasses provided a lovely setting for Jessica to pose in.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aaSWQ3y_4rTgPnGGftQFiuLDNalFiq6bmcmUh6gXwGHXi8EtCOdT6pn45Cvy4mqYtsoNWpBb_NMtwsVAouG_R59laDVwQQWWDGbv4aDv5JLa4QE6SP8inVLVPX5Rg1uBra0JQ6NeqyI/s800/DI-21-02576.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aaSWQ3y_4rTgPnGGftQFiuLDNalFiq6bmcmUh6gXwGHXi8EtCOdT6pn45Cvy4mqYtsoNWpBb_NMtwsVAouG_R59laDVwQQWWDGbv4aDv5JLa4QE6SP8inVLVPX5Rg1uBra0JQ6NeqyI/s16000/DI-21-02576.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />All told, the visit to the field was short - both because of the posing challenges (it was, after all, just an empty field, which made it a little challenging to work with), and the march of time. With one location still to work in, after making what I was certain was some striking photographs, we headed back down, in preparation to move to our last setting.<br /><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-40693910410983569262021-07-29T16:00:00.064-03:002022-02-08T09:04:50.555-04:00On the Northumberland Shore (2/4)<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5imzXFSlfyz2l96tjeOCzI4-hJqSCvgeTIjUIsSOo1Wd5Y1e10oTXEDd6mR8r4fDy_y5nwtjv46Lilfla1h9B6-a67b0-mNi2f5O63d-y2haqRjzCxtjaweJ401v4RE3GVy7U8EXawyc/s800/DI-21-02522.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5imzXFSlfyz2l96tjeOCzI4-hJqSCvgeTIjUIsSOo1Wd5Y1e10oTXEDd6mR8r4fDy_y5nwtjv46Lilfla1h9B6-a67b0-mNi2f5O63d-y2haqRjzCxtjaweJ401v4RE3GVy7U8EXawyc/s16000/DI-21-02522.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The second setting that Jessica had found for us to work in was just magical - it was a dramatic waterfall just off the road...which sadly had no water in it. The summer has been so dry to date that barely a trickle of water was flowing down the cliff, but regardless, the space was fabulous - near vertical cliffs of rocks on two levels, perfect to pose against, or on.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ygoe1Nrf1sK3m3BDwwppGGfU_PpAT9B5LzIsDqYNwctXrhP6PCdy3EUcGTJPLz4rqRbfNp_xgKhnVKOq7taz5M_Em7mWoPGYh60B_J7kHlvz6oT7ZQY35l4iDaRfh6JlpCK-VRjQsH4/s800/DI-21-02523.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ygoe1Nrf1sK3m3BDwwppGGfU_PpAT9B5LzIsDqYNwctXrhP6PCdy3EUcGTJPLz4rqRbfNp_xgKhnVKOq7taz5M_Em7mWoPGYh60B_J7kHlvz6oT7ZQY35l4iDaRfh6JlpCK-VRjQsH4/s16000/DI-21-02523.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We started the session with Jessica posing on the lower vertical wall of the falls - here there was dark green moss, and plenty of rock shelves to pose upon. I had thought the moss would become luminous on the infrared camera, but it remained dark, which provided a wonderful contrast to Jessica's luminous <br />skin, and the couple of ferns and other leafy plants that grew in the area.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsYjOW8mReV5DylmtMTsAcytlfTQ2Ir420K0Mde_F3QBcn1oSfEbT80CpPSffLLKMWkCv5XELK9ouKYIC7U1Za04LtSYnxxpET4B83t9h8FSnXBP3vHIE2nV68PCur-MATsRrPcuY1jY/s800/DI-21-02532.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsYjOW8mReV5DylmtMTsAcytlfTQ2Ir420K0Mde_F3QBcn1oSfEbT80CpPSffLLKMWkCv5XELK9ouKYIC7U1Za04LtSYnxxpET4B83t9h8FSnXBP3vHIE2nV68PCur-MATsRrPcuY1jY/s16000/DI-21-02532.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Overall, impressive as the space was, it was challenging work with - the sheer scale of the upper
rock face overwhelmed the space, and required a really
wide lens to record - which risked distorting Jessica's figure. Once Jessica shifted to working on the second layer of the waterfall, things really came together; I suggested she pose along the front edge of the rock shelf, which allowed me to make a composition that took in the full height of the waterfall origin above her, while still keeping the focus of the photograph on her. <br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLA28Tdn56BVNgmNG56oiiC7-gZCgLsptIt-yeZP9Kqz9hX8fTIH9QscdPy0CIfHgqETkXGS74GoHZamzP1A6aLLnKLDYGM6h1Tlp8HcIYgAUw6NfvppYZoPWL5XmSappaeIWhi5oN26s/s800/DI-21-02558_ST4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLA28Tdn56BVNgmNG56oiiC7-gZCgLsptIt-yeZP9Kqz9hX8fTIH9QscdPy0CIfHgqETkXGS74GoHZamzP1A6aLLnKLDYGM6h1Tlp8HcIYgAUw6NfvppYZoPWL5XmSappaeIWhi5oN26s/s16000/DI-21-02558_ST4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original, 4 image stitch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The final images at the waterfall focused not on the rocky space around the not-so-wet waterfall, but on the roots of a tree to the side of the main (now dry) stream - the twisting lines of the roots were a beautiful parallel to the lines of Jessica's figure, and the soft diffused light, provided by the forest canopy above, provides perfect contrast!<br /><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-57989807319774805472021-07-29T14:00:00.038-03:002021-11-09T16:46:20.034-04:00On the Northumberland Shore (1/4)<p></p><p>I learned long ago (in 1999 with <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.com/victoria-alberta-portfolio" target="_blank">Victoria, in Alberta</a>), there there is an incredible richness to spending concentrated periods making images. In light of this, when Jessica (who I began <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2020/08/a-new-models-first-session-with-company.html" target="_blank">working with</a> last year) suggested I come visit, and we work together for most of a day (afternoon to sunset), I was more than keen.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0E1__AhP37TyWczXoZTd-8lw0W_G659aMin15Phwz6KidoQJAUqQI9RuzETru0Jhr4gCkB-_4Y0Ws4cZfO-oumLdWhEIxo48HwKqs0nqG6zwHwtyXl9ZrFPb1TMYhqtNtpsz2pfrAJgA/s800/DI-21-02476.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0E1__AhP37TyWczXoZTd-8lw0W_G659aMin15Phwz6KidoQJAUqQI9RuzETru0Jhr4gCkB-_4Y0Ws4cZfO-oumLdWhEIxo48HwKqs0nqG6zwHwtyXl9ZrFPb1TMYhqtNtpsz2pfrAJgA/s16000/DI-21-02476.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>As the session approached, Jessica sent me images of suggested locations, but one thing noticeably absent was architecture (which was not too much of a surprise, as she lives in the country), so I asked her if she might be able to find a barn or other sort of structure to work in...and in less than a day, she came back with news that she'd found a large barn to work in - and the photos she sent show significant promise.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKEed93s6e7t_Aawf3m2GcprLQ3GSWylxrc0xUZFJTORed3cCoAtpsei3clmpYgF5AyPk1WAmXIy8WwXndMaa2sC7y1pJgmFXP7w2HOC8kt2yGgvaueZNW8CQFSTM-NwDzqVuVG7qOyc/s800/DI-21-02482.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKEed93s6e7t_Aawf3m2GcprLQ3GSWylxrc0xUZFJTORed3cCoAtpsei3clmpYgF5AyPk1WAmXIy8WwXndMaa2sC7y1pJgmFXP7w2HOC8kt2yGgvaueZNW8CQFSTM-NwDzqVuVG7qOyc/s16000/DI-21-02482.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>For the start of the session, the focus was on a ladder, with us making images of Jessica on it, and in the above image, beside it. I really liked working with the geometric lines of the barn - all of which were blended with an organic element injected by the material (wood) and time. The light was lovely too, turning the bright and sunny afternoon into soft, even light.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0C7htIm5HFmNzSSzhNKWpx04MpzModpj6a1BIo0kz87xTNC3cJAD5a0wB1ksopkukpG_95c_fhH7tFL4jDHodV4-xrOah5NdBYiwkjVJYuHwMZyDJd1fmw54W8jwQSYxVdWI-icZ8iyE/s800/DI-21-02503.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0C7htIm5HFmNzSSzhNKWpx04MpzModpj6a1BIo0kz87xTNC3cJAD5a0wB1ksopkukpG_95c_fhH7tFL4jDHodV4-xrOah5NdBYiwkjVJYuHwMZyDJd1fmw54W8jwQSYxVdWI-icZ8iyE/s16000/DI-21-02503.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>As the session progressed, Jessica became more adventurous, and moved to exploring more dynamic poses, which interacted with the space. We were super cautious with the space, keeping eyes out for nails and other sharp edges, all the while testing beams and planks before Jessica moved onto them<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqET8KwQhiOergDt-pO-4MbWhs7u135cEDyvaJXObub0JHL3_lFJ_z_DHdvF_xI8D7xaDQIG_t6EjoyGgmYiWPuvkx0RoQtmc45mg5K3VkSmSV6zstzYMOQpUQS7iS3tX33mtb-vF47ic/s800/DI-21-02515.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqET8KwQhiOergDt-pO-4MbWhs7u135cEDyvaJXObub0JHL3_lFJ_z_DHdvF_xI8D7xaDQIG_t6EjoyGgmYiWPuvkx0RoQtmc45mg5K3VkSmSV6zstzYMOQpUQS7iS3tX33mtb-vF47ic/s16000/DI-21-02515.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>As we began to run out of inspiration, we finished up with a number of reclining poses, with Jessica working her way under and over some fence-posts on the second floor of the barn. The chaos of the space contrasts nicely with the fluid grace of Jessica's body, providing a rich result to end the session on.<br /><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-60858927737674844842021-07-27T23:40:00.034-03:002021-11-06T16:07:06.739-03:00A Studio Pregnancy Session<p></p><p>As Stephanie's due date moves closer, each and every session we manage to schedule becomes a gift, so with this in mind, when I realized I had this evening free, I asked her is she'd like to do a studio session, to add to the work we'd already done outdoors (<a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2021/06/a-late-spring-pregnancy-session.html" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2021/06/ingrid-and-stepahnie-on-bay-of-fundys.html" target="_blank">here</a>) - and less than a day later, we were in the studio, making photos.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-5qVz1ytCrE60dBSe-epPnmvY12IvgH1yribrG_B_CeHbFk0BjMtfrTtmhuqKJiqA7S3ezV990DklYJ3UsoAdVXOBoipNPEmaUrl_L1V3yea7sAm51aD3XtzIvw4vtOXsFIRGG2_18Y/s800/DI-21-02441.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-5qVz1ytCrE60dBSe-epPnmvY12IvgH1yribrG_B_CeHbFk0BjMtfrTtmhuqKJiqA7S3ezV990DklYJ3UsoAdVXOBoipNPEmaUrl_L1V3yea7sAm51aD3XtzIvw4vtOXsFIRGG2_18Y/s16000/DI-21-02441.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>I have a real affection for dramatic rim lighting, and have used this in almost every pregnancy session I have done (since <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/1989/01/1989-year-in-review.html" target="_blank">1989</a>) - essentially, if you find something that works, use it. For this session, the space I was working in wasn't a studio, so it was more challenging to get the lighting the way I wanted it, but with some experimentation, black foam board and duct tape, I got everything to work.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhNjtxYyRQEGXKQm9tyAowz_5mMiAp4sXrOLLhUHodbuJPHNAFxaZlq_DC0Z9cfpm_jkVuVmHT17ICUsYuz1GxkA2Ucme8QCw8t_rtF0I0TIAoIaw49rVqBZZeRhYSj3SW77w-L28Ung/s800/DI-21-02447.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhNjtxYyRQEGXKQm9tyAowz_5mMiAp4sXrOLLhUHodbuJPHNAFxaZlq_DC0Z9cfpm_jkVuVmHT17ICUsYuz1GxkA2Ucme8QCw8t_rtF0I0TIAoIaw49rVqBZZeRhYSj3SW77w-L28Ung/s16000/DI-21-02447.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>All in all, the session was short and sweet; I had all the lighting set up and worked out by the time Stephanie arrived, so could just straight in to making images. I already knew pretty clearly what I wished to achieve in the studio, so it was a very focused session (where often I have no preconceived ideas at the start of a photo session). <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLfJv-EXf09_7Kg5Ns7ivnWHWLjr90zN8vfyebDPlLdr_WC2bKffB4rQq6CV63kYnSq6slp1sko1nQuH2CMLLAPltTQyyVaZsz1sspnlUPxvZg05KDQ85sceu86IeojB3z-j0Bs-i5JM/s800/DI-21-02451.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLfJv-EXf09_7Kg5Ns7ivnWHWLjr90zN8vfyebDPlLdr_WC2bKffB4rQq6CV63kYnSq6slp1sko1nQuH2CMLLAPltTQyyVaZsz1sspnlUPxvZg05KDQ85sceu86IeojB3z-j0Bs-i5JM/s16000/DI-21-02451.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>The last photos of the session brought in Stephanie's partner, to contribute hands to the images - always a great way to end off a pregnancy session!<br /><p></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-8046909704617956932021-07-12T23:18:00.091-03:002021-07-23T16:24:58.449-03:00A First Session with a New Model<p>One of the greatest challenges of focusing one's artwork on photographing the Nude (for me at least) is finding people to work with; I have been fortunate to have worked with a number of models over extended periods (the most obvious example of this is Ingrid, whom I've worked with since 1998). This is a long way to say that that sessions with new models tend to be rare, especially in year two of the COVID-19 pandemic. That being said, this would be my second session of the year with a new model. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brittany.p.modeling/" target="_blank">Brittany</a> came to my work after seeing it on Instagram, and after meeting up to discuss my ethos and process, we set a date for a first session, and crossed our fingers for good weather!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKtNvobet5HetPzhfD1O1bjCtYZhFdBer_BlZwiOKnFfJzTCVhkpFWwfSUD9e7yJrgNy_wDxtMZs6ChO3WpzoPBJny3bcTa8x0v0Bf8U2_CJngZmt9oYQ0qNbnN9kgRHgcI6Oj8KYmb0/s800/_IR_2958.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKtNvobet5HetPzhfD1O1bjCtYZhFdBer_BlZwiOKnFfJzTCVhkpFWwfSUD9e7yJrgNy_wDxtMZs6ChO3WpzoPBJny3bcTa8x0v0Bf8U2_CJngZmt9oYQ0qNbnN9kgRHgcI6Oj8KYmb0/s16000/_IR_2958.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Luck was with us, and the day of the planned session had perfect weather - warm with high clouds to provide the occasional break from direct sunshine. While we'd planned to head to the Bay of Fundy, things changed at the last minute, and we headed to more familiar territory, along the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Taking advantage of the warm evening, we began the session with Brittany working in the ocean. Though most of the poses were made of her emerging from the water, early on I made some standing portraits, one of which (above) was a favorite.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BgwteGOaQ6fq_q3OA1MJIEFKYcGQV0gNkbgzCaSAPZDRMPNid8plEqJnL2P1LD19WlkV_WmSRHd_Hau8OqHevhgiejF7NBbVt1o0i8XrQNyFfFHRBSHcwfmo9TSZie1fXphQZI1b7x0/s800/_IR_3051.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BgwteGOaQ6fq_q3OA1MJIEFKYcGQV0gNkbgzCaSAPZDRMPNid8plEqJnL2P1LD19WlkV_WmSRHd_Hau8OqHevhgiejF7NBbVt1o0i8XrQNyFfFHRBSHcwfmo9TSZie1fXphQZI1b7x0/s16000/_IR_3051.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>As the session progressed, the work in the water grew more focused; the reflections of the wispy clouds on the ocean where we were was just stunning, and I tried to make some images that took advantage of the still water. There were several spaces where the rocks below the surface blossomed with seaweed, and in one particular location, the rock was the perfect high for Brittany to lie back upon, leading to an image with the feeling that she is floating of a sea of white seaweed - yay infrared!<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2omraR1qgq3SrDqFzgujoffmVTvSAud5l3nJ1KWn_WwoqrNuJc5ltbFtV9vjAFSSaQ7sr40GLaocvwklDniNLv3B-WmKMS8FWo6FaT1qP_yOZ205dvHmL2NUf6JI2v4ll10CdpgvpgqY/s800/_IR_3251.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2omraR1qgq3SrDqFzgujoffmVTvSAud5l3nJ1KWn_WwoqrNuJc5ltbFtV9vjAFSSaQ7sr40GLaocvwklDniNLv3B-WmKMS8FWo6FaT1qP_yOZ205dvHmL2NUf6JI2v4ll10CdpgvpgqY/s16000/_IR_3251.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>After we'd worked through the potential of the water, Brittany and I moved onto the rocks that abound on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia. By this time, most of the sky to the north and east had clouded over, and it quickly became the focus of my compositions, as I sought for settings and poses that worked with the flow of the sky. After a couple of other images were made, Brittany tried a back-on pose, along the edge of a spine of bedrock. Directly above her, a gap in the clouds provided the perfect contrast to her luminous skin, and the above composition was born!<br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvWC0d0aRqMaNUqcJj5PPpl796JHMbrbVkcVtzSoX6qyhWyh8WZVfq_hdKmrbw5vzJbgd4QnQAmTYrHFlreHbgrnZYDPO6mX6N1eaiZTIZPdB_qUMOjWfh3euQ6sUdQyZ3QaUQjOuigM/s16000/_RC_3376_EB3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original, 4 image exposure blend<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The last images of the session also were my first sunset session of the year (not for lack of trying, but the weather has been incredibly challenging this summer, with warm, clear evenings never coinciding with my (and models) availability). We had some time before the sunset proper, so scouted out the location, and planned a series of poses and compositions to move through once the sun went below the sky, and whatever that delivered began to happen. The planning paid off, in and in a matter of minutes we moved through a handful of compositions of three separate poses, and were done and dusted before the light began to fade - a great end to a wonderful first session!<br /></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-60918856638456497062021-07-08T20:17:00.129-03:002021-07-19T15:45:55.839-03:00Ingrid and Liv at the Bay of FundyThis was a session that almost never happened! Early in the week, the weather forecast for this evening was pretty poor, so I called <a href="https://www.instagram.com/livkatemodels/" target="_blank">Liv</a>, and cancelled the session. As it turned out though, the weather improved, so in the end, things were better than ever, with Ingrid joining us for the session! And to make things even better, I had a short term loan of the new Canon R 85mm f/1.2 lens - the upgraded version of my venerable 13-year old Canon EF 85mm f.1,2 II. I am some way away from being able to afford to upgrade the lens, but this loaner will give me a better idea if such an expensive (and heavy) lens would be a good investment!<br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzZtwH79475McKC6ryGHUTvF2oiRH1dK_DG1rcwpCXLDkxm86cMiiPufDEp5TMI8Fw_-vDO-Y85UqGGnM8N9YmzOod-i-btM984KDFAU3PwzEF1V1WvAM6t-K5rDE9o5zNA8Sawhycjo/s800/_IR_2246.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzZtwH79475McKC6ryGHUTvF2oiRH1dK_DG1rcwpCXLDkxm86cMiiPufDEp5TMI8Fw_-vDO-Y85UqGGnM8N9YmzOod-i-btM984KDFAU3PwzEF1V1WvAM6t-K5rDE9o5zNA8Sawhycjo/s16000/_IR_2246.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The first thing to really catch my eye was a large, lovely piece of driftwood. Liv was the first to pose on it, and we made some really striking compositions, but it was when Ingrid was added to the frame that things really came together. The infrared really worked well in this setting, highlighting the sparse foliage growing on the cliff-side, and rendering both women as luminous alabaster.<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDHQq54Jon6NDXIJa-_-w98sY-uDac515mtCPCN1MXuQiRjMxK7He_RK97MKOuqkC_Jl6J5ms-Rh7K6Rz2hjWxYE_oMd_AX9evTT9wzRwXawG6UqtSFW-8zVRnaVmvlhJabWPi8jjml8/s800/_IR_2377_IB2_ST2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="763" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDHQq54Jon6NDXIJa-_-w98sY-uDac515mtCPCN1MXuQiRjMxK7He_RK97MKOuqkC_Jl6J5ms-Rh7K6Rz2hjWxYE_oMd_AX9evTT9wzRwXawG6UqtSFW-8zVRnaVmvlhJabWPi8jjml8/s16000/_IR_2377_IB2_ST2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original, two frame focus blend, two frame stitch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The session really began to flow as the three of us moved out onto the ocean floor, and I suggested working with a couple of sea-weed covered rocks. By this time, the evening sky had started to develop some drama, and provided the perfect backdrop. After beginning with Ingrid along, and then adding Liv to the top of the rock back-on (mirroring Ingrid's pose), I suggested Liv flip over and pose on her back, to contrast Ingrid's pose. I felt this the stronger of the two options, and quickly made the three source images for the final composition - one of each of the models at f/1.2, and then one of the sky above them (still focused on Ingrid). The final result is even stronger than I expected, with a dark drama from the coming evening, and a beautiful counterpoint in the relaxed grace of the two models.<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFAy6OL7EWiGqCGvzMVaQQgRwSPuEzD5qPLak6Sb7lR189A8ivbUkOAhYjgkTiP8uooUZxE6wY1oBjCYmq3UT5cuMV4TdO_whJ2YmLZxc5S3Y5SsAnL1agxU-_yh-jZXzACl7aiT6Jls/s800/_IR_2447.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFAy6OL7EWiGqCGvzMVaQQgRwSPuEzD5qPLak6Sb7lR189A8ivbUkOAhYjgkTiP8uooUZxE6wY1oBjCYmq3UT5cuMV4TdO_whJ2YmLZxc5S3Y5SsAnL1agxU-_yh-jZXzACl7aiT6Jls/s16000/_IR_2447.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>As the session progressed, so did my exploration of the potential of the 85mm f/1.2 lens; it was a real joy to work with, providing quick, accurate auto focus (one of the primary advantages of switching to the Canon EOS R5 for my infrared photography), and absolutely lovely shallow depth of field at the largest aperture. The above image of Liv posing against a small rock, with the evening sky in the background showed off the real beauty this lens can create.<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZ7t1d5kncwHRYv-ZG_UalBE87bViPwxuz1UMI6bN0nOy1umrJuvjYITyj5HAr7IRaJ-1lgtiSNSMfFZREU__mtnXhd2xEqhOU0cNtMOAi0OQmVQxwU_NtDcOdgHNGpdaX71I63h4ro0/s800/_IR_2525_ST2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZ7t1d5kncwHRYv-ZG_UalBE87bViPwxuz1UMI6bN0nOy1umrJuvjYITyj5HAr7IRaJ-1lgtiSNSMfFZREU__mtnXhd2xEqhOU0cNtMOAi0OQmVQxwU_NtDcOdgHNGpdaX71I63h4ro0/s16000/_IR_2525_ST2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original, two frame stitch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>At the very lowest point of the tide, a long, water-carved bed of red sand emerged, and both models were keen to explore its potential (I was dubious about the logic, given it was still quite wet, and well, sand); over ten minutes or so, the models experimented with a number of poses while I worked quickly (hand-held) and worked through possible compositions. Some, like the above, didn't quite work with the aspect ratio of the camera, so had to be stitched together from multiple frames. As before, these images were produced with the 85mm lens at the f/1.2 aperture, making the most of such a powerful too.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4VBiLTb1-0BAlmzwBPSlUpnHmQkOesnsDKsHW9lGFkP7iMHyRnpfmbrSS8S9y2ZNWUoyuYMcNXmLMLrjGSYGJXMXl-_5r8555fq0_wzcg3R1K-VebpUEcMIal4zvKEipDkT0T8l6VEw/s800/_IR_2681.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4VBiLTb1-0BAlmzwBPSlUpnHmQkOesnsDKsHW9lGFkP7iMHyRnpfmbrSS8S9y2ZNWUoyuYMcNXmLMLrjGSYGJXMXl-_5r8555fq0_wzcg3R1K-VebpUEcMIal4zvKEipDkT0T8l6VEw/s16000/_IR_2681.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>As the evening began to move to wards sunset, the three of us started to make our way back to the car; on the way however, we stopped to work with a broad swath of sea-grass. I've walked past this space a dozen times or more, but never worked with it. As the grasses were in the shadow of an island, the light was soft, with some highlights created by the evening sky - just wonderful to work with. Again, the large aperture of the 85mm lens permitted me to create some really pleasing image of both Ingrid and Liv set against a seemingly infinite sea of luminous grasses.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGi6xnWhNk6PLOekJggEsBqI2qFnljEeaFzUoWkY66f5RJGJXvjh0bwOV8ubZ4pHopQLy8S1882AIN6IMtBAdGxRtzaRkRzsGsDgyxT30DsHjwMaA5Wqo8ySSqzfVoKCfETYAHRZYrTcY/s800/_IR_2910.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGi6xnWhNk6PLOekJggEsBqI2qFnljEeaFzUoWkY66f5RJGJXvjh0bwOV8ubZ4pHopQLy8S1882AIN6IMtBAdGxRtzaRkRzsGsDgyxT30DsHjwMaA5Wqo8ySSqzfVoKCfETYAHRZYrTcY/s16000/_IR_2910.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The last images of the session were some of the few I made with a tripod; normally I work on a tripod almost exclusively, but the desire to work swiftly, coupled with the flexibility added to the process by the in-body image stabilization of the Canon EOS 5R body made work hand-held the norm for this session. All that being said, for the last handful of compositions I pulled out the tripod, and the difference was palpable - where earlier work was produced quickly, with numerous variations, the final images of the day were all carefully crafted, with both pose and composition adjusted with care, in a slow and methodical way. I am not saying the earlier, hand-held work wasn't productive, but it strikes me as really noticeable the difference in the precision of the last images, compared to the sheer volume create during the rest of the session (close to 800 files). <br /></p><p>This session was certainly a long one; from picking up Ingrid to pulling into to my house at the end of the evening was nine hours, but the investment in time, energy and resources was totally worth it!<br /></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-2653164282194049882021-06-26T10:36:00.066-03:002021-07-13T20:36:03.119-03:00Continued Explorations of EOS R5 Focus Stacking<p>An unexpected bonus built into the Canon EOS R5 is automated focus stacking (called Focus Bracketing in the Canon menu). A technique I have used in various applications for over a decade, to have this quite functional application of the technique so easily accessible is very much a game changer for macro and some other photography. <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga48APFnSfn2fVS3N7ZJCVkUN_2RrZPKzJCkAmU2iInTCytq7jkKSKuT_-99SJoGyun-8VBw7emHXZCuhb1EYiCgpT4EmtZrUnpn8lxEpLcYV7RH8mPaWOUIp0AJhKy1T30IaZekY3bJM/s1080/_RC_2007_FB40_A%252CRadius8%252CSmoothing4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga48APFnSfn2fVS3N7ZJCVkUN_2RrZPKzJCkAmU2iInTCytq7jkKSKuT_-99SJoGyun-8VBw7emHXZCuhb1EYiCgpT4EmtZrUnpn8lxEpLcYV7RH8mPaWOUIp0AJhKy1T30IaZekY3bJM/w640-h427/_RC_2007_FB40_A%252CRadius8%252CSmoothing4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original, 40 image focus blend<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>During this field trip to the public gardens, as I was helping, I was also casually photographing, making images of some of the flowers around us. The focus bracketing can be adjusted to change how large a focusing step happens between each frame, and how many frames in total are being made - and most conveniently, the images are displayed as the camera takes them, so it is very easy to tell when a particular group of images is falls short of (or goes past) the far goal of the image. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi4Ec20CWQRaKVQWiabokY2CpWb9A0H00edtqCiNviwlkg8-2y2F-qoNTeGm6XCVUYbBs3ULh_LhTzI9Pj149LT7jcK76J8p5TOT9fjqoEIIBrftUduP61nSM5NyunshQZ6gsNtu0sks/s1080/_RC_2100_FB40_A%252CRadius8%252CSmoothing4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi4Ec20CWQRaKVQWiabokY2CpWb9A0H00edtqCiNviwlkg8-2y2F-qoNTeGm6XCVUYbBs3ULh_LhTzI9Pj149LT7jcK76J8p5TOT9fjqoEIIBrftUduP61nSM5NyunshQZ6gsNtu0sks/w640-h427/_RC_2100_FB40_A%252CRadius8%252CSmoothing4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original, 40 image focus blend</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Early in this day's exploration, it took several experimental image sets (capturing 30, 40 or more images per set) before I began to get a sense of how much of a particular flower would be covered by a set of images. Once I was into the rhythm of the process however, I needed fewer and fewer tests to hit on the optimum number of images, making the whole process smoother and smoother as I worked.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldVED6QZj9hyO1MtBgML8gG1Rn3V_tChdxnPbAnL2TMbHIQVVcme0_s37v3AoSnzNUHDRQHxrXrqow-HNMGxA8VImGlZ6eEhd10DHsS1_ktZkLk4aUo6QEdyU20ZtQO_DS2hssH2ZZdI/s1080/_RC_2529_FB20_A%252CRadius8%252CSmoothing4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1080" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldVED6QZj9hyO1MtBgML8gG1Rn3V_tChdxnPbAnL2TMbHIQVVcme0_s37v3AoSnzNUHDRQHxrXrqow-HNMGxA8VImGlZ6eEhd10DHsS1_ktZkLk4aUo6QEdyU20ZtQO_DS2hssH2ZZdI/w640-h424/_RC_2529_FB20_A%252CRadius8%252CSmoothing4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital original, 20 image focus blend</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>There is absolutely one downside to all this focus stacking explorations - the massive file count. Over this couple of hours, I made 696 images, with the final edit being 17 final photos made from 278 files (to make the three images used in this blog entry, 100 source files were used). This has serious ramifications on editing and file storage...but the results are SO pretty!<br /></p>Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367137653353492054.post-32208128819250972212021-06-25T10:39:00.172-03:002021-07-03T13:51:26.280-03:00Ingrid and Stephanie on the Bay of Fundy's Floor<p>I have long had a love of working with the Nude in the Bay of Fundy; the dramatic landscape, couple with easy access and relative isolation makes it a perfect place to work. When talking with Stephanie about what she wished to create, in regards to pregnancy Nudes, working in water was top of her list. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the coastal spaces I work in are impractical for an unsteady pregnant woman to walk into - but the Bay of Fundy tends to be flat and easy to work on (ignoring the occasionally super sticky mud).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXESol-UwOf5IRJuCHfsceOG2bYasUnv6QSofDw5ODlpxWGeR1I31IJELAxpVwGoFidCc6Q59a0gunB99A_uUqw5SgSVsFZNPq-m0aUP6AlvtFrb0z_0EBwMstdm9OlZiPT-VVB4VScvU/s800/_IR_1597_HD.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXESol-UwOf5IRJuCHfsceOG2bYasUnv6QSofDw5ODlpxWGeR1I31IJELAxpVwGoFidCc6Q59a0gunB99A_uUqw5SgSVsFZNPq-m0aUP6AlvtFrb0z_0EBwMstdm9OlZiPT-VVB4VScvU/s16000/_IR_1597_HD.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>As soon as the session at the Bay of Fundy was confirmed, I check to see if Ingrid was available to come, as she always loves working there (the first time she and I worked in the Bay of Fundy was in <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2004/06/three-models-on-seafloor.html" target="_blank">2004</a>). Ingrid and I met up with Stephanie by the shore, and were greeted by an absolutely perfect evening - a light wind, soft light, with a dramatic sky above, which I hoped would extend all the way to sunset, giving us a dramatic end to the session.</p><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pGwljAxoRTPjhe7dCR1_wfIQXl0g1VHoLlwEUyx1S-3q4S-8sdv_KK81XcUNfxpm2HUaxT5X9i-SBsRtzhGfIMHM6e0elvIddg0UgPYY23G-jZYIxpxWNcyHIzOMxuD_VN3d-jXV5vQ/s800/_IR_1459-Pano_HD.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pGwljAxoRTPjhe7dCR1_wfIQXl0g1VHoLlwEUyx1S-3q4S-8sdv_KK81XcUNfxpm2HUaxT5X9i-SBsRtzhGfIMHM6e0elvIddg0UgPYY23G-jZYIxpxWNcyHIzOMxuD_VN3d-jXV5vQ/s16000/_IR_1459-Pano_HD.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original, 4 frame stitch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I have only worked in this part of the Bay of Fundy <a href="https://www.evolvingbeauty.ca/2020/07/blog-post.html" target="_blank">once before</a>, so there was a wealth of locations that were new to me for Stephanie and Ingrid to work in. Long before we made it to any rock-pools, I was happily photographing both women in turns, taking inspiration from the location, and delighting in the beautiful evening light. While I did make a few images in colour, the vast majority of the session was focused on working with my infrared camera, reveling in how the model's skin-tones looked so lovely against the darker rocks.</p><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMkDYYgdreO2zbOWrA3rEUW7v4BvF2LK6zIfTQHyms_Pu8rCgtm8fE4cf9sJPuVT1k6ZiBfWwZpyzKSdOUG16XBVfreYNFIX7UUAy_6jCeAce8RdIgk4PAFpEhQe3BwHY4lSPeJ3NqNs/s800/_IR_1656_HD.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMkDYYgdreO2zbOWrA3rEUW7v4BvF2LK6zIfTQHyms_Pu8rCgtm8fE4cf9sJPuVT1k6ZiBfWwZpyzKSdOUG16XBVfreYNFIX7UUAy_6jCeAce8RdIgk4PAFpEhQe3BwHY4lSPeJ3NqNs/s16000/_IR_1656_HD.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>As session progressed, the lovely light persisted, and the two models and I slowly worked our way along the shore. There was some differences to how I approached each model; Ingrid's poses were much more physical, coming together into a series of compositions I made of her literally hanging off a rock shelf, against the delicate evening sky. Such an approach wasn't sensible (or likely even possible) with Stephanie, though several poses had her carefully walking up onto rock shelves, to get into a final pose for a composition or two. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfzxRJypOGb4ONLCa6BqbtYYBNC3Ls3X46lUagVxuaXt9Wd4NEHsjos9dWH6s9xQczJ_lbcwK0wi4yonfJcBcyfsHLNzSWhImdmGtX4A81DOUUt-irgoLdJysm7salCzA6FF1eDBFI_8/s800/_IR_1560_HD.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfzxRJypOGb4ONLCa6BqbtYYBNC3Ls3X46lUagVxuaXt9Wd4NEHsjos9dWH6s9xQczJ_lbcwK0wi4yonfJcBcyfsHLNzSWhImdmGtX4A81DOUUt-irgoLdJysm7salCzA6FF1eDBFI_8/s16000/_IR_1560_HD.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>As the evening progressed, we decided to head away from the cliffs along the shore's edge, and out onto the ocean floor proper, in search of tidal pools to finish the session. An interesting reality to working at the Bay of Fundy is what is present one year (or even session) may not be present at another, as the powerful tides cover and reveal landscape with no rhyme or reason. As things happened, this tide presented a number of pools to work with, and I quickly settled upon one, attracted to how it interacted with the sand patterns around it, and the sky above. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dVmDRXY2IwV06lmTUhdLaSmY4oras0hLsWooOFC3X0LpGvBoHJV8LcJHGVTqpJAVCKMOTr9Cm77eVvGodDqrqxVQX5t0Dxc7Nl_bON-xU1Cu2e-KSdN1BGGwoXaip4DYBQHuST_4B90/s800/_IR_1770_HD.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dVmDRXY2IwV06lmTUhdLaSmY4oras0hLsWooOFC3X0LpGvBoHJV8LcJHGVTqpJAVCKMOTr9Cm77eVvGodDqrqxVQX5t0Dxc7Nl_bON-xU1Cu2e-KSdN1BGGwoXaip4DYBQHuST_4B90/s16000/_IR_1770_HD.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table>The previously luminous and light evening sky was quickly thickening, and parts were becoming decidedly gray in the distance. After initially trying (unsuccessfully) to find a composition with a longer lens, I moved out onto the sand and set up with a wide-angle lens, recording both the pool with Stephanie, and the sky above in a single composition.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwv-Qnef04JSihlFZ3TN4QGZH_IChrve__fttfPYf5-occXO6ZnrOQN-qFDmgOODCxrSwAwtF9AS138S_b_-Iezn8bRQomJB8fYoW1-hIwSsMkiUgb6Ve4EimyunDhx6A3d51yteokR4/s800/DI-21-01852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwv-Qnef04JSihlFZ3TN4QGZH_IChrve__fttfPYf5-occXO6ZnrOQN-qFDmgOODCxrSwAwtF9AS138S_b_-Iezn8bRQomJB8fYoW1-hIwSsMkiUgb6Ve4EimyunDhx6A3d51yteokR4/s16000/DI-21-01852.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Documentary image by Ingrid<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>After making a dozen or so variations of Stephanie in the water pool, her session was done, and I shifted to working with Ingrid, to bring the evening to a close. By this time, the sky had shifted so much that the outer end of the water pool no-longer worked, reflection-wise, so the two of us quickly shifted to the other end of the pool, which still had some of the quickly darkening evening sky reflecting brightly in it. With little intervention on my part, Ingrid moved through a couple of poses, and after a little experimentation with focus stacking and stitching, the session came to a close.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqVDnWF873T_qymS_AR_ITM-DnBzbrIEi4JSG796OKuF3lLKhphoCW5sroWBEMBAQQfZ6_CyiyyCysnucUTd_5d-JC6m2KUjSbP2gtzWxjhefifH97Vd3AwLF5G6SCgRxVFPp-WEapxU/s800/_IR_1825_ST2_HD.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqVDnWF873T_qymS_AR_ITM-DnBzbrIEi4JSG796OKuF3lLKhphoCW5sroWBEMBAQQfZ6_CyiyyCysnucUTd_5d-JC6m2KUjSbP2gtzWxjhefifH97Vd3AwLF5G6SCgRxVFPp-WEapxU/s16000/_IR_1825_ST2_HD.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digital infrared original</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>All in all, this was about as good as a session can get; the light was lovely, the location was inspiring and full of far more potential than I could touch on in a month of Sundays, and both models were enthusiastic and engaged. The end of the session came naturally, due to energy levels and changing light, and during the walk back to the cars, both models express how happy they were with the entire evening! Nothing to improve on!<br />Eric Boutilier-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337288653889986468noreply@blogger.com0