Outdoor portraits, at night.
Last week, the boys had the pleasure to shoot Khlodia again, after almost one year. This time, we managed to creep out of the cold and comfy confines of a studio and brave the outdoors.
Upon reaching the penthouse, I was by the greeted by the breathtaking skyline of Ortigas, and thought of making the gorgeous city lights as my backdrop, faded into a creamy bokeh.
Beautiful model - check.
Beautiful backdrop - check.
Off-camera flash and triggers - check.
Large aperture lens - check.
Human light stand - check.
Makeup was done by Shen.
Here are the results:

More photos after the break.
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August 17th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Human light stand… hahaha No human tripod?
Nice shots!
August 17th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Thanks.
Gulliver doubles as my human light stand and human AF-assist lamp. Hindi na niya kaya maging human tripod. LOL.
BTW, Thanks Gulliver. Haha!
August 18th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Your’re getting your feet more wet na hahahah… nice takes.
Try the 2lightsetup or get an opposing lightsource to act as rim lights
Which is better studio or outdoor? heheheh…
August 18th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Haha. Yeah that would be the ideal setup, but I was too tired to go back down from the Penthouse to get additional strobes. LOL.
Will let you know which is better after I get my feet a little more wet.
Thanks bro!
September 16th, 2009 at 7:27 am
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