I had the pleasure of photographing six beautiful 16-year-olds in Paris, France over the weekend and despite rain, sleet and freezing temperatures, these amazing young ladies toughed it out for a great shoot! BLU’s Ashlee (third from the left), celebrated her Sweet 16 with five of her closest friends in Paris last week, talk about a once in a lifetime experience!
I’ve been carrying a sketch book with me for the past several years which allows me to quickly jot down my thoughts and lighting ideas when they flash in my head. Within seconds of booking the shoot, several ideas popped into my head and one in particular (above image) turned out exactly as sketched.
Since the Eiffel Tower is only fully illuminated for 10 minutes at the beginning of each hour, I had to quickly choose the location, position the girls and set my speedlites. Creating this shot as quickly as I did, would not have been possible without Canon’s E-TTL II technology, Canon 580EX II’s (all six of them) and Canon’s Speedlite Transmitter (wireless) ST-E2. In addition, my Canon 5D Mark II’s focus was remarkable considering the location was almost pitch black and back lit.
A special thanks to Jerry Ward (Canon USA) & Chris Moseley for supplying backup speedlites and a huge thanks to Michelle Bracken for assisting with the shoot!
If you’re interested in learning how to make the most of your speedlites, please visit the JVS Workshops web site and join us in April! Thanks for reading! JVS
