Great Expectations

Ok I admit. As a portrait photographer it's not often that I use a tripod. Or that I use filters (Lee graduated ND saved the day here). It's also uncommon for me to use an ultra wide-angle lens (like the 14-24mm), nor do I recall ever taking a portrait with my aperture down to f/16. I love fusing my love of landscapes with portraiture. I think it's a win-win situation, wouldn't you say? :-)

 

Thanks to my little assistant for keeping the strobes pointed right where it needed to be, to our wonderful model for making the trek from 4 hours away (you're the best, Christina!), and to Sophie for being my radio DJ during the many hours we've spent on the road, and for her attention to posing, hair, wardrobe, and everything else that went into making this (couldn't have done it without you).

 

Badwater is an odd place. You're standing at a dry lake, 282 feet below sea level, while out in the distance, Mt. Whitney (just past that mountain range) soars at 14,505 feet. The lowest (and highest) point in the 48 states. Talk about extremes. But we didn't pick this place because it would be easy. What's the fun in that?

 

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