Amanda
My friend Miss Amanda Lee, who, at my request, participated in a Flickr model shoot in Phoenix. This was taken in the courtyard of the Holy Trinity Cathedral. I like to tell people, only half-jokingly, that Amanda, a natural in front of the camera if ever there was one, is my favorite photography instructor, and that I always enjoy my classes with her. She teaches them pretty much by just being herself. Seriously, though, she is teaching me a great deal about portraiture during the sessions I have with her from time to time; in fact, it was after one such session about 2-1/2 months before this one that I decided I needed to invest in a speedlight, which I put to good use here. She was standing in the shade of a tree, and I used the speedlight to provide just a bit of fill flash.
Amanda
My friend Miss Amanda Lee, who, at my request, participated in a Flickr model shoot in Phoenix. This was taken in the courtyard of the Holy Trinity Cathedral. I like to tell people, only half-jokingly, that Amanda, a natural in front of the camera if ever there was one, is my favorite photography instructor, and that I always enjoy my classes with her. She teaches them pretty much by just being herself. Seriously, though, she is teaching me a great deal about portraiture during the sessions I have with her from time to time; in fact, it was after one such session about 2-1/2 months before this one that I decided I needed to invest in a speedlight, which I put to good use here. She was standing in the shade of a tree, and I used the speedlight to provide just a bit of fill flash.