Big Mistake! - Swimsuit Portrait N12875e

Our photo club leader Jacky has this idea of swimsuit model shooting. I am a learner and always willing to try on the new subject. But not until I try this, I wouldn't know how hard it is.

 

This is a typical summer shooting idea. The main issue is that the summer sunlight is very harsh. We tried to struggle with the extremely harsh and bright sunlight by many ways. We used reflector and back lighting. At least for me, the result is not promising. The model was squinting and we can understand the hardship around all these.

 

There is absolutely no shade in the Iona Beach area, the location for our shoot.

 

No matter what angle and viewpoint you take, there is still hard shadow on the model and I believe if we use fill flash, we may make the squinting even worse.

 

And I also made a big mistake. That is my bad habit with portrait shots. I always focus and pay attention to the facial expressions. I think most people will check on the body and pose (finding a better and flattering angle to show the figure and curves in the body) before they click the shutter for a swimsuit model shot. I totally missed on this.

 

Anyway I will admit I was not the type for swimsuit shooting. I also have too much preference on black & white tones over natural skin tones. :o(

 

Thank you for the kind cooperation of Ashley under the harsh light and heat during the entire session.

 

Happy Tuesday!

 

Model: Ashley

Location: Iona beach, Richmond

Organizer: Photographers' Association of North America (PAONA)

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