The family portrait shoot today went pretty well, but at the time I was shooting outside (can you believe it’s warm enough to be outside in December?) the sun was far too strong. It sounds counter intuitive, but strong sunshine is actually NOT good for shooting portraits, especially when people are fair-skinned and light-sensitive. The best light to shoot in is actually window light — it’s filtered and makes great catchlights (those points of light in the eyes) without your subjects squinting.
This is one of my favourite portraits of today, where the light strength was perfect through the window beside the front door. I found it on my way out, when I was putting on my shoes. Sometimes it takes a random moment like that to make the discovery.
Today’s video: Pink Martini of Portland, Oregon, performing “Una Notte a Napoli” on Italian TV (I love China Forbe’s voice)
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The catchlights look really good
.-= Nigel Babu’s last blog … Pushing 150 kg =-.