Contemporary Portrait Session Featuring Sonia Solano

The first room one walks into at my house has a big window facing north. It has three gray walls and one charcoal black with square wainscoting, all designed and painted by my husband. It's a great multi-purpose room where photography (obviously) is my favorite purpose. This session is the first in front of the gray side of the wall, closest to the window.

I started using my soft box to light across from the window to give the images a brighter look, but as the flash battery waned and started skipping flashes, I started getting captures like this:

"When the path reveals itself, follow it." -Cheryl Strayed

The flash had served it's purpose; we ditched it and let the window be our guide. The scrim of the octa soft box served as a reflector in place. I see the power of light every day and still think its power to change the mood of any environment is the coolest thing ever!

WITH FLASH:

WITHOUT FLASH:

(my favorite looks)

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Hair, Makeup, & Model: Sonia Solano

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