brooke and some antiques

Brooke had contacted our studio a while ago - wanting to be on our list for commercial and project shoots as a model, so we were naturally pretty happy to start her off with a nice set of shots - aka: "senior photos." Keeping with our loathing of green screens, Photoshop effects, and props - we utilized a location owned by our friends down the hill from us at Dejavu Antiques and Daily Brew. We've worked in their elaborate Victorian property in the past - shooting for commercial projects - and they welcomed us with open arms and hot coffee. We have an awesome studio, but when the weather is good, we'll happily take the sunshine! And sunny it was. Broken clouds (challenging, but beautiful) and a nice early autumn breeze with a great model all make for a great shoot. Brooke kept her clothing simple to avoid competition with what has got to be the most definitive collection of antiques north of the bridge, and Sarah worked with her on a number of poses - all of which Sarah *insisted* required her own demonstration of beforehand. Simple clothing also helped with the myriad of direct and reflected light sources in the house - all of which threw even manual white balance settings in-camera. It all worked though, and in-between the glam, we caught Brooke's natural smile (though she's too shy to let us post it) and graceful long limbs. AND in keeping with our pattern, we 'convinced' Brooke to wade at least knee keep in the lake. This will undoubtedly become more challenging for our December clients... Nice job, Brooke, and special thanks again to Dejavu!