Ready for Prom Recently I was asked by a family friend Jane Langford to take portrait shots of her daughter Hannah. Hannah was due to attend her school prom, and her mum wanted me to take the photos as it was one of the few times her daughter would be all dressed up. Due to timing constraints the photography shoot was taken at Langford family home.
With the bright sunny day we were fortunate to have, I used it to my
advantage with having Hannah stood in the shadow of the house, whilst
the sunlight created a bright backdrop to emphasize Hannah's dress.
Ensuring the focus was on Hannah the backdrop also became slightly
blurry giving the photographs great contrast.
I also took a couple of photographs of Hannah inside, Although Hannah's dress was a simple plain design it did have an elaborate panel down her back, which set me the challenge of capturing this whilst still capturing Hannah's face, but I think I managed to achieve it.
Although a part of me would have liked the opportunity to work with Hannah in her prom dress in a photography studio, I felt I made the best use of the facilities available at Hannah's house. I think this challenge has improved my photographers' eye for seeing the potential of location shots, as well as my versatility of working in restricted areas.
Hannah also requested that she would like an old fashioned style photograph, after questioning Hannah I discovered she meant a sepia version, this photography I think works well as even in sepia it hints at the colour of the lipstick.
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