Sunday, I had to opportunity to spend some time photographing Marisa. For anyone who’s been following my blog for any length of time, she’s a familiar person in my photographs. When we first met, she refused to let me take her picture at all… putting a hand in front of her face whenever my lens was remotely pointed in her direction. Now, it’s a different story. She’s been called my muse… perhaps that is true. Whenever I have a new idea to try out, or am looking for inspiration, she’s the one I go to. She’s up for anything and is a natural model. For my birthday, she gifted me with a shoot… wherever I wanted, doing whatever I wanted. And it’s not that every time I photograph her is a big production… but I loved the fact that she made sure to set aside some time for me to hang out together and work together.
This is one of my favorite sessions of her to date. I was going for more of a lifestyle look and wanted her in a simple black dress. The light was gorgeous and very SoCal. Everything seen here was shot with the 85mm 1.8 and the 50mm 1.8. Both fairly inexpensive lenses that are fast and incredibly sharp. I also shot two rolls of color film. I’m so excited to get those back and when I do, I will probably feature a part II to this session.
The following shots are my favorite of this session… she’s such a beauty. (You’ll also notice that I forgot to consistently ‘shop her lip ring out. Oops!Â
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