Crop Corner

This photo was made some time back, but the beautiful model, Paula, has always been one of my favorites. Her classic beauty captivated me from the first time I saw her, and the photo still captivates me to this day. I had her dress in a dark dress with a very subtle pattern, which would not be intrusive and would not take attention away from her face. When shooting portraits you want the face to be the most important thing in the photo. The light was very simple. I used two flash heads attached to a Novatron 340 power pack. One head provided the fill light measured at f/8 with ISO 100 film. The head was fitted with a white umbrella. The second flash head was fitted a honeycomb grid and a Rosco 3008 Tough Frost diffuser. The honeycomb grid provides a natural vignette while the diffuser softened the light just enough to make a gentle transition from highlights to shadows. The Key light was measured at f/16. The Rosco Diffusion material is a heavy duty sheet of plastic material which was originally made for use in motion picture light and is quite heat resistant.