Paige has always loved books. She wants to be a Writer. Her 6th grade teacher, noting her writing abilities, asked for a future autographed copy of her first book (Wow!). She's headed for college and an English major. Stacks of books fill her room. I wanted to make a photograph telling of this part of her life and future. The mosquito's were after us, but a can of "OFF" made the session tolerable as we raced the sunset before the sky became black. I lit her with three lights. The main light a Quantum T2 with a shoot through umbrella on a boom stand from camera right placing the light nearly above the camera/subject axis. Two studio strobes on a battery pack behind her and out of the picture camera right and left as kicker lights. In post I darkened the grass from strobe spill and softened her skin a bit. Packing up was a chore in the darkness. I now keep a flashlight in my bag. This was a self assignment. If you have a idea you want to get out, don't wait for a client to sell the idea, just go out and do it!
