lowkey – Brandon Jackson Photography

Low-Key with Dustin

Dustin is perfectly matching the mood set in this example of a one-light portrait from my lighting workshop. This shot makes use of a single softbox to camera right. In order to keep a strong shadow from showing on the background, the box is turned to the left so the light is mostly directed to the left side of the frame (feathering). This reduces the effective output of the light but can create a nice quality of light and it also greatly reduced the potential for shadows when close to the backdrop.

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8

Godox AD300pro strobe

24×32 softbox at camera right (feathered)

Savage light gray washed muslin

Up in the Air

Khushboo is back for day two with one of the last shots we did during our shoot this past weekend. In this shot we asked our hair and makeup artist, Amanda, to toss the end of the shawl into the air to add some movement for this image. Khushboo’s lovely smile here really helps create a light and energetic feel to an otherwise low-key photo. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Hair and makeup by Amanda Dowd
Sony A7rII
Sony 24-105 lens
Godox AD600 strobe
Glow 48″ deep parabolic softbox with grid
Processed in Camera Raw and Photoshop

Introducing Khushboo

First of many images to share from my shoot with the beautiful @officialkhushboomehta over the weekend. We really got a lot of “keepers” out of this shoot and this one of her in mid-spin really grabbed my eye. The intricacy of that amazing dress with the subtle motion of her spin works so well here I just had to make it the first post from this session.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Hair and makeup by @amandalyndowd
Sony A7rII
Sony 24-105 lens
Godox AD600 strobe
Glow 48″ deep parabolic softbox with grid
Processed in Camera Raw and Photoshop

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