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“𝐃𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞.” ― 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐭
Perfect weather calls for walkabouts and some street shooting. I’m drawn to moments of fashion and attitude in what I capture. I’d passed these doors hundreds of times without a second glance—yet with Amelia Rose, I finally saw the potential, and the light hit just right. We clicked instantly—like white on rice.
I broke away from my trusty 24–120mm zoom and committed to a 135mm f/1.8 as my sole lens. It gave me that ultra–shallow depth of field and all the shutter speed I could ask for. Shooting in aperture priority, one quick test and we were set.
A little tip: triangular composition is a power shape—it frames strength beautifully, especially with Amelia’s expression.
𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐋: 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐬ę
𝐊𝐈𝐓: 𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐧 𝐙𝟖 + 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐱 𝟏𝟑𝟓𝐦𝐦 𝐟/𝟏.𝟖 𝐋𝐀𝐁 𝐙
𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: 𝐀𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 • 𝐟/𝟐.𝟐 • 𝟏/𝟏𝟐𝟓𝟎𝐬 • 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.

Away from the noise of expectation and comparison, thoughts stretch wider, wander deeper, and connect in unexpected ways. In solitude, creativity is unhurried; it listens to the rhythm of breath, the echo of memory, the subtle spark of curiosity. What begins as silence slowly becomes a canvas, and in that stillness, ideas bloom with a sincerity that only aloneness can nurture.

𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐋: 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐞
𝐊𝐈𝐓: 𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐉 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬

𝐅𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲.

Blending soft window light with a Westcott FJ250 flash and a Joel Grimes white beauty dish, I aimed to match the vision in my head—elevated further by the beauty and talent of Catrina Rae.
I metered for the window light first and set the exposure two stops under. Then I dialed in the flash so it delivered no more than one stop brighter than the window reading. Test shot. Once everything matched what I had imagined, I stepped back, stayed quiet, and let the incredible Catrina Rae do her thing.
𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐋: 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐞
𝐊𝐈𝐓: 𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐧 𝐳𝟖 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐱 𝐋𝐀𝐁 𝟏𝟑𝟓 𝐟𝟏.𝟖 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧 “𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫”. 𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: 𝐈𝐒𝐎 𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐟/𝟕.𝟏 𝟏/𝟐𝟎𝟎

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦.” ― 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐞

Standing on the sideline watching and guiding participants during our Glamtastic workshop, I saw fabulous window light falling on Carissa. When I see light, I take advantage. I took only one frame and knew I had captured the image I saw… in my head. 1 camera, 1 lens and only 1 frame. When you see light use it!

𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐋: 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞
𝐊𝐈𝐓 𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐧 𝐳𝟖 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟒-𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐦