Model Shoot - Tasha

As promised here are some photos from a shoot I did a few weeks ago with Tasha. Hair and makeup were done by Cerise. For this shoot I used the ring light extensively. One thing I found was that it worked great in really tight spaces. For the one picture below of Tasha sitting on the old school cash register, that was done in a space that was literally no bigger than what you see in the frame. There is probably only half a foot on either side until it meets the walls. So where you might not be able to fit a soft box or even a small shoot through umbrella without blocking your shooting angles you can use a ring light quite effectively. For the shot above I purposely left an edge of the ring light visible so you can see what shooting with a 10mm wide angle lens does and how much light coverage you can actually get from just one ring flash. The ring light look is very popular these days in magazines and it has its place. I still enjoy being creative with lighting though and the challenge of blending shadows and light to create a certain mood and ambiance in a shot is going to be around long after the fad of the ring light fades away.