2023 Update:
This set is one of my favorites, and the friend that asked me to photograph it has been trying to limit images of her appearing on the internet. I have changed the name of this post in order to aid in limiting said internet exposure. The story below has been changed as well, with her name being removed. I still hope you enjoy the story and images.
This set of photographs was the first part of a two part day of working with (my friend). In the post: On A Rooftop in NYC, I share the full story of how I met her and how this session emerged. For this post, I will give you a shorter version:
I first met her when photographing her in a play in Manhattan. After the play, she approached me asking of my interest in fashion photography. She was putting together a website for her stylist work and needed some images.
I agreed, accepted her invitation and we eventually met at her apartment in Manhattan and got to work. The goal behind these images, was to create a headshot or nice portrait of her that she could place on her website, possibly on an “info” or “about” page.
I am always thankful for this afternoon and these images. Creatively speaking, this was very freeing. I was just discovering my passion for Photography and this set let me open up and capture many images without thinking too much and instead just experiment with light and color temperature. She was open, encouraging and supportive. She had about a dozen different themes, ideas, looks, outfits that she wanted to capture. We spent the time creating them all. My favorite part of the session is that we took advantage of the space in her apartment, finding different lines, angles in a relatively small set of rooms:
