Behind the Scene with Sarah

Looking behind the scenes at a few photo sessions with Sarah.
First when she was wearing Asa's Queen of the Night gown. I wanted dramatic lighting so only needed the end of the set nearest the diningroom window...

Then I took close ups...

Taking photos outside is a lot more work, and requires setting up a 'garden scene' on my patio table. In previous years we used to have a bright red dragon-wing begonia in the pillar urn, but I was finding the bright red flowers too distracting in the background, so this year I purchased a pot of pale purple/blue violets, which are far more subtle in the background. The first step in creating a mini 'patio'scene, is to position the pillar and then place baskets of million bells around it to create a 'garden'. I'm partial to the lighter colour flowers, as they are more subtle in the photos, so tend to purchase pinks and light purples, and I avoid any dark or bright coloured flowers, like red, orange, and bright yellows.  After the million bells are in place, then a thin carpet gets laid to cover the big gaps in the rotting table top, and any furniture gets positioned.

Then I take photos of Sarah down at her eye level...