Portrait, pretty, purple… try to say that three times quickly!! Kay and I both love taking pictures. But we’ve ran into a problem… she’s running out of dresses (so she says)! I don’t know why women are so against wearing the same dress twice; maybe one of you women can explain that to me. =/ Anyhow, while we were jogging around the neighborhood awhile back we saw a little stretch of trees that lit a light bulb in our heads. Because of the recent rain storms, the normally dormant brown grass has turned into a vibrant emerald green. The patchy green was also shaded perfectly by a giant oak tree. Portrait opp!! yay.

Here are the portrait photos that resulted. Some were taken with just natural light, some with softbox, and some with both. We packed light and set up shop pretty quickly. We were done before we knew it. Hope you guys like the photos. Read to the end for a BTS shot and a few photography tips. =)

For those of you interested, here is the BTS shot of the gear used. As mentioned above, we packed light… just one speedlight inside the softbox. Something worth noting… we used the diffused softbox light in multiple combinations alongside natural light. Sometimes the softbox would be the main light, other times it served as the kicker edge light…. it just all depends on how the natural light is falling onto your subject. Example, in several of the shots above, the giant shady oak tree feathered the natural light coming through allowing it to serve as the main light. For these shots, it was the perfect opportunity to use the softbox as a kicker edge light.

Gear used in this portrait photoshoot:

• Nikon D700
• Nikon 85mm/f1.4 lens
• SB-600 speedlight
• Photoflex Lightdome Q39 medium softbox
• Radio Popper PX

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