FASHION PHOTOSHOOT USING ONLY AVAILABLE LIGHT!

Fashion Photography . Vancouver . 2019

This was a fashion photoshoot we did in Vancouver with model @kristymcquade. She was amazing to work with! She just moved and I just captured everything I could working in mid day light. I’ve always been inspired by the works of photographers like Peter Lindbergh, Patrick Demarchelier and Paolo Roversi. As a photographer, I’m more of a less is more kind of person. Probable why I love Lindbergh so much. His style is so classic, yet sexy and very cinematic. I love the rawness of his photographs, his subjects never look posed. Working with a model I don’t need to direct, allows me so much more freedom in creating the images that feel less forced and just so much more real.

The sun was intense, there was no cloud cover, we had several looks to shoot. During the summer months in Vancouver, doesn’t take long for the sun to come up and get very bright! Doing photography on location, you always hope for the best light, that softly filtered milky light … or maybe not. Sometimes hard light makes you think beyond the early morning or late afternoon light that make everything look amazing and flawless. I used to be scared of shooting in mid day light if I didn’t have a team to provide shade or strobes to create the images I wanted. The truth is, you can still create pretty images using just natural light and a silver/white reflector and maybe a translucent reflector for closer shots at the most. I have a couple Profoto reflectors which are not cheap but amazing to use on location specially when you don’t have a big grew to work with. I have a white/silver reflector and a translucent one. They are a good size and have handles which are great for holding to. In fact, I really enjoy shooting without being restricted to lights and triggers. As much as I like working in studio and messing around with lighting gear, I get even more excited when I get to shoot on location with minimal gear and lighting. It allows me the freedom to see light the way I might not see it if I was shooting with off camera flashes and lots of extra gear. Sometimes it’s just about moving the camera around the subject to find that sweet spot were the sun is working for you instead of against you.

Editorial fashion photo of model Kristy McQuade.

Fashion model Kristy McQuade wearing an Isabel Marant dress pulled from Misch clothing store in Vancouver.

Black and white fashion editorial image of model Kristy McQuade.

Black and white editorial fashion photo of model Kirsty McQuade on location in Vancouver city. The model is wearing a white crop tip and black pants from Misch boutique clothing store.

Editorial fashion photoshoot on location in Vancouver with model Kristy McQuade.

Editorial fashion photoshoot with model Kristy McQuade and photographer Anick Violette.

Black and white portrait of model Kristy McQuade.

A close up black and white portrait of model Kirsty Mcquade wearing a white ruffle top on location in Vancouver.

Editorial fashion photo of model Kirsty McQuade.

An editorial fashion photoshoot on location in Vancouver with model Kristy Mc Quade and photographer Anick Violette. The model is wearing a white ruffle top with black pants standing in a grassy field with blue skies in the mid day sun.

A editorial fashion photo of model wearing a black dress.

A fashion photoshoot with model Kristy McQuade wearing a black Isabel Marant dress standing in a field on location in Vancouver, BC.

Black and white editorial fashion photo of model wearing black lace dress.

Model Kristy McQuade wearing a black lace dress from Rebecca Bree on location on a editorial fashion photoshoot with photographer Anick Violette.

Model Kristy McQuade on location on a editorial fashion photoshoot.

An editorial fashion photo of model Kristy McQuade wearing a beige mesh top with blue jeans on location with photographer Anick Violette.

Editorial fashion photoshoot with model Kirsty McQuade In Vancouver.

A black and white editorial image of model Kristy McQuade on location in Vancouver on a photoshoot with photographer Anick Violette.

Black and white photo of model running on the beach.

A black and white photo of fashion model Kristy McQuade running on the beach on a photoshoot in Vancouver with photographer Anick Violette.

Black and white photo of model on a editorial fashion photoshoot in Vancouver.

A editorial fashion portrait image of model sitting on a dock with wearing a cream mesh top and bleu jeans on location with photographer Anick Violette.

Model Kristy McQuade wearing a white lace dress on a editorial fashion photoshoot.

Model Kristy McQuade wearing a white lace dress on a editorial fashion photoshoot.

Model Kristy McQuade @kristymcquade . Wardrobe on set Misch & Rebecca Bree