Whitney Lauritsen is a journalist, environmentalist, and vegan who promotes healthy living and sustainability. She shares tips on how to be kind to your body and the earth via video, photography, and writing. She’s originally from Massachusetts and lived in Los Angeles for several years before moving north to San Francisco a few months ago. Aside from writing, she enjoys photography very much. We talked about our experiences in photography and discussed our favorite photographers that have inspired us. It was such a pleasure meeting and working with Whitney. Our original plan was to do an outdoor shoot but unfortunately the weather in the Bay Area was foggy and drizzling. We did not want to miss the opportunity to work with one another so we took the shoot inside my garage for a few portraits.
All photos taken with one light except the White Seamless which I used two for those. Thanks To Whitney Lauristen for the opportunity and can’t wait to shoot again in a few weeks.
Another One Light portrait session. Only this time with Ballet Dancers.
I received a call about taking photos of ballet dancers the night before the shoot was going to happen. I had no idea how the location or models looked like. Never had I taken photographs of dancers before so not only was I excited, I was a bit nervous as well. That night I tried to think of ideas but it was hard to envision anything. On the day of the shoot I decide to bring One Light & Two Modifiers, sometimes less is more. Once I arrived I met the dancers, Carmen, Silas, Marina, Carlos, and Sam. They were really friendly and excited to be photographed. I liked the location very much but there was something I didn’t expect. There was another class of dancers practicing in the same dance studio and I wasn’t allowed to photograph them under any circumstances. That forced me to be minimal in my compositions. Nevertheless, I had a great time photographing the dancers. Also meeting them was a big plus. We are planning on doing a second shoot but outdoors and more planned out. If any of you have any suggestions, I’m all ears.
Thanks to Carmen, Silas, Marina, Carlos, Sam and Willie for the invite. Like always, a huge learning experience and good times.
