Photo by Nicole Archer
February's meetup was a success! We had a great turnout with about a dozen people showing up to photograph our two models, Lindsey and Chelsea, both of whom were gracious enough to show up on a little more than an hour notice. The group met on the beach (*cough*) at Lake Nasworthy and promptly abandoned it for a small outcropping of rocks surrounded by clipped reeds. The weather was hovering somewhere around perfect when we started, with temps in the high 70s and little wind. The sun proved to be a challenge for a while -- in the cloudless sky around quarter after 5pm it was still very harsh and casting some bad shadows. I tamed it with a 5ft diffusion umbrella held off to the side for Lindsey and a 7ft reflector blocking the light for Chelsea. Easy fix! As always, I had the giant salad bowl (28" Mola Setti beauty dish) out there to add a little light. In retrospect, adding a diffuser to it might have been a good idea but it's easy to become distracted at a group event. Really enjoyed being out there...
