Sometimes a simple portrait is most effective. No special lighting. No additional contrast. No moody shadows. Her expression and beautiful face make this photo work. She’s not a model but photographs beautifully. Unfortunately, I was not able to work with her again. This was also the beginning of the end of my T3i. She started having intermittent focusing problems. I retired her after three more shoots. @samsanchezphoto
I met Joanna and her husband in a Mac OS class I was teaching. They made such a great couple and were both into photography. We planned a shoot. I shot them together and separately. This is one of the photos from that session. To be blunt, Joanna is simply stunning. I was able to capture what I saw and that makes me happy. @samsanchezphoto
This is an example of what I used to shoot when I was on yearbook staff in high school in the late 70’s. Grainy Tri-X black and white photos. This photo brings me right back to that era because of Carina. She has a bit of the 70’s style I still love to this day. If she were in my high school, I would’ve asked to take her photo and pushed to have it published in the yearbook. Not for her stunning looks and a killer smile but because it captures that special time at the end of one decade right before the beginning of a new decade. OK, I lied. It’s all about her stunning looks and killer smile. @samsanchezphoto
Martha is an accomplished photographer and artist. Her unique approach to water portraits is very thought provoking and a treat for the eyes. You can find her work here @marthakettererphotography . @samsanchezphoto
Back then, I had the biggest crush on Lindsay Wagner. She starred in The Bionic Woman. I saw each episode as they came out. Our affair ended a year later when I met my girlfriend and spent less time watching TV. So what does this have to do with the photo? Is this just an old man reminiscing about what could never be? Are these just some rhetorical questions to fill out this commentary? The answers are: I’m getting to that; shutup; and maybe. This is a candid of my favorite model. That day, Carina had this look about her that brought me back to 1977 and Lindsay Wagner. I shot this in existing light with her Canon T5 which, to my delight, produced a noisy image. To continue with the 70’s theme, I created a grainy low contrast version. This also gave me an idea to do a 70’s themed shoot with Carina. I still have to pitch her on the idea but I think she’d kill it like does every modeling gig. @samsanchezphoto
These were shot as part of a lighting demo in a digital filmmaking class I was teaching. I was supposed to only demonstrate lighting angles but couldn’t help directing Rachel. She created three distinct moods with her expressions. I thought they worked well together in this triptych. @samsanchezphoto
