My Own Self
My Own Self, originally uploaded by @lifebypixels.
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Last night I was invited by two amazing local photographers, Steve Wampler and Michael Connell, to go shoot with them at a tester event here in Austin, Texas. Bella Salon and Spa was having their stylists do some test shoots to prepare for an upcoming fashion event. It was a lot of fun, and a little crazy, with all the stylists prepping models' hair and makeup. The original area to shoot in was a little confined and restricting so I decided to wander around the salon until I found a space to setup some speed lights and do my thing. We were basically taking headshots for the stylists to review their work. Steve Wampler is the king of this, he does a great job and I knew that he would capture everything that the clients wanted. So this gave me a great deal of freedom to wander off and play.
So I setup in the backroom, had a great time shooting back there, but eventually decided to move things around the shop. There are lots of fun pics coming from this night, I look forward to sharing them.
This image however, was after the gear was put aside and my friend Michael Connell @txshooter was playing in the far back area. I saw he was shooting in this area full of mirrors. Inspired by what I saw him working with I asked if I could snap a few shots and shifted the model so that she was leaning against the mirror. The split face makeup made this ideal for the concept.
So this was shot with ambient light, high-iso, and a slowish shutter. But the concept really felt like it worked out so I think I'll try this again in future.
Thanks again to Mike, Steve, and all the crew at Bella Salon and Spa. You guys were all great. Look for Mike and Steve's shots from thsi event, they are sure to be stellar!
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