I've been taking a lot more portraits again recently... partly facilitated by being invited to shoot a friends daughter's pre-prom party.
It all started out with the teenagers being very shy and self conscious and not wanting to pose in the garden in view of all the others.
It started to rain so we had to move inside and as soon as they had a bit of privacy in the dining room, away from all of their friends they soon loosened up and we go some great shots.
It was nice to get the flash/umbrella/cactus trigger combo out again for some "strobist" action.
Processed in LR4 with the B&W Look 5 pre-set for a high key effect. I also added some more clarity, as unusually for teenagers, their complexions were flawless and their skin could handle having more mid tone contract (clarity slider)
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