I just adore this amazing young woman – and we always have a ton of fun on a shoot. So when her mom told me she’s crazy about the Fall and wanted to build a shoot around the beauty of the season, I thought it would be interesting to incorporate the abandoned Trains, which are all about golds, bronzes and rusty accents. We started the Session at a downtown park, and the sun was just beginning to drop down low enough to sparkle through the firey trees. Striking.

The sun, which was quickly dropping by the time we got to the Trains, gave off incredibly dramatic light. At the time, I was a little concerned about what we’d be able to get out of the remainder of our Session, but we were having so much fun that we didn’t dream of stopping. And I’m so glad we didn’t. The lighting was
a m a z i n g.

We even caught a glimpse of the moon – how cool is that?!?

Now this last shot I owe completely to her imagination. By now, it’s just plain dark. Nothing left to work with. Until she had the brilliant idea of having her dad drive his SUV and shine his headlights down the side of this cool old building. All of my work until this point has centered around natural light. Never in a million years did I think my first supplemental lighting source would be high-beams!! Ha! But they were magic.

Thanks for another great Session, CD – I can’t wait for our next shoot!!!!