Good Girls Wear Black

Rain and Superbowl precluded Sunday photos, so I'm filling in with another portrait from the same session that resulted in my Marlboro Man shot from last week. Pilar here is another fine photographer who took her turn being the subject for our lesson. I liked this one because the single point of light that we were using also illuminated her hands and she had a nice expression on her face.

[Wendy]

What a great portrait of her! You have caught her character perfectly. I imagine her to be friendly with a great sense of humour and a ready smile.
Well done and A FAV!

[Louise & Ken]

I was doing some portfolio portraits for my friend...I KNEW I should have called on you!!! This is wonderful!

[Kate Klinck]

Very nice portrait!

[Elizabeth]

Good portrait! Curious about where are you taking the class?

[Babs]

Super low key image, she makes an excellent subject.

[Shanne]

great portrait, love that lighting - really fantastic on black

[Ian Norman]

Another cool ‘Cat in a Hat’. Come on now Ron, we all want to see the one of you in the hat, you mentioned last time.

[Peter]

A wonderfully relaxed pose with lovely lighting, its a great portrait Ron:)

[M. Brutus]

Very nice portrait. The lighting on her hands is nice, but does not draw attention away from her face.

[M Whipple]

Love this portrait. Beautiful lighting on your subject.

[Lou Ann]

The lighting is wonderful, I know it is key to portraits being at their best. She looks like a fine woman.

[Ron]

@farmreporter You are spot on Wendy. Thanks for your comments.

[Ron]

@Weezilou Hey, I have all of the tools - a black backdrop, a two buck flashlight, and.......well, you might have to supply the cowboy hat. Thanks Louise. Nice to see you back on line!

[Ron]

@kklinck Thanks very much Kate.

[Ron]

@redy4et Thanks Elizabeth. My classes aren't formal classroom type classes. For many years I've been under the tutelage of a gal in Laguna Beach, Mary. She has a company called My Artist Loft. You should come down some time - lots of good info on how to use Photoshop, Light Room, and forays out for photography. Six week modules that I enjoy very much.

[Ron]

@onewing Thanks Babs. She didn't think she was a good subject but we all knew better. I'll pass along your nice words.

[Ron]

@shannejw Thanks Shanne. I should have given my text the ol' BoB advice. Thanks for the tip!

[Ron]

@imnorman Ha ha, well guess what - I was pressured into revealing my own turn at being the subject. No doubt you'll find it easily.

[Ron]

@pcoulson Thanks very much Peter. Of course this was the result of an in-progress lesson.....but I did hit the shutter myself!

[Ron]

@mbrutus Thanks for pointing that out Marshall. Much appreciated.

[Ron]

@mwhipple You'd be surprised at just what our "light" was. A simple penlight from above and an iPhone on the flashlight setting from below. High tech!

[Ron]

@louannwarren Thanks Lou Ann - she's a wonderful person. See above for the fancy lighting technique that we used. ;-)