The Munchkin's Notebook

On November 13th I did a parachute dress session with Solamente at Claude Moore Park in Virginia. The park is very large contains several sports fields, two ponds, and has a historical section that contains the Heritage Farm Museum and a few historical buildings. I chose to do this shoot in the historical area near and near the larger pond. For these sessions I used: Canon 80D 2 Speed light Trigger 2 light stands Handwarmers Assistant provided by the model to help with the dress The start time for this session was around 8:00AM, which is a half hour after the park opens. This would have allowed us to use some nice morning light, however the day was cloudy and overcast which precluded the use of nice natural light. This is the reason I bring speed lights. This start time allowed us to have the park mostly to ourselves except for a few early morning hiker and bird watcher. However, the start time meant it was chilly in the morning and the dress is not very warm, even...

On September 25th I did a parachute dress session with Ms. Brickhouse at BigBarn1810 in Maryland.   The location is a restored historic barn with these very beautiful windows that light up the main space of the barn, and were just perfect for this session.   I made the dress from a 30-foot diameter military parachute.   It is a very large dress that can be hard work, thus I always tell the model to bring a handler/assistant for this dress.   I’m very thankful to the two assistants the model brought with her and the help they provided throughout the session. For these sessions I used: Canon 80D 2 Speed light Trigger Large painter’s pole Assistants The start time for this session was around 10:00AM, which allowed us to maximize the beautiful light coming through the windows of the barn.   However, I still used flash to add some fill light and to light images taken in the loft of the barn.   I used an assistant with a painter’s pole for this...