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Self Portraits

August 9, 2022 by Marilyn Botta

I have been taking very close up self-portraits using a macro lens. These are the latest ones I took. I think they reflect my mood at the time I did the photo. In one I am contemplative, and I think the other one with the broken glass perfectly depicts my general feelings about life lately.I named it Just Everything. They are not the most flattering photos, but this was me in July 2022.


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Portrait Session with Gerry

July 5, 2021 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I asked a friend on mine, Gerry, to come over for a portrait session. He was at my house recently, helping me with a project, when I noticed that he had recently grown a beard. I thought the beard was very becoming and it made him look distinguished. Not everyone can rock a beard but his looked especially good. So, he agreed to pose for me. I edited some in color and some others in black and white–some of the same picture sometimes.





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Elaine – Portraits March 2021

April 18, 2021 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I put out feelers on Facebook and word of mouth that I really needed models for portraits. Since I live alone, the only model I have been able to consistently get is myself. I am very cooperative and know just how to pose for maximum effect, but I needed other people. So, Elaine from Chicks that Click photography club volunteered. It was a little awkward at first as she is not used to posing, but as time went on we both got into the swing of things and everything fell into place. I didn’t’t even have to tell her what to do next–she just changed her position and expression slightly and there was another shot. I had a great time that day and got some great shots of Elaine.




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Becky

April 18, 2021 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

One thing I can say about Becky, she has a real zest for life. I advertised that I needed models and she volunteered. I’ve taken her portraits before, but this was another one. I often like to do dark, moody shots, especially of me. But I just knew that wouldn’t work for Becky. She is a happy, joyful, human being and I wanted to let her personality sparkle. I think these shots truly show the essence of her as a person. She loves to shop and there were no problems getting her to bring several cute outfits. She hardly needs any direction for posing as she is a natural. I enjoyed the afternoon with her and I hope I have captured and portrayed Becky as the happy person she is.







Filed Under: Portraits Tagged With: cute, dark, essence, happy, joyful, life, models, moody, natural, outfits, personality, Portraits, posing, sparkle, Zest

Self Portraits Feb 2021

March 10, 2021 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I decided to do some self portraits in February 2021. These were taken in my little studio upstairs. Hopefully I will be taking some portraits of other people. I’m a very cooperative subject. The first one is very reflective of what I was going through at the time.


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Joyce Portraits and Identity Crisis 2020

April 4, 2020 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I had an assignment for Chicks that Click photo group to come up with an image representing Identity Crisis. I enlisted my friend Joyce who is a wonderful model and had her pose gazing into a mirror. I did this in my studio upstairs and put the soft box with my AD200 strobe light on the left side with a grid over the box. This was done to achieve a low key effect. In editing I added both a blue texture to the mirror and then I added a shattered glass brush over it.










I like the effect–it looks like an identity crisis to me. Then Joyce wanted some portraits too. She is a great model and doesn’t require too much instruction on posing.

 

Filed Under: Portraits Tagged With: AD200, blue, brown hat, grid, hat, identity crisis, low key, mirror, model, Portraits, posing, PS brush, reflection, shattered glass, soft box, strobe light, studio, texture, tipping hat

Photo shoot of friend

January 31, 2020 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I did a photos shoot of my friend, Becky. She came to my studio with a number of different outfits. She has such a unique style and loves to dress up, so it wasn’t a stretch when she posed in her cute clothes. I didn’t even have to pose her–she was just a natural. It was a wonderful photoshoot and Becky was very pleased with the results.

 





 

Filed Under: Portraits Tagged With: clothes, cute, Head shots, outfits, photoshoot, Portraits, pose, studio, style

Head shots

August 26, 2019 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment




I was asked to do some head shots for a friend. He will then present these to an agency. I took these at my studio. He was a very cooperative subject.

Filed Under: Portraits, Uncategorized Tagged With: ad agency, close up photos, Head shots, head shots for agency, Portraits, studio photos

Studio Portraits

April 13, 2018 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I asked a friend to act as my model for some studio portraits. She graciously accepted and proved to be a very good model who posed in many different angles. She also changed clothes for a number of shoots. It was a fun day.





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Redcliffe Plantation

March 16, 2018 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I went to Redcliffe Plantation in South Carolina, with my friend Joyce, who was my model. It was a nice day in January 2017. I took some landscapes as well as a couple of memorable portraits of Joyce, who was very cooperative.




Filed Under: Landscapes, People and Events, Portraits Tagged With: January, Joyce, Landscapes, model, Portraits, Redcliffe Plantation, South Carolina

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