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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.




Filed Under: Portraits Tagged With: Chicks that Click, cooperative, Elaine, expression, Facebook, models, Portraits, posing, position

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

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

Dog Photography

April 1, 2019 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment




I attended a dog photography workshop a few weeks ago. We had three models, Teddy, Annabelle, and Baylee. Baylee was the most model-friendly because she has been posing for years. One could say she is a diva. 

Filed Under: Animals Tagged With: diva, dog, Dogs, models, photography, posing, textures, workshop

Head Shots of Andi and Ethan

March 2, 2019 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

My friend Andi and her son Ethan came over to my house for an impromptu head shot photo shoot. He is a very tall young man and it was his first time posing. His mom, Andi, is a fellow photographer who specializes in portraiture so she was able to direct her son easily. It was a very satisfactory photo shoot and I believe I captured his spirit as well as his good looks. My bird, Merlino, got in on the act as well by posing with Andi in a few of the shots. 









Filed Under: Portraits Tagged With: bird, direct, first time, good looking, Head shots, Merlino, mom, photographer, photoshoot, portraiture, posing, spirit, young man

Woodrow Wilson House

November 9, 2018 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I went to an Augusta Photo Festival class in October at the historic Woodrow Wilson House in Downtown Augusta, GA. It is basically the boyhood home of Woodrow Wilson. We had several people posing in period costumes for this shoot. We went from room to room taking photos of not only the people, but many of the fragile artifacts which we were not allowed to touch or move. Here are some of the photos that I took that day.







Filed Under: People and Events Tagged With: artifacts, boyhood home, fragile, historic, period costumes, posing, Woodrow Wilson House

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.





Filed Under: Portraits Tagged With: angles, clothes, model, Portraits, posing, shoots, studio

Model Shoot

October 18, 2017 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment



My photo group (Chicks That Click) went to one of the members’ home for a photo shoot of her property. She had several non-professional models posing for us in various places. The models were very accommodating and allowed us to take lots and lots of pictures. I hope you enjoy these pictures of these lovely models.

Filed Under: People and Events, Portraits, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicks, Click, lovely, model, Model shoot, models, posing, property

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