Portrait Session: Minister Toki Booker

One very rainy Saturday evening I had the pleasure of doing a portrait session with Minister Toki Booker. We had such a great time we almost didn't notice the time. Here are a few of the images from the session.

Comments

[joey]

Very nice work. Out of the 4 I really like the last one. The tilt of the head, the slight wisp of the hair on the lower jaw and expression in the eyes really works.
Good stuff.

[Mary B.]

Thanks Joey, that's my favorite also.

[Trudy]

Great work. The images convey a feeling of warmth and comfort. Also her fashion sense is fierce. Great lighting.

[Mary B.]

Thanks Trudy.

I had one heck of a time with my lights when we first started--the strobes wouldn't fire. In the shot with the blue outfit I quickly set my speedlite up with an umbrella, and we ended up with that more dramatic lighting. During the break for a wardrobe change the lights began to work. In the rest of the shots, I used a large octobank as my main light and the fill light to the left was a shoot-thru umbrella.

[Toki Booker]

I am so pleased with all the photos. I can't tell you how much work it takes for a photo session like this, and Mary B and LaVelle (makeup) did an EXCELLENT job! What a FAB team to work with!! Thanks again Mary! ONWARD AND UPWARD we go....