This photo was taken during set up for a shoot at Catherine's father's chiropractic practice. I was shooting staff and some rooms at the business, which is near Rochester, NY.
This is one of my first portraits using my new backdrop stand. I hung a white backdrop on it, but at first it was too creased (out of the package), so Catherine's mother and I wetted it and put it in the dryer. Then I tried to iron it, without much success. I've noticed that some of the pros use roll paper for their backdrops. That seems to work better. So, if you look closely, you can see wrinkles in the background. I don't think that they are too distracting though.
This was also the first shot of a set. The goal was for me to test focus, exposure, lighting and composition with her as a stand-in, but I really liked this shot. I think it captures her sweet, fun-loving personality nicely.
I liked the black and white conversion (with a blue filter), as I feel it makes for interesting skin tones and contrast. There is a window to Catherine's right, which is the main light source, and I am using my small LED light for fill, through a white umbrella 45 degrees to her left and above her.
ISO 400, f/4.1, 1/60 second. Focal length 21mm (micro 4/3).
