I'm always challenging myself when coming up with locations to do model shoots. Why? Because it'll help me improve my skills as a portrait and wedding photographer. It's how one finds locations and makes something out of nothing. This location is in downtown Honolulu on the outskirts of Chinatown about a block from the Nuuanu stream on a late Sunday afternoon. Any other time, this place will be teeming with humanity since it's right by the marketplace. Late Sunday afternoons, it's pretty deserted.I had one of my favorite models with me working on some different stuff for her portfolio. This was the last location we ended up at after a three hour shoot in various places downtown. I had never shot here but as we walked around, I noticed some interesting backgrounds that would be a challenge. I'll post additional images later but this was one location and the different types of images that I got.
The model made it easy for me to place her, give her some basic direction and she took it from there. I used a single lens (my favorite 70-200mm zoom) and pretty much other than the shot above, parked myself on the sidewalk and starting snapping away.
Think we got some cool stuff. Having a great model makes my life easier.
