Shoot 5

For this commercial shoot, the point of the campaign was to show off the capabilities of the D850 camera, and one aspect of that was to show how clean and clear the files were. I photographed this girl near a window, and I used only one reflector to bounce back diffused daylight. Before we set up the reflector, though, I worked with her to slip into a pose that looked natural and elegant while also being very simple. I wanted her fingertips to brush just under her neck, but in order for that to look comfortable, she had to start with crossing her arm across her waist to balance out her other arm.

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My next move was to shift my angle in relation ...

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