As one naturally would, whenever you journey to the luxurious, voluptuous greenery, mists, wildlife, and serenity of the Cloud Forest of Costa Rica, digital camera in hand, these lovely issues are foremost in your thoughts. Comprehensible. On our current foray to the land of Pura Vida, we encountered the pure world in all of its vibrancy–jungles, creatures, birds aloft, and landscapes. However we additionally photographed the panorama of the human face, and explored the lighting thereof. We had a wide range of fantastic dancers and portrait topics in entrance of our lenses.
We went from photographing one group {of professional} fashions on the tropical beachfront at Alma del Pacifico to a different group within the misty mountains. Within the Cloud Forest, we stayed at El Silencio Lodge & Spa, routinely rated as one of many high eco-resorts in Central America.
At El Silencio, areas for portraiture had been as plentiful because the bushes and flowers that adorn the expansive property.
Big thanks exit to Profoto, who helped with gear for our contributors. Tamara Lackey and I had been capable of introduce all to the wondrous prospects of portraiture. We labored largely with the A2 items, small, gentle and so they pack a 100ws punch. Mix them with the ProClic softboxes, and the magnet system of sunshine shapers and gels, and you’ve got a seamless, extremely easy and adaptable method of lighting something, specifically, the human face.
I had a fast minute with a digital camera and confirmed the notion of closeness of sunshine supply to the topic to the group. This can be a small ProClic softbox, however, moved tremendous near our mannequin’s face, it performs like it’s probably an even bigger, softer supply.
Thanks galore right here, as we nonetheless bask within the glow of our superb Costa Rica journey. First to my pricey buddy and fellow teacher, Tamara Lackey, who infuses her educating with humanity and an ebullient spirit. And to Annie Cahill, who immaculately produced this intricate, “numerous shifting elements” workshop and made it look straightforward. Our Jacamar guides had been astonishing, as was the employees of El Silencio.
And to Jairo Rojas of RedWolf Media, who is an excellent Costa Rican photog who helped all of us at each flip. Due to Steve Lackey, who was at all times there to raise, pull, haul, assist and likewise did a tremendous job capturing BTS pictures, a lot of that are above. And at last, heartfelt due to all our contributors who labored arduous, pushed themselves, and bought nice pics in consequence!
Until subsequent time, Costa Rica. Pura Vida!
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El Silencio Lodge & Spa
Jairo Rojas
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