Swimwear Shoot: Behind the Scenes

oregon swimsuit model photographer

 

Oh the glamour of shooting swimwear. Here’s what it’s really like. Assistant (and voice activated lightstand) Thomas Lindsay shot the photo on the left. That’s MUA Megan Root doing a touch up on model Parveen before shooting. My crappy pic of Thomas holding the portable softbox rig is on the right.

 

portland beach photographer

 

Welcome to wonderful Oregon. It started to rain at one point. I had brought my trusty Gust Buster though! Photo by Thomas Lindsay.

 

portland swimwear photographer

 

Here’s the set-up. Nothing fancy– just a single light. My trusty White Lightning. I did carry a backup light though– just in case. We hiked a ways into this beach. Photo above by Thomas Lindsay.

 

Here’s a sample of the final results:

 

portland swimwear model photographer

Pete Springer Photographer, Portland, Oregon

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