Jason Christopher, LA Commercial & Fashion Photographer Bio

Direct sun is just fine

Yes facing the model into the sun with shadows on the face is fine.  It’s a look, a style.  The only people that don’t like shadows are modeling agencies.  For this shot the models were facing the sun.  I put sunglasses on them for styling.  There are shadows on their legs and arms but so what.  It looks cool !  The sky was colored that light green in post, and my retoucher desaturated the whole shot and boosted the contrast.

Shooting in direct sun

2 Responses to “Direct sun is just fine”

  1. MoJo Says:

    Very dynamic…

    Did you just use natural light or was a stobe used?

    Thanks,

    Monroe
    :-)

  2. Jason Christopher Says:

    I feel like I know you so well Monroe lol ;-) I love how many questions you ask. That is a very good thing !

    This was all direct sunlight. I actually wanted to shoot some shots without the sunglasses’ however, it was sooooooooo hot 105 degrees, that I just didn’t want to put the girls through more hell.

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