Jason Christopher, LA Commercial & Fashion Photographer Bio

So last Sunday at 2pm one of my assistants calls to tell me he just got a tip from a make up artist that a model friend of his from Spain is in town for 3 days and asked if I would like to test her.  As soon as I saw a few photos that he emailed me I jumped on it.  This is one of  the shots that I converted to B&W in post.

Ok so why the title of the post ? Because the ONLY light I used was the natural light coming in from the bedroom window.  I metered with my handheld meter and shot my ass off.  It is a little blurry on purpose. I was hand held  standing above her on a matress.  Lens was my 85mm.  Settings were ISO 800, 1/15th shutter speed, F/2.2.  You guys like ?  *QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WELCOME*

natural lighting for fashion or beauty

Hi everyone.  I can see that you all really appreciate my blog and my advice etc.  I am thinking of putting together a DVD that would actually show from start to finish each technique I have covered.  So you would see a real shoot, you would hear what I say to the model, how I direct them, how I direct and work with my crew, make up , hair, wardrobe, assistants etc. and also how I deal with clients on a shoot.  You would literally get to see how I set up the lights and also get an in depth look of pre production meetings with clients.

Would this be something you all would be interested in. I would price them so they are affordable…$19.99.

I would love to hear your feedback !

Thank you !!

I shot this male model using very dramatic lighting. There is a myth that shooting black people or people with very dark skin is much different than shooting people with lighter skin. Well that is what it is, A MYTH. Just expose the same way you would with any type of skin color. So I shot this with a small umbrella up high camera left at a 45 degree angle to the face. For the edge light you see on the models left side, camera right, I placed a strobe on a stand with a small snoot and exposed it at a stop and a half over my main. Shadows of this nature are ok when shooting men. When shooting women it is not as acceptable UNLESS that is the look you are going for.

Black male shadowed lighting