Jason Christopher, LA Commercial & Fashion Photographer Bio

I recently got the chance to use a Photoflex 5 foot Octabank and am very pleased with the results.  In this photo I attached an egg crate fabric grid on the front ( not visible in this pic) and boy do I love it.  The grid directs light only on to your model and keeps it off the background.  I put a 30 degree grid on the back light aiming it right at the model as well as into the lens so I could get some flair for effect.  Now I wanted to show you this because this is in my condo.  It’s not a huge place.  The shooting space is about 500 square feet. You don’t always need a huge professional studio to create photographs.

Photoflex Octabank

Fashion Photography Workshop

The photo below shows the result.  Notice in the first photo you can see I am using gray background paper.  With the grid attached to the octabank it keeps all the light on your model.  It’s a much more dramatic look.

Hi everyone !  December was crazy busy for me.  I was out of town shooting, getting ready for the holidays etc.  Now let’s get  back to work and keep learning !

So this beautiful model is Holly.  We shot out in the hills of Simi Valley.  As you can see we timed it perfectly right at the golden hour.  For this shot I asked her to just walk back and forth and occasionally look at the camera.  Seems pretty easy right ?  Well, as she walked back and forth my exposure kept changing as she went in and out of the sun.  I love the look on her face.  The sheer fabric of her top and her long legs all add to make this shot just beautiful and timeless.

natural lighting on location, fashion photography

Lighting like this is one of the techniques I teach in my workshop.  There are many questions that arise.  For example, do I use a lens hood ?  How do I keep my focus dead on ?  And also how to gain the trust of your model to get basically half naked out on location ?

Comments and questions are welcome.

Hi everyone !  I apologize for not posting in such a long time. Been busy shooting.  I think you are going to love these photos from a recent fashion editorial.  So as you can see I had my team, wardrobe, hair, make up, assistants.  It was 105 degrees and dry !  Under those conditions everyone really has to be extra aware to be on top of their game, even me lol.

On this shoot I had my two assistants holding a 6 foot tall oval shaped reflector bouncing the sun back into the model.  I used an 85mm lens.  The hazy look is the result of me letting some of  the sun bleed into the shot.  The model is Elicia Perkins from Next Models.  Any questions please ask !!!