Shooting Regina Bailey

I have been neglecting this Blog. I became to focused on trying to come up with a "lesson", that I stopped writing all together. Well, I think I'm just going to post some pretty pictures and ramble a bit instead. I recently upgraded to Adobe Creative Suite CS6, and was getting used to the new Photoshop (my previous version was CS2 I believe). I found myself looking through files of photographs looking for stuff to play around with in Photoshop, and as I often do, I ended up in my Regina Bailey Folder.
Regina is an amazing Model that I have known for quite some time now. I have never been much for commercial photography, and have actually tried to avoid it at many times in my life. For me, Photography is therapeutic. Clients usually just annoy me. I am, however, usually available to shoot for friends. As a result, I have many wonderful photographs of Regina. I figured I would share a few with you. The Photo at the top of this page is a favorite of mine. The soft, dark, blues and greens in the background offer a contrast to the bright warmth of Regina's face. Her maroon top balances her warmth and the cool of the background. Her eyes gaze off, up into the distance. This photo was shot digitally.
The photograph on the right was shot on 35mm B&W film, processed and printed by me. I love the playfulness of this photograph. She walks into the chaos of light and shadow ahead. Briefly pausing to turn back, giggle, and beckon you to follow. Her eyes turned down shyly bring a feel of youthful curiosity as to what lies ahead in the darkness.

This next shot was also on B&W film. I think this was 6x4.5, but I'm to lazy to go dig for the negative to say for sure.
This photo makes me smile. The amazed look, as if seeing something new and exciting for the first time, and the band-aid on the head that says, "Yes,  I have been hurt, but that won't stop me"
The last photo I'm going to share in this post is a 3D photograph. Shot on a Stereo Realist Camera (that you can see me holding in mirrors reflection.). I used the two separate images from the negative to make the 3D Anaglyph (for more info on how to make 3D anaglyphs see my tutorial here).
If you look back through the posts on this blog, you will see many other Photographs I shot of Regina. If you look at my website, my Flickr, or Deviant Art sites you will find more there also. I will share more with you in the future, and over the years, I will shoot even more to share.

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