lifestyle

Rooftop lifestyle shoot at sunset by Benjamin Traves

This shoot was a lot of fun, as you can probably tell, but it was actually a lot of work too. First, to coordinate four different male models from various agencies, plus a makeup artist and a wardrobe stylist, just the scheduling alone was a challenge. We had a very limited window of time to get the shots before we lost the sun and I needed everyone to have a good expression at the same time, which is hard without making things look too artificial and posed.

These are a few of my favorites from the series (slideshow):


Quick studio test with Brittany by Benjamin Traves

Brittany had never been a model before so she was nervous. We started out with a few serious faces but I could tell that her smile was going to end up being the best of the different expressions so I told her not to worry about being serious anymore.

I also enjoyed using this blue paper background, it is boring to just use white or gray paper all the time. The light for this was from a huge Elinchrom Octabank with an adapter for Profoto 7b lights. Really beautiful quality of light, great for working with people.


Ben Carter / Aston Models by Benjamin Traves

It was great working with Ben Carter of Aston Models while I was in LA

Here's a screenshot of six images the agency used for his portfolio and you can also click through the gallery below of my favorites from the shoot. Images were made using a Canon 50mm f/1.2 L and the Canon 5D Mk III