First (unofficial) Session in the Studio

My first, albeit unofficial, portrait session in my new studio space at 10 Maple in Smiths Falls was a test session with our 3-month-old puppy, Poppy.?

In a new space test sessions are important, but this one was even more important. Here is why…

Puppies?move around.? A lot.?

You want to catch them without having them blurry, that’s why?flashes have always been important. They freeze motion.?

But people, and animals, don’t always appreciate having their retinas burned out.

So, in my main studio, I tested continuous (not flashing) lights through softboxes with a fast shutter speed.

And it worked.

The technology in?cameras and lighting gear have come to a high-quality crossroads so people (or pets) don’t need to be flashed to freeze them, not all of the time but in a studio setting it is pretty darn good.

And now, if you’re sensitive to flashes, I don’t need to use them when making your portrait or headshots.

Speaking of technology, Photoshop has had more updates in the last three months than they’ve had in the last 30 years (or so it would seem). So I played with some Photoshop AI to put her in a castle because my friend (and fellow photographer) Bryan Jones said she looked like royalty.

And of course, while we're here, more pictures of Poppy.

On our walkway

And on the first "real" day of snow.