Well what else to do on a Sunday night but go out and shoot some black and white portraits with a good friend. Initially I was planning on using a strobe, but decided to give the D700 a chance to shine instead with some high iso work. After a quick burger from jus burgers in Leederville (highly recommend), it was going to be cruising about looking for a location to use. This eventually led to a boat ramp and car park on the Swan River.
The lighting for the car-park was very high and very yellow, if I was wanting anything else but black and white shots from the shoot it would have been a nightmare. To counter the height of the lights and the shadows they cast we came up with some poses that involved the face angled a bit more up so we didn’t get the pooling of shadows around the eyes. Daisy loves her 70′s convertible beetle so decided to use that in a few of the shots just for something a little different. Was fun playing with the car, and I can see it being used again.
After getting some shots we were happy with, it was heading back indoors out of the cold wind.  After playing around a bit with a few different coats we decided to use a hat that she bought from an airport somewhere and has never worn. The hat (and Daisy) turned out to work great and I am really happy with these shots in particular.
I am going to try and use black and white a bit more often, I really like the simplicity of it and how it can make other factors in the photography much more relevant to the final image. In particular I enjoy how important texture becomes to the look of the final image.

Was a good night, great food, great company and a fun shoot – what more can be asked for, certainly beats Sunday night television that is for sure. Hope you enjoy the images and take care.
~m