Everyone, meet Kelsey! Yes … she does look a lot like a certain recent member of the royal family lol – she knows 🙂
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We spent the day down in Los Angeles – in the Arts District – for her senior shoot. Kelsey is on my 2019 Model Team, so I have had the pleasure of shooting with her before; it’s one of the best parts of my model team experience – getting to shoot with my girls multiple times!
The color and texture of DTLA never disappoints – and even though I shoot down there a lot, it always seems to be a little different each time I’m there. Yes, I have my favorite spots – but I swear there is always something new that pops up! I’ve seen this area of LA grow and change quite a lot over the last 5 or so years of shooting down there; and the best part is that Jami and I get to eat at Umami Burger after we are done lol!
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The main reason I love shooting here is that there is SO much in a small 2-3 block radius – which makes it the perfect location to shoot multiple looks, since it all looks soooo different but we don’t have to go far (and that means more time to shoot!)
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And I mean …. Kelsey is gorgeous, so it’s not hard to get loads and loads of amazing shots of this girl!
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Jami did a great job on keeping Kelsey looking natural – she’s the best when it comes to minimalistic makeup!
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I’m a huge fan of the Colette Miller wings – there are ton of them all around Los Angeles, but these are probably my favorite – I just love the color!
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Kesley is a pro at this movement thing I do with my clients – which is awesome because I’m able to create so much variety in the images! If you’re a photographer and struggling with posing or getting your clients to embrace movement in your sessions, head over to my Instagram and click the “learn” highlight. I have a few behind the scenes videos there that show how I work with mhy clients – and how we get that natural, editorial posing.
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I’ve had a lot of emails and dm’s lately from photographers who are interested in finding out how I use my reflector (there is a vid on my learn highlight of that too) – but I rarely use it when I’m shooting in DTLA. I typically can use the reflected light off the buildings (another reason I love shooting there) – I’m always looking for naturally reflected surfaces 🙂
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And because I like to move around quickly when I’m shooting (for variety), I would never carry any off camera flash; it’s not my thing anyway, but it would also greatly impede how quickly I shoot.
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Update on my calendar: I only have a handful of spots for SENIOR SESSIONS left for NOVEMBER … but I’m opening up my January – April calendar now as well (and SPRING is a wonderful time to get them done – and there is still plenty of time for announcements, etc.)
Use the form below if you want more info and I will send you the 2019 Senior Portrait Magazine! I’ve got some awesome model team shoots coming up too … so watch the blog and my insta for those!
xo, Renee
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