Photography

She’s Got Legs


My Security Detail and Key Grip (My Mom) spent the afternoon shooting Models at MCAS Miramar in San Diego. We were the first to arrive and quickly found the prime location. The light was hard and so we brought our trusty Quantum Flash to fill shadows. There were many pretty Models and tens of Photographers with all sorts of gear. I was a bit frustrated since as soon as I consulted with one of the Models as to what I was looking for, set up the pose, the “Sharks” moved in and it seemed like everyone gravitated to the image I had. I quickly learned to secret the Model away, do a quick shot and get out before others could see the vision…funny, eh?

So, hundreds of shots later, this Gem popped out. I was tired of the Glam Look and started searching around for something different. Being a Landscape Photographer, I look for angles, reflections and details. As the rest of the gang was happy snapping away, I went under the wing of this plane to capture, what I think, is just special…The reflection of this Model’s legs on the underside of the wing is cool, and her adjusting her shoes. What do you think?

Thanks for the visit to our humble Photoblog and if you have any questions, please feel more than welcome to drop us an email contact@kerstenbeck.com

Kathleen and Erik

12 responses

  1. billy ianne

    Love it . u have your own unique sense that other dont see & that sets u apart from the others . very nice .

    March 4, 2012 at 5:28 pm

  2. I think you should pat yourself on the backfor this one. Muy bueno, dude.

    March 4, 2012 at 5:53 pm

  3. Super cool! I thought it was an underwater shot at first.

    March 4, 2012 at 6:46 pm

  4. I Love this shot, perfectly exposed and composed, reflections to die for and oh so different to the usual model shot.

    March 4, 2012 at 10:20 pm

  5. Well done! Just shows that having the photographic “eye” for what works transcends all genres of subject matter. Great idea to adjust the shoe–gives the shot an essence of spontaneity that makes it feel less staged, also. Kudos!

    March 5, 2012 at 3:37 am

  6. Huh, pretty cool. Well, look at it this way, it was a compliment 🙂

    March 5, 2012 at 12:34 pm

  7. In answer to your closing question I think you captured the landscape quite well.

    March 5, 2012 at 1:15 pm

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