Another Great Photo Shoot with Zhai!

On Monday night we had an opportunity to work with Zhai again. It has been a few months since our last shoot and it was so good seeing her through my lens again. We were doing a product shoot for Organic Xperience, a lifestyle boutique located in Duluth, GA owned by Dian Thompson. We were working under some time constraints but that didn't hinder our productivity.

Zhai is an extraordinary person and model. She never fails to deliver passion and perfection. In this shoot Zhai was modeling several pieces of jewelry from Dian's collection. I loved this shoot because it gave em the opportunity to use new lighting techniques that I have recently learned. I used off camera lighting, which isn't that unusual for a studio shoot. However, in this case I used speedlites exclusively for most of the shoot. So what, big deal, right? Well it is a big deal becasue it means that we could reporduce this shoot anywhere, in the studio or on location without having to lug a lot of heavy equipment around.

This was a great shoot. Zhai gave me the passion that we needed for this series. The client was literally in tears at the end of the shoot (because she was happy!!!) Our makeup artist for this shoot was Ruby Nagra. This was my first time working with Ruby and she was absolutely fantastic! She was quick, but thorough. She worked very well in a low light situation. She didn't have her "own space" to work in because there were several people in the studio but she carved out a spot an made it happen. I look forward to working with her again on some upcoming shoots with Mandisa and Prisana.

You can see all the photos from this shoot at www.BlackBoxVisions.net. Remember that all of the photos that you see out on BlackBoxVisions.net have not been retouched. They are the real deal! If you would like more information on the one of a kind items Zhai was showcasing you can contact Dian Thompson at 404-453-4072. Her website is www.OrganicXperieince.com