Amy

This shoot was with a "stranger" that contacted me through Facebook to volunteer for my shoot.  Amy has manic depression and curvature of the spine, and is registered disabled.  I arrived at her house and despite knocking (loudly) for about 15 minutes, nobody answered.  (I had travelled about 50mins by car to get to her house).  I felt really disappointed, as sitting in the front window was a beautiful siberian husky.  I took a sneaky snap with my phone.




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After 40 mins of waiting in my car, and just about to leave, Amy arrived, full of apologies. By this time I only had 30 minutes before I had to go to collect kids from school, so we went to the local park and I took some images of Amy and Rain.  Natural light only.

Here are some images with minimal Lightroom adjustments.

 I like this one.  I have placed her at the foot of the steps, which could signify an uphill battle with depression and/or mobility.  (Her spine problem can keep her bedridden for days at a time). Desaturated slightly.

Overlooking Accrington.

The dog was young and energetic, and this made the shoot harder as the dog was obsessing about looking at everything else happening on the park and not a me, despite my best cat, bird and mouse noises.

Another factor which made this shoot less than ideal was the limited time in which I had to work.  However, Amy was a lovely girl to meet and did as directed.