vibrant poolside fashion editorial | shot by kaunis hetki photography

BTS strobist info on this poolside fashion editorial: single (Neewer Vision5) in 22” beauty dish and a Canon 70-200mm F/2.8 IS (for most shots).

testing the adorama flashpoint xplor 600

I've had a Mettle 600AD moonlight for years. It served me well and I've shot some nice work with that in my gear. However, when I saw there were newer monolights with onboard rechargeable batteries, I had to get one. Simply not having that separate battery pack and cords to carry around is a definite plus. 

So I ordered one and I took it out the other day on a shoot. Thought I'd share the results. Gear used: Xplor 600, a 22" beauty dish and a Canon 6D with a 70-200mm F/2.8. Most everything was shot in pretty bright sunlight the last 2 hours of the day and other than some skin/blemish correction these are almost straight out of the camera.

From the first shot I was in love. Plenty of power to beat the sun...easy to adjust power levels... and lightweight. These were all shot in manual but tested the TTL and it worked perfect. I know this is more of sharing samples than it is a full review  but hope you enjoy

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2018 senior sessions | kaunis hetki photography | stuart, jupiter, vero, palm beach

christian + casey

Engagement, seniors, fashion, modeling portfolio, family, real estate photography serving Treasure Coast, Stuart, Jupiter, Palm Beach, Palm City, Jensen Beach, Seawalls Point, Downtown Stuart

Neewer 24"x24 collapsible softbox test

For years I've used a 22" beauty dish for most of my fashion work and while I love the light, it's a little heavy, somewhat cumbersome etc. So I picked up this Neewer 24"x24" collapsible softbox. I love it...super easy to set up and love the light. Here are some samples from a test shoot

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model call/senior rep details

Being a Senior Rep for Kaunis Hetki Photography is a very rewarding opportunity for any Senior looking for an amazing senior session at an extremely affordable price!! As a side bonus it can also be a spring board into modeling as several seniors I've shot over the years I've helped go on to get signed to modeling agencies. I've shot for all of the agencies in South Florida (Wilhelmina, Next, Ford, Elite etc) and if you're interested in modeling, we can discuss during our shoot.

How it works:

Senior Reps are a way for Photographers to get their name out and gain new clients.  As a Rep, it's your job to help spread the word about Kaunis Hetki Photography in a few ways and promise to do a few small things to help reach more students.  Please read through the following guidelines below:

1. Once your edits are available to you, you and your parents will share your portraits on Facebook along with a small summary of your positive experience with Kaunis Hetki Photography (customer service, price, easy/fun etc).
2. Post on social media (FB, IG etc.) by sharing at least once per month an image from your session and a shout out recommending Kaunis Hetki Photography to your followers.
3. Kaunis Hetki Photography will exclusively be your Senior Portrait Photographer.  Meaning:  You will not use any other Photographers for Senior Portraits, or shoot with other local photographers for the 2016-2017 year.

What you get: A full senior session (a $300 value -see below)...bonus images may be given to those with the best shout outs or the most referrals so be sure to tag me and also to let your friends know to mention you when they book their session. You may get some new edits from your session.

A typical senior session is $300 which includes 10-12 edited images plus a black and white of each as a bonus. No other fees or packages to buy.

jupiter, stuart, jensen beach, palm city, palm beach senior photography

Engagement session | It's all about the light

Just an example how when it comes to photography it really is all about the light. I only shoot during the last hour or so of the day when the light is just gorgeous for sessions like these. This session was no exception. 

South Florida Photographer (engagement, fashion, senior photography etc.) serving Stuart Florida, Palm City Florida, Jupiter, Florida and Palm Beach...also available for travel outside South Florida.

high fashion editorial in palm beach

The other night I had to shoot a band to get them some updated shots for their new tour and decided I'd try to squeeze in a short fashion shoot with a model I had been meaning to work with for a couple weeks. Turns out we only had a little time...in fact, when I looked back at the time stamp on the photos, it was 18 minutes from first to last. I called her just an hour before so there was no planning at all....we didn't discuss makeup, outfits and neither of us had even been to the exact location before...we never even met before. Gia showed up and within 5 min after a quick hello and a pick of which dress we should use that she brought we were shooting. We started with a few natural light ones as the sun hit the horizon over the city across the water and then moved to a banyan tree for a one light set up (Yongnuo 560 III bare to camera right).
That's it...super quick and super simple. Hopefully we got some shots for her portfolio her agent will love to add.