This evening I had the privilege to shoot one of my fellow photographer friends and his wife. They came to me several months ago and asked if I could shoot their new portraits "Old Hollywood" style. I have always wanted to shoot this style of portraiture so I didn't hesitate to say yes.

I learned a lot this evening trying to light this style of portraiture. I quickly found out that it's harder than it looks when you are using strobes. Back in the 30's and 40's they used big spotlights to light their subjects so they could see exactly what the light was doing. With some random trial and error, I think we hit the nail on the head.

Thank you Christain and Holly for letting me get outside of my box with you two!

Enjoy!