Hows everyone doing, today I had the pleasure of
shooting some gorgeous portrait shots at
Charlottes UNCC botanical gardens. This location
is completed underrated and not usually
considered for portrait shots. To see some other
portrait shoots check HERE
So, if you want to learn a bit more
about this hidden gem, continue to read below.
Also, if you are curious about my equipment, I
will include links to them in the post.
The Mini Waterfall
shooting some gorgeous portrait shots at UNCC
botanical gardens. This location is completed
underrated and not usually considered for
portrait shots. So, if you want to learn a bit more
about this hidden gem, continue to read below.
Also, if you are curious about my equipment, I will
include links to them in the post.
The Gardens
So, for this shoot we decided to focus on the Asian
themed garden which contains a gorgeous pond
with a small complimentary waterfall and vibrant
flowers.
This section of the gardens was where we took the
bulk of portrait shots. Before we move onto the
poses and images, lets discuss the equipment a
bit. I shoot with a mid-tier camera, a Nikon D7000.
My lens kit ranges from a Nikon NIKKOR 50mm to
a kit 18-55mm lens. For this shoot I used the
Nikkor 50mm. I still have yet to invest in
the NIKKOR 85mm which is considered the holly
grail of portrait photography but im getting there.
I also upgraded from a Yongnuo YN568EX light
to 3 ORLIT Rovelight 610. Accompanying these
large monolights are 3 Neewer 32inch Softboxes
or 3 Godox Softboxes. I don’t want to turn this into
a gear post so ill leave it there.
Now that we got that out of the way, lets return to
the images. Fortunately for this shoot, I did not
have to direct the model much on poses. She
already had some poses In mind which flowed
very well with the scenery and made my job
much easier. Last but not least we have the attire.
We had several options available for this shoot but
I opted for the white and colorfully printed floral
dress. It contrasted well with the green scenery
and did not draw take away from the beauty of
the gardens. In fact the pink/red flowers actually
complimented some of the flowers in the garden
which was an added bonus.
Well that’s it for todays brief look at Charlotte
hidden portrait locations. If you ever have time
definitely check this location out, im sure you
want be disappointed. To see all the images from
the shoot, check the gallery below. Until next
time, stay BOUNDLESS!!!
