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Tiana, 2008Tiana Hunter
I had this fantastic plan to shoot with Tiana Hunter on the cliffs in our local area. In my mind was the wind streaming her long, highly textured hair across the frame in a spectacular photo which I would subsequently print 30 x 40 and hang on the wall of my office for all to enjoy.
Wind. Right.
But what about the hailstorm? Over the winter I conveniently forgot how unpredictable the Maryland spring can be. To Tiana’s credit, she stayed out in the hailstorm for quite a while, although we never did have the guts to climb to a rocky cliff in that weather. We got a few nice images in the environment but then headed into the studio for some warm, dry work.
I arranged a studio as back-up of course, not being totally foolish. Thankfully, Kevin had some deep red background paper and I had some blue ribbon just the color of Tiana’s eyes, so we were able to capture some beautiful color images showing her remarkable grace and beauty. I’ll have to wait a few weeks before I can reliably work outdoors.
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