Color/BW Combo

I got inspired recently by a photo I saw on a fashion blog that I follow - the photo originally appeared on the Sportmax:Code site.
Here's my image:

(Model: Savannah Maria, MUA: Kristina McGaughey)
Trevis asked me how I did it - it's pretty straightforward. Savannah was tossing the fabric of her skirt into the air and this uses two photos taken at different points of that motion - each is a separate layer in the same Photoshop document. I converted one of the layers to black and white, enlarged it, and lowered the opacity to about 40%. Both layers have the background masked out. I created a third layer behind these two and filled it with a radial gradient - white to a light gray. That's it. I think it turned out pretty cool!

Here's the picture I that gave me the idea:

Engaged

Looking around Flickr for ideas for a couple's shoot:

Peas and carrots

They say couples grow more and more alike as time goes by (I think they also say that about people and their dogs...). This photo caught a peek into one couple's similarities - might be a good pose idea for a couples shoot.

Love by Oksanna Korogodin

Lighting a group

So, how to light up a group of people so that everyone is well lit and nobody is hidden in another person's shadow, but the lighting isn't all flat? Surely it's been done, right? I went looking for some encouragement...

Metropolitan by Joel Bedford

Boombox by Olga Babych

Pretty young girls celebrating with champagne by Charles Knox Photo

Get moving

Note to self: don't neglect to suggest moving poses in full-body shots. The shots from Sportmax catalog are fun.

Kissy-kissy

Here's an unusual idea for an engagement photo:

Kev + Christy Engagement by Nicki & Chrissy Vitalic Photo

Still motion

We're planning on photographing a ballet dancer so I was trolling for inspiration and found this on 500px. I like how she appears so still. Only the fabric gives her away.

Pinkity Pink

Another one that would look great on fair skin.

cherryblossom

cherryblossom, a photo by JessieDeexx on Flickr.

Love how this makeup look works with the model's fair complexion.