Rochelle
OK, I was going to save this one for last, because it’s my favorite image from Santa Fe, but I just didn’t want to go backwards after the last post. Of course, the next image I post will suck in comparison. 
subject: Rochelle
makeup/hair: Rochelle
stylist: Rochelle
camera/lens: Canon 5D, 70-200L IS @ 90mm, f2.8
lighting: Similar to the last image, Rochelle is standing between two large windows that are facing the camera. The light on her face is from a gold card above the camera.
Oooh wow.
While I’d never say any of your images could ever suck, I’ll have to agree that the next image will likely pale in comparison. Incredible light and expression.
Now all you need to do is create two large portable windows, and you can do location shoots
Or add two large windows to your studio 
Realistically now, how in the world does this place have two large windows oriented like this? A hallway with windows on both sides?
I do most of my work with natural light, so its interesting to see you use natural light to get some of the same effects as with studio lights.
What or how did you keep the window light from striking the lens?
Where did you get the “gold card”? I just looked around on adorama.com and couldn’t find anything.
Thanks…
The windows are actually on the same wall facing the camera. The section of wall you see behind the model is only about two or three feet wide between the two windows. The only thing I used was the lens shade on the 70-200, that’s why there’s a little bit of flare on the bottom half of the image. We were encouraged to embrace the flare while we were there. If you look at Frank Ockenfel’s work, you’ll see that he loves flare and blur and all of those other things that I always spend so much extra time trying to eliminate.
The gold card is actually fome-core that is silver on one side and gold on the other cut into small pieces. The reflective surfaces on this fome-core was slightly diffused from being scratched up a bit.
I hope that helps.
Thanks for the clarification. About 20 minutes after posting the question I figured it out and then felt stupid :-=( The problem is I grew up in a house with a narrow connector between the house and the garage, and there were windows on either side, so that was the first architecture I thought of.
Also, I looked all over the web and could only find one example of Ockenfel’s work. Do you know of a link that Google doesn’t? I’d love to see more of his stuff.
Sure Michael. Here’s his site. There are hundreds of images to look at.
http://fwo3.com
Brooks…….
Was she a model that was provided for the workshop, or a photographer?
Dang he IS GOOD eh?… sounds like the worrkshop is worth it!
Bob. She was one of seven models we got to shoot at the prison. They were provided by the workshop.
Absolutely beautiful image and gorgeous colours.
i love your work!