I actually did a "photo shoot" with a tripod on the 17th floor for this. I got to use my special gold-reflector to light her face on certain shots. Here are my two favorites.

From Maria Portraits

This first shot was done by focusing on her face, setting the exposure to 1 second, and then *zooming* during the exposure. Things get a touch blurry, but I love the sense of movement!

From Maria Portraits

And this is the more glamourous shot, very slightly smoothed/blurred in Lightroom. I think the ball prop was key, since it gives you a whole gradient of light.



My cousin's wife, along with another cousin's baby. I should have increased the exposure or used Lightroom to do some artifical "fill light" on her face. I still like the dramatic textures.