I conform to the idea of looking at imagery past image quality. There's just got to be something else to look for other than judging how perfect a picture looks. To follow Alexandria on IG, check out @alexwarrenwavyy

Our common goal for this shoot was to make casual portraits with afternoon light and include some features of the place. I also wanted to embrace the highest ISO capacity of my DSLR regardless of grain or digital noise. So, being able to predict a technical flaw and embrace it helped me set my attention on another puzzle, her hight. Alexandria is an imposing model standing tall at well over 6 feet. Choosing to photograph her from different vantage points put a checkmark on that soon after we began shooting, giving us portraits with different dynamics and less conventional, which is always right by my standards!

With image quality concerns out of the equation, and experimenting with different angles of view, I also began considering focal length and how compressing the background would add something more to the final result. So, knowing that I wanted to compress the background to remove distracting elements, I brought my 200mm F2.8, which proved to be worth the extra weight.

Besides my wide-angle zoom and 200mm lens, I also brought my 50mm F1.4, my standard choice when doing on-location portraits. As I sat next to Alexandria to shoot pictures of her on a park bench, using that lens choice allowed me to get an exciting eye-level angle of view that conveys both a casual but confident look.

For me, when it comes to facing a challenge, hardly anything is more helpful than being practical. The longer I freeze thinking of a problem, the less I'm creative. With this session with Alexandria, I kept on shooting as I observed how cool she looked from low angles, so the trick was not to stay still.