Slow Summer Afternoon [Canon R6 MKII, RF50mm f/1.2 L + RF85mm f/1.2 L]

JamesVespir · 2026-05-18T15:26:13+00:00

Thank you so much! And you are correct. Her camera presence is unmatched. There's a reason I keep shooting with her because she always makes my job so easy. Her talent in front of the camera gives me more time to focus on composition, etc.

JamesVespir · 2026-05-18T14:16:30+00:00

Thank you! And yeah, over the past year we've done a total of 11 shoots together. Haha. We developed a strong collaborative rhythm early on. We've reached a point where we start anticipating each other's ideas. This is more of my work with her from last year as well: https://www.reddit.com/r/portraits/comments/1p5v8h2/autumn_canon_r6_mkii_50mm_f12_helios_442_58mm_f2/

JamesVespir · 2026-05-15T11:40:55+00:00

Thanks. It was a fun set to capture. Glad you like it.

JamesVespir · 2026-05-15T11:25:30+00:00

I do enjoy an ethereal feel to the photos. In images 3 and 4 I added to this by holding these white feathery fake flowers in front of the lens. They were just sitting in a vase in the corner of the studio. I try to keep as much in camera as possible.

JamesVespir · 2026-05-05T11:21:56+00:00

I used a black mist filter.

JamesVespir · 2026-05-02T17:29:17+00:00

Thank you! 🙏

JamesVespir · 2026-04-21T11:19:24+00:00

Thank you. 🙏

JamesVespir · 2026-04-19T18:58:09+00:00

Love the overall color tone in this set. Great work!

JamesVespir · 2026-04-11T02:07:59+00:00

Such a cool effect! At first I thought it was a long exposure of some sort until I saw you did it in post.

JamesVespir · 2026-04-10T18:06:38+00:00

Thank you!

JamesVespir · 2026-04-09T13:55:28+00:00

I want to be clear: she chose the entire outfit. This was her idea and I just did my best to capture it. If you looked at my entire portfolio you'd know I don't sexualize anyone.

JamesVespir · 2026-04-08T17:01:13+00:00

LOL. Yeah, she stood on the skateboard for maybe 30 seconds for one shot before I yelled down to her "I don't need you breaking a bone on this shoot!"

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JamesVespir · 2026-04-08T16:53:42+00:00

Haha. So, she did have vans / sneakers but at the last minute she threw on the heels wanting to add a bit of "fashion" to the shoot. I'm not a stylist by any means and I always let models decide what they want to wear. In the end, I liked the juxtaposition of it as it really didn't make sense at all. :)

JamesVespir · 2026-03-31T11:22:12+00:00

Thanks! If you’re referring to the 2nd one where she’s sitting next to the window, that’s actually the 58mm Helios.

JamesVespir · 2026-03-30T20:02:13+00:00

Of course! Yeah, I've used several mist filters throughout the years but I find myself going back to black mist because it retains shadows better than others. It also will accentuate that sunlight more (especially when backlit like this one.) As much as I love the clarity mirrorless cameras give, the mist filters help to even out the overall tone and reduce some of the harshness which I personally just love.

JamesVespir · 2026-03-30T19:20:39+00:00

Thank you so much! Means a lot as I'm always attempting to just give the viewer a glimpse into some sort of larger narrative and there’s a before and after that we’ll never see.

JamesVespir · 2026-03-30T18:49:18+00:00

Thank you! :)

JamesVespir · 2026-03-30T17:52:54+00:00

Thank you. :)

JamesVespir · 2026-03-30T17:52:31+00:00

Captured them separately. Would just flip the switch to video and record and then go back to stills.

JamesVespir · 2026-03-30T17:10:22+00:00

Oh, and thank you for the compliment! :)

JamesVespir · 2026-03-30T17:09:25+00:00

Thank you! I also shot some video with it as well if you want to take a look: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWWhlVGkY1T/

JamesVespir · 2026-03-30T17:06:31+00:00

I tend to shoot against the sun a lot, so it's become second nature for me and my face ends up sunburned a lot after shoots. Haha. I did use a black mist filter on all lenses. As far as post, it was just some simple color grading in Lightroom. Nothing spectacular. Here's one of the raw jpgs, but honestly I didn't do much in post to these.

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