Indoor portraits using ambient light only

When i go to Netherlands i ask from my friend and also my muse to take some photos
She is not a model but she is one of the best girls i have ever shot!

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she is amazingly beautiful and she has amazing expretions

in this photo setup we had in a hotels room i used only the ambient light
The hotel had giant windows and blackout courtains, so
the window for me it was a giant softbox and the courtains my flags to block the
light and have loght from anywhere i wanted, the weather was cloudy and in these
nothern countries the sun is on a low position all the time, this means that the light
was just perfect!

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to get some color and fill in the shadows i uses the rooms artificial light, it also gave me a great atmoshere
and color, the cold light from the windows was matching perfect with the warm hotel's room lights

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then i did some retouching on photoshop, some colorgrading, fiters and thats it
for this shooting i used the Nikon D5 and two lenses the 85mm 1.8 and the 35mm 1.4

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Very beautiful

Thank you!

Wonderful pictures! That mix of room light and window light is truly beautiful. Expression, posing and composition are also very nice. Beautiful girl too!

Hard to pick a favorite (they are all stunning) but i think i like the second one (eyes closed, standing in front of the curtains with one hand on head and one hand on the curtain) the most. It tells a story but leaves a lot of room for the viewers own imagination. It also has a dreamlike atmosphere.

The color treatment is excelent! I really enjoyed this photoshoot

Did you meet her in Netherlands? She is not a girl looking as Princess.

She is a friend that lives now there

Ohh she is your friend, Beautiful girl.

wow i am became fan after watching yor pictures you are so beautifull i loved it ... know i will have to chacl all of your pictures .. awesome

A Natural Beauty - Nice photography!

Nice photoshooting m8 :)

Beautiful work.... so simple, but such beauty in simplicity of light, and subject.. wow

for not being a model, she is really great in front of the camera!!! and, for using only ambient lighting, you did a really really good job composing and creating the shots.. Well done!

Nice work! Hope to shoot like you one day!

Thanks for posting.
This is also what I like ... shoot with available light!
Easy and the best way for beginners and also for professionals.
Like you said "giant windows and blackout courtains, so
the window for me it was a giant softbox" and combined with the lights of the room is an amazing effect and give a warm atmosphere.

Beatiful session!

You are good! Followed.

Well done!

Bravo to artist and model, simple and beautiful shots.