Anne Marie D'Arcy photography 
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Natural Light Portraits - Why? It's beautiful and economical

natural light is soft and open and can be manipulated.

Natural Light Portraiture Supplies

- V Flats - foam core boards in black and white, they can double as a back drop
- Scrim: translucent white fabric
- Reflectors

Things to Know

- Large light vs Small light: Large light is soft and flattering small light sources are harder and more severe.
-  you have to move your model around to find the light

Indoor - Using Windows

Soft, even light using a window
​hang curtains as a scrim if you can't buy a scrim for diffusion. Scrim is just translucent white fabric
 Back light with a scrim for diffusion and reflectors for fill light
Back light is ethereal and emotional. Back Light has a tendency to scare people but once you know how to deal with it you won't be scared and you'll love it and use it all the time.
Back Light 2 Options
silhouette - exposing for the background and underexposing the subject
blowing out the background - exposing for the subject and over exposing the background
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Broad light using a window and V flats to dodge light
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 Light using black V flats to block light - you can make a little room with the V Flats to block and control the light also keeping a scrim over the window to diffuse and soften the light.
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Outdoor

Using open shade - this is the easiest way to shoot outdoors because the shade acts as a diffuser
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 Direct light - if you are going to shoot in direct day light do it later in the afternoon so the coming from the side and not above.
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Front Light
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Dappled light - sometimes its unavoidable so use a prime lens to soften it.
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Anne Marie D'Arcy is a photographer living and working in Houston Texas.  She attended the University of Houston and was invited to apprentice under Jim Olive at Stockyard Photography. She was hired as a staff photographer for the fashion retailer Francesca's Collections where she photographed all product and marketing campaigns for the clothing company for 4 years.  In 2011 Anne Marie started her own photography business specializing in Portrait and Event photography, it has grown exponentially and she works with Corporate Clients such as BMW, Lincoln, The Texans, Telemundo ,Goode Company, Harvard University and many more. Anne Marie was the recipient of the Carol Crow  Fellowship in 2013 for a collection of Portraits entitled American Sikh.  She is currently on the faculty of the Houston Center for Photography teaching photography basics and composition. In addition to all of these commercial works Anne Marie actively produces fine art collections and works with Houston architects in photographing their projects.

Recent Acknowledgements:
​Out Smart Magazine greatest wedding photographer Houston 2016
Houston Center For Photography Carol Crow Fellowship Winner 2013
The Knot Brides Choice Award 2016
Wedding Wire Brides Choice Award 2011
002 Magazine featured
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Contact Anne Marie D'Arcy at amd@amdarcyphotography.com
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