Fun With Flowers

This is my friends daughter.
We were just outside having fun with photos.

I like how light the grass is as it's the perfect counterpart to the bright sky.

Corey, I think this is THE BEST work I've seen from you! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this image. The soft wind in her hair, the position of the flowers, how the clouds mimic the lines of the hills. Put it in your portfolio!

Just another one Im pretty happy with.
 

Thanks Susie.
I'd have loved nothing more that day than to cut that section of hair right off her head!

Wow, that was some bright light. Nice location, I wish we had that much green grass around here.

Thats the sun for ya! 

If you can get your flash off camera somehow you can use the sunlight and fill with the flash. http://photoartsforum.com/chelbi_and_rim_lighting-t2416.0.html A reflector works great too, but it helps to have a helper to position it just right. Sometimes it even works better.

Don't feel like your going slow. I'm just now starting to actually like some of my work. Getting my flash easily off camera and onto a stand has helped a bunch. I wish I had done that a year ago instead of trying to rig a bunch of DIY stuff. I can concentrate more on the photo and less on making the gear work. I'd say if you want to work with just ambient invest in some good reflectors and use them, or if you want to mix get a cheap flash you can use in manual mode and a reliable way to trigger it off camera and use them. Either way just use them. If I didn't have to pay the bills and could shoot three or four full days a week I'd be a light year ahead of where I am today.