Fine Art Color Photograph by Brad Rickerby - Jumping for Joy 2

Jumping for Joy 2

Photo by Brad Rickerby

Limited Edition Fine Art Prints Available

Another in my series of women jumping for joy. A great stock photograph needs to be simple and deliver many concepts. It also needs to feature attractive people, but no so attractive that they cannot be identified with. That last is important. No supermodels. And don't overdress (or undress) your models. Use clothing that would be worn by regular people. No huge diamonds. 

Along the same lines, while we are talking about dressing your models, logos of all varieties are huge no no's! Further, shooting outfits that are all black is discouraged. All black is harder to light properly and more difficult for the end user to reproduce correctly.

This image has been licensed any number of times because it follows these simple rules. It is conceptually diverse, representing the concepts of joy, victory, achievement and the like. Blaire is a cutie. Made up differently, she could be stunning, but with minimal make up, her hair down and an ordinary dress, she is easy to identify with. The dress is a good color and has no logos. 

This image was created digitally at an ISO of 250. It was shot at f 5.6 at 1/250th of a second with a 28 mm lens. A hand held flash using a wireless remote was used to balance against the back light.

You should not, if at all possible, use an on camera flash. Just moving the flash a very short distance off center creates a molding of your subject that gives it depth. On camera flashes will flatten your subject making them appear less attractive. A small investment in a wireless remote will pay itself back quickly in increased image sales.