Mairi Trois
![Mairi Troisième](https://patdavid.net/2015/02/mairi-trois/P1280274-finishingC-w600.jpg)
Readers who’ve been here for a little while might recognize my friend Mairi, who has modeled for me before. This time I had a brief opportunity for her to sit for me again for a few shots before she jet-setted her way over to Italy for a while.
I was specifically looking to produce the lede image you see above, Mairi Troisième. In particular, I was chasing some chiaroscuro portrait lighting that I had in mind for a while and I was quite happy with the final result!
Of course, I also had a large new light modifier, so bigger shots were fun to play with as well:
![Mairi Color (in Black) ƒ/6.3 1/200s ISO200](https://patdavid.net/2015/02/mairi-trois/P1280097-b-w600.jpg)
Mairi Color (in Black) ƒ/6.3 1/200s ISO200
![Mairi B&W ƒ/8.0 1/200s ISO200](https://patdavid.net/2015/02/mairi-trois/P1280168-cropped-w600.jpg)
Mairi B&W ƒ/8.0 1/200s ISO200
Those two shots were done using a big Photek Softlighter II [amazon] that I treated myself to late last year. (I believe the speedlight was firing @3/4 power for these shots).
It wasn’t all serious, there were some funny moments as well…
![My Eyes Are Up Here ƒ/7.1 1/200s ISO200](https://patdavid.net/2015/02/mairi-trois/Mairi-What-w600.jpg)
My Eyes Are Up Here ƒ/7.1 1/200s ISO200
Of course, I like to work up close to a subject personally. I think it gives a nicer sense of intimacy to an image.
![More Mairi Experiments ƒ/11.0 1/200s ISO200](https://patdavid.net/2015/02/mairi-trois/P1280377-rt2-w600.jpg)
More Mairi Experiments ƒ/11.0 1/200s ISO200
![Mairi Trois ƒ/8.0 1/200s ISO200](https://patdavid.net/2015/02/mairi-trois/P1280314-crop-w600.jpg)
Mairi Trois ƒ/8.0 1/200s ISO200
Culminating at one of my favorites from the shoot, this nice chiaroscuro image up close:
![Mairi (Closer) ƒ/10.0 1/200s ISO200](https://patdavid.net/2015/02/mairi-trois/P1280285-rt-w600.jpg)
Mairi (Closer) ƒ/10.0 1/200s ISO200
It’s always a pleasure to get a chance to shoot with Mairi. She’s a natural in front of the camera, and has these huge expressive eyes that are always a draw.
Later this week, an update on PIXLS.US!