Last week I went to Los Angeles, and San Diego. I took the opportunity in a gorgeous Beverly Hills hotel to blast a photo shoot in with my girlfriend Kara.
I packed light for this trip because half my gear was under repair. I had only my 14-24 2.8 wide lens, D700 and a SB800 speed-light. Its been a long time since I traveled anywhere with so little gear. Although limited in gear, I found the restricted focal length forced me to be creative in a different way.
The lighting was ripe, the scene was classic and I had a photogenic model, this is what i came up with:
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