Le bistro - Ashleigh and Irida
Added 2025-04-12 14:00:13 +0000 UTCA French cafe/bistro scene, shot at Annecy on 21 March 2025, with Ashleigh and Irida in quirky mood, adding their unique style to these photos.
Do you prefer the colour or black and white versions? Any that stand out for you?
The b&w versions have a certain timeless charm, although I do feel we miss the red in the Coca Cola can matching the red of the Monoprix store sign.
I shot these with a relatively high aperture (f8.0) so that both models are in focus. This also widens the depth of field, giving a street life feel to the composition. The camera settings are in the last photo, for the benefit of anyone interested in photography technique.
In another set with Irida and Ashley (the “epic” set), where Irida was posing fully nude and Ashleigh was covered in a bath towel, I sometimes chose a low aperture and focused on one of the two, which meant the one not in focus was blurred, in order to create a more cinematic effect. In this case I wanted both of them in focus because, for better or worse, I saw continuity and complementarity in their poses.
Anyways, as usual, I would welcome your comments on my approach.
