The weather has been pretty wild here over the last couple of days, bright skies but really windy and the snow is melting rapidly, perfect for getting out with the camera!

I have been talking to my friend Penny about a shoot for some time now and today was the perfect opportunity. Penny has an amazing adventurous nature and works all over the world, I was looking for the perfect way to show her personality and settled on a simple shoot out in her garden. The sun was bright so we tried a couple of things, firstly utilising the ambient light and secondly experimenting with the B1 to balance the daylight and shoot directly in to the sun.

One of my favourite shots, beautiful light in amongst the trees.

Experimenting with flash and balancing the direct sunlight. The wild hair backlit by the sun and the cup of tea fit perfectly with Penny's personality.

Thanks to Penny for being patient whilst I experimented with lighting, I really like the shots we captured. All photographs shot with the Nikon D800E, 50mm lens and the Profoto B1.