Photoshoot with Jessie Volt in the California Desert (Summer 2014)

Summer 2014, Los Angeles. I heard that the French porn star Jessie Volt was in town, so I contacted her to offer a photo session. She accepted right away and knew a great spot: the California desert.

A portrait session in the California desert

We drove out to the desert for a late-afternoon shoot. The setting was perfect, with the warm light of the setting sun, an empty road and mountains in the distance. The poor girl got sand in her eyes, which was not ideal for portraits, but it makes a funny anecdote.

Gear used for the shoot

I used my Nikon D3 with my old Nikkor 80-200 mm f/2.8D, solid equipment, together with a reflector and a remote flash.

The photos

Next: studio portraits for Newlook magazine

After this desert shoot, Jessie Volt asked me for studio portraits for the cover of Newlook magazine. See the studio session and the Newlook covers.

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