Model Photo Shoot: Sharda Johnn
Sharda Johnn (Click for larger image)
Back in August 2009 I had the opportunity to do a photo shoot with Sharda Johnn, arguably one of the most talented Surinamese models at the moment. You can find her on Model Mayhem in case you’re interested in working with her, she should be available for international work. Sharda is a very pleasant person and it was really wonderful to work with her. She’s also wonderfully expressive and poses came naturally. I didn’t have a lot of directing to do during the photo shoot, which is always a big plus as far as I am concerned.
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Sharda is currently studying in China, but she was in Suriname for a brief period when I got in touch with her. Due to her very busy schedule and the fact that she’d be leaving again in just a few days we did not have a lot of time to do anything too fancy. So I decided to just do a shoot in a studio setting against what became known as The Yellow Wall (TM).
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The thing I like about Sharda is that apart from her talent, she has a very unique look. If you look at her exotic looking facial features, especially the shape of her eyes are very nice, with a nice nose and lips to complement them. In addition she has a very slim body shape, without being skinny. It all adds up to a very distinct looking appearance, something that could be used with great success in certain type of marketing campaigns. With her hair loose, she looks even more exotic. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to capture her that way.
Sharda Johnn
Sharda Johnn
Below are some more images taken during this photoshoot. You’ll notice that I was constantly changing the lighting setup and experimenting with different modifiers.
Sharda Johnn
Sharda Johnn
Sharda Johnn
Sharda Johnn
Sharda Johnn
In the very short time we had, I also tried some artistic type of shots, like the one below. Not entirely happy with that shot for a couple of reasons, but it is still one of my personal favorites.
Legs
If you’re interested to see more of Sharda’s work, visit her page on Model Mayhem.
Also worth mentioning is that I used this opportunity to test my copy of the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM lens, and let me just say: Believe the hype. This lens is among the top Canon L primes.
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on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 7:21 pm by Karel Donk
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October 27th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
What a great pictures!
October 27th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I like to details in the pictures!
October 27th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
amazing!!! love ur work!
October 27th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Really Amazing pictures Sis..
October 28th, 2009 at 4:56 am
Ik wens je veel succes toe. Prachtig om te zien.
October 28th, 2009 at 5:05 am
KAREL,
JE VERRAST ME STEEDS WEER MET JE FOTO,S
ECHTER HEB IK EEN VRAAG
INDIEN HET MOGELIJK IS EEN VAN DE FOTO,S TE GEBRUIKEN OP MIJN WEBSITE EN MIJN BILBOARD.
IK VETWACHT VAN JOUW EEN ANTWOORD.
ALBERT LEMING
October 28th, 2009 at 5:10 am
Jammer van de vloer en de plinten.
October 28th, 2009 at 5:26 am
Prachtig werk hoor ben echt trots op je!!
October 28th, 2009 at 7:00 am
Wow!!!! Ik las in de krant van haar en een natuurlijk talent maar ik ben zeer verrast…
Gewoon gek man. En jij ook met je shoots…
October 28th, 2009 at 7:16 am
Nice legs!!
October 28th, 2009 at 7:51 am
Great pictures..
October 28th, 2009 at 7:57 am
As usual, fantastic, wonderful
keep up the good work !
October 28th, 2009 at 8:49 am
WaWWWW A really Beautifull written artikel Karel, even if i have to say it myself.
These amazing pictures make my portfolio much better fashion and artistic wise.
It was nice and relaxing working with this Talented photographer and i hope we do it more often.
Thank You Karel for making these Amazing shots
October 28th, 2009 at 8:49 am
SURINAME’S NEXT TOP MODEL???????? SHE IS A NATURAL TALENT AND VERY BEAUTIFUL.
NICE PICTURES.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Waw,the pics are so damn nice,my compliments!!!And Sharda power to you!!
October 28th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Wow !! jij gaat het echt maken in de modellenwereld,
Ga zo doorr
Onee lovee !
(L) Alison & Glenn
October 28th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Goed hor..
October 28th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
wow,sharda je ziet er prachtig uit in alle foto’s….very beautifull
October 28th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
HEEL MOOI SHARDA!!!!!!!!!!!!
me ma zelf is verbeistert van al die fotos
Meisje ga zo door!!
Pak je kansen, MAAR altijd voorzichtig.
Prachting mang.
Je ouds zullen trots op je zijn
October 28th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Goed werk man zoals gewoonlijk. En je model no de na baka toe. Keep it up.
Wanneer komt die expo eindelijk van je. )
October 29th, 2009 at 5:20 am
nice pictures
October 29th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Hi,
Ben ook wezen kijken. Awesome!!!!. I like the color of the hair also.
My compliments to the photographer!!!!!!!!!!!! I am impressed!
October 29th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Prachtige photo’s !
Great work as always !!!
Ga zo door !
October 29th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
hey sharda
leuke foto’s……ben trots op je…maar jah wat wil je. Het zit gewoon in de Fam (die schoonheid)hahahaaaa maar jij doet het helemaal toppie en ga zo door..
dikke kus je Nicht.
October 31st, 2009 at 7:48 am
Hee Karel,
Prachtig werk mang! wanneer pak je zo’n model uit ons distrikt? Er lopen heel wat rond. vraag maar aan Vas, Marciano, Shailesh en Soeharto. sterkte!
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Great Pics Sharda,,,amazing,….keep it up,..really talented,..
November 5th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Sharda,
Je bent geweldig. We zijn allemaal trots op je.
Marijke en Nathifa
November 10th, 2009 at 4:03 am
Hey Johnny, je foto’s zijn echt nice meid!!! Ik ben ook trots op je,
kusje.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Hey, heb zonet die pics gezien , ze zijn echt gaaf hor mijn complimenten aan de fotograaf en natuurlijk “”THE MODEL”"
December 1st, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Show us some boobs
March 7th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
vous avez des jolies photos, continuer ainsi, je te souhaite de la reussite misss.
May 11th, 2010 at 11:09 am
mooie foto nicht !mis je heel erggggggggggg!
July 18th, 2010 at 7:16 am
De foto’s zijn heel mooi. Het is echt om op trots te zijn.
Mildred en Frederik