Hi, and welcome to my blog. My name is Tasha Schalk, and I am the photographer/owner of Redwall Photo. This blog is where I will post photos from my shoots and daily life, as well as recommendations for vendors and some tips for photographers. Stick around a while and get to know me. I'm fun.

As always, feel free to contact me at tasha@redwallphotography.com or 708.717.2811 if you have any questions, would just like to chat, or would like to book a consult. I'm located in the Chicago area, but do occasionally travel!

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  • Portraits :: Ruti
    February 10th, 2010

    Portraits :: Ruti

    This was quite possibly one of my favorite portrait sessions to date. Ruti found a fantastic little art gallery in the city – the staircase and the detailing that it had was so phenomenal, I wanted to live there! As I mentioned in the sneak peek of these photos, Ruti is a very talented classical pianist, so we got some shots of her playing the piano as well as some portraits. It was also a treat to have a private concert with a classical, professional pianist playing. Have I mentioned that I love my job?

    I gravitated to using window light as my main source of light for the portraits because both the setting and Ruti are very elegant, and I think the soft quality of the window light really exemplified the elegance. Besides, I just really love window light.

    I hope, dear readers, that you enjoy the photos – there are a lot of them. I couldn’t help it.

    Portraits :: Ruti

    Portraits :: Ruti

    Portraits :: Ruti

    Portraits :: Ruti

    Portraits :: Ruti

    Portraits :: Ruti

    Portraits :: Ruti

    Portraits :: Ruti

    Portraits :: Ruti

    Portraits :: Ruti

    Portraits :: Ruti

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    17 Responses to “Portraits :: Ruti”

    1. Christi says:

      These are breathtaking!

    2. It’s your shots like this that just blow me away, and drive me to learn more and more.

      Phenomenal.

    3. Tasha says:

      Christi – Thank you :)

      Char – I know! She’s so exotic.

      Tomas – Oh wow, that is so nice of you. Funny, I look at your film stuff, and it inspires me to learn more about film :)

    4. Corey says:

      These look great and great location

    5. Jayme says:

      Gorgeous!

    6. Solange says:

      Absolutely stunning! Your work is inspiring. Love it! All the best Tasha.

    7. BEAUTIFUL job! These portraits are amazing. I think one of the best things about being a photographer is you get to meet so many fantastic people and expand your circle of friends!

    8. seth says:

      I love the one where she is crossing her arms and looking up at the camera. The light and dof are great! Good job.

    9. Debbie says:

      You did great mixing up the posing and keep the whole set fresh.

    10. These are wonderful. I love the creative angles using the piano.

    11. Ben Godkin says:

      Great lighting and interesting compositions.

    12. Drew says:

      These images are outstanding. Ruti looks stunning in these. I really like the ones with the piano.

    13. Great lighting. Love the one of her on the stairs.

    14. Phill says:

      Sophisticated work Tasha. Lots of beautiful compositions making gorgeous use of light. Resonant stuff indeed!

    15. Katie Beach says:

      Wow! What a great shoot! I love the grand piano!! :)

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