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Megan… colourful

photog — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:33:34 +0000

Model Credit: Megan

Always a pleasure to shoot, results guaranteed. I really liked the way the colours worked for this set….the BG, dress and of course the makeup.

Seperation with Gels

photog — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:57:48 +0000

Model Credit: Dalia

Dark backgrounds are my preference but a plain muslin is just plain boring. For this shoot a coloured gel was placed on a head on either side of the background one a little higher than the other. Dalia is standing almost a full ten feet in front of the black muslin lit with a 5′ octabox to the left of camera position. A small softbox high up on a stand behind her right was used as a hair light. See the photo at the bottom of the post for a better idea.

Setting this up for optimum saturation was a bit
tricky. The muslin is almost pitch black, and the amount of
ambient light was high. I asked Joe Leduc of Fun Freestyle
Photography for some pointers and here’s what he
had to say…..

I love the variety gels provide. Mid tone and dark tone backgrounds work best and the exposure through each colour is not consistent because of filter opacity. I find that if I want deep saturation of colour I read minus one stop over my main and try to keep ambient light off he background and just hit the background with concentrated colour.

The depth in lighting pops the model right off the background and adds impact. I also often add a gel to noseam backgrounds like red and blue to really add saturation and impact.

Simple White Reflector for High Key

photog — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:10:44 +0000

Models: Madalin-Clarissa-Kristen-Amanda-Elaine-Jasmin Here’s a simple technique that’s a snap to setup. Placed on a small shelf fitted on top of a light stand is a flourescent fixture lens, otherwise known as a cheap piece of plastic. It’s a great substitute for the more costly plexiglass. Sold in most building supply stores, one side is reflective and the other is matt. The black line on the unretouched low resolution image on the right is slightly above the horizon , it’s difficult to see but look closely and you’ll see it. You can also see the slight reflection, because the smooth side was palced up. Amanda is simply leaning a little bit forward,and because everything is supported on a light stand, height adjustment is very simple. The background is a white muslin lit with a head on either side outfitted with a reflector and is about 10 feet behind the model. A single main light ever slightly to the models right tipped down is a 45″ octabox. No other light was used. The lens provides all the “bounce up” needed to fully illuminate the models face and is a welcome additon to the photo, unlike a reflector in the same location. The lens measures 2′ x 4′, is very portable and only costs about $11.00.

Black on Black

photog — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:04:09 +0000

Genevieve’s black outfit was perfect for this because it had just enough details to stand out. A non intrusive backlight was placed directly behind her to provide a touch of seperation.

Red on Red

photog — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:11:41 +0000

Model Credit: Aleesha Flemming

To compliment Aleesha’s red top I just had to do this with a red gell to accent the background all around her. Although similar, the two reds are just diffrent enough to set them apart.

Crop for Impact

photog — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:39:02 +0000

Model Credit: Kelly Rae Kiip

The small contact sheet below shows six images taken of Kelly during a shoot as they came right out of the camera. When working with a talented model capable of many different looks and expressions, the photographer hates to miss a single shot. These images were created with the camera on a tripod and for that reason they don’t have mush perspective or camera angle variety. I decided to crop them to see what I could come up with…
See below…

Here’s what the cropped
versions look like…

Some more images from other shoots….

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