At least the bed is a legitimate set for glamour photography. It also lets you play with the environment, props and setting.
Lighting Diagram
This is actually shot in a space within my studio. The area is a white walled area with a window space. It can be dressed as a bedroom, sitting room, office, or any other kind of space.
The key thing is the light behind the window – which is covered in diffuser material – is burnt out to give that outdoor sunshine feel.
The lights to the …
I talked and showed in an earlier post results from a body painting day with Lou Holmes model and Sam Day body painter and MUA. The first post focussed on trying to capture the whole body work.
This post covers more abstract, close-up, differently angled kinds of shots which really made the most of the colouring of the body paint, though don’t allow to see the paint as a whole. Very interesting how the two sets compare.
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In this series I …
It sounds simple, a single red light overhead and smoke filtering and pouring around the figure.
In practice, getting the pose right isn’t straightforward. More crucially moving the figure forwards or backwards in the light by as little as a few inches makes a huge amount of difference to the way the light falls on the figure.
When you add to that the fire alarm going off with the smoke machine (it’s not supposed to!) all in all this was a frustrating shoot that I expected to be simple.
Model: Rebecca Mitchell
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Using the figure as a body painting canvas is great fun and can leads you into all sorts of places. This particular set featured LouLou as the model and the painting done by Sam Day.
What was interesting for me was trying to find ways to (a) document the development of the artwork and (b) create some interesting shots. I must admit I found this one a struggle, I couldn’t quite get the right frame for this shoot. I tried lots of different things (in another post I’ll look at more …
There is nothing more lovely than a simple north facing window for creating a flattering light for the female form, of for female faces.
Lighting Diagram
With a north facing window above and to the left of our model Holly / IvoryFlame
You can soften the light down on a sun facing window with net curtains, but any window facing away from the sun will give you this wonderful diffused light.
Of course light levels may be very low, so you should increase your ISO rating so you can still comfortably hand-hold your camera …
