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Location
I took this photo in a photo studio in San Leandro Ca.Time
Pictures was taken about 11am during a 4 hour shoot. In this section of the shoot we were doing steampunk.Lighting
Strobe to the left, a strobe to the right, and one way up above.Equipment
I used a full frame camera with a 24-105mm lens and, as noted above, 3 strobe lights. All full frame cameras that have come out in the past few years would have been fine for this shoot.Inspiration
I consider myself as a Science, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Art Nude photographer. In this set we (and I do mean we, Taylor and I work together on images) wanted to make a steampunk set using some inexpensive bird-beak masks I found (they are in my FB feed next to this image). The red cloak is just a piece of red cloth. The hat is a witches hat. The lantern is an inexpensive one from Amazon.Editing
The post-processing of Taylor involved lightening up the dark side of her face. For the candle lantern I brightened up the candle and added the rays The background was/is a full black cyclorama set. What makes it different is a texture layer of broken ice. I made ice in a plastic box and when I emptied the box upside down the ice broke (I wanted it to break). I then photographed the broken ice with white plastic underneath. I added this as a texture layer, dropped the opacity and moved the ice photo around until it was at a good location.In my camera bag
I generally take just the equipment I need for a shoot and maybe a spare. In this case: camera, lens, backup lens, pocket wizard, spare batteries and model release.Feedback
Work with your model(s). Get their inputs, suggestions, ideas. Be sure to give your model the agreed number of images, quickly. I find I do my best work with models I've worked with before. Like tomorrow when I doing a Spartan themed shoot with a model I've worked with half a dozen times before.