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Cover-shoot for Doppler Trio, Hendrik.
Long exposure, flash on second curtain.
20181025 118.JPG

Cover-shoot for Doppler Trio, Hendrik.
Long exposure, flash on second curtain.
20181025 118.JPG
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cameraNIKON D800

settings Aperture f/9 ISO 100 Shutter 21/10 Focal Length 850/10 

locationRijswijk, Zuid-Holland, NL

upload_dateMar, 2019

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Behind The Lens

Location

I met with the members of the Doppler Trio (dopplertrio.com) in the studio for a shot for their new album. My studio is basically an empty office floor with all its charm and lack thereof. For this shoot, it was a great place. The model in this shot is composer / drummer Hendrik Eichler (https://www.hendrikeichler.com).

Time

For this part of the shoot, it had to be dark. As my studio cannot be properly darkened, we met on an evening in October. After some more classic shots, we moved on to this shoot after sunset.

Lighting

Two strong permanent LED lights with standard reflectors and honeycombs were placed camera-left and camera-right respectively. The model moved between these lights during a long exposure. One, sometimes two flashes were fired on the second curtain, i.e. at the end of the exposure. The flashes also had honeycombs in order to avoid light-spills. The background was made of two black paper rolls and a black curtain, giving us about eight meters of black background.

Equipment

As equipment I relied on two studio flashes with short flash duration (Godox QT600) with tele-reflectors and honeycombs and two 150W LED lights with standard reflectors and honeycombs. Further a Nikon D800 with a Nikon 85mm lens on a sturdy tripod, radiotrigger for the flashes and a remote shutter release. Black cloth and paper for the background.

Inspiration

This setup shows so much more than a standard photograph: The "before" is recorded as well, giving a mystic feeling of time and movement. In other, somewhat more sober words: it's a movie in a photo...

Editing

I darkened the ceiling and the floor in post. Otherwise, it was some correction of exposure, clarity and contrast.

In my camera bag

What I have in my bag really depends on the shoot (studio, beach, pool...). I don't think the gear matters too much, it's more in what you do with it. Having said that, I love my Nikon D800 with either a Tamron 24-70mm, Tamron 70-200mm, or a Nikon 85mm. Otherwise triggers, batteries, model releases.

Feedback

Make sure there's absolutely no light on your background (e.g. by using honeycombs and enough distance between the background and the model). With the gritted lights, the model has to stay exactly on the line between the two LED lights, otherwise he's in the dark. It's not easy for the model, be patient. Hendrik did a great job!

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