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clifffawcett
August 30, 2014
Beautiful. Love the colours, the shapes, the play of light and the leading perspective. Wonderful shot.
cathiejeanm
October 15, 2014
Soooo many photos to choose from, but this gets my vote, because you put thought and work into it. Well, and I love it too.
THOMMAS
November 14, 2014
great idea is showing,two pic in top 10,wow,great work, an the winner is !!,lol,very kool photos,best of luck
scottsmallie
June 24, 2016
Love this shot! Fantastic. The patterns on the bodies deepen the texture of the photo.
bernironilleethrasher
August 13, 2016
In viewing this photo, I imagine the world in unity, the waves of brilliance through the eyes of an artist!
carmenvelcic
September 14, 2016
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Location
This photo was taken in my studio on Santa Clara, CA. It was part of a series I was doing on bodyscapes and decided to do something non-traditional by painting the models.Time
We started body painting the models at 10am, it took 7 hours to paint them all. The actual photography session lasted 3 hours so it was a long day.Lighting
The lighting was a from a single 5' diameter round softbox suspended directly over the models and tilted slightly towards the back away from the camera.Equipment
This was shot with a Canon 5DmkII using a 24-105 f/4L lens at 45mm. The lighting was done with an Einstein strobe.Inspiration
I had just completed and published a body of work called Multiscapes that were bodyscapes with up to 5 models and I was trying to determine where to go with the project. I was doing a shoot with the world class body painter Trina Merry and her business card consisted of 6 hands painted in rainbow colors stacked on top of each other. I realized right away that models painted in the colors of the rainbow would make for interesting bodyscape shots.Editing
There was very little post-processing done on these images. In Photoshop I darkened the background to make it pure black and removed a small tattoo that could be seen through the paint on the yellow model.In my camera bag
Besides my Canon 5DmkII, I always have a 24-70mm f/2.8L and a 70-200mm f/2.8L when doing model shoots. I often carry other lenses as well, a 50mm f/1.4, 17-40mm f/4, and a 24-105mm f/4L. I also have 5-7 Pocket wizards and a Sekonic L-358 Light MeterFeedback
The preparation and planning is the hardest part for a shoot like this. Arranging for 7 models, the body painter and an assistant was a scheduling challenge. The day of the shoot is long because of the amount of time it take s to paint all the models, so I a full craft services table setup and kept the models fed and happy. A few Mirmosas help as well.