The Red Door
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UroshGrabner
January 17, 2014
I like the concept, really nice ... except, I would smother the upper part of the model, it is to sharp cut out for me (doesn't look natural)
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Location
This photo was taken in my studio in San Jose, CATime
11amLighting
Lighting consisted of a single strobe placed behind the red door to create the shadow of the door, and a large 3'x4' softbox to camera right to light the model. The strobe behind the door was set to full power and the softbox lighting the model was approximately 1/4 power.Equipment
Canon 5DmkII with a Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L lens at 24mm. Strobes were AlienBee 800s.Inspiration
This photo was inspired by a photo I had seen by Zoltan Toth called Beyond a Dream (https://500px.com/photo/1284330/beyond-a-dream-by-zoltan-toth). It was a free standing red door in front of some clouds. I was doing a series of photos with models facing away from the camera looking towards the horizon or other interesting background so I combined the two concepts to create this image.Editing
Post-processing on this image was fairly straightforward, I did some minor skin retouching on the modell, then replaced the background behind the door with a cloud image, a color overlay helped match the colors of the cloud with the floor and model.In my camera bag
Canon 5DmkII, Canon 17-40mm F/4L, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L, Canon 24-105mm f/4L, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 580 strobe, 4 pocket wizards, intervalometer, CamRanger, lots of memory cards, batteries, and business cards.Feedback
My advice is to plan your shots, every shot I take in the studio has been pre-visualized and planned long before I get to the studio. This is necessary for shots like this because I had to purchase a door and paint it, but even for shots of just a model posing, I have a storyboard or notes written down about the concept and what I am trying to achieve. I have written about my approach to storyboarding and planning out my shoots in this blog post http://craigcolvinphotography.com/the-power-of-sketching-your-photographic-ideas
