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Multiscape
Multiscape
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Oct, 2013Views
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Awards
People's Choice in Skin in Black and White Photo Contest by Chromasia
People's Choice in Skin in Black and White Photo Contest by Chromasia
Outstanding Creativity
Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
Peer Award
Top Choice
Exceptional Contrast
All Star
Superior Skill
Jaw Dropping
Magnificent Capture
Genius
Top Class Lighting
Great Find
Master Editing
Emotions
Impressed
Top Ranks
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Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 2
Top 30 rank week 5
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chadthompson
December 15, 2013
Love it!! Very cool idea and perfect lighting. Congrats on the award!
wideopenspaces
December 26, 2013
Great outstanding photo, composition and texture. But did you hear the one ...It goes something like this- when I die I want to be buried head first. So then everyone.....Write back if you want to hear the punch line. But seriously, it is an awesome picture no matter how you look at it.
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MKYoung
March 15, 2014
Do I really need to comment on why I personally like this photo? Aside from the professional quality of this capture the subject matter has definitely got my attention.
ozzie_morrow_jr._7557
March 25, 2014
Wow I would have loved being there just to see you pose the models great composition and the use of light
DesertEdgePhotography
June 26, 2014
Now that's a beautiful landscape! Perfect lighting, focus, framing, and finish!
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Location
At a studio in Santa Clara, CATime
6pmLighting
This was lit by two 4'x1' gridded strip boxes placed behind the models at 45*Equipment
This was shot with a Canon 5DmkII with a 24-70mm f/2.8L lens at 70mm, and Profoto flashesInspiration
This was part of a larger project called Multiscapes which was inspired while walking in the Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley NP. I came to a series of dunes that looked like the curves of a woman's body and reminded me of some bodyscape shots I had done in the past. When I had the opportunity to do bodyscapes with 5 models I attempted to recreate the shapes of those sand dunes.Editing
Post-processing was minimal, I darkened the background to make it pure black and did some skin retouching to get rid of blemishes.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
Draw sketches and pre-visualize the shots you want to get before going to the studio, they don't have to be elaborate, just enough to convey your idea and jog your memory. For lighting have the lights very low, just slightly higher than the model so you get the light to rake across the surface of the model's body.
