Raven Rose Geisha
Mar, 2015Views
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FightGuyPhoto
April 15, 2015
I hope to see this image in the Swords, Knives and Blades challenge! It's fantastic!
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Location
This pic was actually shot in StudioTime
Mid morningLighting
I tried to make the lighting look like she was in a white out, so was bouncing light from reflectors on the floor and off a white floor sheet as wellEquipment
Elinchrom BRX 550 flash heads with softboxes Canon 5 D MkIII 24 - 105mm l series lensInspiration
I found this amazing Kimono on ebay, so I structured a fantasy shoot around the kimonoEditing
Yup I had to bring in the background in Photoshop, and blend it in to make it look like she was actually there. Then a few lighting tweaks so that my artificial light looked more natural. The last was to create a overlay layer with the snowflakesIn my camera bag
Canon EOS 5D MkIII, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM Lens, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro Lens, Helios 135mm prime lens, Canon 5DMkII, extra batteries, cable release, light meterFeedback
Don't stop experimenting, if you learn something its not a failure, so keep shooting and trying until the pics start looking great. Then ... repeat
