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Model: Madeleine Kanyama
Photographer: Steffie Neve
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Souldr
July 24, 2016
Just looking at some of your photos and you have some very beautiful images, thanks for sharing.
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leithchamberlain
September 26, 2016
Can I put this on my Facebook page, and credit you, and say "Black is Beautiful?" It's such a powerful statement for today's political atmosphere.
peedee66
November 07, 2016
I'm making phone calls to a few ladies that I know who can pull this off, SO INSPIRATIONAL!!!
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adavies
August 13, 2017
Love it! Really well done! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my Make a Mess portrait challenge:)
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/make-a-mess-no-nudes-photo-challenge-by-adavies
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JiriThomas
October 19, 2017
Funny thing.. i just installed the app yesterday and uploaded a few photos. Today i started looking at photographs from other users, when i came to this one, my first thought was: “this is Neve’s photograph”. I was right! Guess you have something recognisable about your work! Amazing job, as always! :)
NevePhotography
October 20, 2017
Thank you so much! That is by far the highest compliment I can receive :) It inspires me to keep creating.
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Location
I took this photo, in my home studio. Actually, the studio wasn't set up as we were finished shooting the concept we had planned. We had some time, before Madeleine (model) had to catch her bus, so we decided to shoot some freestyle beauty shots, against the wall.Time
It was taken around 8 PM. We had been shooting different fashion set-ups all day and this was our "Let's just have fun and mess up your makeup" moment.Lighting
This was shot, using my favorite source of light - a single beautydish. Because I wanted it to look like she was emerging from the darkness, I used a grid and placed the light, slightly above her, as a way of almost painting the strongest and most beautiful features on her face and to avoid too much catchlight in her eyes, to create mystique.Equipment
This was shot with my Canon Rebel T3i and a 85 mm lens.Inspiration
In this case, I was inspired by the model. Any other person in my studio that day, and this photo wouldn't exist. It was really random and impulsive, but it didn't take me more than a few shots to realize, that we were creating something really amazing.Editing
While the beauty dish created alot of contrast in this photo, I wanted to increase it even more, like almost over the top. I did this, because I didn't want anything else, than the most important elements, to be visible. I also used different curves layers to paint in some more light and shadows, skin retouch and dodge/burn.In my camera bag
In my bag, I have my Canon Rebel T3i, 50 mm lens, and sometimes an 85 mm, that I borrow. That will be my next investment, so I can take it with me, when I'm working outside of Denmark. A reflector just in case, but I never really use it.Feedback
Well, first you should forget some of the basic rules in lighting, because I did break a few of those. Imagine the beauty dish as a spot light. The cool thing is, that you don't have to worry much about the background. It will darken it out. When setting up your light, turn on the model light, and move the lamp around, to get a sense of how the light will fall on the models face. You want to be careful not to place the light too much, above her head, as that will darken the eye area, giving her something called "batman eyes". Shoot it as close as possible, so you'll have plenty of details in her face.
