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This was shot in the studio of the college I teach photography at. Her name is Eleanor, she is an amature model and this was one of her first shoots. She has a fantastic shape to her face and great symetryTime
This was taken in the evening after the college had closed. She was quite nervous to start with but soon started to enjoy it and we got some great shotsLighting
I went for high key and very frontal lighting. The main light was in front and very close to the camera and the model, light was the pushed in from the bottom by the model holding white card as a reflector. The lighting was all provided by canon speedlights in soft boxesEquipment
It was shot with a canon 70D and a 70-200 f2.8 set at around 2.8 to give very narrow depth of field. The background was seamless black and it was hand held.Inspiration
I liked the symetry of her face and the hand edge to her dark fringe that combined with the background acted as a frame for her face. I was trying to flaten the face to focus only on the features, lips and eyes..Editing
I added some bits of fringe to fill in gaps and also cleaned up the edge of her lips to make them sharp. Any small imperfections on the skin were also removed. All post was done in photoshopIn my camera bag
It varies depending on what i am shooting but I have always used Canon gear and usually have spares of everything in case of breakdown, so far this has not happened.I tend to use speed lights for all of my photography because they are small and portable for location shoots. They can be doubled up to boost power. The main disadvantage of them is the battery charging that has to be done after every shoot.Feedback
In most of my work I try to find an interesting and different way to shoot, I love experimenting with lighting and have found some interesting techniques doing this. I would say its best to learn how to use lighing effectively and follow the rules then when you know what you are doing throw the rules out of the window. I am always trying to come up with new things for my students to try and this keeps my own work interesting and exciting.
