Photo
Jul, 2015Views
178
Likes
Awards
Action Award
Zenith Award
Cool Capture
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
Top Choice
Top Ranks
Top 20 rank
Top 20 rank week 2Top 20 rank week 1
Top 20 rank
Top 20 rankCategories
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
This Photo was taken in my college's photography studio during my first year of studying my A-levels. This was one of my first ever experiences of being in a studio setting so I remember going to adjust the studio lights very cautiously. I spent ages in the studio experimenting with angling the lights differently, using both harsh and soft beams of light. When reviewing the images it amazed me how the atmosphere in them could just switch showing when I had altered how I had used the lights or even positioned them.Time
I took this during one of my study days (When I should have been studying). It was late afternoon so most people in the photography department had left and I had more of a chance of slightly running over the time I had booked the studio to try and get the lighting that I wanted for my final image without bothering anybody.Lighting
I used one studio light for this image with a soft to medium strength of light. This light was positioned to so that it hit the left of the model's face (a friend of mine I had bribed to come in on her day off). I took the image from a vantage point that faced the right of her face so that I captured the side of her face where the shadows cast, giving the image a more dramatic, Hollywood feel to it.Equipment
For this photo I used a DSLR that I rented from my college I can't remember the exact model it was but it was a Nikon. I used one studio light and a white screen as the background of the image. I chose the white screen so that it was act as negative space in the image and subject would really stand out in the image. Also so that some of the light would bonce off it and the light would not be solely focused on spot of the subject leaving the rest of her in the shadows.Inspiration
I love the Hollywood glamour photos of the 1930's and 1940's. I wanted this photo to have the same kind of elegant and dramatically beautiful atmosphere to it that those images had. There was one photo that I loved and this image was loosely based off George Hurrell's photo of Joan Crawford...I even got my friend to wear these thick, long false eyelashes.Editing
The only editing I did to these image was to reduce the saturation of the image to remove any colour from the image.In my camera bag
I always keep a spare battery and SD card in my bag. Also as many different lenses as I can fit in my bag safely so that I have all the options and don't regret not having the one lens that would have been perfect!Feedback
Definitely try to use a black or white screen behind the subject so the lighting that you use in the image really stands out as well as the subject.
