Jolien-519-S
Belgian fashion model, Jolien. In studio, February 2014
Belgian fashion model, Jolien. In studio, February 2014
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Location
The photo was taken in studio space I sublease from Digital Merit Studios, in Long Island City, Queens, just across the river from Manhattan.Time
Mid-afternoon on a winter day.Lighting
Fairly straight-forward studio lighting. Three Broncolor strobes; key light and fill light were housed in 3'x5' and 2'x3' soft boxes. A honeycomb filter was used over the directional hair light. Two bare slave lights were used on the floor to even out the light on the white paper background.Equipment
Canon EOS 7D with an EF-S 18-135mm lens at f/11, 1/160th second, ISO 100. Focal length: 75mm.Inspiration
I was recruited to escort the model from her hotel to the studio for a workshop with other photographers. It was the day after a major snow storm in New York and the streets in the area of the studio had not yet been cleared. The model was a European fashion model, in New York for Fashion Week. Her hotel was close to the studio so we were able to negotiate 8 blocks of half-cleared sidewalks (she had arrived from Belgium with weather-appropriate attire). However the streets were worse than the sidewalks and none of the scheduled photographers showed up for the workshop. The model and I had an unscheduled private photo session.Editing
Standard processing for a head shot; smoothing complexion, etc. The final image was desaturated by creating a black-and-white image in NIK's Silver Efex Pro 2 and then applying the b/w image over the color image at 70%.In my camera bag
Two cameras (Canon EOS 7D and Fuji XT-1), six lenses, three or four Pocket Wizards, media cards, extra batteries, rechargers, lens hoods.Feedback
For me, the model is everything. If you're working with an experienced and photogenic model, you're starting out on third base.
