Powder Dancer
Nov, 2016Views
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Location
This was shot in the Photo Studio at the JCTC Downtown in Louisville, KY where I am an Adjunct Professor in video.Time
It was an Afternoon/Evening shoot after classes one SaturdayLighting
We had intended to use the studio's mono-strobes but the trigger failed and I was forced to use my kit speed lights with a cheap Neewer trigger system.Equipment
This shot was done On my Canon t3i with an 18-135mm 4.5-5.6 lens. The speed lights were off brand cheapies shooting from behind into two 4X8 V-Bounce cards reflecting back at the model. The Powder (we Used sifted four for the dollar store) was thrown by to assists from either side of the model.Inspiration
More or less I liked the look and design of powder photography and wanted to explore it more. This has lead to several other shoots in this style and more are planned. The other HUGE factor was my talent. The Model, Deanna, is a stellar dancer, acrobat and burlesque performer. I knew this medium would both appeal to and show off her abilities.Editing
Post processing is a MUST for this style of photo using speed lights. I had to stop down fairly far and the t3i beyond 800 ISO is basically useless. The images were brightened and noise reduced in Lightroom with a few additional tweaks in Photoshop.In my camera bag
Nowadays I run with a Canon 5DMk3, Canon 24-105L f4.0, Tamron 70-200 f2.8 with the t3i in there for backup. My lighting is still very budget, all coming from Godox and Neewer. It's not the expense of the gear, its what you do with it.Feedback
The best advice I can give would be STUDY other work in this genre. Youtube and other websites have ALOT of info on this. Use max power on the lights, HSS is a requirement if you wnat shallow DOF. Most important. SHIFT THE FLOUR! Otherwise it will clump and not be pretty. Finally DO NOT USE TALCOM POWDER it is dangerous to inhale. Also make sure your model does not have a gluten allergy. Check out more powder shots on my site h2z3photovideo.com
