Chocolate City
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Behind The Lens
Location
At the old Studio 212 in Metuchen, NJ. It was the home of regular glamour-photography workshops - and at the first workshop I attended, I met the model here (Sativa Verte), which led to a long professional relationship AND friendship.Time
Probably afternoon.Lighting
Couple of strobes with soft boxes, nothing fancy.Equipment
Canon Rebel DSLR and a 24-70mm L-class zoom lens.Inspiration
We were working on a potential DVD project, documenting a pinup/glamour photoshoot. I actually put together the outfit on my own, with the thought of "ya know, I've never done a 'brown'-themed costume before." Luckily, she liked it, and we had a lot of fun with her wearing it (and then NOT wearing it, nudge nudge wink wink say no MORE...).Editing
My standard Photoshop post-production action, which begins with some smart sharpening before kicking in the Portraiture skin-smoothing plugin.In my camera bag
DSLR (currently a Canon Model 6D), 50/85mm primes, 24-70mm and 70-200mm L-class zooms, Speedlight flash.Feedback
It always helps to work with a model you've known for a while: know and respect each others' limits/boundaries, experiment, take suggestions from the model, and above all? HAVE FUN.
