Nude Study - Arched Back
Stretched out pose on the floor with arms reaching backwards.
Stretched out pose on the floor with arms reaching backwards.
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Location
This photo was taken in my studio at home, in Centurion, South Africa. A really good friend of mine was so kind as to pose for the session, being very patient while exploring some dark studio photography.Time
I have a multipurpose space I use for photography amongst other things. The room contains skylights, so had to wait until evening to get the best out of the dark environment.Lighting
The lighting setup was done with video lights with some coloured filters, creating some hints of colour. When the image was desaturated, just enough colour was left to leave a hint of the original saturation. Ultimately the setup was super-simple with two box lights, one with a yellow filter, the other with a red filter.Equipment
The image was taken on my old Canon 550D with a 100mm macro lens if I recall correctly. The lighting setup was standard video box lights. I have them at hand and not yet made the financial investment into studio strobe lights. The shot was taken on a tripod with a longer exposure and a lot of patience.Inspiration
I've always wanted to experiment with dark studio photography, but never really had space or the equipment to really pull it off. When we finally moved into our new house and I acquired a decent backdrop, I thought to re-tackle the challenge and see what happens. Needless to say, the final result looks spectacular and I am really pleased with the way the whole shoot turned out.Editing
The only post-processing on the photo was desaturating the colour, leaving about a 5% hint of the original saturation. A tweak here and there with some curve adjustments.In my camera bag
Now I shoot on a Canon 6D Mark II. I always have my standard 24-105mm lens. I also have a telephoto lens and 100mm macro lens with me.Feedback
I think the biggest secret to a shot like this is having a big enough space to shoot in. Dark photography requires space. You don't want the light to spill into the background. Having a black backdrop that absorbs light is also really useful. Having focussed studio light I think would help a great deal to get light in just the right location. I had standard video box lights, so you need to up the exposure time to get a decent image. Therefore a tripod is essential to shoot on. Having a model that can be perfectly still during the exposure also helps a great deal. Finally just a great deal of patience - especially with older cropped sensor cameras that don't have the ISO range to capture dark images that well.
