Bikini Zone
Naked woman silhouette tummy, hands isolated against black
Naked woman silhouette tummy, hands isolated against black
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Oct, 2019Views
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Winner in Nude in dark Photo Challenge
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Behind The Lens
Location
The photo was taken in a home studio in the Chicago area.Time
I took the photo in the late afternoon while there was still some natural lighting coming through the windows.Lighting
The lighting is all natural lighting from some windows. I placed the model in a location that would get some reflective light from a neighboring building.Equipment
I shot this on a Canon 7D Mark II using a Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM lens. This lens has been my go to lens since I rented it and feel in love with the quality of the photos.Inspiration
A friend ask if I would ever consider doing nude photos? I told her yes, but it would have to be with someone that I both trusted and would trust me. She said she would like for me to do some partially to total nude shots as a gift to her long time boyfriend. I hadn't done anything like this before and was quite nervous about how the shots would look.Editing
I shot everything in RAW and I forgot to set my camera settings to monochrome, so I had a little post work to do. I had to desaturate and then played with the exposure and contrast until I got what I thought was a great shot.In my camera bag
My Canon 7D Mark II, Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM and Sigma 70-200 2.8 EX DG HSM are always in my bag. Spare batteries are an absolute must have as is my MIOPS Smart trigger. I used to have filters in my bag but in the last year I stopped carrying them. I found that once I learned how to really use the Aperture filters became a waste of money.Feedback
Experiment with camera settings, try different things. You don't need to spend a lot of money on filters, light boxes, etc... Sometimes you just have to work with what you have. In my case I didn't use a flash, I just simply worked with the lighting I had coming through the upper part of the windows and closed the aperture to make things a little darker. Do be afraid to play with different lighting techniques either while do the shoot or in post.
