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davidbidmead
December 05, 2013
Wow! This picture is scintillating ! shows great skill. Love your work , amazing.
ZiggyIzalco
January 15, 2015
10 out of 10 for the creativity, use of light, visual impact, preparation and clean up ! huge effort and huge reward. Thanks for sharing such a unique image
pedronunoferreira
July 24, 2015
Masterpiece of outstanding creativity. Voted for Black and White Compositions Photo Contest.
detontoparalelo
June 10, 2016
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Behind The Lens
Location
For this shot I converted my studio apartment into a photo studio. I pushed my bed, tv, sofa and love seat to the side and draped a meticulously ironed white muslin sheet as a backdrop.Time
This shoot took place at about 11pm.Lighting
For lighting I used a small army of lights I made myself. I had a 4' x 4' soft box illuminated with 8 florescent light tubes (soft white), I used 4 spot lights at 120 watts each, and my Speedlight 600 for some fill. I set my EF 18-55mm lens to 1/80 f/4.0 with the ISO set to 1600Equipment
I was using my simple Canon EOS Rebel T3i mounted with a the standard EF 18-55 mm (f 3.5), Continuous lighting in the form of fluorescent tubes were used to light the set while a few spot lights were aimed at the model. I then used my Speedlight 600 to reduce shadows.Inspiration
This photo was a result of collaborating with an aspiring model who was wearing chocolate scented perfume. She wanted a photo that was simple, elegant, flirty, erotic all while maintaining a strictly artistic nature.Editing
The photo was modified to make it black and white. I then added a little clarity by increased the brightness of the white and the darkness of the black. A few blemishes were also removed.In my camera bag
My photography bag includes a Canon 5D, a 27 and a 55 mm prime lens, a few filters, and a Speedlight 600.Feedback
If you are trying to something similar, I would recommend a bit of patience. We used 6 quarts of chocolate over 3 attempts. The most difficult part is pouring the chocolate so it goes where you want it to.