Two from the studio

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Two from the studio

Postby gooseberry on Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:20 pm

Have been learning about studio lighting recently, and these are a continuation from my previous test shoot. These images were inspired from some fashion mags, trying to recreate the lighting. Thanks to the make-up artist and especially to the model - she's just 15 years old!

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Postby Geoff on Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:04 pm

These are very high quality shots, ones u should be proud of!
Mind sharing the lighting setup u used to get such outstanding results?
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Postby surenj on Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:12 pm

Great shots!
should be on cover of magazines!
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Postby wendellt on Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:17 pm

excellent work
the lighting is very clean and defines the models face well

good to see you used a background that compliments the styling too

hte hair creations are great i could easily imagine the potential of shooting that crazy hair, compliments to your hairdresser

Geoff you can see the lighting position from the reflection in the eyes but im sure theres much more involved than 1 light
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Postby cawdor on Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:11 pm

Great work, I think #2 could easily be a cover photo.
Nicely done.
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Postby adam on Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:34 pm

Very nice!`
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Postby Big V on Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:31 pm

good use of soft boxes to light the subject..these are well exposed
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Postby jethro on Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:33 pm

Brilliant images. colour, sharpness what more can I add
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Postby Yi-P on Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:26 pm

That is excellent!!

How did u got into contact with studio lights and make-up artist??
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Postby gooseberry on Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:22 pm

Thanks everybody for the comments, glad you like them. Will pass on the compliments to the make-up artist/hair stylist.

Geoff,
For the first one, lighting was 1 big soft box right above the model, a small reflector below and a light for the background. Second shot was taken just with 1 big soft box as the model was standing right against the background.

Yi-P,
There are studios that you can rent out by the hour and the people that run them can put you in touch with a make-up artist. Fortunately, I have a close friend who is a make-up artist.
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Postby marcotrov on Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:40 pm

Terrific quality to these images. Certainly would easily grace the cover of any magazine. #1 is my pick here. :wink: Well done
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Postby Matt. K on Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:58 pm

Nice to see some creativity along with some skill!
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Postby gooseberry on Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:25 am

Thanks guys for the kind comments. I must say I'm enjoying learning about lighting.
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Postby Glen on Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:31 am

Gooseberry, that first one is brilliant, nice images and lighting :D
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Postby Poon on Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:11 pm

Beautiful girl.
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Postby Alex on Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:56 pm

Both great images, I like No. 1 especially. Excellent tones and lighting. I'm sure lots of effort must have gone in in producing these.

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Postby seeto.centric on Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:23 pm

nice shots there! for some reason, the 2nd shot made me think she was lying down..

as wendellt complimented you on- the choice of backgrounds goes well with the styling of the model.

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Postby gooseberry on Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:19 am

Thanks glen, poon, alex and julz for the kind comments.
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