I'll keep this short because I have to go soon but thought I would post something up because I've been lazy lately. This shot was for actress/model Marie Lynn (http://www.actressmarielynn.com).
We wanted to channel the Halloween spirit and do a promotional shot for her website.
It's a 2-light setup with two on the side and a bounce in the front. I wanted a dramatic directional light instead of a soft beauty light to achieve the mood I needed. The model was to be wrapped in barbed wires and her face being slightly in shadow with piercing eyes staring out.
Light A: AlienBee 800 with medium photoflex softbox a little bit on the side.
Light B: I didn't have a second softbox so I used one of my smaller DIY lightpanels with a Sunpak 383.
Bounce: To open up the shadow on the face, I used a silver-backed foamcore that was lying around and put it in front of the model.
The background was a black paper background. All the spill light made it gray.
Update: The 7D was an awesome camera. Very responsive. The ISO performance wasn't as good as the full-framers though so I went back to the 5Dmk2.
Nice work - I like the smokey/scratchy effect around the edges. What did you use for the barbed wire?
ReplyDeleteThanks John, the wires were bought at a Halloween/costume store. They were made of really soft plastic with blunt tips.
ReplyDeleteI had to retouch all the blunt tips. I did forget to make one of the shadows pointy so I'll have to re-upload another version.
Awwwww - taken down! Too bad - it was a nice piece of work.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what happened but it's back now.
ReplyDeleteNice shot! Was the silver foamcore directly on the floor or about waist level?
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