Workshop in London – with Melissa
Last week our tutor Ion Paciu run a one to one nude photography workshop in Central London featuring Melissa as model. Melissa was fabulous, Ion and his student used a variety of new lighting setups to create appealing art nude images.
The light used was natural light, studio lights (500w monoblocks) and, this time, a very special light source: a projector, yes, he used a projector to illuminate the model. We will list here some of the lighting and settings used in the making.
First image was shot with the model seating on a chair.
Settings: camera in Manual exposure mode (M) – shutter speed 1/160th – 100 ISO – aperture f8.
Lighting: 2 large softboxes, one on the left side at a low angle, second on the right side parallel with the model, simple lighting to create fine shaping lines and shadows and to miss the chair, model appears that is floating.
Model seating on an invisible chair.
Second image: the model lying on the floor – bodyscape.
Settings: camera in Manual exposure mode (M) – shutter speed 1/160th – 100 ISO – aperture f11.
Lighting: 2 narrow softboxes, one on the left side, second on the right side, both parallel with the model.
Model laying on the floor – bodyscape.
Model laying on the floor, same image but taken from a different angle.
Model seating on the floor.
Settings: camera in Manual exposure mode (M) – shutter speed 1/160th – 100 ISO- aperture f8.
Lighting: 1 large softbox placed on the right side, the second light (a basic reflector) was placed right behind the model – the reflector was intended to add the bright rim light on the arms.
Model seating on the floor.
Model standing wearing long boots.
Settings: camera in Manual exposure mode (M) – shutter speed 1/160th – 100 ISO – aperture f5.6.
Lighting: 2 narrow softboxes, one on the left side, second on the right side, both parallel with the model.
Model standing.
Model standing and wearing long boots.
Model standing – body landscape, minimalist lighting.
Settings: camera in Manual exposure mode (M) – shutter speed 1/160th – 100 ISO – aperture f11.
Lighting: 1 softbox placed on the left side behind the model, this is one very simple lighting style designed to highlight only the fine edges of the body only.
Bodyscape.
Model standing – minimalist lighting.
Settings: camera in Aperture priority mode (A) – shutter speed 1/60th, 1200 ISO – aperture f2.8 – EV -1.
Lighting: modelling lamp from 2 softboxes – left and right – the modelling lamps can be powerful but ISO must be increased considerably in order to achieve the desired exposure.
Modelling lamps from softboxes on both sides at high ISO.
Model seating on an a chair.
Settings: camera in Manual exposure mode (M) – shutter speed 1/160th – 100 ISO – aperture f16
Lighting: 2 softboxes, one on the left side at a low angle, second on the right side parallel with the model.
Model seating on an a chair lit with minimalist lighting.
Model lying on the floor – extreme soft light
Settings: camera in Aperture priority mode (A) – 1200 ISO – aperture f2.8 – EV -2
Lighting: modelling lamp from 1 softboxe – on top of the model
Model lying on the floor lit with one soft box modelling lamp.
And finally, the greatest studio lighting test, images taken using the light from a projector.
Model standing – extreme hard light + very soft light
Settings: camera in Aperture priority mode (A) – 1200 ISO – aperture f2.8 – EV -2
Lighting: one projector lamp in full zoom on the left side, one modelling lamp from right side, background: light from the window.
Model lit with projector lamp and softbox modelling lamp.
Model lit with projector lamp and softbox modelling lamp.
Model lit with projector lamp, background lit with softbox modelling lamp.
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Q U A L I T Y shots !!! I love every single one of them; Proper use of light & shadows. Spot on!
Cheers CK!