In Spirit of Fashion Week
This is still from the same series of fashion tests I did last weekend. I'm trying all different kinds of lighting to see what works and what doesn't. Here, I used my trusty Canon 70-200 mm lens, but next time, I would like to see results from more compression. What if I shot it with my Canon 24-70 mm? I had to sit on the other side of the studio for full-length shots. LOL
Straight out of the camera, I didn't love this picture. I wanted to shoot this at F22 to get the background darker, but then I lost sharpness. Therefore, I cheated and burned the image a bit. Is it too dark? It looks better on my website against a black setting:
Lighting: (Why do I never write this down or take pictures of my setup?!) I think I placed a medium softbox over head on a boom for that illuminated floor. The seamless paper is Slate Gray. The softbox may have had a grid. And for the main light, I think I just lowered the strip light from the previous shot.
Okay, I'm done talking to myself now. Have a great day, everybody!
Photographer: Amy Dunn
Photo assistant: Jon S.
Makeup artist: Diana Manzanares
Hair stylist: Scott Wasserman
Clothing stylist: Tie
Model: Bethany
Dex Studios, New York
New York City, 2009
www.amydunn.com
Comments and faves
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bigalbest [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
With the 24-70 you get a distorted effect that can exaggerate the size of objects in the photo, like feet or heads. The 70-200 works nicely for these but yes you do need some room to work. I haven't noticed any loss of sharpness with my 70-200 at small apertures but there could be different reasons for this. And more space is also needed to control the darkness of the background.
Here is a link to a distorted 24-70 shot at small apertures:
www.flickr.com/photos/22790325@N04/3242534448 /
And basically the same setup with the 70-200:
www.flickr.com/photos/22790325@N04/3273930408 /
I really love you stuff and wish I had your resources, keep up the great work.
R.Purvins (52 months ago | reply)
Great picture! Pose and light works fantastic together with the stunning model!
Amy Dunn (52 months ago | reply)
Thanks, RP!
Big Al! Thank you for that juicy post. I see what you mean about the distortion, and I kinda feared that. Full-length images are still challenging. I'm pretty much up against the other wall when I shoot. At least I can cheat in PS if I absolutely have to.
NJBphotography (Mobile Noel) (52 months ago | reply)
Great job with the lighting! Im still learning in that area so sorry no help from me!
BTW, I love that studio space you have! If I had that space Id be soo rich right now!
chock_dee [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
I never liked the white backround on flickr. And I have to say I really like shorter focal length pictures recently. Kinda like the stuff Bil Zelman does. I just ordered an 35mm f2 for my system to get that 50mm feeling (damn cropped sensors I tell ya).
Melissa Rodwell had an post on shooting wide in fashion on her blog, but sadly I cannot link to it for some weird reason. It is on fashionphotographyblog dot com on the second page.
BTW: I don't think the picture is too dark, its moody ;)
Cheers, Joris
Amy Dunn (52 months ago | reply)
heehee, thanks Noel. :)
Hey, Joris! Your feedback is always appreciated, thank you. I feel you on the white background. It's really...bright and tends to burn the retinas at times.
Thanks for sending me Zelman's link. I definitely like his work, even the stuff that breaks all the rules. Let me go check out MelRod.
mooseisloose ~ Gary (52 months ago | reply)
This image works for me 'as is'.........I think the lighting is fine, I love the shadows and any more light might burn out the skin tones. But then....I'm an amateur with no studio experience.....what do I know? Great shot!!
PeteTsai (52 months ago | reply)
Yet another nice shot. I like it with the one exception that to my eye I'd like to see the color and texture of the shirt shes wearing brought out a little more. But thats just my untrained eye...
Thanks for always taking the time to give lighting info, its one of the reasons I always like checking out your work. :)
Amy Dunn (52 months ago | reply)
Thanks, dudes! Gary, sometimes it's OK to just like something and not have to explain why. I appreciate the kudos and have learned a few things for minor tweaks the next go-round.
And thanks for coming back, Pete! I'll try to be more diligent about taking photos of the actual set-up, but my mind is usually in 100 different places when I'm on set. Usually on 99 different kinds of food.
I, too, thought about bringing out the red, but then I remembered that fashion (these days) are all about desaturated colors. I had highlighted the clothing with the softbox above, and it looked too commercial for my taste. So I burned it.
chock_dee [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
Hey Amy, if you like Zelman, maybe you are interested in his interview on Strobist: strobist.blogspot.com/2009/02/hanging-loose-w ith-bil-zelm... , I love the described cloth technique and can't wait to try it myself.
I have to say, I especially like his rule breaking. He even makes noise look good, plus his stuff is very down to earth, something I want to become good in myself.
So, did you like Melissas stuff? She does have an Flickr account too: www.flickr.com/photos/fashionphotographyblog/
Have a nice weekend.
Cheers, Joris
eduardo_frances (52 months ago | reply)
Amy this set of full body photos rocks a lot! I wouldn't touch the background -i just put the photo against a full page mid gray background and the BG in the photo looks perfect!
Wanna adopt a 3rd world country photographer as your assistant :D? hahaha
Keep up the great work!
paddyragz (52 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot of model .. great pose... and lighting.. very glamourous..
Cheers Paddyrags
dg:photo [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
Great shot, love the look and the boots :)
LENSOVERTURE (51 months ago | reply)
Superb shot !!!
lombrum63 [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot love it.
harrietmccaw (48 months ago | reply)
this is great. incredibly editorial and of the moment editorial, what you'd see in the high end fashion glossies. quite commercial. model is beautiful. x
chaphotography (48 months ago | reply)
fantastic work.. and thanks for the details!
DCM Productions (46 months ago | reply)
Great shot, I love the lighting....
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Autumn-Liberty (44 months ago | reply)
really good :)
zeldalove (43 months ago | reply)
amazing!
CR Artist (42 months ago | reply)
excellent photo!!
umdee_umdeex (42 months ago | reply)
this is beautiful. I love the model's pose and the overall composition.
tovoc (42 months ago | reply)
Great shot. Love it
svalbardsempress (41 months ago | reply)
Great photo!
xx
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Jackelini (41 months ago | reply)
hehe i have those boots Charlotte Russe
Shorts 2012 (41 months ago | reply)
wow so cool women
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Meli/stressed out :[ (40 months ago | reply)
your fashion photos look stunning :) I like the pose, lighting, her make-up and boots :)!!!!!!
amjadisb (40 months ago | reply)
I like it
Brianna Terese (40 months ago | reply)
So lovely!
GlamDama (40 months ago | reply)
Very nice picture.
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steven30300 (39 months ago | reply)
great image really good pose
ChristopherVincent (39 months ago | reply)
those shoes are vicious. <3
chiCkaa.! (38 months ago | reply)
fashionista, i love it
Mike & Sibi ヅ photographers (38 months ago | reply)
I like it
AlexGheorghe1 (37 months ago | reply)
this picture is simply gorgeous!
the lighting, the model, the outfit, and the make-up fit togther perfectly. Great job!
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Andrea Zuart (36 months ago | reply)
i really like this
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Nahuel D'Angelo ( N.style ) (34 months ago | reply)
woooooow good light!!
.:: Daniel Klein ::. (33 months ago | reply)
Great lighting!
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bvstudio (32 months ago | reply)
:D
_Pitalim_ (31 months ago | reply)
I think the background looks great! Good job!
Jennifer Chelsea (30 months ago | reply)
perfect
Waqas A.M. Siddiqui (30 months ago | reply)
CAn i use this picture commercially?
Mario Ormazabal (28 months ago | reply)
Buena actitud
marcellucray (25 months ago | reply)
inspriring lightning shot...............
Angelo Beltran Photography (10 months ago | reply)
sexy kneeling pose. great lighting.