I completed a very enjoyable editorial shoot the other week for Artists & Illustrators magazine. I was called up to photograph Rutland based artist Angela Harding for an editorial piece they were running in the June 2012 edition of the magazine.
Angela is an extremely talented artist and her studio is full of great pieces of work, inspired from the natural environment surrounding the studio.
The image above is an outake from the photoshoot with Angela’s much loved pet dogs who are well and truly part of the scenery.
I spent a few hours last weekend testing out some new lighting setups with the wonderful model Nicole who I have worked with previously.
We had a great big room to use so we could really spread out and go to town on the lighting. The image above was one of my favourite from the session, and was a simple one light setup with a gridded beauty dish to control the light spill. This particular setup can be created in a very small room, including a living room in a home.
Second image is the same location and same background, but lit with multiple lights to give a completely different look. this lighting really makes Nicole’s skin glow.
This last image had a subtle change to the lighting to create a completely different look to the previous image.
A great session completed, and I am really looking forward to trying these lighting setups in photoshoots over the coming weeks.
Last family photoshoot of the year was in the Leicester studio to celebrate family member birthdays and new arrivals. This photoshoot was great fun to do as everyone was relaxed and radiating great big smiles. The baby was the most relaxed 14 week old I have ever come across and a joy to photograph.
This image was created with a single gridded softbox, camera right.
I purchased a small vintage Union Jack flag from ebay a while ago with the express intention of using it as a backdrop to some studio portraits. Really wanted a very large flag for full length portraits, but this is just about suitable for half length max. Its made from cotton and doesn’t have the horrible sheen to it that new cheap flags seem to have.
The opportunity to use it only recently came along when I did a fashion shoot with Penny in the Leicester studio. Hung from a backdrop stand with black cloth behind to soak up the light. Lit with a single EZYBox softbox with grid on a C-Stand.
The Olympics may be just about on us but I will keep hold of this flag for the studio. Will be great for dynamic child and family portraits as well as fashion and beauty photoshoots.
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