From a photo session I did a couple of days ago. Just outside the frame are two of my friends who stood on ladders to either side of the model, tossing the dress into the air on my count to create the flowing effect.
I love using rental studios because they often provide the lighting equipment (such as in this case), making it easy for me to work with expensive professional lighting gear without needing to own it. This was lit using two Profoto D2 strobes; the main light in a Westcott 59” Zeppelin Parabolic, providing soft, even illumination. This light was positioned in a way that it wasn't pointing directly at the model, a technique I've been told is called "feathering", which further softened the light on the model as well as reduced the amount of light spill onto the background. A second light in a 1x4’ Profoto strip box was positioned just below the main light to add additional light to the dress; this was also slightly "feathered" to make the lighting less direct and to also reduce spill onto the background. While I’m happy with the results, I feel a subtle hair light could have added an extra layer of polish to the final image.
Canon 5D MKIII, Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II lens, set to f/7.1, 1/200th sec, ISO 160.
Dec 06, 2024 at 07:17 AM
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