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(Pink Images) I was inspired by the color pink. This set was shot around Valentine’s day of 2022.
I purchased the Nanlite Forza 60C RGB LED Monolight to explore the circular spotlight effect on the ground. Because of its RGB feature, I can change it to any color of my choice. It is worth the purchase!
- I placed the Forza 60C monolight above Francesca’s right side to give me that pink top/down circular light effect.
- Then used a beauty dish grid to light Francesca’s upper body.
As you can see, I still need to perfect the use of both constant light and strobe but overall, I am satisfied with how the shots turned out. They’re beautiful.
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(Black/White Images) These images were inspired by the mirror dress Francesca is wearing.
While in NYC, I visited H&M and found this gorgeous sequin/mirror dress for …$4!!!!! It was on clearance(last one) and I just couldn’t pass the deal. It was a large but hey, you just have to work with it and style it.
I can get sparkles out of this dress if I use hard light. It’s beautiful.
*Pro Tip (Optional) : Use a Tiffen Star filter to enhance the sparkles similar to what I have in the b/w images. I used the Tiffen 4 point Star filter. There are 6 point, 8 point, hollywod star, north star effects, etc. It’s your choice of what start filter you’d like to use.
As for the setup, I used a similar setup as in the pink photo and turned it to b/w. I pumped up the contrast and added a bit of clarity.
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I have to give credit to Lindsay Adler’s Learn+ education program as it has elevated my photography skills. I see Lindsay as a mentor and as an extremely talented and kind woman who cares about her community. THANK YOU LINDSAY!
Curtains
AFFC ‘23 EVENT
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INSPIRATION: Hugo BOSS Campaign
SET: Used blackout curtains in the shades of black and grey. I was looking for pattern, texture and wrinkly curtains. The black curtains you see in the above images have a bit of texture that is not overly bright and blends nicely in the dark shade.
LIGHTS: Used a single FJ400 strobe (bare bulb) pointed directly to a V-Flat by VFlatWorld. FJ400 & V-Flat were placed in front of the model, (camera right). I have to admit, the majority of my light was natural light coming from a large window and the strobe just gave it a kiss of light on the subject.
EVENT: AFFC’23 was hosted by AF Talent Management modeling agency. Various creatives created their own setup to photograph 3 models. The models were styled by professional makeup artists, hair stylists and a wardrobe stylist. This was a great way to network with our community while building our portfolio.