Studio Lighting Workshop and Research

Lighting set-up taken from Light & Shoot Fashion Photos

Lighting set-up taken from Light & Shoot Fashion Photos

Found these examples of lighting set-ups within the book Light & Shoot, Fashion Photos and felt that further to what I said in my analysis of the 3rd shoot this would be a background lighting that would work in the composition as it's almost a frame of the subject which conforms to the idea I've been trying to express of females being viewed as works of art to be admired on their aesthetic and perceived representation of beauty. One issue that arises with this lighting set up is that the background light is a stand placed behind the subject which with the uni's studios isn't feasable so I will bring this up in a workshop and see how I can get the same look within our studio 

Marciej Boryna

Pierre dal Calso

Pierre dal Calso

Seth Sabal

Seth Sabal

Marciej Boryna's is an example included within my visual research which utilises the lighting set-up in my research and also similar ideas are expressed as the subject is aware that she is exhibiting herself for her aesthetic qualities and features and is part of this process of voyeur viewers looking on her and admiring and appreciating her for these. The soft cheekbone jawline definition used for both Boryna's and dal Calso's images is a feature that is subtly hinted at which I will also try to express within my own work. The Pierre dal Calso and Seth Sabal research further shows the definition of cheekbones i've been trying to achieve, highlighting a specific feature of the subject, which to some extent I have achieved through the use of one singular soft box placed above at an angle to the subject but this is another lighting set-up I will question the technique to within the workshop with Adam Mead.  

Make-up- James Kaliardos

Make-up- James Kaliardos

As within the third shoot make-up was used to frame the eyes and as a frame within a frame I want to utilise a blending of the make up shown above by James Kaliardos as I feel it will work as a subtle frame which isn;'t the main focus of the image but adds another layer to this idea of a frame within a frame, a work of art within a work of art, which has obviously will have yet another layer dimension further added with the introduction of the background lighting 'frame'.

Workshop lighting set-up

Workshop images

Workshop images

Workshop images

The lighting set exampled and black background images were achieved through the use of using a high angled soft box with blackboards either side of the subject which produces the soft shadow and drop off and with the right model subtle cheekbone definition that I am trying to achieve for the aforementioned reasons. The red background image suggests how I can light the background in a similar manner to how my visual and lighting set-ups employ by using a snoot fixture at an angle which produces almost a halo effect in this image but if adjusted and utilised in the right way will produce the frame dimension I am trying to achieve.