Here’s a few more images of Katie from week four of our little project. Exasperated from not wearing makeup, she slapped on a little eyeliner and mascara for these pictures. These were all done with natural late-day window light.
Because the weather has still been mostly crap, Katie and I went back to where we started for week one, which is setting up shop in her tiny kitchen. Instead of using the bathroom wall as a backdrop, we used the black bathroom door. And instead of wearing makeup, Katie wore none. Yep, none. Nada. Zilch. At my request, of course. She would never do such a thing on her own, and in fact hated every single second of being photographed as her natural self. But the reason I asked is because she’s obviously beautiful. I think the results here bear that out.
Lighting was as simple as it comes — one AlienBees 400 in a small umbrella.
Katie described herself as looking like a “cavewoman”. I guess all cavewomen were insanely gorgeous then.
Here’s the rest of the photos that Katie and I created during week one of our little experiment.
These were all made in Katie’s super tiny kitchen hallway, as seen below. We had a softbox high and above Katie. I needed to keep Katie a decent distance from a background, so I situated her in front of her bathroom doorway and used the far bathroom wall as a backdrop. I put a small flash in the bathroom with coloured gels on it to light up the wall behind her. Miniature photo studio!
Lastly we moved to Katie’s bedroom and shot some low-light images with only her bedside lamp for illumination, and a 50mm f/1.8 lens to capture it all.
Natasha hates her profile. I happen to think it’s beautiful.
My gorgeous friend Katie, just 17 here, photographed at the Jam Martini bar. Nikon Speedlight bounced off the ceiling.
The green and white object behind Katie’s chin bothers the hell out of me, but this was just a quick snap so I can’t be too hard on myself.
Last time Amanda was seen on this blog, the images were light and bright and she wasn’t wearing very much. We got together for our second shoot at the end of June for something that was a little darker, and with more clothing.
Shot with a Nikon D700 and 85mm f/1.4 lens.
A couple months back, Brandi needed some photos for her new Nutrabolics blog. While we were shooting, I decided to make a time-lapse video using my Nikon D200′s intervalometer. I set the camera up on a tripod in the corner of the studio and shot at 8-second intervals. The 284 images were then glued together into movie form using Apple QuickTime Pro.
Here’s a simple headshot we did with ghetto clamshell lighting:
Hasselblad H3D, ISO 100, f/11
Check out more clamshell lighting examples at Lighting Essentials.
I found Nuria working at a kiosk at the mall. We shot these near the lake, right before a ridiculous rainstorm.
Model: Randall Sutton
Mask: Catherine Skinner
From my first time in a studio, ever.