Today Graciella was in our studio for a portfolio session, and we wanted to do something a bit different at the end of the session. It was the first time Graciella was in our studio but I guess it won’t be the last time.

In this blog post you will find the results of the session and also a small iPhone4 backstage video we shot during the shoot.

We started out with a pink theme which was the idea of Graciella herself.
After that we switched to a bit more low key settings and we ended with something I’ve been wanting to do for some time, working with hard backlights and lots and lots of smoke. I think the end results are very close to what I had in mind, but it will be something I want to get back to in the future.

I will probably also start using Graciella for the workshops in 2011, so make sure you book one when they come online 😀

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Today it was time for the workshop.
With the workshops during the Photovision Roadshow I choose to do very small groups instead of the bigger workshops we do during the weekends independent on a tour. This way I can also work a bit on my own portfolio and give a different kind of workshop. I love doing both of course but both are slightly different experiences for both me and the students.

We started out with a small round table conversation about technique and explaining everything from calibrating the lichtmeter to light control and measuring the light, but most of all calculating the light response, or in other words… what you need to make a white background or a black background with the meter within seconds.
To bring some of the techniques into practice we went outside with the first model and started a urban like session………

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