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Just between two walls

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“My studio is not big enough”
“I can’t shoot full bodies because….”

 

Well we all heard the excuses, or maybe even used them ourselves.
In reality however it’s often much less dramatic than one might think, often it’s just a matter of being creative with the area you have available, don’t just think about shooting full bodies (or whatever) against seamless where you have to have the model 2-3 mtrs from the background (although close to the seamless can be very interesting as I will show in another blog post), but think about what you can do with small spaces, and trust me, often the smaller the space the more interesting it can get.

 

In these shots I shot the model in between two walls in our studio, it’s just a small area where we normally walk on the stage, it’s tight and not really an area where you would think you would shoot, but when we prepared the studio with walls I did let the painters paint the walls because I thought I saw the potential… 😀 in the end it indeed is one of my favorite spots.

 

Roosmarijn Mei 22 2014 (57 of 155)-Edit-Edit

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Aimed light

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One of the most difficult things to do is really aiming your light.
In a lot of workshops you will see big soft boxes aimed at the model from a moderate distance, this is of course very understandable for the simple reason that in fact you really can’t go wrong…. however the resulting image is often “a bit flat” and not that interesting lighting wise.

 

A next step is using smaller light sources like striplights or for example a beauty dish with grid.
For example in this shot I used a small striplight.

Roosmarijn Mei 22 2014 (73 of 155)-Edit

It can get way more interesting however when we start lighting our model from the back and creating a very dark front. Now normally one would let the model look upward to catch some light, but often that doesn’t really result in the image you want, a model looking towards the camera always has a little bit more….. connection, especially with glamour.

 

In the next shot I used a beauty dish from the back and lit the models face with a very small light source, in this case a snoot with grid.

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At a bit of spice to a shoot with sunglasses

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Often I’m asked “What to do to spice up a shoot”
Well you can a lot of things of course, but one thing that I always find fun and can really add a little bit of an edge to a session is let the model play with sunglasses.

 

During a workshop with Sharon we added this little accessory and played with it.

 

Sharon Mei 17 2014 (56 of 121)-Edit-Edit

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Ultimate workshop Weekend August 1-2

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I’m very excited about this blogpost 😀
On August 1-2 we will host the first Ultimate workshop weekend in our studio in Emmeloord.
This is without a doubt the most complete and informative model photography workshop you will find anywhere.

Platjo d aro workshops Mei 2014 (129 of 196)

Day 1:
Full studio day from 10:00-22:00
We start with a Q&A in which we determine the topics for the day, this way the workshop will contain the topics that you want to see explained, the light setups/backgrounds/themes you struggle with etc.

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Evening 1:
A nice diner and portfolio review
Hang with our team during a nice diner and have your portfolio reviewed in the group during the later hours.

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Day 2:
The location day from 10:00-18:00
Working on location has a whole different range of challenges and we will discuss them during this day.
We start again with a Q&A after which we use different locations near our studio ranging from edgy to nature. We will be using flash, natural light, reflectors etc.

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Day 2 afternoon:
Retouching part
Learn how to control your workflow, retouch techniques for Photoshop and the use of plugins
Business tips
At the end of the day we will end with a seminar about business tips, building your brand, working with social media and much much more.

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The costs for the weekend is set at 999.00 euro
This includes the diner, lunches etc.

You will receive a certificate of participation and a signed poster print by Frank.
No hotel and flights are covered, but we will offer a good location.
Group size is limited to 8 people and the language of the workshop will be English.

You can register via this link