self-portrait no. 1 - headless

the model

Earlier this week I attended an excellent workshop on lighting run by Wex Photo Video.  It was led by professional photographer, Darren Fellows, who made sure the session was fun, engaging and highly informative from start to finish. 

Here are some of the photos I took of Olivia, a lovely model from Derby who helped all us to get the best shots we could.  The lighting kit was supplied by Rotolight, a family run business based in Pinewood Studios.

 

 

 

 

 

 

portraits

This week the photography group I'm part of is exploring flash and other lighting forms.

dreams and nightmares - no. 5

 shadows in the night

Dear Sheddists,

things look so different in the dark.  Shadows threaten to consume us, we make out strange faces and patterns emerging from the gloom.

The photo above makes use of an expensive new lighting kit I acquired whilst I was away. Three small LED flashlights bought from Tesco's for the princely sum of £3.50 each. One was used as an up-lighter, one as a down-lighter and the last was hand-held. 

A little under-exposure coupled the new lighting rig produces long shadows in the night.  A simple toothbrush, a tube of tooth-paste, a towel and an open tap all take on different appearances in the gloom.

Yours as ever,

electrofried(mr)