As promised for Bryan… today’s “How it was done”
Things are getting back to the relatively normal pace of “manic” at Oakbase… lots to shoot, lots to test and lots to write about… Major development and exciting changes ahead so keep an eye out… we are growing at an incredible pace and its exciting managing such development.
this “How it was done” is especially for one of my ex students… big hugs Bryan ;0)
Ok you ask I usually deliver if it can be fitted around my commitments at the time… even if it can’t, as this proves, it goes on to my ‘to do” list and it gets sorted!
So… “how was it done”?
This was shot on an Olympus “Wow” day in the Murder Mile studio in Hackney London. It was also a proofing test of the new (then) 17mm f1.8 – sounds sycophantic but “Oly” have yet not missed with there new primes ;0)
The “key” (A – on the sketch) was a now “AWARD WINNING” 36” McGillicuddy multi-modifier. It was configured with the inner baffle and the strip light attachment. to give myself an uber controllable soft, “slice” of light. This as usual was feathered and racked across the main subjects features to create relief.
Speedlight (B) was an FL50r precariously sat on top of the jails RSJ to camera left. It was aimed at the back wall to create separation with a gentle pool of light. The head was “zoomed” to 50mm to constrict and control the spill.
I then lay yet another speedlight ( labeled C) on the bed pointing back towards the shooting position. My primary model – Fred, flagged this light by blocking line of sight. The light still managed to create a little separation with specular highlight.
The last speedlight was manipulated by one of my “Voice operated light stands” – or an assistant for short… I crammed Matt into the corner of the cell and got him to aim the fourth speedlight, fitted with a snoot from my Portaflex kit at the back of the primary subjects head and shoulders – to further emphasize separation and tell that 3D lie in my 2D medium.
The colour again was another simple trick and just involved the use of a Colour temperature orange or CTO gel on the key light and the manipulation of the camera white balance to generate the cool shadows and the slightly more neutral tone on the subject.
A few simple tweaks in post… and OnOnes edges to black to hold the eye within the frame.
Hope that’s answered your questions Mr Elliot ;0)
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