Last weekend I had the privilege of helping Kent Marcus and Levi Gardner at a fashion shoot for the Beaumont Street Food and wine Festival. The models had two outfits each. One from the lingere store Sassy Essentials, and one evening wear from Katillys Boutique. The hair was done by Goop Hair and Body and the Makeup by Tranzformations & Eye Candy. Here are a few images I managed to capture during the process.
Be warned, this post is going to get a little technical, but stick with me. This was a great learning experience for me.
There were four setups. The first, seen below, was a grey paisley backdrop for close head shots. For this, Kent used a large octagonal soft box to light the models.
The second was a back drop that the guys had made the previous evening, literally. They had used newspaper and very roughly painted it onto the back of some laminate with cheap white paint. This gives a really interesting effect. For this set up, Levi was using a large octagonal light box as well. It seemed to be the light of choice for the day.
The third set up was a whit seemless paper roll for the backdrop and a white reflective board for the floor. You can see this on the right of the image below. For this setup, Kent used two lights, one on either side of the model, in order to blow out the background and creat a clear image in the reflective surface on the floor.
The final setup, picture below, was a large sequin fabric and a large square soft box.
Here I have attempted to make a little something of one of the images I managed to capture.
Of course, the guys were shooting tethered, so there was no need for cards and everything could be checked instantly. Kent's assistant and stylist was constantly making sure that they got the images they needed before moving on.
The shoot was actually secondary to the fashion show that was being put on for the Beaumont Street Food and Wine Festival. Here are some of my shots from the Runway.
A little bit of advertising at the end for good measure
The second was a back drop that the guys had made the previous evening, literally. They had used newspaper and very roughly painted it onto the back of some laminate with cheap white paint. This gives a really interesting effect. For this set up, Levi was using a large octagonal light box as well. It seemed to be the light of choice for the day.
The third set up was a whit seemless paper roll for the backdrop and a white reflective board for the floor. You can see this on the right of the image below. For this setup, Kent used two lights, one on either side of the model, in order to blow out the background and creat a clear image in the reflective surface on the floor.
The final setup, picture below, was a large sequin fabric and a large square soft box.
Here I have attempted to make a little something of one of the images I managed to capture.
Of course, the guys were shooting tethered, so there was no need for cards and everything could be checked instantly. Kent's assistant and stylist was constantly making sure that they got the images they needed before moving on.
The shoot was actually secondary to the fashion show that was being put on for the Beaumont Street Food and Wine Festival. Here are some of my shots from the Runway.
A little bit of advertising at the end for good measure
