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Leanna in a miniskirt and fishnet stockings. She couldn't get her corset done in time for this shoot (or for the med formal) but we got to use the lower part of the outfit, sans knee-high boots, for this shoot. Light provided by a single ETC Source Four Sr. ellipsoidal spot lamp with 575W bulb and some weird tree-shaped steel gobo by Rosco. All of this equipment is available for purchase or rental from Production Lighting. Daily rental for the light and some gobos (but excluding the stand) is $18. My weekend rental was waived when I ended up purchasing one of the lights.

Leanna finally gets to shoot on the couch she got the studio (and me) for Christmas. Light provided by a single Source Four 19degree spot lamp shot through the green fan that usually hangs out in the fish bowl in the studio.

To bring out some more ambient detail I used the tungsten 250W modeling lamp on one of the Balcar Iris heads and stopped it down to 1/128 power and placed it bare-bulb over the shooting area. Main light still the Source Four spot lamp shot through the fan.

Iraleigh Anderson dropped by during the shoot to pick up some prints and he commented about how fun it looked to be lying in the backdrop "hammock" filled with balloons. Meags' reply: it's not as fun as it looks. I think the whole photo series could very aptly be named as such.

This shot gives you an idea of the lighting setup - one 36" octagonal soft box with a 50degree Lighttools Soft Egg Crate to prevent spillage of the high key front light from affecting colour saturation from two strobes positioned on either side of the model outside of the white seamless muslin backdrop on backlight stands. The shootthrough umbrella was originally just going to be a prop and I was going to compose to make it appear in the shot but it didn't work out. The gel colours were changed for blue for the shot showcased in this blog entry. All strobe power was generated from a single Balcar Nexus A3200 pack since two of the lights were at the same power.

After shooting with Elecia's application of "happier" makeup we decided to do something darker and more dramatic. Shooting in the studio and I wanted to find a location to shoot in. One of Meags' suggestions was a boiler room and coincidentally the boiler room in the studio building worked well.

Lighting by a Balcar AQ Pack battery powered studio strobe system with two Iris heads, one with FX60 reflector and 50degree spot grid and another with an LFX20 12" faceted reflector with barn doors to highlight the background. Both the model and I found her attempt at pretending to be "badass" rather amusing.

Postcard design by Mandy Bilous, Graphic Designer and Marketing Manager for Derks Formals and Menswear. Yes, that's what it says on Mandy's card. Mandy's been my primary contact at Derks and she's made my relationship with her company very productive and rewarding. Thank you. As for the actual promotion, it appears to be a sort of price breakthrough tailored to grads . . . I think that ties I usually buy at Derks are around $100 alone, shirts are $140 and up and even on sale I haven't spent less than $500 on a suit (but for being the value shopper that I am, all still worth every penny). This particular suit isn't my style but as a starter suit I feel that the mix in the offering is well designed for its target market.

I avoid posting photos from commercial shoots but this shoot has some personal signficance because it marks my brother's modeling debut . . . not that he has any intention of modeling after his experience with this shoot. Yes, I still think that your face was swollen during the shoot.

A quick snap of the female model, Alyssa, nearing the end of the day. I believe that this was Alyssa's first serious photoshoot which I suppose also marks her modeling debut . . . her role in the shoot was slated to be relatively minor because Derks is a menswear store however she and Maurice made the entire shoot possible. Was was great to work with and we will be shooting again soon. If you're interested in booking Alyssa you may contact her through me temporarily. Portfolio build in progress but I have no qualms over recommending her for any shoot that requires her look.

Environment shot of the "runway". 10.5mm DX fisheye on D2X.

Not a spectacular shot (none of the photos from this set really were) but the model, Matthew, was in my grade six class. He now works for Derks. WTF are you wearing?

Fashions by Gnuda. Apparently their spring stock didn't arrive in time for the fashion show . . . clothing pulled was somewhat disappointing.