2006.11.09 Bridal Fantasy Lingerie

Many of the photos needed to be full length yet the space provided, though exquisitely decorated was small and limited. We had to be careful with our lights and the positioning of props. I chose to use a 12 x 48" Lightrein strip light with a 40degree Lighttools Soft Egg Crate to limit the area of illumination and prevent light spillage. I also used another head with a standard 7" reflector and 40degree spot grid with a blue gel in the back right corner as a cold kicker to tint the photo. I decided to use the Bowens QuadX system because we needed to boom the heads over the bed and we only had fairly light weight aluminium light stands on hand. The lighting levels were balanced so that the candle light would be visible. We had the option to remove the one dead candle from the candelabra but I chose to leave it as an interesting artefact in the shot. Looking back, I have no regrets about the decision.

Nothing was covering Sheena below her waist other than a very skimpy thong. We had to be creative. The strobes were left in the same place as the last shot but the candelabra was moved between the camera and the model to strategically obscure the view of the model below her waist.

Evan shot this photo of Sheena. He posed her as such and the pose later evolved into an s-curve with her lying parallel to the bed. Kicker was turned off and the softbox was switched to a Lightrein 36" Octagon with a 50 degree Lighttools Soft Egg Crate.

Samantha getting naughty with Gay's glasses. Photo by Evan Will.

One of two looks for which we needed to drastically adjust lighting. 36" Lightrein octagonal softbox was used with a 50degree Soft Egg Crate. We also moved a Lightrein 600W/s digital monolight outside behind the curtain in Gay's dressing room and fired it through a blue gel and into the room. This cooled down the light behind the model slightly and also added some depth to the curtain. With only one Pocket Wizard pair, I put the receiver on the monolight outside of the room and turned on the photo cell on the QuadX pack. Upon triggering, the outside light would sync with the QuadX which is on the other side of the bed. Behind me was a mirror closet door which we opened to prevent the possibility of unwanted cold fill light.