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Shooting Brittany Odelhoff

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Shooting Brittany Oldehoff was a terrific experience in Miami Beach.  Art Direction by Jarmo; MUA by Mary Alejo.

Shot in ambient reflected light using two large, 4′x8′, white reflectors camera right and camera left, with the model in the shade against a white wall.  The camera was about 6″ off of the floor level.  This will give your the model even longer looking legs.

Read all about it at the link http://shootthecenterfold.com/dr-dans-one-on-one-with-shoot-the-centerfold/

Cheers,

Dr. Dan

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Categories: Ambient light, Blog, Brittany Oldehoff, Hi Key

Cross Lighting and Sci-Fi style of promotional imaging

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I really enjoyed re-creating the 30′s style sic-fi promo image~Thanks to Patrick Joel de Leon,for modeling and bringing this project to me! This was inspired by a promotional shot of the actor Buster Crabbe playing Flash Gordon.

Three flash heads were used for this image. one camera right and camera left and slightly behind the subject ( cross lighting), this will create the ...

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Categories: cinematic styling, Cross Lighting, headshots, Lighting, Low key

Shaping Light with the Zoom Spot

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The elinchrome zoom spot that I use has leafs in the unit that allow me to cut the light in interesting ways.  The spot was the main light and just to camera left I used and large soft box to bring up the levels lighten up the dark pink edges.  I used a wide angle lens with me sitting on the floor a few feet in front of Alexia…this ...

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Categories: Chimera large soft box, Equipment, Goddess Alexia, Latex, Lighting, Mistress Alexia, zoom spot

Wardrobe and Headshots

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Many times we get caught trying to tell a client what to wear and not to wear for a headshot.  I have been there many times myself and finally have come to a couple things that I prefer.

1.) Jewelry. Don’t wear it, I find that it is distracting in the final image. We want to see the person not what they are wearing.  It will suggest a personality type or status.  As an actor, if you want to portray a ...

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Categories: clam shell technique, headshots, High Key, Wardrobe

Managing the Sun using Silks and Reflectors

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This image was taken in the Bahamas. It was for David Meceys Fantasy Foto Camp Pro Challenge.  Our assignment was to shoot a travel ad image.  This image won first place.

I remember choosing the out fit, I wanted something that wasn’t too risqué, something that would appeal to the average person. The others in the challenge were selecting sexier clothes. this would be fine if the image was going ...

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Categories: Ambient light, reflectors, Silks/scrims, Swim suit, Wardrobe

Posing, a Recent Image Published in The Smoking Jacket

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I am shooting for Natasha Kizmets website on a regular basis and this image was one of several that Playboys Smoking Jacket has on their site.

Sometimes when shooting you can easily get stuck for a pose. You don’t want to repeat what you have done before. So what do you do?  I have a data base of images that I have collected from the web that I like and ...

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Categories: High Key, Natasha Kizmet, Posing, ring flash

Summers Night and a Hollywood Style Effect

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Here is a shot of fitness model Gidget.  This was shot late afternoon by the pool. This was a 4 light set-up.

The main was a beauty dish set above camera just high enough to give the “paramount lighting” effect on the models face. This is sometimes called butterfly light.  This is were there is a slight shadow just under the nose of the model, this was mastered by Paramount ...

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Categories: Beauty Dish, cinematic styling, Equipment, Gidget, Hollywood Style Effect, Lighting, Swim suit, Water Effects

To Shoot or Not to Shoot Inked Girls

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Recently I was reading a discussion about shooting models with ink.  This falls  into the category of personal taste or for a specific project.  This image was shot and published in “Inked Girls Magazine”.  Trisha is a great model to work with and has a face of an angel. Her ink is beautiful to look at and so this worked for a specific genre of photography.  Without question she ...

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Categories: Equipment, Lighting, Nada MIrat, Posing, Production Design, Trisha Lurie, Water Effects

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The Right Shoes for the Right Job

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The other day a discussion was brought up about the right shoes for a complete look.  Here is a great example of the right shoes for the right job!  Mistress Alexia is sporting lace up boots that complete the the sexy biker look.

This image was shot against the flats that were used in the “Red Neck Movie Night” photo shoot. The key light was a ...

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Categories: Alexia, Equipment, Goddess Alexia, gridded light, Lighting, Low key, Mistress Alexia, Red Neck Movie Night, ring flash, Wardrobe

Creating Mood with a Look and Prop

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Todays post is of Mistress Alexia (stage name) shooting a hi-key image.  Choosing the right model is key in creating a mood.  Here Alexia with the look in her eye gives you “the look” that can cause you to melt. With the prop in her hand this takes on a whole new meaning.

This was shot using three heads. Two directly behind her shooting through white plexiglass.  Then a ring ...

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Categories: Blog, Equipment, Goddess Alexia, Hi Key, Models, Posing, props, ring flash

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