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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

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

Using Bounced Ambient

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Here is an image that was taken using bounced sunlight.  The model was facing outside the exterior door just inside the room. Natural sunlight was bouncing onto her face.  a white reflector was placed to camera left to give a soft edge and create a highlight along the dress. f 3.5 , ISO100, 1/125.

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Categories: Ambient light, Lighting

Controlling Harsh Sunlight

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Here is an example of controlling harsh sunlight.

Brenda was placed in the door way of an exterior entry way into the bedroom.  The sun was high in the sky and very unflattering.  A 8′x8′ silk was placed over her head to cut down the intensity of the sun.  A beauty dish was our main light set at f4  1/250 iso 50. Two open flash heads were placed in the bedroom to raise the level to an ambient tone to camera ...

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Categories: Ambient light, Blog, Brenda, Equipment, Lighting, Models, Posing