These consist of three cold lamps inside and umbrella, with a white screen over the front to soften and evenly spread the light, one on each side of the model. These are very portable and can be moved up and down the stand or around the studio to vary lighting angles. There are no hot lamps or flash to startle the model and are therefore very easy and simple to use. From a health and safety point of view they are excellent, since with young children in the studio there is no fear of contact with a hot surface.
After going through the usual health and safety issues to beware of trailing cables as slip and trip hazards, making sure all electric equipment is compliant with current regulations and pointing out fire exits, I talked through the type of shots and poses I was trying to get, with my models, and showed them examples on my blog.
Since I have a 1.8, 85mm, usm lens, I decided to initially hand hold the camera for freedom of movement. I also borrowed a 50mm lens from the college to compare the quality of shots achieved.
Here are a few initial examples of the shoot.
For the shoot with his father I moved one of the lights so that his side face was more shaded to give a moodier look, I tried with shallow dof at 1.8 but also at 4.5, after mounting the camera on the stand, so that all of his features are in focus.
By the end of the shoot, Jonathan was getting restless and found it difficult to stand still, I might try to blend these two images since I find the last one quite a fun shot.
On the whole I am satisfied with my first studio shoot, I got the type of images I set out to achieve and can use some of these in my assignment.
I am now looking forward to my next session in the studio.
A nice set of images lesley well lit and well composed,top one best using a narrow depth of field which produces a nice bokeh
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