Ballerina

I dislike starting my posts with..."I received a message from a Model Mayhem Model."  So, instead I'll begin with, "Back in College, my Photography instructor was showing our class some slides of celebrity photos, if I recall we were learning Paramount lighting.  Anyway, one slide was of Marilyn Monroe in a ballerina outfit shot against a black background while she wore white, the images were taken by Milton Greene.  I've been wanting to recreate that image and initially asked Gaby if she was willing to help.  Although Gaby is a brunette, she has that same kind of sultry and innocent look; she agreed.  Day of the shoot, Feb. 1, Gaby's car broke down and she had to cancel.

Fortunately I also had another shoot scheduled Feb. 1, with Model Mayhem newbie Carlye.  We were originally going to shoot Jan. 10, but personal issues arose and Carlye had to postpone. Anyway, thanfully Gaby called me at 10:00 AM which gave me enough time to ask Carlye to bring a white top.

Carlye is a cosmetology graduate so she did her own hair and make-up , which made it easy for all involved. WE shot for about an hour and a half did an array of looks, but I really would have preferred different make-up.

Anyway, Carlye is artistic and definitely has a style all her own.  She is perfect for more of the non-commercial type of photography I miss doing.

So what did I learn ion this shoot?
1) Don;t mix lights from different manufacturers.  If I stated this before, then I'm re-stating it again.  Each manufacturer has their own calibration of "daylight balanced" lights.    I used my AB1600 with the PLM as a fill and my RPS160 Monolights as off-axis lights with softboxes,  and they gave off a reddish cast.

I'm thinking of doing some photo shoots similar to Drew Gardner.  If you don;t know his work, then check out his site..

... and That's A Wrap!!!