After our brief shoot at Minter Field, Jessica and I decided we would do a Twiggy-style shoot. We discussed wardrobe ideas and sent pictures back and forth. We wanted to do something a little different and with an emphasis on fashion.
I ordered some red Japanese paper lanterns to match Jessica's red dress and thought I would be able to place speedlights inside for lighting. Some ideas sound good on paper, but once I tried lighting them, it just didn't seem to work.
Once we had the wardrobe and set decided, I messaged Make-up Artist Clara to see if she wanted to help us out. Clara said she loved Twiggy and was excited to collaborate. Everything came together pretty easily which usually means a positive shoot.
Jessica showed up and her hair and make-up was impeccable. She changed into the red outfit, along with some really cool earrings and necklace. I setup the lanterns and we began shooting. I used my Thunder Grey paper backdrop, White Beauty Dish for key, Strip box for rim and bounce off garage door for fill. At one point, I raised the garage door to shoot some Natural light and use my Nikon F5. I forgot that I loaded Portra 160 film and forgot to change the ISO from 400 to 160. Ugh.... The images above and below were shot with Natural Light.
Jessica then changed into a Teal Sweater. We did a couple shots outside and then back in the studio for a few headshots for Clara. Typical Clamshell lighting with the Beauty Dish above and silver reflector below.
I then changed the background to a white muslin and switched my fill as a background light by shooting it through the muslin. This image is definitely my favorite from our shoot.
We decided that adding Sophia (my Vespa) in the shoot would lend to the 60's theme we were attempting to recreate. Pretty basic lighting, but what I really liked was Jessica's posing. She does an excellent job prepping for a shoot. She has poses in mind and can pull off many looks.
Then it was time to have some fun, so Jess changed into a black dress and we played around with the lanterns. This was my favorite from that series.
We had been shooting since 2:00 PM and it was now 8:00 PM. Where did the time go? Jessica switched to a red sweater and we finished off with some more sultry looking images.
Since we shot in the studio, there really wasn't anything new I learned; technically. This was definitely the first shoot I've done in a LONG time that both Jessica and I got to be creative and the time just flew. Of course I have to include an Outtake, which includes my cat, Tiffany, hiding behind Jessica.
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