For this Bannack Blog, I enjoyed taking some pictures of volunteer models in period wear! They were extremely nice, fun to work with and allowed me some great experience working with models to get the lighting and angles just right.
The lighting for this zone is a little different than intended, but I love how it turned out! We were working with LED – RGB Dimmable lights and reflectors to get amazing colors on Stan’s face, and those shots were great. This one, however, just uses natural light coming in from a window right next to the subject! (Outside the view of the shot)
There are two features of this piece to talk about. The first is the lighting: I used a combination of Godox Strobes and the fill flash on my camera. This just brightens up everything to keep everything in focus, without being too much. The second thing to note is the photography/editing technique I used called bracketing. This is where the camera takes three consecutive shots: One under exposed, one overexposed, and one regularly exposed. Then I edit them all together, which is how I got the detail out the window while keeping Rick’s face lit.
These guys were incredibly creative and so much fun to work with! The lighting in the saloon was a Westcott Studio Continuous light and reflector. I kind of wish I had handled the window better in this shot, but I couldn’t fix it. Other than that, I love the details in this piece!
This one was probably my favorite to do! The lighting here was something called a SQIBB. This helps keep the subject in focus, but blacks out the background. The shadows are deeper, and the highlights are brighter, allowing you to really focus on one thing.
This picture, taken in “Doc’s house,” used a Rogue Speed light as a kind of accent light for the model, Sue. The lighting helps to soften the image and bring attention to the subject.
This is an extra just because I thought it was so cute!! I used the Godox Strobe lights for this image.
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