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In this video I deconstruct an image lit with colored gels to transform an ordinary location into something that looks like a nightclub or bar. Even though this says "on location" I am in my studio but I'm not using the studio like I normally would against a backdrop.
As you probably know, I often shoot beauty and fashion images in the confines of my studio space, but I wanted an image that looked a bit more on-location with a sense of atmosphere. I decided to pose my subject on the couch in the sitting area of the studio and add gels to make the space have a more interesting mood.
With the subject posed on a red couch, I decided to base my gel choice off of the furniture in the image. One light would have a red strobe, and another would have a teal strobe. I wanted to select complementary colors, but decided that red/green may be a bit too ‘Christmas’ in feel, so I selected an analogous color of teal.
Analogous colors are colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. For example, yellow, green-yellow, and green are categorized as analogous colors. The word 'analogous' is defined as two things with a similar function or feature that are comparable to one another.
I posed the subject across the couch to make a more pleasing shape with her body and more interesting composition for the eye to explore.
The shot as lit overhead by a small white umbrella (no gel). The right hand side of the frame was lit by a large deep umbrella with diffusion and a red gel to wrap around most of the frame. Finally a bare bulb with a teal/green gel was used to light the shadows on the left of the frame. The colors selected helped create a sense of atmosphere to the otherwise static black environment.
I hope you enjoyed this photo deconstruction and it inspired you to turn ordinary locations into anything you want them to be!
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Creative Team:
Makeup: Lijha Jade and Yvonne Macinnis
Hair: Linh Nguyen
Makeup: Xen
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9 окт 2019
