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Studio photography – Lingerie photo shoot

November 28, 2012 Neil vN 5 Comments

Studio photography - Lingerie photo shoot

Aiming for a sensual mood somewhere between Lingerie, Fashion and Art, I tried various lighting setups in the studio to get to the feel and look that I envisioned. I've worked with Carly Erin on other personal photo shoots before, and knew her playful and bold personality would help a lot with this photo session. I ended up with a large light modifier for my main light - the  Westcott 7' Parabolic Umbrella  (B&H / Amazon). The advantage of using a large light source, is that your subject has more freedom to move - you  Read more inside...

using a small softbox for lighting an intimate photo session

January 22, 2011 Neil vN 37 Comments

using a small softbox for lighting an intimate / boudoir photo session

With intimate photo sessions, I use a number ways of lighting my subject. This helps to bring some variety to the images. It helps mixing things up a bit by not using just one specific way to light the session. While I sometimes use a softbox, the medium sized softboxes (or the 24" x 24" softboxes) are just a little too big to swing around in a small room. With a recent on-location photo session in New York, I used the Lastolite 8.6" Ezybox (B&H) a few times. I took it along on that photo session because it  Read more inside...

Boudoir photography – an intimate photo session

March 27, 2010 Neil vN 23 Comments

Style in boudoir photography - intimate photo sessions

I did a recent photo shoot with a model, Carly Erin, to expand my boudoir portfolio. Sometimes you get to work in large spacious rooms or studios.  Sometimes you work in smaller more intimate locations. When you work in a tighter, more intimate setting, the choice to include the surroundings or not will greatly affect how you shoot. I made the decision that I didn't want the location to be identifiable and this affected how I shot, so I used a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens for most of the photo session to compress the perspective, and  Read more inside...

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