{"id":16179,"date":"2013-08-01T16:08:09","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T20:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=16179"},"modified":"2021-04-03T22:45:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T02:45:07","slug":"photo-session-modern-gypsies-golden-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photo-session-modern-gypsies-golden-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo session – Modern Gypsies – golden birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo session – Modern Gypsies – golden birds<\/h1>\n

Another series from the recent publicity photo session with the Modern Gypsies<\/a>, with two of the girls in costume, as golden birds. With costumes this detailed and complex, I wanted a simpler background. One that didn’t intrude, and somehow complemented the subjects. Classic architecture!<\/p>\n

Here are the behind-the-scenes images to how we came to some killer photographs for them …<\/p>\n

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We started half a block away from where we were going to shoot, getting ready in the street. This of course gets a lot of attention from the passersby on this busy Manhattan Street. But on this day, there was a distraction of people loudly arguing and shoving each other two shop-fronts away. Interesting how something like the two girls getting ready in these costumes, aren’t the most interesting thing happening right there and then.<\/p>\n

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On the steps of the post office – the destination I had in mind for this part of the photo session.<\/p>\n

The lighting was the portable and trustworthy\u00a0Profoto Acute B2 600 Ws powerpack<\/a>\u00a0 (affiliate<\/em>)\u00a0with a\u00a0Profoto beauty dish<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate<\/em>)\u00a0and a sock over the beauty dish.<\/p>\n

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For comparison, here is the available light shot so you can see the effect of the flash.<\/p>\n

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The photograph, pretty much straight out of camera, except for a slight tweak of the color balance.<\/p>\n

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camera settings: 1\/100 @ f\/8 @ 800 ISO<\/p>\n

Since the theme is Golden Birds, I wanted the final photograph to be much warmer than the neutral image. So I snazzed it up in post-processing, using a Photoshop filter.<\/p>\n

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I also did closer-up shots of each of the two performers. Again, the image was post-processed to give it a really warm tone.<\/p>\n

camera settings: \u00a01\/160 @ f\/4.0 @ 800 ISO<\/p>\n

And for comparison, the photo without lighting from the Profoto setup, and the photograph un-processed.<\/p>\n

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Photo gear (or equivalents) used in this photo session<\/h2>\n