Behind the Scene

Melanie Adams from Facez Studio shooting an EPK (Electronic Press kit)   with make-up artist Fitria Adi.

Melanie Adams shooting Fitria Adi in Facez Studio

Rembrandt Tips

Its no surprise that the word photography derives from the Greek 'writing with light'. For glamour use front light, for safety use 45 degree light. For art, use 90 degree light. Ad for edgy theatrical type light use 120 degrees.
That's fairly easy in the studio but more tricky outside. Not only do you have to find the light hitting your subject at an acute angle but you need to reduce or eliminate all the front light to maintain the contrast and drama. I used a  tunnel for this shot in a private tuition group.
You may like to practise with a watermelon or pineapple - they don't get bored or have an emotional reaction. When you get it right swap the melon for a real live human being.
Tech info;
Nikon D700 50mm prime lens
1/320 sec f2.8 Aperture priority; 400 ISO EV -2.0

Using the Hair Light

A Hair Light lifts the image and separates it from the background. It adds 'zing' to the shot. A subject who has hair is a good place to start! Outdoors you can use the sun as your hairlight and your fill flash as the main. In this shot we used a 250W Elinchron with a honeycomb snoot about 80cm behind the subject. Model Ellyce Shaw; Make-up Lisa Chapman; Photographer Dale Neill; FACEZ Studio.
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Blackhart and Strangelove

Check out Blackhart and Strangelove. They appear at venues in and around Fremantle. Laura has the most incredible voice.

Mark bought a mini-orchestra with him - several banjos and guitars, a mini-harp, trumpet, flute and assorted other instruments. I guess he can play them all.

Macochinos and chocolate-coated hazelnuts kept Dale going for the shoot! (and Elinchron as well!)

Lisa doing laura's make-up in FACEZ studio before the shoot.