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Single light setup with Helen Diaz

Here are a set of four images from a shoot with Helen Diaz shot using a single light setup.

I came across these set of images from a studio session with the UK model Helen Diaz. I might call them a bit of a vintage set as they were from a few years ago. When I was just starting to get into working with models and lighting in a studio-based setting. They stood out in the LR catalogue and I decided to work them up to put into a blog post.

Fashion Photography - Fashion Photographer - featuring a model wearing a white ruffled scalloped jacket using a single light setup

I was initial shooting a portrait session with Helen and was also fortunate to have a very good Makeup Artist to work with on that day. The Makeup Artist also turned out to be a bit of a stylist too, as when we want to shoot some more fashion type looks.

She came up with a white ruffled- scalloped type jacket which looked like it might photographed really well. The result of using that jacket can be seen in this set of images.

I chose to light the set with a single light setup to the righthand side of the model. This consisted of a medium sized beauty dish that was mounted on a stand with a boom arm extension. By putting the light onto the boom arm it moved the model and light away from the background and by careful positioning it warped around the subject and made her and the jacket standout against the dark background.

I worked with Helen again in the following few years and we produced some more cool images from these shoots as well.

Model: Helen Diaz

MUA: Sonia Parker

Location: Studio

Lighting: Single medium beauty dish

Styling: Sonia Parker

Camera: Canon 5D

Photography, Tips

Plinth Shapes (NSFW)

Plinth shapes is a set of images that I have put together to demonstrate how you can use a simple prop to create strong Artistic Nude images. These were all lit with a single studio light fitted with a large soft box.

I have been asked a few times about what is a useful prop to use in the studio to help to create strong Artisit Nude images. One of my favourite items to work with is a rectanglar wooden posing block. I have several of these in the studio which I bring out from time to time when I working with my models.

They can be used in various way to give the model something to pose on but the emphasis has to be on them making strong shapes. You can see some more examples of my use of the posing blocks here. In the first set of images in this post I have used the block flat. So the acting as a long plinth shape. The second set of images I have placed the block at an angle. It does require the model to be able to make strong figure shapes with their body. I have also found that it can be
beneficial to just let the model free flow with their posing on the block. It can by very interesting to see how they work on it

Images

Angled block Plinth shapes

Fine Art Nude Photography - Fine Art Nude Photographer - monochrome image showing a stong artistic nude figure shape using a plinth at an angle — Richard Spurdens Photography – artistic nude standing on a plinth series – Canon 5D mk II Canon 50mm 1.2 lens. ISO 100 1/125sec @ f / 4.0

Lighting: Profoto studio lights
Model: Fawnya Frolic (now retired)

Events

Anna Rose

I had not planned to shoot with Anna Rose (a London based model) and it was only because I had been working the studio the day before and unfortunately or fortunately as it turned out I managed to leave one of my lens at the studio. (True Definition Studio). The owner had phoned me to say he had found my lens and as I need it for the next day I decided to drive back over to Stockport to pick it up.

On arrival I found that there was a studio day on and one of the models was Anna rose and whilst talking with the owner and picking up my lens, it turned that that there was a 1 hour slot available with Anna.

So seeing her I made the decision to do some images with her in that one hour slot. Here are a few of images I shot with her all using the natural light windows of this studio.

The levitation image was a bit of an experiment and is really just some work in progress.

portarit photographer - Portrait Photography- natural light colour image of the model anna rose — Richard Spurdens Photography – Anna Rose

Fine Art Nude Photographer - Fine Art Nude Photography - — Richard Spurdens Photography – Anna Rose

Here is a selection of images we produced in that that short time frame.

News, Photography

First shoot of the year and first post too

My first shoot of the year and my first post of the year too, it seems to have been a long wait to get back to shooting with a model again, in fact it was back in late September that I last shot with a model.

So it was really good to get a chance to work with Lulu Lockhart. When a trip to London came up and Lulu was available for a shoot I booked her I knew Lulu was a good versatile model who could turn her poses to good shapes and expressions, and that proved to be the case.

I tend to use Adrian Pini studio when I am London as is it not too far from where I am usually based, and also its well priced, a reasonable size and Adrian is a good owner and helpful if you need an assistant. Worth a look if you are wanting a studio when you are in London.

So here are a few of the images that we produced on the day, so thank you again Lulu.

Portait Photography - Portrait Photograher - threequarter muted colour image of subject standing up and looking directley towards the camera wearing a white blouse and holding it in the center — Richard Spurdens Photography – Lucy L 6

Portait Photography - Portrait Photograher - colour image of sudject side on looking towards the ligth with both hands holding her shoulder — Richard Spurdens Photography – Lost in thought

Fine Art Nude Photography - Fine Art Nude Photographer - monochrome image of artistic nude model holding a standign pose with net material stretched across her body — Richard Spurdens Photography – Lucy L nets and light

I have now booked Lulu again for later in the year.