Elle Jé Photography Studio Moves to
Whatton in the Vale
The new studio is now set-up and
functional…………hooray!!
What a busy first week at the studio with
family shoots, product shoot and musicians.
A great start to a new venue with the
wonderful singer Campbell Bass and the amazing saxophonist Alan Walker photo shoot. What a way of inaugurating the studio!
The studio was put through its pace and
like anything different or indeed new there are compromises to be made and
challenges to overcome. The new infinity
cove worked a treat enabling me to get the clean shots that I required for this
shoot. A broad selection of images was
required and to achieve the results we were looking for, a good selection of
soft boxes were used.
For the infinity cove I used auto poles to
support high spots to light the backdrop bleaching the background to create high key lighting. Than the subject
strobes were introduced. The key
and support light were accompanied with square soft boxes for a softer light. For
the subtler look the background lights were reduced to enable a softer backdrop. I find auto poles to be such an asset in the
studio environment, how did we manage without them! Superb for supporting
lights and also backdrops yet taking up so little room, flexibility in an
aluminium pole……….
Having fun in the studio..........the experience!
We used props in the cove including high
stools, chaise lounge, funky chairs and ladders, but hey it helps when you have
a great model who is patient. So
infinity cove tried and tested with excellent results and great shots that Campbell Bass can use for his promotional and marketing collateral, now to try the
black background…….. Good job we have a blackout
blind to darken the room but what a pleasure to also have the use of ambiance
light as an option. The strip soft boxes
were used to capture the Oxford Bags that Campbell Bass was wearing for this section
and the use of the snoot for the more moody look.Next we moved over to the stairwell
backdrop to create those traditional looking shots with Alan and Campbell Bass. Great so plenty of room to have 3 backdrops
on the go at one time, spoilt yet again!Like any change we have to adapt or get out and wow I was so pleased with the ease of the new studio and look forward to the Camera Clubs first meet in the new studio, yet again another test especially with such creative individuals in the club.
Using an Infinity Cove
Many photographers select to use an infinity cove when creating portraits, however using a white backdrop is not as easy as it may appear and indeed a black backdrop is much easier to work with. Light bounces throughout the cove but if it is not lit correctly you can be disappointed with the results. Of course you can tweak the image in one of the editing software packages but we should be getting it right in camera.
To create a successful image we have to first light the subject and meter. Once we have the subject in place the next task is to light the background evenly. If we do not light the background, although the cove is white, we will create an image that has a grey background. Depending where you place the key light in relation to your subject and backdrop it will either be grey or dark grey.
The background when metered should read one stop brighter than the subject. If we were to make the backdrop very bright then the result often is light from the background reflecting and spilling onto the back of the subject.
If my subject is measuring F11 then the backdrop should meter F16. Once you have achieved this then measure how much light is spilling from the background onto the back of the subject, you are looking for this to read F11 thus preventing flash back and spillage.
For further information about Elle Je Studios visit www.ellejestudio.com or contact us on 07790016535, email:Lesley@elleje.com
Riverbank Business Park, Old Grantham Road, Whatton, Nottingham, NG13 9FR
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