This is the result of a lights test shot late on Friday evening. The idea was going to be put into action for a series of portraits of cyclocross riders in a week or two, however, having shot it, there's a few tweaks to be made to how I want the images to turn out. A combination of this, and a couple of seriously tight gridded lights may do it.
The lighting idea I was trying here is firing a 1m wide octobox through a bedsheet, essentially creating a softbox the size of a double bed meaning an incredibly soft lightsource to compliment the ridiculously shallow depth of field (f1.8, if you're interested). Also, because I was standing in front of it, it gives the same shadowless effect as a ringflash, but with a different, much bigger catchlight in the eyes.
Ok, the geek-out's over, move along…
So there you go. Coming up soon is the re-edit of the shots from MBR's Cwm Rhaedr local knowledge shots, the portraits of cyclocrossers at the end of the month, and in February, the beginning of the road season with the Tour of Qatar (should anyone interesting turn up there).
Almost forgot, buy the next issue of NME to see my portrait of DJ Dangermouse/James Mercer colab Broken Bells. Albeit very, very small…
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