I’m nearing the end of my 2 week break from photography. There are lots of new shots on the horizon so before all hell breaks loose I figured I should share some of the rest of the edits from Beltcraft. The next shot I wanted to feel a bit claustrophobic, so I moved in a lot of junk around the model and used a speedlight to highlight her and darken the background. The postprocessing then compliments the image I was aiming for, with a dark, painterly feel to it. It is quite a contrast to the punchy colours of the previous edits but I like to keep things varied.
The shot below was one I had in mind when I booked Beltcraft. There is a lot of vintage Americana type stuff in there and I really wanted to use some of it in a shot. Many shots I’ve seen in Beltcraft either shoot with a very wide aperture and therefore don’t make use of the background, or just stick a naked model up against a wall ( nothing wrong with that, but I was after something different here ). I wasn’t sure this was going to work until I got it into post and applied some filters to give it that vintage look I was after. A lot of people think filters are cheating, but I love them when used correctly and in this case I knew which one I’d be applying when I took the shot ( Nike Analog FX 2, plus some hand cranking of levels etc ).
Finally, this shot was pretty simple, I used window light for a strong backlight and a slight flare, then used a constant light from the front to fill in the face. The idea here was to contrast the lovely model and dress with the decrepit surroundings. The colours all complemented each other as well for a general “red” theme which was also in the back of my mind.
