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  • Model: Kami 20191121 186 Kami.JPG
    All photographs
  • I met with the model (Zu Ivanova, model mayhem # 4269747) in my studio, which is basically an empty office floor with all its charm and lack thereof. For this shoot, it was a great place. For this part of the shoot, it had to be dark. As my studio cannot be properly darkened, we met on an evening in October and started shooting after sunset. Two strong permanent LED lights with standard reflectors and honeycombs were placed camera-left and camera-right respectively. The model moved between these lights during a long exposure. In addition to permanent lights, two flashes were fired manually via a radiotrigger at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the exposure. The flashes also had honeycombs in order to avoid light-spills. The background was made of two black paper rolls and a black curtain, giving us about eight meters of black background. Equipment As equipment I relied on two studio flashes with short flash duration (Godox QT600) with tele-reflectors and honeycombs and two 150W LED lights with standard reflectors and honeycombs. Further a Nikon D800 with a Nikon 85mm lens on a sturdy tripod, radiotrigger for the flashes and a remote shutter release. Black cloth and paper for the background. This setup shows so much more than a standard photograph: The "before" is recorded as well, giving a mystic feeling of time and movement. In other, somewhat more sober words: it's a movie in a photo... Editing I darkened the ceiling and the floor in post. Otherwise, it was some correction of exposure, clarity and contrast. If you'd like to try it, make sure there's absolutely no light on your background (e.g. by using honeycombs and enough distance between the background and the model). With the gritted lights, the model has to stay exactly on the line between the two LED lights, otherwise she's in the dark. It's not easy for the model, be patient. Zu Ivanova did a great job! 20181011 157.JPG
    Dance - long exposure
  • Studio shoot with Natasha Atego (@natasha.atego). Soft spot on white background; projection of light on her eyes with an metal gobo in a light blaster. 20190309 102.JPG
    Portraits
  • Photo session with cellist Antonis Pratsinakis in the studio. An LED strip with changing colours was taped to the bow. While the cellist played in the dark, the camera was moved horizontally, thereby visualising his music. A flash was fired at the end of the exposure. Inspired by Stephen Orlando.
    light painting and fire
  • Flour on a trampoline at night. Inspired by David Schlatter. Model: AriaRainbow (Model Mayhem # 3786685), http://www.modelmayhem.com/AriaRainbow See less
    flour
  • Projection of "UnTill-photography.com" with a light-blaster and a glass gobo on a woman's back. Model: AriaRainbow (Model Mayhem 3786685) http://www.modelmayhem.com/AriaRainbow 20170816 076
    projection
  • Dressed in elements - water Water was thrown at the model, holding the same pose over some time. Several shots were combined later. As one intuitively closes the eyes when hit by water, the face was taken from a dry shot. Model: Leo Johanna (Mayhem # 775409) http://www.modelmayhem.com/LeoJohanna See less
    dressed in...
  • Shot underwater using three strobes and a waterpipe / shisha. Model: Emma Jeannette (Model Mayhem No. 3128341). 20150418 129 underwater Emma Jeannet
    water
  • Judo session on the beach with judokas Tim Houwing and Ian de Man from Lu Gia Jen. 20190915 041.JPG
    sports
  • Lightblaster session. 20180112 334
    Prints