The fall colours called for a witch-themed shoot in the beautiful forest of Roslin. My friend Jusztina Hermann of Delighter’s theatre loves this location and we had talked about a photoshoot there a while back.
The first set up involved a shallow depth of field of Jusztina handling fire against a backdrop of autumn trees. In order to saturate the background colours, I underexposed which meant I had to use a speed light on Jusztina to get her properly exposed. No really fancy lens needed, just a 50mm f1.4 wide open.
For the second set up, we used a hollow tree. I waned to create some dramatic light, so I underexposed the background and lit Jusztina’s face with a gridded speedlight. I just moved in with my 50mm still on.
Unfortunately, the session was cut shot as it started raining. It was too bad because I could easily think of three or four more set ups to be shot there. Maybe next time.
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