{"id":1094,"date":"2017-06-23T18:24:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T18:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2020-03-23T11:31:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T11:31:18","slug":"dance-photography-at-dance-for-all-kirsty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/dance-photography-at-dance-for-all-kirsty\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance Photography at Dance for All: Kirsty"},"content":{"rendered":"

A while back, I met with Kirsty for a dance photo shoot at Dance for All, on St Stephen Street in Edinburgh. The main studio was a little different from what I was used to as it was surrounded by mirrors and windows. Mirrors are a real challenge when lighting a subject, and also limit your shooting angles since you usually don\u2019t want the photographer to appear in the shot.<\/p>\n

\"Dancer
I asked Kirsty to look in the direction of one of the lights, in order to avoid nasty shadows on her face. I loved the lights in the background and I think they really add to the composition of this image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the photograph above, I deliberately underexposed the background to hide the clutter in the studio. I had two speed lights on the left and right of Kirsty, slightly behind. This is one of my favourite lighting set ups.<\/p>\n

\"Light
I chose to warm the colours in the photograph to complement Kirsty’s top and shoes and provide good colour contrast with her blue shorts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the studio could be made dark enough, I couldn\u2019t resist doing some light paintings as well. I first tried a variation of my \u2018lone dancer and the mirror\u2019 image, with Kristy turning her back on the mirror rather than facing it.\u00a0I added a bit of \u2018grit\u2019 in Photoshop and I\u2019m quite pleased with the final result.<\/p>\n

\"Light
I really like this pose, but next time I’ll make sure one can see the dancer’s hands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had only done our last set-up once before, and I therefore was looking forward to getting some more practice. In hindsight, I should have asked Kirsty to wear something more colourful, as the black clothing doesn\u2019t provide enough separation from the black background, in my opinion.<\/p>\n

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