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I wanted to do more photoshoots at night. For a couple of reasons. The first is that I really am a night person. I like the still and quiet mood of night time. The second reason is that provided I only need to light a relatively small area, I can have total control of the lighting (and hence the mood of the photographs) with a couple of speedlights.<\/p>\n

The old town of Edinburgh provides some wonderful locations for night shoots. Anna and I decided to shoot near St Giles Cathedral.<\/p>\n

In the first set up, I used the lines and shapes of the location to frame Anna. One light behind her and one camera left to create a moody atmosphere.<\/p>\n

\"Dancer
I love the mood from this lighting set up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
My favourite of the series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
Had to make sure her face was properly lit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
For the remaining pics I adjusted the position of the light camera left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
Framing within a frame. A classic composition tool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
We could have shot there for much longer, but it was pretty cold and I wanted to do another set up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We only had to move a little bit to find these stairs to the right of St Giles entrance. A speedlight on top of the stairs with a blue gel to create a pattern behind the dancer, and one speedlight on Anna. It doesn\u2019t have to be complicated.<\/p>\n

\"Dancer
Graphic elements such as lines always add to your composition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
I prefer this one to the one above, but most people seem to disagree with me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
Another version of the splits.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
My favourite of the series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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