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I always remember the advice of world renowned photographer Joe McNally \u201cIf you get boring pictures, put something more interesting in front of your camera\u201d. It is a main reason I started doing projects with circus artists, such as Zoja.<\/p>\n

She wanted to do a shoot involving fire and rappelling while wearing a fancy costume. How could I possibly say no to that? There are a couple of big rocks on Blackford Hill used by climbing enthusiasts, and this was the obvious location for the shoot. We met about an hour before sunset, when the light is good and I can control it easily with speedlights.<\/p>\n

The importance of the subject trusting the photographer is often stressed. For this first set up, the feeling had to be mutual. I had no problem since I know Zoja is very good at what she does.<\/p>\n

\"Circus
This series was shot with one light on Zoja.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Circus
Zoja with her two fire fans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Circus
Fire umbrella.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Circus
The way Zoja abseiled down this rock with this costume and shoes was very impressive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Circus
Wish the fire would last a bit longer. \u00a0Once the umbrella is lit up, it is a race against the clock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After we got the shots we were after, a tree caught my eye and I set up a couple of lights, one for Zoja and the other for the tree. I fired a few frames but it wasn\u2019t Zoja\u2019s favourite type of location and the light levels were falling fast, so we moved to another rock for the final set up.<\/p>\n

\"Circus
One of my favourite shots from the shoot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Circus
The light on Zoja was at camera right while the other one was also on the right but behind the tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I used a simple two light set up with one speedlight camera right to reveal the texture in the rock and the other speedlight camera left on Zoja. I was on my belly shooting up to maximise \u00a0how much rock and minimise how much grass would show in the frame.<\/p>\n

\"Zoja
For his series, I asked Zoja to look towards the light on her right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Zoja
It was a challenge to keep the camera levelled while looking up on my belly……<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Zoja
….. and this pic and the previous one are quite tilted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Zoja
The fans can get pretty hot…..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Zoja
… so Zoja could not hold a pose for too long.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Zoja
She went through quite a few in a relatively short time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Zoja
This was just fine as the light levels were getting low……..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Zoja
……. and the temperature was dropping fast too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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