{"id":855,"date":"2016-04-12T13:50:13","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T13:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=855"},"modified":"2020-03-20T17:57:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T17:57:56","slug":"light-painting-dancers-kaja-and-tom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/light-painting-dancers-kaja-and-tom\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Painting Dancers Kaja and Tom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thus far, I\u2019ve done quite a few light painting sessions with a single subject, and the natural next step is of course to light paint multiple people in a single image.<\/p>\n

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I didn’t want to have the dancers just standing, and since there were some black chairs around, I thought it would be a good idea to use them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was fortunate to collaborate on this project with two talented dance artists, Kaja and Tom. We shot at the dance studios of Edinburgh College in Granton.<\/p>\n

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When I started light painting, I noticed that I was framing my images horizontally almost all of the time. Now I like to have both horizontal and vertical compositions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since there was a mirrored wall behind me, Kaja and Tom could evaluate their pose and had pretty much free reign in doing so. I only intervened when I felt it might be too difficult, even for skilled dancers, to hold the pose long enough for me to light paint them.<\/p>\n

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I basically gave Kaja and Tom free reign when it came to poses. This is not one I would have thought of.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In light painting, it is important to think ahead of time in which order you are going to light paint the scene. With two people it is best to work on one of the models and then the second one, rather than moving back and forth between the two. We worked on a number of set ups, but these are my favourites from the shoot.<\/p>\n

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I was very much doubting that Tom could hold his leg still long enough for me to light paint him. But since I knew I already had some good pics, I thought why not, let’s see what happens. Luckily for me, Tom did a superb job in holding the pose and proved me wrong.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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