Composing drama series does not mean to create dusky sceneries but rather working with well-chosen light/shadow areas and corresponding accents. Messages can be sexy lascivious, contain round forms, and be strong and bold in emotions. A drama/noir setup most definitely flatters a woman’s shape!
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This was a great concept well executed. I immediately thought of several ways to use the concept for my own shoots. Thank you for sharing!
Dave Pruett
Hi Dave, great you got some ideas watching this simple setup. Please share with us some photos once you shot similar results.
Thanks for watching!
Dan
Hyvät sivut teillä ja paljon hienoja ohjeita.
Hi Dan.
Another great little video and info blog with images. I have always favoured Noir lighting Hollywood beauty and drama and have even put it into my boudoir and art nude shoots for some clients, But used mostly with models for their or my portfolio’s… it’s clean and simple to do and you don’t need to much room for it.
To improve on my own work in this area, I am currently revamping my small studio space, an uplift in painted background’s of different colours, adding a diffused natural window light and a new false doorway with flash light to give the right impression of indoors bedroom and bright bathroom/kitchen doorway. I’m really looking forward to getting back to my noir preferred styling.
Hi Mark,
once done with revamping your space and took some new Noir shots, share a few samples here. Genuinely interested in seeing your approach! Thanks for watching 🙂
Dan
Close to – but not exactly – low key…and certainly not “traditional” art nude. Key light was 22″ beauty dish with 15-degree grid.
Model: Tiffany Helms for American Apparel
Makeup, hair and wardrobe styling: Caroline Langdon
Nikon D7100
Sigma 18-200 (at 25mm)
ISO 100
1/125
f/13
Thanks for sharing the image & tech data, Allen!
Very nice setup, interesting lighting (shadow play!) and alluring posing 🙂
Hello Dan,
Thank you so much for the Inspiration!
Here you see one of my results! Due to the fact, that I didn´t have a lightformer for my portable strobe I took a grid and a smaller flash.
Here you can find my story about the shooting:
http://lumix-myfriend.blogspot.de/2016/03/der-freischwimmer-oder-praktische.html
Hello Helmut,
You’re most welcome. And thank you for posting your image. The grid solved the situation nicely (narrowed light beam) and the lighting is greatly accentuated.
DIY idea: Take just any black cardboard and form it to a tube or alike. Caution when using a modeling lamp, because of the heat when attaching the former.. But besides that… – your imagination is the limit.
http://thomas-schwenger.de/index.php?ch=kh&sub=sub_tt&pg=lm
https://pinterest.com/pin/512706738803167143/
Happy shoots!
Dan