BTS: Fashion Shoot at a Bombed Out Church | Tuesdays With Lauri

Lauri L.

In this week’s instalment of Tuesdays With Lauri, we take a “behind the scenes” -look at my latest fashion shoot that we organised in a Bombed Out Church in Liverpool, England. Also, make sure to scroll down, and check out the technical details, lighting diagrams and BTS-photos.

Lighting diagrams

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Photo #1 – Natural light and a speedlight

For this first photo I used the natural sunlight as the mainlight, and bumped up the ambient light a bit with a speedlight that I pointed at one of the walls.

Photo #2 – Natural light, reflector, and a speedlight

For the second photo I used the natural sunlight as the hairlight, and filled the shadows in front of my models face with a large white reflector. And because the “tunnel” that we were shooting in was quite dark, I had to flash a speedlight (pointed at one of the walls) in order to bump up the ambient light a bit.

Photo #3 – Natural light and a speedlight through a softbox

In this third photo I used mostly the natural sunlight that was diffused nicely by the clouds in the sky. To add a bit of “pop” into my model’s face, I used a speedlight through a softbox, angled down at an angle of 45°.

 

Technical info

Photo #1

Camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Standard Zoom Lens
ISO: 1600
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter: 1/100

Photo #2

Camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII
Lens: 
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Standard Zoom Lens
ISO: 
1600
Aperture:
 f/3.5
Shutter:
 1/100

Photo #3

Camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Standard Zoom Lens
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter: 1/60

BTS-photos

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RP-BTS-2

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Credits

Photo: Lauri Laukkanen
Model: Jen Brook
Hair & makeup: Donna Graham Mua
Wardrobe & styling: Tara Byakko
Styling assistant: Jennifer Manning
Photography assistant: Richard Powazynski Photography
BTS-footage: Reiss Carloss

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