I’ve had ads on Facebook and model mayhem for a while, just offering time for CD (TFCD), so I can get someone reasonably aesthetically pleasing to photograph. What I’ve found is that most of the ones from facebook are pretty unreliable, gothic and very young.

However, I was pleasantly surprised when I got an email from a burlesque dancer who needed a few portfolio shots doing. Within a few days I was setting lights up in her living room and hanging up a black backdop – the black backdrop I’ve used on most of my “studio” stuff.

With these I went for pretty flat front lighting as that’s what I’ve seen most pin up style shots use – but I also used a couple of speedlites as kickers, which worked to varying degrees… the main problem was space really. You get 4 tripods in a long narrow kitchen/living room, and there’s not a lot of scope to move them.

The main thing I’d change is probably to get a coloured background – maybe red velvet would look good for this kind of shoot, though for portfolio shots I think they get the “act” and personality across pretty well.

Hoping to get a few outdoor shoots done before autumn nights draw in, so watch this space.. .

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