On January 24 h , I worked with the lovely Lillith Gloom . This would be the third time I shot the crystal and pearl headpiece, so I wanted to change it up just a little bit. To do that I hung plastic diamonds from strings and suspended them behind the model, which changed the theme from winter to celestial. For this shoot the model brought her own make-up artist, the very talented Scarlett Walker . For this shoot I used: Canon 80D EF 18-200mm lens Tether Flash Trigger Black backdrop Backdrop Stand 2 Phottix strobes 30-degree grid 2 speed lights 5 light stands Grey card set Clear thread Fake diamonds Poles Snoot made from speed light wrap Technical solutions provider (i.e., my husband) Light Set Up The lighting for this shoot was simple yet difficult. The challenge was to light the diamonds to make the sparkle, which requires hard non-diffused light, without lighting up the backdrop or the model. Then having a second light that is directed on...
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