In this workshop we split into small groups of three and we had two sets to build within the whole day. One was a simple corner type set with two wooden backdrops and the other was more complex by having an extra panel on the side which was changing the directions of the light and how it was hitting the face or body of the models. 

To make the set work, we had to use a drill and then screw screws so that the backdrop will be connected together. Moreover, we had to place a back stand of these panels so that they were balanced properly and wouldn’t drop and hurt anyone. I learnt that I could play around so much with these boards and make spectacular designs. For instance, I could paint on top of them too as long as I paint it back to white and have a backdrop that intensely relates to my photoshoot. 

In the first photoshoot we had some red, pink and white drapes which created a warm and neutral mood/theme. Furthermore, my subject had some red on her too which further related to the shoot as a whole. We hanged the drapes so that it looked like a room, a romantic or even a sexy scenery. One of the drapes was meant to represent a curtain, that’s the one that was more in front of the model, then we had a red one at the back and a pink one going across. I wanted to include at least one prop and so I decided to add a mirror and have Shainy holding it at waist length to capture her face in it. 

The second set built was trickier to make, there was more drilling but there were more ways to make spectacular compositions.  For example, one of the shots below look like they were taken in an alley somewhere unknown and my model is wondering around, looking so lost and confused. In another shot I wanted to include the stand of a light because why does it always have to be out of the shot? It gives it more of a story in my opinion and that’s when imagination and creativity kick in, that stand could be a lamp post or a flag. 

We used continuous lights and soft boxes to create this photoshoot and used a light metre to get the perfect aperture and ISO.

 Using a Canon 5D Mark iii we took those amazing photos. After the shoot was done, we Quickly tethered the camera on a computer and downloaded all the good photographs for personal use.

In these last images you can see the way the set was set up with all the lights that were being used.