This is a self portrait featuring another self portrait artist, Jonny Edwards. This was taken using two constant lights using the shutter drag technique. We used the two lights to light myself and Jonny. We did not use a third light to aluminate the ambient environment because I knew the shutter would be slow enough to capture all the ambient light. Additionally, we had a very strong fan blowing on the chiffon fabric, and while Jonny and I stood as still as possible. He did shake the fabric while the shutter was dragging, to add an element of storytelling to the image. We used 3 backdrops to create this environment which looked like a room.
Photo by Mary Bel
marybelphotography
Category: Expressive Color
Category: Expressive Color
This is a self portrait featuring another self portrait artist, Jonny Edwards. This was taken using two constant lights using the shutter drag technique. We used the two lights to light myself and Jonny. We did not use a third light to aluminate the ambient environment because I knew the shutter would be slow enough to capture all the ambient light. Additionally, we had a very strong fan blowing on the chiffon fabric, and while Jonny and I stood as still as possible. He did shake the fabric while the shutter was dragging, to add an element of storytelling to the image. We used 3 backdrops to create this environment which looked like a room.