There’s something to be said for experimenting.  Especially in photography.  I feel as though many fashion photographers fear taking unnecessary risks.  Who’s to say that every photo has to be perfectly lit, tack sharp, clean, and completely constructed?  I recently shot with model Lauryn Bocook(Benz Models) in Florida and decided to throw my reservations away and try something that I hadn’t ever thought of.  The aim was a late night hotel lingerie story, but instead of going the route of “girl and guy go to a cheap motel” I wanted to show just the girl, with lots of attitude. She doesn’t need a guy. It occurred to me to try doing a shot through the hotel room window, showing some context of the hotel room.  I could very well have lit it with a softbox or beauty dish paying careful attention to the angles to avoid any reflections.  I didn’t.  I allowed the cheap end table lamp light up the right side of her body creating a moody split light.  Just a tiny separation/hair light from the modeling light on a strobe and let some of the reflections of the exterior of the hotel add some depth, and crank the ISO for a gritty feel.  It’s not perfect. Not necessarily clean, but I think that’s ok. 

There’s something to be said for experimenting.  Especially in photography.  I feel as though many fashion photographers fear taking unnecessary risks.  Who’s to say that every photo has to be perfectly lit, tack sharp, clean, and completely constructed?  I recently shot with model Lauryn Bocook(Benz Models) in Florida and decided to throw my reservations away and try something that I hadn’t ever thought of.  The aim was a late night hotel lingerie story, but instead of going the route of “girl and guy go to a cheap motel” I wanted to show just the girl, with lots of attitude. She doesn’t need a guy. It occurred to me to try doing a shot through the hotel room window, showing some context of the hotel room.  I could very well have lit it with a softbox or beauty dish paying careful attention to the angles to avoid any reflections.  I didn’t.  I allowed the cheap end table lamp light up the right side of her body creating a moody split light.  Just a tiny separation/hair light from the modeling light on a strobe and let some of the reflections of the exterior of the hotel add some depth, and crank the ISO for a gritty feel.  It’s not perfect. Not necessarily clean, but I think that’s ok.